Fast Fade: David Puttnam, Columbia Pictures, and the Battle for Hollywood in Bloomington, MN

A definitive insider’s account of the triumphs and tribulations of a legendary Hollywood film producer
“A great story about vision, tactics, egos, and filmmaking . . . a complicated portrait of a complicated man.”
—Louise Bernikow,
Cosmopolitan
“Gripping on every page and awash with toweringly overblown celluloid giants in rapturous megalomania.”
—
Kirkus Reviews
“A Hollywood book that is not only well-researched and well-reasoned, but fair
and
entertaining in the bargain.”
Inside Books
“Joins the ranks of
Final Cut
Indecent Exposure
as a captivating glimpse of the Hollywood most people never see.”
Palm Beach Post
“A fascinating study of power in the boardrooms, bedrooms, and such watering holes as Chasen’s, Morton’s, and Trump.”
Riverside Press-Enterprise
“Yule pulls no punches, and neither do Puttnam’s friends, in describing the film genius’s considerable personal flaws.”
The Orlando Sentinel
“
Fast Fade
is well-written . . . well-researched . . . and will appeal to all those curious about the recent history of the film industry.”
Barron’s Weekly