This book is about the film Rosemary's baby which discusses the film and history. I think the author did a fantastic job and now i need to rewatch the film as its been forever since i did.

If you are a movie buff and like to learn more about films and behind the scenes i highly recommend picking this one up.

thank you netgalley and publisher for allowing me to read this early

A fascinating examination of a classic horror film. I haven't watched the movie or read the original book for years but this detailed and thorough analysis has made me want to rediscover the originals.

This is a brilliant and wonderful analysis about what is going on in the classic Polanski film of the 60s, Rosemary's Baby. It's not a critique of how well the director directs or how convincing the actors are. It's all about Polanski's vision of how to get this novel onto the screen, who to cast in it, what it took to get it made, who the financial and intellectual players are, and a very deep reading of what is told, shown and hinted at in the screenplay. It's fascinating to try to imagine the actors who did NOT do the parts, but who were considered. What would this film have become with Jane Fonda as Rosemary, for instance? Jack Nicholson as the husband? Almost impossible to try on for size because the actual casting is perfect.The author sees things and talks about things that would never have occurred to the average filmgoer, yet he doesn't read intellectualism, that really isn't there, into a commercial, fairly simple plot. He's an honest analyst. I loved his words so much that I put a halt on the book and went to Netflix to see the film again (after 50 years) and saw it in a 90% different way.
I was surprised that he didn't love Ruth Gordon's performance. She just about steals the film from Mia Farrow. He wasn't crazy about John Cassavetes' performance either but I thought he was superb, saving his violent rage for just one scene. Brilliant and sneakily evil.
This book is highly recommended.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this analysis of the classic movie, Rosemary's Baby. I watched the movie for the first time in December of 2019 and enjoyed it immensely, so it was fascinating to read about the history of the film and and all the factors that led to the creation of the movie. Newton does a fantastic job of laying out the history of the movie and why the film became the success that it did.