More from Peter Biskind
Hollywood Flashback: Sam Peckinpah Put Bob Dylan Through the Wringer
Peter Biskind recalls the time the legendary director hired the folk singer to work on his 1973 Western but made sure he knew who was boss.
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If There’s Any Doubt That Hollywood Still Matters, Look at TikTok
From Barbenheimer to ‘Anyone But You,’ social media is obsessed with movies and might just save them (if it doesn’t kill them first).
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How Netflix Conquered Hollywood — And Then Broke It
The inside story of how the streamer muscled its way to the top by defying the industry’s conventions — and eventually paid the price.
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Critic’s Notebook: Peter Biskind on Irwin Winkler’s New Memoir, ‘A Life in Movies’
You don't have to be an industry insider to savor the delicious and insightful anecdotes in this chronicle by Irwin Winkler, producer of 'Rocky,' 'Goodfellas' and the upcoming 'The Irishman.'
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Peter Biskind: Hate Trump? Blame ‘Game of Thrones’ (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
A book excerpt from Peter Biskind's 'The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism' in which the author blames 'Game of Thrones' for Donald Trump receiving votes.
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Sherry Lansing, Dawn Steel and Sue Mengers: When the Broads Faced the Raging Bulls in ’70s Hollywood
The '70s were a time of creative fertility in Hollywood, but the renaissance mostly didn't include women until a group of pioneers planted seeds of equality still being sown today.
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‘Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency’: Book Review
Peter Biskind writes that James Andrew Miller's book buries some juicy anecdotes in what's otherwise a turgid and often tedious account of the company's rise, fall and resurrection.
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Peter Biskind on Michael Cimino’s Twisted, Tortured Legacy: “A Mystery in Death as He Was in Life”
The director's bizarre behavior on 'The Deer Hunter' led to his (and a studio's) undoing on 'Heaven's Gate' — and the end of 1970s New Hollywood.
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