The Deal
A Novel of Hollywood

"Living in oblivion" by Tom DiCilio is in my opinion by far the best comedy and satire about the film industry. The clever flick came out in 1995 and after all this time I still think today it rose well above Peter Lefcourt's novel published in 1991. Despite this little reservation, I had a good time......more

Have you ever met someone in the same mess you're in? Everything matches between you both, then you finally evolve and the other doesn't. Love a good book where the woman is the strong protagonist if you do this is your book.......more

Peter Lefcourt offers an entertaining insider's look at the madness behind Hollywood and the absurd convolutions people follow in an attempt to get a film made. There's a touch of the Roman a clef to the book, though not so much that it suffers from the rapid dating inflicted by the vicissitudes of......more

This was a very enjoyable "Hollywood Insider" (though fiction) look at getting a movie made and all the problems that occur during the process. I was fascinated and riveted by the story though I did find that some of the minor characters were a little too one-dimensional and not fleshed out enough f......more

Lefcourt's best! Warning: If you work in showbiz you might find this story more painful than funny. Logline: In desperation, a suicidal producer options a script from his nephew, who is literally just off the bus. Both fail upward! Spoiler alert: What does reading the script have to do with making a d......more