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Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System

Contributor(s): Waxman, Sharon (Author)

ISBN: 9780060540180

Publisher: William Morrow & Company

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Pub Date: January 3, 2006

Dewey: B

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.07" H x 8.08" L x 5.32" W ( 0.84 lbs) 464 pages

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Description: "New York Times" Hollywood correspondent Sharon Waxman presents a revealing and page-turning account of the new generation of directors who are changing the face of modern filmmaking.

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Sharon Waxman is a Hollywood correspondent for the New York Times and previously was a correspondent for the Washington Post covering the entertainment industry. She lives in southern California with her family.

Review Quotes:

"Riveting tales of Hollywood hubris . . . a fun read." - Entertainment Weekly

"A lively book with gossipy and readable stories about some obsessive guys who are as much rascals as rebels." - Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A behind-the-cameras fireball of wicked insider revelations . . . Love it!" - Liz Smith, syndicated columnist

"[Waxman's] thorough reporting results in a compulsively readable chronicle of the decade's auteurs and their work." - Premiere

"Up-close, often gossipy" - The Hollywood Reporter

"Fascinatingly candid" - Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Vivid . . . fascinating . . . delightful . . . [Waxman's] background as a hard news reporter serves her well." - New York Times Book Review

"Addictively readable . . . fascinating" - Miami Herald

"[Rebels on the Backlot] makes a case for creating a new film canon of this late '90s renaissance." - Pittsburgh Tribune

"Waxman perceptively depicts the vocabulary of the new Hollywood . . . well-written . . . recommended." - Library Journal

"Hums along on detail and gossip, adding up to a template for making it in contemporary Hollywood." - men.style.com

"Admirably reported . . . Waxman unearths juicy anecdotes that'll keep film fans cackling and turning the pages." - Salon.com

"Terrific . . . wildly informative and readable about the plight of the biggest young talents in modern movies" - Buffalo News

"Enjoyably dishy." - Variety

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