Título: Who Is Michael Ovitz?
Autor: Michael Ovitz
Sinopse: When the history of Hollywood is written, few people will have played a larger role than Michael Ovitz.... It is impossible to read such a chronicle and not see Mr. Ovitz as the Steve Jobs of agenting, possessing a version of Jobss fanatical drive and a similar desire to remake an industry. The Wall Street Journal Who is Michael Ovitz? Hes a striver who talked his way into the famous mailroom of the William Morris Agency without any connections, then worked his way out of the mailroom in record time. Hes an entrepreneur who left a safe job to launch Creative Artists Agency, growing it from five guys in a rundown office to the most powerful agency in the world. Hes a friend and confidant to megastars such as Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, David Letterman, Sean Connery, Bill Murray, Paul Newman, and Martin Scorsese. Hes a pioneer who reinvented the role of the agent in packaging actors, directors, writers, and producers, which made CAA the essential hub of countless movies and television shows. Hes a master negotiator who drove historic deals for many of his clients, as well as the acquisitions of two major studios by Sony and Matsushita. Hes a self-taught connoisseur of art and architecture, a generous philanthropist, a devoted father... And to his detractors hes a world-class jerk and a ruthless manipulator who double-crossed his friends, crushed his enemies, and let nothing stand in his way, ever. After decades of near silence in the face of relentless controversy, Ovitz finally tells his whole story in this memoir, with remarkable candor and insight. If youre going to read just one book about how show business really works, this is the one.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Who Is Michael Ovitz?”, de Michael Ovitz, publicado pela editora Penguin, em 2018 e com 402 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Penguin
Páginas: 402
Ano: 2018
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1591845548
ISBN13: 9781591845546
Sobre a editora
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