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The Films of Robert DeNiro
GREAT BOOK, love the pictures and all the information in this book.Every DeNiro fan should read this book.

THE book to own for Robert De Niro fans!
Robert De Niro is without a doubt one of the best actors of all time. This wonderful in-depth book covers his film career, from his early student films of the 60's with Brian De Palma through 1998's "Ronin". It briefly mentions his roles after "Ronin" and ends with "Meet the Parents" and "Men of Honor". As this fourth edition was published in 2001, an updated fifth edition is badly needed. But, even the most hardcore De Niro fans like me must admit that he hasn't had many memorable roles since "Ronin", although "Analyze This" was very funny.

When looking through this book I'm surprised at how many De Niro films haven't been released yet on dvd. With each of his movies, the author lists the cast, gives a plot summary, and tells how the critics and public reacted to each movie upon its initial release. There are hundreds of great photos from his movies (including a nice color section in the middle of the book) that fans will appreciate. I was already a major Robert De Niro fan before I bought this awesome book, but reading it helped me discover many more of his great movies. This book is an absolute must for any De Niro fan!

Bravo
You may think that Bobby D is the man, and you'd be right.But do you really understand WHY he is the man?Douglas Brode does, and in this project, he lays out all of the reasons De Niro has become one of the most prolific actors of his time.Informative and entertaining, The Films of Robert De Niro is a must read for fans of the actor and his movies.

Beautiful, perfect book
This series of books is always outstanding for the bunch of pictures it contents. But the text equals the image, there's a lot of research for each movie De Niro's done -critic-guru Pauline Kael's comments among others-, and a few insights on the flaws of some of his movies, that may give you the right impression that this author knows some things about craftsmanship. ... Read more

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In this book, Andrew J. Rausch examines the creative output of director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro: from their initial offering, Mean Streets, to their most recent film together, Casino. Rausch looks at their relationship as individual artists who combined their talents to create cinematic magic, including the recognized classics Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and GoodFellas. ... Read more

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Though his screen performances have established him as a leading actor, Robert De Niro's private life is less well known. This biography draws on interviews with his friends and colleagues to offer a revealing account of an intensely private man. ... Read more

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An unauthorized biography of the Academy Award-winning actor draws on extensive contacts with friends and colleagues to capture the reclusive De Niro's personality on screen and off and explores his remarkable film career and the relationship between the characters he plays and his real life. IP. ... Read more

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Not a very good book
This biography was a struggle to read. I didn't learn anything new about one of our finest actors and I found the author's clumsy attempt to report "dirt" on De Niro's personal life kind of annoying. Also, the author draws many unsupported conclusions about De Niro's drive and his amibition. For instance, many times in separate places the author likes to point out that much of De Niro's behavior must be due to circumstances related to his childhood. Without ever having spoken to De Niro it is clear that such a conclusion is unfounded. The author also seems to be stretching to find a reason for De Niro's acting abilities and his tremendous success. Why does there have to be a reason? Maybe the man is just a great actor who is blessed because he enjoys doing it. His willingness to throw himself into every role doesn't have to be because of some kind of character flaw or the fact that he is from a broken home. This book is not worth the time it took to read it. Do something better with your time like renting Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Midnight Run, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Analyze This,(and the sequel: Analyze That)orCasino. It's much better to be entertained by De Niro's body of work than to read some garbage accusing the actor of being motivated because he has Daddy Issues.

A Good Effort, Lots of Speculation
Like many of the other efforts to render a biography of Robert De Niro, this book makes a valiant attempt but ultimately falls short of the mark. Unlike other biographies, (and despite several glaring inaccuracies which could have been easily remedied by a careful review on the part of the publisher and or researchers), the attempt seems at least to be an honest one. The author, English as he his, constructs as broad an image of this particular celebrity actor as would seem possible given his well-known, almost obsessive protection of his privacy. We learn of the broken marriage of his parents, his NY upbringing and his powerful motivation to express himself theatrically and the intensity of his focus and ambition as an actor.

This book will likely serve as a strong inspiration for actors who hope to emulate Robert De Niro's method of acting and certainly an abundance of tips and motivations are expressed through countless interviews, circumstances and situations. This is where the book succeeds. It gives an account of the relentlessness in De Niro's pursuit of excellence, balanced with those areas where it is suggested he skated through his roles either by necessity or for the money. The book fails, (for this reader) by attempting to speculate on Robert De Niro's psychology. It's simply over-done in this biography and ultimately unfair. The author draws conclusions based on De Niro's family structure and upbringing that are based on hugely external observations. As there is not one direct interview or account by anyone to support the facts in this book, it is vastly inappropriate to draw the conclusions that the author does about his subject's motivations.

But as indicated earlier, the attempt seems at least an honest one. As the author sets out to write a biography about an impossible subject, he's almost doomed from the start. Still, it's an interesting read if you take the personal subject matter with a massive grain of salt. You learn a bit more about Robert De Niro's film career than you did before, you get a better sense of his goals and motivations but you wind up feeling like you've dug through his dirty clothes hamper a little more than you would've liked to.

Untouchable...
I'm a big fan of Robert DeNiro.This book help me to see him in different view.The way he's prepare for each role his endeless hard work and great performing.He's know as a private person and the book is not only talk about his great movies,but tell a lot of his private life.I learn so much and I recomended everybody who loves him.

De Niro
UNTOUCHABLE is a decent book. I agree with the others that state some obvious errors, such as the famous Godfather quote. Another is the Scorsese/Raging Bull quote. Scorsese actually greatly admired Buster Keaton's work in Battling Butler (and Keaton never hit anyone over the head with a chair in it). Dougan has it all wrong.

Having said that, this is about the only biography of Robert De Niro available and Dougan does a good job of covering his personal life which is not well known.

GOOD BOOK LOTS OF INFO.
It took me a long time and I mean a very long time about 6 mths. to actually get into this book but after I did I enjoyed it and found out alot of information that I never knew about Deniro.The one thing that bothered me about this book and took me so long to get into it was the grammar in this book I mean I am no English lit. teacher but at least proofread the book before publishing it.I mean come on there was alot of mispelling of words and missing words that you just kind of had to fill in for yourself along the way, and it was a little confusing the way the author went back and forth with certain events and movies you really had to follow along every single step of the way.Overall I liked it because it was a good book as far as info. was concerned. I really only bought the book because I love Deniro as an actor and think he is THE sexiest man alive!!!

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One of the most versatile and acclaimed actors of recentyears, famous for the uncompromising method approach he brings toroles ranging from the psychotic Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese'sseminal "Taxi Driver", to the nerveless robber of Michael Mann's "Heat"and the loser in Tarantino's "Jackie Brown".

Jack Hunter (author of film studies Inside Terradome andEros in Hell) has selected his own chronological Top Ten ofRobert De Niro's most engaging or offbeat movies, roles orperformances, which are analysed in illustrated, in-depth essays bysome of the best cutting-edge film critics of today. The result isboth an incisive overview of Robert De Niro as an actor, and ananthology of films by some of the leading cult directors of recentdecades such as Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, Quentin Tarantino,Sergio Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci and Francis Ford Coppola.

Feature films include: "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", "Angel Heart","Once Upon a Time in America", "Jackie Brown", "King of Comedy","Heat", "1900", "Cape Fear", and "Godfather II".

Movie Top Tens: A series of film studies which each focus on anindividual actor/ actress, seeking to re-evaluate their screen personaand career by analysing their ten most engaging or offbeat films,roles or performances. With dozens of photographs, filmography,introduction and index. ... Read more

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Arguably the best film actor in the world, Robert de Niro has created a range of characters over the past 25 years that is a testament to his extraordinary versatility and his uncanny ability to inhabit, rather than pretend, a character. From the deranged Travis Bickle in "Taxi Driver" to boxer Ray La Motta in "Raging Bull", to the small-time mobster in "Goodfellas", de Niro's talent continues to enthral his peers, audiences and critics alike. This book gives a commentary on each of his films as well as synopses, cast lists, credits and photographs. ... Read more

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Worship 101
Willaim Cosgrove is probably an excellent fireman, good husband and father, etvc. But he is not even a fair writer. Hired to be Robert De Niro's technical assitant for the making of the movie Backdraft, Cosgrove's prose resembles that of a love-sick tween describing a back-stage encounter with a pop music star. Other than knowing that De Niro is famous, and that movies are made, Cosgrove shows no deeper knowledge of his subjects than was presented to him during this experience. Thus, no analysis or depth - strictly a chronological narrative, without any insights.

Fantastic
Brother Bill Cosgrove did an excellent job when writing this book.What an experience he must have had.

Gritty firefighter meets Hollywood icon.
Bill Cosgrove's recounts his friendship with Robert DeNiro and the movie Backdraft in his first book, "Robert Deniro and the Fireman". Bill tells us about meeting the famous actor, and eventually he is handpicked to be DeNiro's technical advisor for the movie. We follow the pairaround the streets of Chicago, to the different places Backdraft was filmedat. Bill tells us where many of the scenes were shot at, and what its liketo be on a movie set. But most of all, it tells of a friendship- one thatbrought a regular firefighter together with one of Hollywood's famousactors, and a pair of socks. ... Read more

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Japanese masterchef Nobu Matsuhisa's unique dishes combine the skills and ingredients of classical Japanese cuisine with an acceptance of western influences. This cookbook contains more than 50 fish and seafood dishes, including a whole chapter dedicated to sushi. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1874 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more