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Nothing comes from nothing and trying to write this, I went wriggling back through time and who should be waiting there for me but Uncle Victor. What a surprise to see him again, because he has been dead for many years, and we were never close. He was loud and when I was six and seven and eight, frightening. Usually when we met in those years he would grab my head and shake it, shouting `I'm going to put your head between your ears!' and for the longest time, I wondered if anybody could be brave enough to survive such pain. The day I realized my head was between my ears was the first step toward my realizing that for all his noise and bluster, I could put away my fears. He was, at heart, a dear, sweet man.
 
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Goldman Strikes Back

Date of Review:  Feb 6, 2000
Review: William Goldman is one of the most accomplished screenwriters in history, including seminal works like BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, MARATHON MAN, MISERY, and THE PRINCESS BRIDE. He's also a brilliant comedic essayist, a film buff and studio...
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Savvy insights into Hollywood
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Short essays really never get as deep...
 
 
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Authors William Goldman
Nonfiction Category Performing Arts
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  New York Times: "Much of [Goldman's] gruff humor and charm derives from emphatic statements of the obvious. In writing about movies, seeing the obvious is an undeniable gift--and pounding it home conveys how difficult it can be for common sense to penetrate hype."

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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp (November 01, 1995)
Measurements: 9.25"(h) x 6.5"(w) x 1"(d), 1.3 lbs.
ISBN: 9781557834065

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  The reason this book exists has nothing to do with Hollywood--it's a jagged line, half a century long, beginning with an uncle's passion, an afternoon with Bronko Nagurski, two phone calls, a divorce, and here we are.
 
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Free standard shipping on orders above $199. Who Killed Hollywood? and Other Essays. Applause Books. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 288 pages. Published by Applause Books. William Goldman, who holds two Academy Awards for his screenwriting (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men), and is author of the perennial best seller Adventures in the Screen Trade, scrutinizes the Hollywood movie scene of the past decade in this engaging collection. With the film-world-savvy and razor-sharp commentary for which he is known, he provides an insider's take on today's movie world as he takes a look at the big picture on Hollywood, screenwriting, and the future of American cinema. Paperback.
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