The best behind-the-scenes in Hollywood books
Discover the best behind-the-scenes Hollywood books, from *Live From New York* to *Easy Riders, Raging Bulls*. Dive into untold film industry secrets, iconic scenes, and insider stories with this curated reading list.
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Live From New York
by Tom Shales
Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, a rollickingly updated edition of LIVE FROM NEW YORK with nearly 100 new pages covering the past decade. When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, LIVE FROM NEW YORK was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing talents recalled three turbulent decades of on-camera antics and off-camera escapades. Now a fourth decade has passed---and bestselling authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales have returned to Studio 8H. Over more than 100 pages of new material, they raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies.
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Hit and Run
by Nancy Griffin
Tells the story of Sony Corporation's failed attempt to enter the Hollywood scene by hiring Jon Peters and Peter Gruber, whose involvement with successful films had been minimal at best, to run its newly acquired Columbia Pictures in 1989.
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Easy Riders Raging Bulls
by Peter Biskind
Examines the impact upon Hollywood of the generation of filmmakers from the 1960s to the 1980s.
