A Star is Found by Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins
Friday, October 20th, 2006
Reviewed by L.D.Y.
Hardcover, 307 pages, 2006
Rating: 9/10
Reason for Reading: I love some of the movies listed on the cover, such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone and Beetlejuice, for example, and I liked the idea of an insider’s peek.
Synopsis: When a movie is truly great, with the power to pull you in and make you laugh, cry, and even love its characters, you simply can’t imagine what the movie had been like with another actor in each role. Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins are two top casting directors and partners in The Casting Company who have made careers out of making sure you leave the movie theatre with such contented sentiments (and with as few ‘What was he doing in that role?’ bloopers as humanly possible). Trading back and forth with writing duties, they give the reader both a general outline as to how things happen in Hollywood, as well as specifics with casting certain movies from their beginning days with Francis Ford Coppola to more recent pursuits casting the next James Bond.
