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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... Sherman McCoy , the lead character in " The Bonfire of the Vanities , " the man Tom Wolfe had described as the " Master of the Universe . " Hanks thought the producer was joking . " Me ? " he asked . Guber winked and said , " We're ...
... Sherman McCoy , the lead character in " The Bonfire of the Vanities , " the man Tom Wolfe had described as the " Master of the Universe . " Hanks thought the producer was joking . " Me ? " he asked . Guber winked and said , " We're ...
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... Sherman McCoy sold his soul to be Master of the Universe and he had to pay the price to the devil at the end . " The devil wanted a big price , " said Guber . " I thought that was a great way to look at this film . And Tom Hanks was the ...
... Sherman McCoy sold his soul to be Master of the Universe and he had to pay the price to the devil at the end . " The devil wanted a big price , " said Guber . " I thought that was a great way to look at this film . And Tom Hanks was the ...
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... Sherman McCoy had good reason to think Henry Lamb and his friend were trying to mug him- though Tom Wolfe had deli- berately left the question of whether or not the boys were potential muggers unclear in the scene . The writer's point ...
... Sherman McCoy had good reason to think Henry Lamb and his friend were trying to mug him- though Tom Wolfe had deli- berately left the question of whether or not the boys were potential muggers unclear in the scene . The writer's point ...
Contents
The Devils Candy | 3 |
Great Great Great | 19 |
Head Bangers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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