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Title: Ovitz: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Most Controversial Power Broker by Robert Slater ISBN: 0070581037 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.43
Rating: 2
Summary: so so
Comment: This book is a shameless puff piece. Ovitz is just mister wonderful. What exemplifies the attitude of the author is when he lists clients who left other agents to go with Ovitz. He will name all the movies these clients did with the former agent, saying they were all flops, then name the movies these clients did with Ovitz, saying they were all hits. As though Ovitz had the magic wand. But if you are at all familiar with the movies listed, you know that a lot of the movies listed before a client went with Ovitz were HITS. And a lot of movies listed after a client went with Ovtiz were FLOPS. That's a shamelss distortion of the facts, to make Ovitz look perfect. And it's not the only distortion. Nonetheless, I'm not giving the book one star, because I did learn some stuff I wanted to know.
Rating: 1
Summary: Do not give this man a job
Comment: Amazon doesn't allow zero stars - shame.This is a book about journalistic fear...and in that sense it should be recommended reading on a psychology course. According to Slater, Ovitz is a classroom whiz, a college football star, a business guru, and a true visionary in all aspects of man's struggle with the universe. Let me put it all in context for you...from some of the Author's opening pages. Ovitz gave a list of people to the Author, for research, most people on that list 'phoned Ovitz to get permission to speak! Then, Slater actually used those same people as the backbone for his writing - enough said. Ovitz may be a bad or good guy, who knows and who cares (this book was purchased for me).Basically, this is a project that the world didn't need, but Slater, having begun, made a thoroughly bad job of it. I'll admit to stopping this book after reading 80% of it - if I could get a rebate on my wasted time, I would. I'm embarrassed for Slater
Rating: 4
Summary: A Great Read !
Comment: I found this book chronicling Ovitz to be entertaining and informative. My favoite part is the one when Ovitz and associates leave William Morris and strike out on their own. I suppose I'm more interested in what lessons the book has to offer, as opposed to how accurate it may be. I bought several copies for friends.
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Title: Power to Burn: Michael Ovitz and the New Business of Show Business by Stephen Singular ISBN: 1559723351 Publisher: Birch Lane Pr Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: The Agency: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business by Frank Rose ISBN: 0887307493 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, McA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood by Dennis McDougal ISBN: 0306810506 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood by Tom King ISBN: 0767907574 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up by David Rensin ISBN: 0345442342 Publisher: Ballantine Books (Trd) Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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