Barry Diller on Saturday Night Fever’s Unexpected Success and Grease’s Predictable Disaster (Wait, what???)

Barry Diller had a very successful run as president of Paramount. His great biographical book, “Who Knew” describes his professional and private life, detailing what went behind many successes and a few disasters.  Get the book if you can. It’s…

Pictures at a Revolution: A Brilliant Exploration of a Key Year in American Movies through 5 Oscar-Nominated Films

This great work is 5 Making Of books into one. In Pictures at a Revolution, Mark Harris offers a thorough exploration of a significant transformative period in American cinema through five influential films released in 1967: Bonnie and Clyde, Doctor…