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    <body><![CDATA[although i hate it when i come across a grammatical or spelling error (and i found 3) in books, i was able to look beyond that and was really enthralled with the way in which billy taylor told the story. it was hilarious is some parts while at the same time really presenting characters that you coul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77201799">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Why read another book from the perspective of the most powerful people on a film set, the director, the lead actors, or the producer? Why read a book about screenwriters, an inevitably too-close-for-comfort author stand-in? The key grip protagonist of Billy Taylor’s <u>Based on the Movie</u> is a wonderf...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31787082">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My library branch closes at 6pm - this is one I grabbed when I got there at 5:57 and all the librarians were frowning at me. I liked this book's insight into how movies are made, but otherwise, meh.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny as heck and a special joy for those in the film industry to read: at least one character in the colourful cast will remind you of someone you know!   ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love, love, love this book. It's funny in a snarky way, it's painful in an honest way, it's insightful in an industry way. The characters are all flawed, mostly enjoyable. I didn't know what to expect when I grabbed it from the shelf, but I loved the pig on the cover and then I was drawn in by the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49620301">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I give this book three stars instead of two because I appreciated the details of life on a movie set. Just like I enjoyed the movies &quot;Pushing Tin&quot; and &quot;Bull Durham&quot; for their depictions of air traffic control and baseball. When the stories turned to the romance, or the humorous m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31523408">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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