By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “I often say to students and audiences that indie producing is a horrible job, but a wonderful life.” -Ted Hope Ted Hope has spent more than a quarter century producing some of the most acclaimed movies of our times, with titles like In the Bedroom, American Splendor, The […]
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Nicholson: A Biography by Marc Eliot (Crown Archetype, $30)
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “He’ll tell you that Jack is the hippest place in the universe, coolest place in America, the Independent Republic of Jack. The hardest thing to do is wear a gift well, and Jack wears it with a killer smile and a pair of shades.” -Mike Nichols Very few […]
Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales From the New Abnormal in the Movies Business by Lynda Obst (Simon and Schuster, $29.99)
“If they don’t know how to sell it, they won’t make it.” -Lynda Obst By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! If you have ever wondered why Hollywood is currently churning out unwatchable remakes and unoriginal schlock based on obscure comic books or board games, I have a book for you. Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales […]