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Pictures at a Revolution Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood

Mark Harris

The epic human drama behind the making of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967- It's the mid-1960s, and westerns, war movies and blockbuster musicals-

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Conan described it as an amazing book that offers a snapshot of the 1967 movie industry and highlights SidneyPoitier's pivotal role.

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There's an amazing book. I don't know if you've, if you've come across it ever, but it's called Pictures at a Revolution. And it's about, it's a snapshot of the movie industry in I think 1967 when it'...

— Episode: David Oyelowo Returns

Episode: David Oyelowo Returns

Conan described it as an amazing book that offers a snapshot of the 1967 movie industry and highlights SidneyPoitier's pivotal role.

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There's an amazing book. I don't know if you've, if you've come across it ever, but it's called Pictures at a Revolution. And it's about, it's a snapshot of the movie industry in I think 1967 when it's all changing, but there's a big part of it that's about Sidney Poitier and how he came along and what a pivotal figure he was. And I think in 67, he's in two big movies and he's in Heat of the Night where he slaps a white man, which still gives me chills, and he's also in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner that year.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Dan Harris recommended this book, noting that Mark Harris is a wonderful writer about Hollywood, and he didn't want the book to end.

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First of all Mark Harris wrote a great book about Mike Nichols which I really recommend everyone listening and the one I'm reading now is really amazing and I don't want it to end and it's called Pict...

— Episode: Zach Braff On: Anxiety, Sobriety, Insomn...

Episode: Zach Braff On: Anxiety, Sobriety, Insomnia, Grief,...

Dan Harris recommended this book, noting that Mark Harris is a wonderful writer about Hollywood, and he didn't want the book to end.

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First of all Mark Harris wrote a great book about Mike Nichols which I really recommend everyone listening and the one I'm reading now is really amazing and I don't want it to end and it's called Pictures at a Revolution. Five movies and The Birth of the New Hollywood.

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