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The Whole EquationThe Whole Equation by David Thomson
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Excellent book by David Thomson, an obligatory read for any fan of the movies...
Searching for John FordSearching for John Ford by Joseph McBride
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Excellent biography of key filmmaker of the 20th Century...
The Aviator [DVD] [2004]The Aviator [DVD] [2004]
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Enjoyable biopic of first half of Howard Hughes' life....
Killer Instinct: How Two Young Producers Took on Hollywood and Made the Most Controversial Film of the DecadeKiller Instinct: How Two Young Producers Took on Hollywood and Made the Most Controversial Film of the Decade by Jane Hamsher
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One to read around the NBK furore and egos like Stone & Tarantino...
"The Day of the Locust and the Dream Life of Balso Snell" (Penguin Modern Classics)"The Day of the Locust and the Dream Life of Balso Snell" (Penguin Modern Classics) by Nathanael West
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One of the greatest novels of the 20th Century (later made into a so-so film)....
Adventures in the Screen TradeAdventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
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This and 'Which Lie Did I Tell?' are great insights into Hollywood...
The Deer ParkThe Deer Park by Norman Mailer
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One of Mailer's best works alongside 'The Naked & the Dead', 'The Executioner's Song', 'Harlot's Ghost' & 'An American Dream'
Notes on the Making of "Apocalypse Now"Notes on the Making of "Apocalypse Now" by Eleanor Coppola
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Literary companion to 'Hearts of Darkness', both of which centred around 'Apocalypse Now'/'Redux'
Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of "Heaven's Gate"Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of "Heaven's Gate" by Steven Bach
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Insightful study of United Artists demise, centred on the underrated 'Heaven's Gate'
The Last Tycoon (Penguin Modern Classics)The Last Tycoon (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Player [DVD] [1992]The Player [DVD] [1992]
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Altman's comeback film from the early 1990s and very good it is too. See also that episode of The Simpsons and Mamet's 'State and Main'
The Kid Stays in the Picture: A Hollywood LifeThe Kid Stays in the Picture: A Hollywood Life by Robert Evans
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Like 'Easy Riders, Raging Bulls' this was made into a not as good documentary...
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-drugs-and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Changed HollywoodEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-drugs-and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood by Peter Biskind
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Decline & Fall of the Movie Brats...
The Bad and the Beautiful: Portraits of Hollywood in the FiftiesThe Bad and the Beautiful: Portraits of Hollywood in the Fifties by Sam Kashner
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Takes its title from a key Hollywood movie; when will 'Two Weeks in Another Town' turn up on DVD?
Hollywood BabylonHollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger
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Kenneth Anger's classic book on Hollywood...
SuspectsSuspects by David Thomson
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In need of reissue...maybe with an introduction by Gilbert Adair?
PicturePicture by Lillian Ross
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You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town AgainYou'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again by Julia Phillips
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The late producer of 'Taxi Driver' & 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Who the Hell's In ItWho the Hell's In It by Peter Bogdanovich
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Bogdanovich was a great film historian/writer prior to his own ascent, decline & fall....
My Movie BusinessMy Movie Business by John Irving
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Haven't read this yet - the adaptations of Irving's novels have been mostly so-so...
I, Fatty: A NovelI, Fatty: A Novel by Jerry Stahl
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Conversations with Billy WilderConversations with Billy Wilder by Cameron Crowe
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The last decent thing Cameron Crowe's been involved with...
What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the FrontlineWhat Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Frontline by Art Linson
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I enjoyed this insight into Hollywood production....
High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of ExcessHigh Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess by Charles Fleming
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Where American cinema went wrong in the 1980s (not financially, but in just about every other way)
Sunset Boulevard [DVD] [1950]Sunset Boulevard [DVD] [1950]
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One of the greatest films ever made and the best film about Hollywood.