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Title: Five stars for sheer entertainment value
Review: Aside from the fact that it rather glosses over some key films (Woody Allen's output almost altogether - a curious ommision in light of the fact that he proclaims Allen to be one of the few genuine auteurs of the period, and has Coppola saying as much in the conclusion) this is a great anecdotal history. Great stories culled from an impressive list of author interviews. It's a shame that he lets his disdain for the consequences of Star Wars and Jaws for the movie industry sully his opinions of those fabulous films. Infact, the one let down in the book is his resentful attitude to those two film makers.
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