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Title: You're Only as Good as Your Next One: 100 Great Films, 100 Good Films, and 100 for Which I Should Be Shot by Mike Medavoy, Josh Young ISBN: 0-7434-0055-0 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 31 December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.12 (16 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A solid memoir...that lacks something...
Comment: Medavoy is a character I've read about before, most notably in Hit and Run, one of the most fascinating Hollywood books ever written. He has been behind many fantastic movies and worked with some terrific characters. However, this book misses it's mark--it is really worth 3.5 stars but I rounded down. There are interesting stories--particularly about building a movie company, but the stories are without that depth that the best Hollywood books provide. There are almost no personal details about Medavoy's life--which while he probably wants to maintain his privacy, leave the story lacking. His political adventures are interesting, but more interesting that his personal life? He is critical of people, but in a way that leaves you wanting more. Perhaps I love dirt, and Medavoy is too classy for that. Perhaps he wants to maintain his working relationships. Nevertheless, he plays humble, and probably is. Autobiographies in Hollywood are a tricky genre, but Robert Evans provided a terrific read with the Kid Stays in the Picture. This books has a good stories and interesting moments, but was at times slow and often told the same story over and over. We got the point the first time Mike. I'm not upset I read it, but expected so much more. He has must have some great stories in there somewhere...
Rating: 1
Summary: Lacking
Comment: I didn't like this book. It was bloated and uninsightful. The writing was not particularly good either. This will end up in the $1 book bin.
Rating: 1
Summary: Pompus
Comment: I did not like this book. It was bloated. The author thinks he's Bill Clinton. He's just some guy who made a little money. I mean little because in the world he so dearly loves he is nothing but a secretary. I would love to hear from Sherry Lansing or Harvey Weinstein but Mike Medavoy. A joker.
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Title: What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line by Art Linson ISBN: 1582342407 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Gross: The Hits, the Flops-The Summer That Ate Hollywood by Peter Bart ISBN: 0312253915 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Studio by John Gregory Dunne ISBN: 0375700080 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood by Nancy Griffin, Kim Masters ISBN: 0684832666 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Mailroom : Hollywood History from the Bottom Up by David Rensin ISBN: 0345442342 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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