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Bambi vs. Godzilla
On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business
By David Mamet
Pantheon. 250p $22
ISBN 9780375422539
The two key words in the title of David Mamet's new book, Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business, are "movie" and "business." The screenwriter and director hates the business--or what passes for business but is really the struggle for power--aspect of making movies. So why does he stay in the business? Because--and this is the positive and enthusiastic part of the book--he loves movies. He loves the art of making movies.
That love is in full evidence in the book despite the many negatives of Hollywood. The book consists of short essays... |
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