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Vanity Fair's Tales Of Hollywood: Rebels, Reds, And Graduates And The Wild Stories Behind TheMaking Of 13 Iconic Films (2008)

by Graydon Carter(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0143114719 (ISBN13: 9780143114710)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Penguin Books

review 1: There are MANY interesting nuggets packed into this collection of essays.For example, you might assume Bette Davis would the toughest one to work with on All About Eve, but you'd be wrong. (Another actress was pretty much universally disliked on the set, but I'll let you discover who it was.) Also, I had no idea that Saturday Night Fever was based on a magazine article about 70s discos. I have yet to see the train wreck that was Myra Breckinridge in its entirety, but I will after reading what went on before and during the making of that cinematic bomb.A must-read for movie buffs.
review 2: This compilation of articles written for Vanity Fair magazine tells the stories behind 13 iconic films, from "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942) to "Reds" (1980). The stories... more on how these films came together will intrigue you, as well as how stars and directors got along (or not). The tales cover triumphs like "All About Eve" (1950) and disasters like "Myra Breckenridge" (1970), and sleepers like "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957). This is a must read for film buffs. less

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