Hollywood: The Oral History
By
Jeanine Basinger, Sam Wasson
I nominate this one as the year’s Best Movie Book: a collection of chatty observations, memories, and other knowing, juicy bits from top filmmakers and workaday studio staff, from technical crew to directors and stars: Hitchcock, Hepburn, Fonda. One of its editors is Sam Wasson, the snappy stylist who has given us great books on BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, CHINATOWN, and Bob Fosse. A can’t-miss gift for the friend who’s usually tuned in to TCM or the Criterion Channel.
I nominate this one as the year’s Best Movie Book: a collection of chatty observations, memories, and other knowing, juicy bits from top filmmakers and workaday studio staff, from technical crew to directors and stars: Hitchcock, Hepburn, Fonda. One of its editors is Sam Wasson, the snappy stylist who has given us great books on BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, CHINATOWN, and Bob Fosse. A can’t-miss gift for the friend who’s usually tuned in to TCM or the Criterion Channel.
I nominate this one as the year’s Best Movie Book: a collection of chatty observations, memories, and other knowing, juicy bits from top filmmakers and workaday studio staff, from technical crew to directors and stars: Hitchcock, Hepburn, Fonda. One of its editors is Sam Wasson, the snappy stylist who has given us great books on BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, CHINATOWN, and Bob Fosse. A can’t-miss gift for the friend who’s usually tuned in to TCM or the Criterion Channel.