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Key Information
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| Authors: |
Peter Biskind |
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Performing Arts |
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Professional Reviews
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Washington Post: "...there is an enormous amount of new material here, and the book's value lies in its comprehensive picture of hubris and Schadenfreude, of adulation and addiction, of talented men absolutely corrupted by absolute freedom." |
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Format: Paperback, 506
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 01, 1999)
Measurements: 9"(h) x 6"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.05 lbs.
ISBN: 9780684857084 |
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First Line
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Warren Beatty may well have been the first man to kiss Jack Warner's feet, certainly the last. The story goes, Beatty was trying to get Warner to finance Bonnie and Clyde, a movie Warner had no use for. Warner didn't like Beatty, his endless phone calls, his grousing and bitching. Not a day passed that Beatty didn't want something. So far as Warner was concerned, he was just another pretty face, on his way to blowing a promising career on a bunch of artsy-fartsy "films." Even Ella Kazan's "Splendor in the Grass", his first picture, the one that put him on the map, never made any real money. Bill Orr, Warner's son-in-law, was right. He had fallen asleep at a screening. In fact, Beatty never had had a real hit. |
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This down-and-dirty romp through Hollywood in the 1970s introduces the young filmmakers--Coppola, Scorsese, Lucas, Spielberg, Altman, and Beatty--and recreates an era that transformed American culture forever. 16-page photo insert. |
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