A Killer Life
How an Independent Film Producer Survives Deals and Disasters in Hollywood and Beyond
by Christine Vachon
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Filmmaking and Art.
Here is an account of a filmmaker who looks straight into the eye of the Hollywood blockbuster storm and dares not to blink.In "A Killer Life," Christine Vachon follows up her independent producing handbook, "Shooting to Kill," with a behindthescenes memoir of the battle between creativity and commerce and a renegade's rise to being one of the...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Filmmaking and Art.
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Consider Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman. Recommended by 4 sources.
“Goldman writes like a raconteur: candid, impatient, and often amused by his own stories. The book delivers first-hand, frequently funny backstage anecdotes about scripts, studio bargaining, and how films shift from page to set. Its main value is practical, streetwise warnings about the gulf between writing and production, but it offers little step-by-step instruction; chapters can drift into gossip, repetition, and period-specific references that feel dated. Best read for voice and trade-eye perspective rather than systematic guidance.”
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