Brian Grazer
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English
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From Academy Award–nominated producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fishman comes a brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly “curiosity conversations” that have inspired Grazer to create some of America’s favorite and iconic movies and television shows—from 24 to A Beautiful Mind.
For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly “curiosity...
For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly “curiosity...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Featured on CBS This Morning, Squawk Box, MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, and more.
"Reading Face to Face is like being a fly on the wall, watching Brian Grazer work his magic. Utterly entertaining, this is how you become Hollywood's best producer." —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers
Legendary Hollywood producer...
"Reading Face to Face is like being a fly on the wall, watching Brian Grazer work his magic. Utterly entertaining, this is how you become Hollywood's best producer." —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers
Legendary Hollywood producer...
5) 8 mile
Author
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days.
6) Bowfinger
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
©2000.
Language
English
Description
With the help of Jiff Ramsey, brother to Hollywood's biggest star, Hollywood's least successful director stops at nothing to get him into his latest low-budget film.
7) Inside man
Author
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
9) Flightplan
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2006.
Language
English
Description
Flying at 40,000 feet in a cavernous, state-of-the-art 474 aircraft that she designed, Kyle Pratt faces every mother's worst nightmare when her six year-old daughter, Julia, vanishes without a trace mid-flight from Berlin to New York. Already emotionally devastated by the unexpected death of her husband, Kyle desperately struggles to prove her sanity to the disbelieving flight crew, pilot, and passengers while facing the very real possibility that...
11) Liar liar
Author
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he disappoints his son for the last time.
12) Psycho
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A woman disappears after spending the night in an isolated motel which adjoins an eerie Victorian mansion, inhabited by a disturbed young man and his mother.
13) American made
Author
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.
14) The good lie
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
15) The cowboy way
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
An urban action-comedy involving two New Mexico cowboys and their adventures in New York.
16) Cinderella Man
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.
17) Blue crush
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Ann-Marie, a big-wave surfer on the North Shore of Oahu, drives to make a comeback after nearly drowning in a surfing competition. Her life becomes more complicated by her romance with a handsome football player.
18) The dilemma
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Ronny's world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees something he should not have and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves his world into comic mayhem, he learns that his best friend Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, Ronny must decide what will happen if he reveals the truth.
19) Rush
Author
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Set against the golden age of Formula One racing in the 1970s, Rush is based on the true story of a spectacular sporting rivalry between English playboy James Hunt, and his structured, intelligent opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune. Richie, loathed by cops on the take for turning...
