The Great Movie Stars 3

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David Sliipman's bestselling studies of movie stars through the ages malce enthralling reading. In volume III, THE INDEPENDENT YEARS, he brings us right up to date with the players who command our attention today - hoth on and off the screen - and the state of the movie industry into the nineties.
Here are big-name actors who were stars in the seventies - and who are still brealting box-office records now; also those whose lustre has faded, and others
who have been working their way steadily upwards - exceptional abilities waiting a while to be recognised, or talents who grow richer and deeper with the years. Among the stars of THE INDEPENDENT YEARS are: Alan Aida, Woody Allen, Kim Basinger, Cher, Gérard Depardieu, Jodie Foster, Bob Hoskins, Madonna, Steve Martin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Maggie Smith, Denzel Washington, Sigourney Weaver and Robin Williams.
For each artist there is a detailed career survey including the titles of all the
star's films and an analysis of critical and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

David Sliipman's bestselling studies of movie stars through the ages malce enthralling reading. In volume III, THE INDEPENDENT YEARS, he brings us right up to date with the players who command our attention today - hoth on and off the screen - and the state of the movie industry into the nineties.
Here are big-name actors who were stars in the seventies - and who are still brealting box-office records now; also those whose lustre has faded, and others
who have been working their way steadily upwards - exceptional abilities waiting a while to be recognised, or talents who grow richer and deeper with the years. Among the stars of THE INDEPENDENT YEARS are: Alan Aida, Woody Allen, Kim Basinger, Cher, Gérard Depardieu, Jodie Foster, Bob Hoskins, Madonna, Steve Martin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Maggie Smith, Denzel Washington, Sigourney Weaver and Robin Williams.
For each artist there is a detailed career survey including the titles of all the
star's films and an analysis of critical and financial success. Quotes from contemporary reviews, salary figures and contract facts are woven into the biographies, as well as details of the roles that were rejected and the films that
never got made.
'A pleasure'
EUROPEAN
'A mine of information, the book contains everything you wanted to know about your favourite film stars, and quite a bit more'
FILM REVIEW
'Awesome research'
MAIL ON SUNDAY
'An indispensable reference work, a terrific bedtime read, a goldmine of fascinating information and anecdotes'
EMPIRE
'Excellent Buy it'
THE TIMES
'Endlessly entertaining'
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