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No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, and other films...into the plush offices of Hollywood producers...into the working lives of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman, and Hoffman...and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. Says columnist Liz Smith, "You'll be fascinated. Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Screenwriting

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Critic reviews

"[This] is that big, sad, funny, incisive, revelatory, gossipy, perception-forming book about Hollywood that publishers have been promoting for years -- and now the real thing is finally here."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A deliciously honest book...Goldman deserves a special Read of the Year award."—The Plain Dealer (Cleavland)
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A really enjoyable romp through Hollywood from a well-known scriptwriter. Great insights. Very funny in places.

Really enjoyable

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Funny insightful Gossipy vary well written as you would accept
Really understood and respected the Brits
Set the standard Never matched

A classic of the genre

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Even though this is a bit old it was a fascinating listen. There's something about knowing that Goldman has some great writing ahead of him at this point. Recommended

Brilliant

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An excellent insight into screen writing and so fantastically read. Would recommend to anyone with an interest in film.

Well read and interesting!

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One of the must reads about screenwriting, film making and the movie business. But oh boy does this narrator make it A LOT MORE FUN!! I'm going to cast him in my movie!

Get it for the voice acting alone!

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