Lew Wasserman and Universal Studios

living show business: The industry has changed dramatically, says Avrich, who fell in love with showbiz as a child, according to Toronto Star. Following the advice of an uncle who told him it wasn’t possible in Canada to earn a living in show business, Avrich wound up running a large advertising agency but somehow manages to make films as well. That because one thing has become clear in Hollywood since 2005: there will never be another person as all-powerful as Universal Studios boss Lew Wasserman, the subject of this film. The Last Mogul was the first of several docs Avrich would make about entertainment titans. As well, Avrich has filmed several Stratford Festival productions, including a stunning screen version of King John, which recently had its premiere in movie theatres across Canada and the U.S. Like King John, Wasserman in the end suffered a traumatic setback. His subjects included Harvey Weinstein, Bob Guccione and Garth Drabinsky . Along the way Avrich mined the dramatic details in the rise and fall of hugely ambitious, larger-than-life men who broke all the rules, discovered major talent, became rich and powerful, and took crazy chances. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.