- Taschenbuch: 416 Seiten
- Verlag: Atria Books; Auflage: Reprint (31. Dezember 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0743400550
- ISBN-13: 978-0743400558
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,5 x 15,2 x 2,6 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 749.084 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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With 300 movies, including Apocalypse Now, The Silence of the Lambs, and Rocky, to his credit, producer Medavoy is a big-time player, and it is hard to argue with his qualitative assessment of his output (note the subtitle). His breezy, confident memoir (comes naturally when you own seven best-picture Oscars) delineates the creation of and the fingerpointing occasionally attendant on some of the biggest American films since the '60s; and it delivers devastating details on the Hollywood process. Speaking of the disastrous Hudson Hawk, a d.o.a. feature produced by others and released during Medavoy's reign as chairman of Tri-Star, he notes it was hamstrung by "three classic problems: (1) the star [was] the co-writer, (2) the producer [was] more powerful than the director, and (3) the director had never done a big film before." Timeless critical words to remember, vitally important in the era of product placement, commercial tie-ins, and the primacy of the teen audience. Mike Tribby
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In a refreshing departure from the typical gossipy Hollywood behind-the-scenes memoir, producer/executive Medavoy (chair, TriStar Pictures and Phoenix Pictures; cofounder, Orion Pictures) focuses on the complex business deals, negotiations with distributors, and political exigencies necessary to make a successful motion picture coalesce. This could be a boring lesson in corporate machinations, but Medavoy is an engaging storyteller as he traces his rise to fame and fortune from his humble beginnings working in the mailroom at Universal Studios to making such landmark films as Philadelphia and Apocalypse Now. The dynamics of power brokership in Hollywood, the prime importance of the distribution network, and the battles for controlling rights are among the topics explored in the jaunty, entertaining narrative. There are some shopworn themes fame is fleeting, actors are prima donnas, and films can have a great social impact but this book nevertheless offers an engrossing exploration of what really makes Hollywood tick. Highly recommended for academic libraries and all cinema collections. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
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Great history of the movies from the 70s till now
27. Februar 2002
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If you like movies over the past 30 years, you'll love this book. It's well written by an intelligent man who saw the industry from a perspective few do, as studio head. The man that writes the checks. Medavoy is pretty blunt about how movies get made and how he managed to make bad movies as well as good.
The highlight of the book comes early as he is in charge of production at UA and produces Best Oscar movies repeatedly in his first few years starting with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Rocky. UA specialized in making artist's driven movies which shaped Medavoy's footprint to stay away from youthful, tentpole event movies throughout his career. From Rocky to The Terminator to Silence of the Lambs you will be amazed at the stars and movies that Medavoy worked with. To further this study of movie history, after UA Medavoy worked at Tri-star pictures shortly after it was purchased by Sony working with Peter Guber and Jon Peters. This first-hand account of the Japanese invasion in Hollywood is interesting in and of itself.
Medavoy does a great job of focusing this book on the movies, the personalities involved, and the business side of the industry. He does not burden the reader with unwanted history of his childhood. But he does give great insight into the cultural influences of his job, the intellectual environment he functioned in, and his political involvement with Gary Hart and Bill Clinton. I strongly recommend this book if you like movies, stories of the business side of making movies, or American cultural influences of the last 30 years.
While on vacation a year ago, I played tennis for a couple of days with Medavoy and his business associate Arnie Weems. In my brief encounter with him, it's obvious he is an extremely intelligent man. A somewhat reserved man, who showed no real interest in intellectual discussion but only in relaxing and enjoying his tennis. His associate who was mentioned in the book was much more outgoing and friendly. I believe Medavoy's reserved nature is due to the many people who want to know him to somehow break into the movie business so his reserved nature is understandable.
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25. Januar 2002
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My friend gave me a copy of this and I couldn't put it down. Medavoy gives a killer insider's view of what it is really like to run a film studio. If you want to know what really went on behind great films like Silence of the Lambs and Rocky, Medavoy tells you. There are great stories about Robert Redford and Kevin Costner, but the funniest is about Madonna trying to get her first movie. Recommended for people who want to know more about the behind the scenes of movies in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
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Fascinating Take on the Film Industry - 1970's and Beyond
22. Februar 2002
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A fascinating take on the film industry from both an agent's/producer's point of view. A number of the films he's had a direct handle in are amongst my all time favorite list and it's interesting to read backstage stories about the process, how these films came to be and how sometimes it's merely the luck of the draw.
Kudos to Mr. Michael Medavoy for an extremely well written book as well as a long and distinguished career.
His book is enjoyable from start to finish.
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