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Michael L. Tolkin is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player, which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the
May 22, 2016 · Mixing elements of film noir with sly insider comedy, The Player, based on a novel by Michael Tolkin, functions as both a nifty stylish murder story and a commentary on its own making, and it is stocked with a heroic supporting cast (Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg, Greta Scacchi, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward) and an astonishing lineup of star ...
Apr 11, 2022 · Tolkin has a few other feature screenwriting credits to his name, including 2001’s mostly forgotten one-bad-day thriller Changing Lanes and 2007’s dreadful adaptation of the Fellini-inspired Broadway musical Nine, both of which he co-wrote (he also did uncredited work on horror remakes The Haunting [1999] and Dawn of the Dead [2004]).
Feb 5, 2017 · Michael Tolkin’s 1988 novel “The Player” delivered a biting satire of Hollywood greed, embodied by its main character, a studio executive played by Tim Robbins in the acclaimed Robert Altman ...
Jul 10, 2007 · The Return of the Player. Paperback – July 10, 2007. In The Player, the Hollywood classic that was adapted into the celebrated movie by Robert Altman, film executive Griffin Mill got away with murder. Now Mill is back, down to his last $6 million, and broke. His second wife wants to leave him.
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May 10, 2002 · Among the Dead: A Novel. Paperback – May 10, 2002. by Michael Tolkin (Author) 3.3 28 ratings. See all formats and editions. Michael Tolkin's acclaimed second novel, Among the Dead, is an arresting examination of public and private grief in the wake of unspeakable disaster, a slow-burning tour de force of psychological fiction.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Paramount+’s ‘The Offer’: TV Review. The tumultuous production of 'The Godfather' gets limited-series treatment by creator Michael Tolkin, with a sprawling cast led by Miles Teller.
