And leave a good-looking corpse

This book may be a little outdated--but sadly, probably not that much. What it's done for me is reinforce my belief that there is little point in trying to work in today's Hollywood. Not if you aspire to make films with any insight at all into what used to be called The Human Condition.

It's a factory town, and films get made not because of original characters or stories but because the system has to be kept moving. And I don't think I'm feeling particuarly cynical about this tonight just because I saw George Lucas' latest disagreeable contribution to a town and system he claims to despise today.

It's just that it's been years since I saw a studio picture that seemed alive.



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Wish I Read This Book Years Ago

Apparently Hollywood has become a place where making a good deal matters more than making a good film. Mark Litwak, in REEL POWER, provides insightful commentary on the business of the film business and describes a town that is gradually losing its grip on the industry. The chapter on Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a little outdated, but this book is a top-rate primer on what it takes to succeed in today's Hollywood.

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Informative

I bought this book mainly due to the fact that i have cleaned out the world of Hollywood Biogs and this was one of the few that i dont own. But i have to say that out of all the ones ive read, this has to be one of the most informative that ive EVER read. Ive been writing screenplays for a number of years and within three chapters of this book, it has caused me to realise that the direction ive been going in, is the wrong one. This book has put me on the correct path. It gives the best insight to the studios, the agents, and the politics of the movie capital of the world ( Hollywood, not Bollywood) Anyone wanting to learn how things work in the film world, should buy this book. Im glad i did, and i cant recomend it high enough. Mark Litwak knows what hes writing and talking about. And to Mark, thanks for showing me the way.

Stuart Bannerman Bannerman12@btinternet.com

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