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How an Independent Film Producer Survives Deals and Disasters in Hollywood and Beyond
Simon and Schuster
September 2006
On Sale: September 19, 2006
304 pages
ISBN: 0743256301
EAN: 9780743256308
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In A Killer Life, Christine Vachon follows up her
independent producing handbook, Shooting to Kill, with a
behind-the-scenes memoir of the battle between creativity
and commerce -- and a renegade's rise to being one of the
most powerful female producers in independent film today. A Killer Life traces the early years Vachon spent producing
such controversial and critically acclaimed movies as
Poison, Happiness, and Kids, films that paved the way for
Academy Award-winning triumphs like Boys Don't Cry. She
recounts the birth and rise of independent film and the
evolution of her company, Killer Films, revealing the
stories behind star castings and firings and films that
never got made; how sexuality factors into the films she
produces; and how the often lethal combination of finance
and creativity affects what we see on the big screen. Intelligent and tough as nails, but endearingly
self-effacing, Vachon's account of her filmmaking
experiences, and the successes and failures that have made
Killer Films one of the few truly independent film companies
in New York, is a thoroughly entertaining and
thought-provoking read for filmmakers and fans alike.
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