Description: Product Description In 1967, Peter Bart, then a young family man and rising reporter for the New York Times, decided to upend his life and enter into the dizzying world of motion pictures. Infamous Players is the story of Bart's whirlwind journey at Paramount, his role in its triumph and failures, and how a new kind of filmmaking emerged during that time. When Bart was lured to Paramount by his friend and fellow newcomer, the legendary Robert Evans, the studio languished, its slate riddled with movies that were out of touch with the dynamic sixties. By the time Bart had left Paramount in 1975, the studio had completed a remarkable run with such films as The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby, Harold and Maude, Love Story, Chinatown, Paper Moon, and True Grit. But this new golden era at Paramount was also fraught with chaos and company turmoil. Drugs, sex, runaway budgets, management infighting, and even the Mafia started finding their way onto the Paramount backlot, making it surely one of the worst-run studios in the history of the movie industry. As Peter reflects on the New Hollywood era at Paramount with behind-the-scenes details and insightful analysis, here too are his fascinating recollections of the icons from that era: Warren Beatty, Steve McQueen, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Polanski, and Frank Sinatra among others. For over five decades, first on the inside as a studio executive, and later as the longtime editor-in-chief of Variety, Peter Bart has viewed Hollywood from an incomparable vantage point. The stories he tells and the lessons we learn from Infamous Players are essential for anyone who loves movies. About the Author Peter Bart started his career as a newsman with the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, then spent seventeen years as a film executive (vice president of Paramount, senior vice president of MGM, president of Lorimar Film Co.) only to return to journalism as editor-in-chief of Variety. Along the way, he was responsible for seven books, including Shoot-Out, written with Peter Guber (the basis for their current weekly television show), Dangerous Company (a short story collection), and three nonfiction books, The Gross, Fade Out, and Boffo. condition info: former library book has a plastic cover on it The cover and pages are intact, crisp, and clean. No writing or markings. Binding is tight 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Ships from PA Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob, (and Sex) Bart, Peter
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Signed: No
Book Series: Infamous Players
Ex Libris: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Type: Novel
EAN: 9781602861398
Literary Movement: Modernism, Post-Modernism, Realism
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Ex-Library, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Infamous Players : a Tale of Movies, the Mob, (And Sex)
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Topic: Personal Memoirs, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Industries / Entertainment
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 1 in
Genre: Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Author: Peter Bart
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover