The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks: A behind the scenes tour of making a movie
The veteran actor’s good humour bubbles to the surface in this novel about Hollywood, but it is the scenes about 1950s smalltown America that resonate
Brisk descriptions: Tom Hanks’ company is a pleasure in the pages of his new novel. Photo via Getty — © Getty Images
Paul Whitington
Tom Hanks likes typewriters. He has collected over 50 of the machines, famously presents them to favoured co-stars and has appeared in a documentary lauding their arcane and spartan virtues. He even designed an app intended to replicate the experience of writing on a manual typewriter.
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