THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE, by Tom Hanks (Hutchinson Heinemann, $37)
Often dubbed the nicest guy in Hollywood, Tom Hanks is unlikely to dent that reputation with his debut novel’s gee-whiz perspective on the production of a blockbuster film. insists there’s still soul somewhere within the machine. Bill Johnson, acclaimed writer and director, is considering a new project and plumps for the safe territory of comic-book franchises. Keen for a degreerights owners’ mainline film series, and then stumbles on creative lightning in a bottle by introducing a sinister canon outsider with all-American roots as her new antagonist.
