Moguls, Monsters and Madmen: An Uncensored Life in Show Business
By Barry Avrich
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Barry Avrich — a self-made, Montreal-born film producer/director, flamboyant advertising executive, and legendary biographer and connector of moguls and stars. For over three decades, he has relentlessly produced films on some of the most notorious show-business titans and also found the time to market and promote feature films, concerts, and the biggest shows on Broadway.
In his memoir, Moguls, Monsters, and Madmen, Barry takes readers from his early days, shaping his brand as a creative adman with the infamous Garth Drabinsky and witnessing the genius of legendary Rolling Stones promoter Michael Cohl, to his acclaimed documentaries on Harvey Weinstein, Lew Wasserman, Bob Guccione, and many others. Go behind the scenes on his most provocative films — like The Last Mogul, Unauthorized, and Filthy Gorgeous — and follow Barry as he moves from the power rooms of Hollywood to the launches of incredible brands while hanging around with royalty, rogues, clients, and confidants.
An extraordinary raconteur, Barry spares no one, least of all himself, as he details his extraordinary relationships and encounters with everyone from Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, and Vanity Fair columnist Dominick Dunne to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Moguls, Monsters and Madmen is a sharp and witty exposé of show business and notorious characters.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Barry Avrich entertains us with his behind the scenes Dealings that shaped his career in North America’s entertainment industry.As a child, the author received a lot of great advice from his father, "don't blend in " , taking his fathers passion for life and running with it. Avrich works his way into the entertainment scene by doing whatever he could finally ending up working with the likes of Garth Drabinsky on such blockbuster plays like Phantom of the Opera and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. The author also discusses Lew Wasserman and Harvey Weinstein, Lauren Bacall, Dominick Dunne, David Steinberg. #@ecwpress
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