Adventures in the screen trade

a personal view of Hollywood and screenwriting

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William Goldman: Adventures in the screen trade (1985, Futura)

418 pages

English language

Published Sept. 5, 1985 by Futura.

ISBN:
978-0-7088-2596-9
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OCLC Number:
12586998

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4 stars (8 reviews)

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5 stars

An interesting and unexpectedly poignant look at the business workings of Hollywood circa 1982. If you're into movies you basically have to read this.

Considering his pessimistic view of all the "comic-book movies" in 1982 I can only imagine how he'd feel today.

Reading him gush about a single moment with Laurence Olivier is worth the whole book on its own.

Subjects

  • Moving-picture plays -- History and criticism.
  • Moving-pictures -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History.

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