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Rebels on the Backlot
Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System
Sharon Waxman4
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"Admirably reported . . . Waxman unearths juicy anecdotes that'll keep film fans cackling and turning the pages." - Salon.com
"Riveting tales of Hollywood hubris . . . a fun read." - Entertainment Weekly
"Vivid . . . fascinating . . . delightful . . . [Waxman's] background as a hard news reporter serves her well." - New York 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
"Enjoyably dishy." - Variety
"Addictively readable . . . fascinating" - Miami Herald
"A lively book with gossipy and readable stories about some obsessive guys who are as much rascals as rebels." - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Terrific . . . wildly informative and readable about the plight of the biggest young talents in modern movies" - Buffalo News
"[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
"Up-close, often gossipy" - The Hollywood Reporter
"Fascinatingly candid" - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Riveting tales of Hollywood hubris . . . a fun read." - Entertainment Weekly
"Vivid . . . fascinating . . . delightful . . . [Waxman's] background as a hard news reporter serves her well." - New York 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
"Enjoyably dishy." - Variety
"Addictively readable . . . fascinating" - Miami Herald
"A lively book with gossipy and readable stories about some obsessive guys who are as much rascals as rebels." - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Terrific . . . wildly informative and readable about the plight of the biggest young talents in modern movies" - Buffalo News
"[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
"Up-close, often gossipy" - The Hollywood Reporter
"Fascinatingly candid" - Minneapolis Star Tribune