Boffo! How I Learned to Love the Blockbuster and Fear the Bomb |
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| Author:
| Bart, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4013-5216-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | Miramax Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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The formula for Hollywood success has long baffled even its greatest visionaries. Now Peter Bart, the editor-in-chief of Variety magazine and the former studio exec whose hits include The Godfather and Rosemary's Baby, presents a fascinating look at the hits that sizzle and the flops that fizzle. In Boffo, Bart reveals the backlot secrets behind the biggest hits and misses in both film and television: how movies with the biggest stars and budgets turned out to be bombs and how unknowns...
More DescriptionThe formula for Hollywood success has long baffled even its greatest visionaries. Now Peter Bart, the editor-in-chief of Variety magazine and the former studio exec whose hits include The Godfather and Rosemary's Baby, presents a fascinating look at the hits that sizzle and the flops that fizzle. In Boffo, Bart reveals the backlot secrets behind the biggest hits and misses in both film and television: how movies with the biggest stars and budgets turned out to be bombs and how unknowns with no studio support overcame adversity to make cinematic history.