Articoli correlati a Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club, and Waterworld. He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition, artistic hauteur, and bad business sense on the parts of Tinsel Town wheeler-dealers and superstars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, and Francis Ford Coppola, conspired to engender some of the worst films ever.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
L'autore:
JAMES ROBERT PARISH (jamesrobertparish.com) is a former entertainment reporter and publicist and the author of numerous books on Hollywood, including The Hollywood Book of Breakups and It's Good to Be the King.
Dalla quarta di copertina:
"Not only instructive, but intensely pleasurable."
?Wall Street Journal
?Wall Street Journal
"A gleefully readable, well-researched study of hubris in Hollywood."
?Publishers Weekly
"A smart, well-researched account of Hollywood's 'iconic flops.' "
?Peter Bart, Variety
"Writing with informative dispassion, Parish avoids the easy temptation to turn his book into bitchy gossip. He even has you cheering for those who narrowly elude impending doom."
?Washington Post Book World
In Fiasco, longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian James Robert Parish goes behind the scenes to tell the intriguing stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, including Cleopatra, Popeye, The Cotton Club, Shanghai Surprise, Last Action Hero, and Waterworld.
He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition, artistic hauteur, and bad business sense on the parts of Tinsel Town wheeler-dealers and superstars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Madonna, and Warren Beatty conspired to engender some of the worst films ever.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
- EditoreWiley
- Data di pubblicazione2007
- ISBN 10 0470098295
- ISBN 13 9780470098295
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine370
- Valutazione libreria
Compra nuovo
Scopri di più su questo articolo
EUR 13,71
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 2,46
In U.S.A.
I migliori risultati di ricerca su AbeBooks
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Fiasco : A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Editore:
Trade Paper Press
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0470098295
ISBN 13: 9780470098295
Nuovo
Brossura
Quantità: 5
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo 4373411-n
Compra nuovo
EUR 13,71
Convertire valuta
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops (Paperback or Softback)
Editore:
Wiley (TP) 2/1/2007
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0470098295
ISBN 13: 9780470098295
Nuovo
Paperback or Softback
Quantità: 5
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops 1.05. Book. Codice articolo BBS-9780470098295
Compra nuovo
EUR 16,26
Convertire valuta
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops by Parish, James Robert [Paperback ]
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Soft Cover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo 9780470098295
Compra nuovo
EUR 16,49
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Editore:
Trade Paper Press
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0470098295
ISBN 13: 9780470098295
Nuovo
Brossura
Quantità: > 20
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo I-9780470098295
Compra nuovo
EUR 19,22
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Editore:
Trade Paper Press
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0470098295
ISBN 13: 9780470098295
Nuovo
Brossura
Quantità: > 20
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo ABLIING23Feb2215580218836
Compra nuovo
EUR 15,53
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Print on Demand
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Brand New! This item is printed on demand. Codice articolo 0470098295
Compra nuovo
EUR 19,82
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywoods Iconic Flops
Editore:
Trade Paper Press
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0470098295
ISBN 13: 9780470098295
Nuovo
Brossura
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. . Codice articolo 52GZZZ00VJG2_ns
Compra nuovo
EUR 20,02
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Editore:
Trade Paper Press
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0470098295
ISBN 13: 9780470098295
Nuovo
Brossura
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.8. Codice articolo bk0470098295xvz189zvxnew
Compra nuovo
EUR 22,55
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: new. A Hollywood insider answers once and for all the eternal question How in the world did that picture ever get madeOne thing we movie lovers enjoy almost as much as fireworks on the silver screen is watching a movie go up in flames And while each season brings its fresh batch of stinkers it takes years and a rare confluence of forces to give birth to an Iconic Flop like Showgirls While movies such as Gigli are just plain dumb a bunkerbuster like Battlefield Earth can be absolutely dumbfounding in its bigbudget awfulnessIn Fiasco longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian James Robert Parish goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of fifteen of the most spectacular megaflops of the past fifty years No mere financial disappointments these each of the artistic and financial failures covered was of a magnitude to bankrupt studios demolish reputations and in some cases totally reconfigure the Hollywood power structureWith verve and no small measure of edgy wit Parish dishes up the gossip the grosses and the egregious battles connected with these disasters He recounts in every gory detail how enormous hubris unbridled ambition artistic hauteur and bad business sense on the parts of Tinsel Town wheelerdealers and superstars such as Elizabeth Taylor Sam Spiegel Robert Altman Clint Eastwood Robert Evans Francis Ford Coppola Madonna Kevin Costner and Warren Beatty conspired to engender some of the worst films ever And he vividly recreates the behindthescenes melodramas connected with the making of Cleopatra Paint Your Wagon Popeye The Cotton Club Shanghai Surprise Ishtar Waterworld Town Country and other unforgettable Hollywood megaflops of the past fifty yearsFiasco is a knowitall backstory of infamous film flops wittily reminding us how often and in so many ways Hollywood can screw up the best laid plans Patrick McGilligan author of Alfred Hitchcock A Life in Darkness and Light. Codice articolo DADAX0470098295
Compra nuovo
EUR 22,57
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Editore:
John Wiley & Sons
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0470098295
ISBN 13: 9780470098295
Nuovo
Brossura
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo 26357046
Compra nuovo
EUR 22,43
Convertire valuta