ISBN: 9780349111476

BENEATH MULHOLLAND is a stunning collection of essays on Hollywood films - their stars and the illusions they create. David Thomson explores a sort of twilight zone where film actors and … Mehr…

BENEATH MULHOLLAND is a stunning collection of essays on Hollywood films - their stars and the illusions they create. David Thomson explores a sort of twilight zone where film actors and the characters they play become part of our reality - as living beings and as ghosts, residing on or buried beneath Mulholland Drive, or wandering among us. He writes about James Stewart in VERTIGO, Jack Nicholson in CHINATOWN, Cary Grant, Greta Garbo. He imagines what Tony Manero, as played by John Travolta in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, might have become in real life; what James Dean's career might have been like had he survived. He examines Hollywood's preoccupation with love, sex, death, money and glory. BENEATH MULHOLLAND immeasurably enlarges and enriches our already undying memories of, and pleasure in, the Hollywood movie.; Music, Stage & Screen, Abacus<

ISBN: 0349111472

This collection of essays on Hollywood films explores a sort of twilight zone in which film actors and the characters they play become part of our reality - as living beings and as ghosts… Mehr…

This collection of essays on Hollywood films explores a sort of twilight zone in which film actors and the characters they play become part of our reality - as living beings and as ghosts, residing on or buried beneath Mulholland Drive, and wandering among us. Thomson writes about James Stewart in "Vertigo", Jack Nicholson in "Chinatown", Cary Grant, and Greta Garbo. He imagines what Tony Manero, as played by John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever", might have become in real life, and what James Dean's career might have been like had he survived. And he examines Hollywood's preoccupation with love, sex, death, money and glory. americas,arts music and photography,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,history,history and criticism,humor and entertainment,industry Movies, Abacus<

1999, ISBN: 0349111472

[EAN: 9780349111476], Used, good, [SC: 3.0], [PU: Abacus], Performing Arts|Film|General, Good condition paperback no DJ. 300 pages good and clean with clear text. 'In this superbly eclect… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780349111476], Used, good, [SC: 3.0], [PU: Abacus], Performing Arts|Film|General, Good condition paperback no DJ. 300 pages good and clean with clear text. 'In this superbly eclectic collection of essays, from incisive critiques of James Stewart in Vertigo and Jack Nicholson in Chinatown, inspired takes on James Dean at 50 and Tony Manero's life beyond Saturday Night Fever, to Hollywood's preoccupaton with money, sex, death and glory. Black and white plates in the centre of the book Size: 12mo - over 5¾" - 8¾" Tall, Books<