Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America

Biskind, Peter

ISBN 10 : 1400115744 ISBN 13 : 9781400115747

Editeur : Tantor Media, Inc, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this compulsively readable and constantly surprising book, Peter Biskind, the author of the film classics Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Down and Dirty Pictures, writes the most intimate, revealing, and balanced biography ever of Hollywood legend Warren Beatty.

Famously a playboy—he has been linked to costars Natalie Wood, Julie Christie, Diane Keaton, and Madonna, among others—Beatty has also been one of the most ambitious and successful stars in Hollywood. Several Beatty films have passed the test of time, from Bonnie and Clyde to Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait, Reds (for which he won the best director Oscar), Bugsy, and Bulworth. Few filmgoers realize that along with Orson Welles, Beatty is the only person ever nominated for four Academy Awards for a single film—and unlike Welles, Beatty did it twice, with Heaven Can Wait and Reds.

Biskind shows how Beatty used star power, commercial success, savvy, and charm to bend Hollywood moguls to his will, establishing an unprecedented level of independence while still working within the studio system. Arguably one of the most successful and creative figures in Hollywood over the last few decades, Beatty exercised unique control over his films, often hiring screenwriters out of his own pocket (and frequently collaborating with them), producing, directing, and acting, becoming an auteur before anyone in Hollywood knew what the word meant. In this fascinating biography, the ultimate Hollywood Star comes to life—complete with excesses and achievements—as never before.

Quatrième de couverture :

'Biskind manages to capture the essence of the man with just the right combination of scholarship and salaciousness' Sunday Telegraph
Famously a playboy, Beatty has also been one of the most successful stars in Hollywood. Several Beatty films have passed the test of time, from Bonnie and Clyde, to Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait, Reds (for which he won the best director Oscar), Bugsy and Bulworth. Few filmgoers realise that along with Orson Welles, Beatty is the only person ever nominated for four Academy Awards for a single film.
Biskind shows how Beatty used star power, commercial success, savvy, and charm both to bend Hollywood moguls to his will, and to cement his status as Hollywood's leading man in the bedroom. Beatty's private life has been the subject of gossip for decades, and Star confirms his affairs with Joan Collins, Natalie Wood, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Michelle Phillips, Diane Keaton, and Madonna, among many others.
Arguably one of the most successful and creative figures in Hollywood during the second half of the twentieth century, Warren Beatty comes to life as never before.
'Totally entertaining' LA Times 'Impeccable and rollicking' Observer
'Magnificent' GQ 'Extremely readable' Glasgow Herald
'[A] stunning piece of truth-telling, every page full of nuggets' Observer
'Deftly balances juicy, horse's mouth gossip with intelligent cinematic context' Metro
'Thorough and probably definitive. Beatty sits at its centre, a living, beating ego' Financial Times

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Tantor Media, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1400115744
• ISBN 13: 9781400115747
• Reliure: CD