A STAR IS FOUND: OUR ADVENTURES CASTING SOME OF HOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST MOVIES: Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins: Harcourt: Nonfiction: 307 pgs.The authors, both casting directors and founders of the Casting Company, one of Los Angeles' top casting agencies, relate experiences from their three-decades-long careers in the industry. During that time, they’ve worked with a lot of people, such as Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola, and Wolfgang Petersen, and they've been instrumental in casting quite a few famous actors, such as Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Cusack, and Robin Wright Penn, in their career-making roles.
Reading the book was like sitting down and having a conversation with friends. The writers didn’t dish any dirt but provided behind-the-scenes insight into the casting side of making movies. If you’re interested in movies, you’ll enjoy the glimpses offered into what goes on in finding the perfect person for each film role, whether great or small.
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