A few years ago, ahead of the 2019 Oscars, I wrote a column that started with a simple question: What does a movie producer do? Despite the ubiquity of the term, it’s a job title that fails to capture the day-to-day work itself. Director? Sure, most of us have a decent idea of what that means. Screenwriter? That too. Production designer, stunt coordinator, music supervisor? Same. But producer? What does a producer even do? The new limited series “The Offer” on Paramount+ is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of “The Godfather” in the early 1970s. It’s told primarily from the point of view …
