Have you ever wondered what a Hollywood movie producer actually
does? In A Pound of Flesh, producer Art Linson takes us behind
closed doors on a rare backstage tour through Hollywood. With
amusing stories that recount his challenging experiences with a
legion of players whose roster includes David Mamet, Robert De
Niro, Jeff Katzenberg, Brian De Palma, Sean Penn, Ned Tanen, Dr.
Hunter S. Thompson, and Sean Connery, Unson sheds klieg lights on
the mystery behind the moviemaking process. From acquiring scripts
to hiring a writer, packaging the talent, and facing the horror of
opening night, you'll glimpse the sweat on the brows of some of
Tinseltown's hottest players as they sidestep minefields at the box
office, grin through embarrassing defeats, and occasionally bow to
the magic of success. A Pound of Flesh is the first guide by a true
insider to exactly how movies get made in Hollywood. Linson maps
the entire course, beginning with that initial spark of an idea
that propels the producer into action, through unpredictable and
often chaotic meetings with writers, agents, and movie executives,
and even on to the fearsome task of confronting preview audiences
and the critics. He chronicles his own disasters and successes,
charting the bloody process by which a film is finally, and at
times painfully, realized on the screen. We are brought into
executive suites, made privy to cellular phone conversations, and
escorted onto the sets of multimillion-dollar productions to see
what it takes to get a movie made, as well as to learn why other
projects, despite the vast effort and money behind them, can
ultimately end up gathering dust on some studio's forgotten shelf,
or in pieces on the cuttingroom floor. A Pound of Flesh is an
engaging, informative, and oftentimes hilarious account of one
man's odyssey to compete in America's cruelest, most glamorous
industry. This is a book for film students, movie lovers, and
anyone interested in the backstage drama of Hollywood.
General
Imprint: |
Avalon Travel Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
1998 |
First published: |
1998 |
Authors: |
Art Linson
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Dimensions: |
208 x 139 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8021-3551-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
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LSN: |
0-8021-3551-X |
Barcode: |
9780802135513 |
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