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I feel so lucky to have found this book. #Hollywood needs more of Mike Medavoy, or at the very least, more who follow in his footsteps. This book is a must read at a minimum of twice… perhaps even a third pass is necessary. 
Medavoy encourages the reawakening of that real #Hollywood spirit that exists inside most of us. That #spirit of passion, that at times gets distorted and exhausted, uncontrollably, by the many unnecessary evils that find their way into Hollywood #dealmaking. 
Medavoy is a Hollywood rarity: a #studioexecutive who, though never far from controversy, remained #loved and #respected through four decades of #moviemaking. He helped bring to the screen some of the most #acclaimed #Oscar winning #films of our time, including APOCALYPSE NOW, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, AMADEUS, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, PHILADELPHIA, and SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE.
Of course, there are the box-office disasters, which also have a place in his fascinating #memoir, a pull-no-punches account of #financial and #political maneuvering, of #creativity stymied, and of working with the industry's brightest #starpower.
An eyewitness to Hollywood history in the making, #MikeMedavoy gives a powerful and poignant view of the past and future of a world he knows intimately. @irenamedavoy https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlewEgFoYf/?igshid=tthfu3k42jwj