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Checkerboard Library: Movie Makers series.
Each bio-critical profile focuses on the director's success on one film or franchise. Complemented by photos and sidebars, the narratives intermix details regarding the subjects' personal lives and their professional careers. While the adulatory biographies read like rave reviews themselves, they do provide an excerpt from both a positive and a negative review of the film. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Checkerboard Library: Movie Makers titles: George Lucas, J. J. Abrams, Jennifer Lee, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, and John Lasseter.