The Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to HollywoodOn the set of Warner Brothers' Bonfire of the Vanities, Salamon followed director Brian de Palma as he cast the major parts, orchestrated the shooting, and oversaw the editing while dealing with giant egos. Salamon shows how a big-budget movie really gets made and explains why Bonfire failed miserably at the box office. |
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... Warner Bros. , opened bigger than any picture in the studio's history . It would go on to gross $ 450 million worldwide . Warner Bros. wasn't willing to relinquish Guber and Peters easily . The studio had signed an exclusive five - year ...
... Warner Bros. , opened bigger than any picture in the studio's history . It would go on to gross $ 450 million worldwide . Warner Bros. wasn't willing to relinquish Guber and Peters easily . The studio had signed an exclusive five - year ...
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... Warner Bros. water tower was a big , old - fashioned structure that looked like a giant barrel on stilts , a replica of the water towers in Hollywood Westerns signaling to travelers from a distance that they were approaching a frontier ...
... Warner Bros. water tower was a big , old - fashioned structure that looked like a giant barrel on stilts , a replica of the water towers in Hollywood Westerns signaling to travelers from a distance that they were approaching a frontier ...
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... Warner Bros. for Columbia Pictures , to work for Peter Guber and Jon Peters . Spy magazine concluded that Lucy Fisher would be " the fall guy ―er , girl . " But Warner Bros. didn't rush to pin the blame on anyone . By spring , no one at ...
... Warner Bros. for Columbia Pictures , to work for Peter Guber and Jon Peters . Spy magazine concluded that Lucy Fisher would be " the fall guy ―er , girl . " But Warner Bros. didn't rush to pin the blame on anyone . By spring , no one at ...
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Great Great Great | 19 |
Head Bangers | 39 |
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