Reviews
"One of the few books about the American movie industry that shows, not tells, what is meant by the idea that the business is one of relationships." -- Tom Stempel, author of Understanding Screenwriting: Learning from Good, Not-Quite-So-Good, and Bad Screenplays, You can hear Tom tell these stories--of navigating sexy, alluring Hollywood while burdened with the expectations that came with being the son of Joseph Mankiewicz. --Ben Mankiewicz, My Life as a Mankiewicz is a treasure-trove of observations and anecdotes about Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1980s and the people who made movies back then., "Mankiewicz details his journey through the inner world of the television and film industries, beginning with his first job as a production assistant on The Comancheros (1961), starring John Wayne." -- Turner Classic Movies, ""After obligingly recapping his fractious family history in the opening pages, Mank dives headlong into the book's true purpose: serving up delicious Hollywood dish. He grew up on the sets of his father's films, and there is no reason to doubt his recollection of events. This time the tawdry Tinseltown stories feel true."-- Globe and Mail " --, "Highly entertaining....[Mankiewicz's] tremendous respect for small and large collaborators, from grips to stars, is contagious." -- Clancy Sigal, author of five books including Going Away and A Woman of Uncertain Character, "Prime Firsthand Anecdotes Fill this Consistently Readable and Entertaining Book."-- Washington Post, ""Every aspiring film writer, producer, director and movie fanatic should lay hands on this book."--Liz Smith, Huffington Post " --, "Tom Mankiewicz was as close to royalty as one can get in Hollywood.... He was also a raconteur of the highest order and many of his favorite stories appear in My Life as a Mankiewicz." -- Los Angeles Times, "One of the few books about the American movie industry that shows, not tells, what is meant by the idea that the business is one of relationships."-- Slant Magazine, ""A primer on the industry from someone who experienced it up close and personal throughout his whole life."--Yahoo! Movies" --, "A treasure trove of observations and anecdotes about Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1980s and the people who made the movies back then."--Associated Press, "" My Life as Mankiewicz is a treasure trove of observations and anecdotes about Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1980s and the people who made movies back then." -- Winston-Salem Journal " --, "Every aspiring film writer, producer, director and movie fanatic should lay hands on this book."--Liz Smith, Huffington Post, "Details the developments of Menkiewicz's own career as a writer and director. It also recounts the wild, drug-fueled atmosphere of Hollywood and his romantic liaisons with big stars of the '60s, '70s, and '80s."-- Our Ventura Boulevard, "You can hear Tom tell these stories--of navigating sexy, alluring Hollywood while burdened with the expectations that came with being the son of Joseph Mankiewicz. --Ben Mankiewicz " -- Ben Mankiewicz, The Week, ""A fitting tribute to... a member of of the glmourous world of Hollywood during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s."-- Tucson Citizen " --, "Crane is an engrossing, rather cathartic book of a son coming to terms of his famous father's celebrity and his unsolved, tragic death that somehow resulted from that celebrity." -- Montreal Times, " My Life as Mankiewicz is a treasure trove of observations and anecdotes about Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1980s and the people who made movies back then." -- Winston-Salem Journal, ""There are stories about how he shepherded the Bond transition from Sean Connery to Roger Moore, and his rewrite of Superman , which created the template for every superhero movie up to today."-- Maclean's " --, Crane is an engrossing, rather cathartic book of a son coming to terms of his famous father's celebrity and his unsolved, tragic death that somehow resulted from that celebrity., "A spirited and creatively non-linear account of his colorful and diverse career, transcending traditional storytelling by showing what it meant to be a Mankiewicz--in and out of the director's chair.... A top-notch read about a true class act."-- DGA Quarterly, "After obligingly recapping his fractious family history in the opening pages, Mank dives headlong into the book's true purpose: serving up delicious Hollywood dish. He grew up on the sets of his father's films, and there is no reason to doubt his recollection of events. This time the tawdry Tinseltown stories feel true."-- Globe and Mail, "Tom Mankiewicz's novel My Life as a Mankiewicz has me enthralled. The movies. The name dropping. The little incidences. -- Daily Awareness" -- Daily Awareness, ""Mankiewicz details his journey through the inner world of the television and film industries, beginning with his first job as a production assistant on The Comancheros (1961), starring John Wayne." --Turner Classic Movies " --, ""Highly entertaining.... I came away from this book with a real appreciation of, and fondness for, how it works-- from premise to pitch to scrambling for finance to dealing with ego dilemmas to final screenplay and practical on-the-set problems. [Mankiewicz's] tremendous respect for small and large collaborators, from grips to stars, is contagious."--Clancy Sigal, author of five books including Going Away and A Woman of Uncertain Character " --, "This enormously entertaining memoir gives the reader the benefit of a superb racouteur's vast store of anecdote and incident."-- Washington Times, ""There hasn't been a great book on Hollywood in quite some time, which is why My Life as a Mankiewicz is such a treat."-- Script " --, "There hasn't been a great book on Hollywood in quite some time, which is why My Life as a Mankiewicz is such a treat."-- Script, ""This enormously entertaining memoir gives the reader the benefit of a superb racouteur's vast store of anecdote and incident."-- Washington Times " --, "This enormously entertaining memoir gives the reader the benefit of a superb raconteur's vast store of anecdote and incident." -- Washington Times, "A fitting tribute to... a member of of the glmourous world of Hollywood during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s."-- Tucson Citizen, ""A spirited and creatively non-linear account of his colorful and diverse career, transcending traditional storytelling by showing what it meant to be a Mankiewicz--in and out of the director's chair.... A top-notch read about a true class act."-- DGA Quarterly " --, Tom Mankiewicz's novel My Life as a Mankiewicz has me enthralled. The movies. The name dropping. The little incidences. -- Daily Awareness, "My Life as a Mankiewicz is a treasure-trove of observations and anecdotes about Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1980s and the people who made movies back then." -- Independence Daily Reporter, ""Details the developments of Menkiewicz's own career as a writer and director. It also recounts the wild, drug-fueled atmosphere of Hollywood and his romantic liaisons with big stars of the '60s, '70s, and '80s."-- Our Ventura Boulevard " --, "There are stories about how he shepherded the Bond transition from Sean Connery to Roger Moore, and his rewrite of Superman , which created the template for every superhero movie up to today."-- Maclean's, Highly entertaining.... I came away from this book with a real appreciation of, and fondness for, how it works-- from premise to pitch to scrambling for finance to dealing with ego dilemmas to final screenplay and practical on-the-set problems. [Mankiewicz's] tremendous respect for small and large collaborators, from grips to stars, is contagious., Chock full of fascinating stories from his more than four decades in the Hollywood trenches...for those who enjoy gossipy Hollywood tomes written by intelligent, wryly cynical insiders, Being Mankiewicz is an entertaining and engrossing read., ""One of the few books about the American movie industry that shows, not tells, what is meant by the idea that the business is one of relationships."-- Slant Magazine " --, "Highly entertaining.... I came away from this book with a real appreciation of, and fondness for, how it works-- from premise to pitch to scrambling for finance to dealing with ego dilemmas to final screenplay and practical on-the-set problems. [Mankiewicz's] tremendous respect for small and large collaborators, from grips to stars, is contagious." -- Clancy Sigal, author of five books including Going Away and A Woman of Uncertain Character, ""Tom Mankiewicz was as close to royalty as one can get in Hollywood.... He was also a raconteur of the highest order and many of his favorite stories appear in My Life as a Mankiewicz." -- Los Angeles Times " --, Mankiewicz details his journey through the inner world of the television and film industries, beginning with his first job as a production assistant on The Comancheros (1961), starring John Wayne., Highly entertaining....[Mankiewicz's] tremendous respect for small and large collaborators, from grips to stars, is contagious., ""A treasure trove of observations and anecdotes about Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1980s and the people who made the movies back then."--Associated Press" --, "Chock full of fascinating stories from his more than four decades in the Hollywood trenches...for those who enjoy gossipy Hollywood tomes written by intelligent, wryly cynical insiders, Being Mankiewicz is an entertaining and engrossing read." -- Hey U Guys, ""Prime firsthand anecdotes fill this consistently readable and entertaining book."-- Washington Post " --, ""One of the few books about the American movie industry that shows, not tells, what is meant by the idea that the business is one of relationships."--Tom Stempel, author of Understanding Screenwriting: Learning from Good, Not-Quite-So-Good, and Bad Screenplays " --, One of the few books about the American movie industry that shows, not tells, what is meant by the idea that the business is one of relationships., "A primer on the industry from someone who experienced it up close and personal throughout his whole life."--Yahoo! 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