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James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List: The Complete Guide to Star Ranking [Paperback]

James Ulmer (Author)
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Book Description

October 20, 2000
The "little black book" that's next to every studio executive's palm pilot-the real scoop on Hollywood's top 200 stars.

Who's hot? Who's not? Who can green-light any project that they want? Who's begging for scraps? For years the film industry's elite have looked to James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List to measure who was really worth a multimillion-dollar payday and who should be pasture-bound. Ulmer's star power rankings can change a star's salary-or even whether or not he or she gets a role. An actor's star power includes:

-Bankability: How the actor's name alone guarantees a sale up front in today's global marketplace.
-Career management: How well has the actor chosen roles to maximize career potential?
-Willingness to travel and promote: How cooperative is the actor in promoting projects?
-Professionalism: How reliable is the actor to work with, both on and off the set?
-Inside Dirt: The truth about what it's like to work with the top 200 actors worldwide.
-Box office bait: Who the actor has worked for and how much the project made.

Ulmer's information is culled from those who work closely with the stars-their agents, co-stars, movie producers, directors, distributors, and personal assistants. The opinions of those in the know and the dollars a star can earn measure the true value of the actors in Hollywood. Find out who owns Tinseltown, who's just renting, and who's being evicted.

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"I pack it next to the cellular. My copy is dog-eared." --Cassian Elwes, vice president, William Morris Agency

About the Author

James Ulmer is the founder and executive producer of The Ulmer Scale as well as senior analyst and writer at Creative Planet.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (October 20, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312253958
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312253950
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,501,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hot lists...hot book, November 21, 2000
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This review is from: James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List: The Complete Guide to Star Ranking (Paperback)
The title only tells half the story. The lists are fun to browse (the 200 top stars), especially the inside dirt on each star. But the essays are really hilarious: weird twisted perks, gossip and insecurity, naughty inside references - a pretty amazing picture of business and culture in Hollywood, where Ulmer says nothing binds people together like money, tribal membership "and the desire to see your best friend fail." Yikes. This book definitely goes on my holiday gift list.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood dish, October 3, 2000
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This review is from: James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List: The Complete Guide to Star Ranking (Paperback)
It's fun and funny to see how the industry perceives itself, this book is a hoot. The information they based the ratings on is already outdated, (Russell Crowe's career trajectory arrow is going sideways? Hello?) but it's still worth the $$ for the essays, especially the one on star perks, (you will not believe the story about a certain actress and a baby opposum) and the "inside dirt" remarks.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dish the Dirt, November 7, 2000
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This review is from: James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List: The Complete Guide to Star Ranking (Paperback)
For anyone who enjoys following the cult of celebrity -- go backstage with James Ulmer and find all of the behind-the-scenes gossip (ok really thruths) about today's biggest stars. Ulmer has been compiling this list for industry insiders for years and this is the first time he's published his info for the general public -- can't wait for the next installment!
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First Sentence:
After Erin Brockovich, that makes four home runs in a row. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
possible ioo points, star power, bigger star
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Box Office Bait, Promote Professionalism Career Mgmt Talent, New York, England Contact, Kevin Huvane, Place of Birth Los Angeles, Tom Cruise, Bryan Lourd, Lethal Weapon, Rick Nicita, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, New Jersey, Wild Wild West, Jim Wiatt, Sharon Stone, The Godfather, Brad Pitt, Independence Day, Place of Birth Brooklyn, Toni Howard, Austin Powers, Batman Forever, Eddie Murphy
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