08-19-2021, 02:23 PM
Inventing David Geffen was a documentary from the American Masters series on PBS made in 2012. So, it's not quite as new as I thought. But it was new to me. It does paint a pretty complete picture of Geffen's rise from William Morris mailroom clerk to billionaire Hollywood mogul. I knew bits of this story but not enough. I did learn a lot about his life and was gobsmacked to learn he dated Cher for over 18 months. I think he made a lot enemies as well as friends. He was fiercely loyal to his friends and not a good enemy to have. I think they downplayed the terrible enemy part of his character but it was broached.
It's a good documentary if you want to get a good behind the scenes look at the music and motion picture businesses.
It's a good documentary if you want to get a good behind the scenes look at the music and motion picture businesses.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm