University of Alabama at Birmingham Professor Larry Powell, Ph.D., co-wrote a book that gives a fascinating behind-the-scenes look into the making of some of the greatest movies of all time.
In “The Films of John G. Avildsen: Rocky, The Karate Kid, and other Underdogs,” Powell, along with Sam Houston State Associate Professor Tom Garrett, writes of Avildsen’s journey into making his world-famous movies. Avildsen, who won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1977 for “Rocky,” directed the Rocky I and V movies, as well as Karate Kid I, II and III, as well as others.
UAB Professor Pens Book on Director of Some of the Greatest Movies of All Time
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January 03, 2014
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