<div><b>Alain Silver</b> is the author of <i>The Samurai Film</i> and the coauthor of fifteen other books, including<i> Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles</i>, and two screenplays. He has written numerous articles for the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>, <i>DGA Magazine</i>, <i>Film Comment</i>, and <i>Photon</i>. He has also produced nine independent features and over fifty soundtrack albums, and is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America. <b>James Ursini</b>...