The golden hour : a story of family and power in Hollywood

Specktor, Matthew2025

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Matthew Specktor grew up in the film industry: the son of legendary CAA superagent Fred Specktor, his childhood was one where Beau Bridges came over for dinner, Martin Sheen's daughter was his close friend, and Marlon Brando left long messages on the family answering machine. He would eventually spend time working in Hollywood himself, first as a reluctant studio executive and later as a screenwriter. Now, with this book, Specktor blends memoir, cultural criticism, and narrative history to tell the story of the modern motionpicture industry - illuminating the conflict between art and business that has played out over the last 75 years inHollywood. Braiding his own story with that of his father, mother, and figures ranging from Jack Nicholson to CAA'sMichael Ovitz, Specktor reveals how Hollywood became alaboratory for the eternal struggle between art, labour, and capital.