Fast Fade: David Puttnam, Columbia Pictures, and the Battle for Hollywood
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ISBN: 0385300069 / Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, December 1989
Chronicles the short-lived reign of David Puttnam as CEO for Columbia Pictures, exploring the battles that ensued between Puttnam and those for whom he worked, and the machinations that led to his departure
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<b>A definitive insider’s account of the triumphs and tribulations of a legendary Hollywood film producer</b><br><br>“A great story about vision, tactics, egos, and filmmaking . . . a complicated portrait of a complicated man.”<b>—Louise Bernikow, <i>Cosmopolitan<br></i></b><br>“Gripping on every page and awash with toweringly overblown celluloid giants in rapturous megalomania.”<b>—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br> <br> “A Hollywood book that is not only well-researched and well-reasoned, but fair <i>and</i> entertaining in the bargain.”<b>—<i>Inside Books</i></b><br><br> “Joins the ranks of <i>Final Cut</i> and <i>Indecent Exposure</i> as a captivating glimpse of the Hollywood most people never see.”<b>—<i>Palm Beach Post</i></b><br> <br> “A fascinating study of power in the boardrooms, bedrooms, and such watering holes as Chasen’s, Morton’s, and Trump.”<b>—<i>Riverside Press-Enterprise</i></b><br> <br> “Yule pulls no punches, and neither do Puttnam’s friends, in describing the film genius’s considerable personal flaws.”<b>—<i>The Orlando Sentinel</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> “<i>Fast Fade</i> is well-written . . . well-researched . . . and will appeal to all those curious about the recent history of the film industry.”<b>—<i>Barron’s Weekly</i></b>
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