The Fleeting Image

A riveting insider’s journey through Hollywood’s golden age, blockbuster era, and uncertain future, The Fleeting Image takes readers behind the scenes of the movie business—and inside the rooms where some of its biggest decisions were made.

Drawing on decades as a Hollywood executive, journalist, and observer, Peter Bart offers an intimate and candid account of an industry transformed from the legendary studio system into today’s corporate entertainment machine. From the chaotic set of The G...