Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood: Rebels, Reds, and Graduates and the Wild Stories Behind the Making of 13 Iconic Films
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Book Overview
The stories behind the stories of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies The magazine world 's monthly arbiter of culture, personality, and world affairs, Vanity Fair has always offered the definitive insider's look at Hollywood power and glamour since its relaunch twenty-five years ago. Now, for the first time ever, Vanity Fair presents a one-of-a-kind collection featuring thirteen behind-the- scenes stories on some of cinema's most iconic films-including pictures as varied as All About Eve, Cleopatra, Sweet Smell of Success, Rebel Without a Cause , and Saturday Night Fever . For pop-culture fanatics and movie buffs alike, Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood is an irresistible glimpse at how classic films-and box office bombs-are made.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0143114719
ISBN13:9780143114710
Release Date:December 2008
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Yes and Yes!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Exactly what we were looking for. Great book. Facts, no BS. The real Mccoy. A prime rib.
well worth the price of admission
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book is excellent and maybe one of the best historical representations of the hollywood filmmaking process. The essays are informative and sometimes shocking in their revelations .
Vanity Fair's Tales of H'wood
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I enjoy reading this book a lot. I grew up during the time when many of these films were made ("Rebel Without A Cause", my favorite), so it's all very familiar and interesting to me. I rec'd the book on a very fast turnaround. All very good. Thank you!~
A great tale of movie backgrounds
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a riveting and absorbing look at the backstory of and circumstances surrounding a wide array of films, from marred classics such as "Magnificent Ambersons" to legendary flops like "Cleopatra" to triumphs like "The Graduate." This book is recommended for movie buffs.
On Masterpieces and Disasterpieces
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is a perfect book to read if you love movies, and it's too cold out to go to one! Culled from Vanity Fair's vast output of movie exposes, this compilation, from different staff writers, focuses on 13 titles. Classics like Rebel Without a Cause, All About Eve, Reds, and Midnight Cowboy are included, along with such legendary disasters like Cleopatra and Myra Breckenridge. The behind-the-scenes trivia is fun and the stories are generally well written with amusing observations from the (surviving) cast and crew of each film. Among those things I learned: Burt Lancaster was hardly a Prince among men, and Debbie Reynolds was among those considered for the heroine in "Rebel." The chapter on "Eve" subsequently became an entire book from that writer. Includes a foreword from present-day editor Graydon Carter.
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