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Vanity Fair. Hollywood issue.
By David Hudson on 02/17/2009
"We've read a lot of articles about the making of 'The Godfather' by now, and if you follow these links the way we tell you to, so have you," writes Phil Nugent at Screengrab. "The special fascination of [Mark] Seal's account is the emphasis it places in the actual (ahem) Mafia's role in almost preventing the movie from getting made, in its getting made, and the enthusiasm for it that overtook them once it was finished."
As part of Vanity Fair's package, there's a video interview with Seal as well as a selection of Steve Schapiro's photos from the set; hundreds more may be seen in "The Godfather Family Album."
As a sidenote, Frank DiGiacomo reflects on the interpretations (and misquotations) of one of Michael Corleone's most famous lines. But DiGiacomo's big story for the issue is the one about how things didn't quite work out between New Line and Time Warner.
Also: Cari Beauchamp on Marlene Dietrich and Joseph P Kennedy's affair, Matt Tyrnauer on the "Hollywood Regency" style of architect John Elgin Woolf, Todd S Purdum on growing up in Hollywood in the mid-20th century, John Heilpern lunches with "superagent" Sue Mengers and Julian Sancton asks Variety editor Peter Bart, "What's wrong with Hollywood today?"
Earlier: Annie Leibovitz's portfolio for this year's Hollywood issue.
Tags: Annie Leibovitz, Bob Shaye, Hollywood, John Elgin Woolf, Joseph P Kennedy, Marlene Dietrich, Peter Bart, Sue Mengers, The Godfather, Vanity Fair- Permalink
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