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Armchair Reader Goes Hollywood
Revel in lore, legends and colorful characters that make up the history of Hollywood
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504 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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January 28, 2018
It took me a few days to finish this book. I love to know the little secrets of Hollywood. This book is interesting and a fun read. I love to learn about the classic Hollywood stars. I recommend to anyone who loves to know about celebrities. And my favorite part of the book the Trivia and Fun Facts.
December 21, 2011
I’m a sucker for non-fiction—especially books about people I respect and admire, movies and TV shows I love, and the history behind creating some of the brightest stars on the silver screen. So when I drew the title Armchair Reader: Goes Hollywood out of my jar of book titles, I got a little too excited. I jumped into the book right away and finished it in a couple days. If you are a fan of current or classic cinema, you’ll want to check this out.
Armchair Reader: Goes Hollywood is similar to the Uncle John series, where the articles can be read at random and the book does not have to be read cover to cover. Search around for information about your favorite movies and stars and read articles that may convince you to add some movies to your Netflix queue (who would want to pass up on a movie called Frankenhooker? I mean, come on!)
Armchair Reader: Goes Hollywood is chock full of Hollywood secrets, stories, scandals, set stories, and even advice on how to get your puppy into show business. Here’s a little peek at what you’ll find in AR: Goes Hollywood:
*Hollywood was originally built as a preservationist society where modern excesses would not be tolerated.
*Marilyn Monroe studied literature at UCLA while under contract with FOX.
*The Wizard of Oz, one of the most viewed films of all time, only cost 2.8 million dollars to make.
*Blow up dolls were used to fill the stands in some scenes in Seabiscuit.
*The cast of Casablanca had no idea how the movie would end until they were shooting it, so what you see on screen is the actor’s true reaction to the script.
*Clint Eastwood’s first movement as Mayor of Carmel, California was to legalize ice cream parlors. They were previously banned because the ice cream was making the sidewalks sticky.
*Steven Spielberg applied to the university of southern California’s film school and was rejected three times.
*You know the famous HOLLYWOOD sign? Of course you do. Did you know, though, that various Hollywood stars have “adopted” the letters to keep the sign from being knocked down? Proud parents include Hugh Hefner, Gene Audry, and Alice Cooper.
*Jaws was the first ever summer blockbuster, rolling in 129 million dollars; however, the production of the movie was about as disastrous as a shark out of water…and thank goodness it was, because if everything went according to plan, the movie we know would not exist.
AR: Goes Hollywood is a great gift for any lover of current and classic cinema. Keep it handy as you work your way through your movie collection and experience your films on a whole new level.
Read more at: http://thehobbeehive.wordpress.com
Armchair Reader: Goes Hollywood is similar to the Uncle John series, where the articles can be read at random and the book does not have to be read cover to cover. Search around for information about your favorite movies and stars and read articles that may convince you to add some movies to your Netflix queue (who would want to pass up on a movie called Frankenhooker? I mean, come on!)
Armchair Reader: Goes Hollywood is chock full of Hollywood secrets, stories, scandals, set stories, and even advice on how to get your puppy into show business. Here’s a little peek at what you’ll find in AR: Goes Hollywood:
*Hollywood was originally built as a preservationist society where modern excesses would not be tolerated.
*Marilyn Monroe studied literature at UCLA while under contract with FOX.
*The Wizard of Oz, one of the most viewed films of all time, only cost 2.8 million dollars to make.
*Blow up dolls were used to fill the stands in some scenes in Seabiscuit.
*The cast of Casablanca had no idea how the movie would end until they were shooting it, so what you see on screen is the actor’s true reaction to the script.
*Clint Eastwood’s first movement as Mayor of Carmel, California was to legalize ice cream parlors. They were previously banned because the ice cream was making the sidewalks sticky.
*Steven Spielberg applied to the university of southern California’s film school and was rejected three times.
*You know the famous HOLLYWOOD sign? Of course you do. Did you know, though, that various Hollywood stars have “adopted” the letters to keep the sign from being knocked down? Proud parents include Hugh Hefner, Gene Audry, and Alice Cooper.
*Jaws was the first ever summer blockbuster, rolling in 129 million dollars; however, the production of the movie was about as disastrous as a shark out of water…and thank goodness it was, because if everything went according to plan, the movie we know would not exist.
AR: Goes Hollywood is a great gift for any lover of current and classic cinema. Keep it handy as you work your way through your movie collection and experience your films on a whole new level.
Read more at: http://thehobbeehive.wordpress.com
December 1, 2010
A fun (and gigantic) tome of short chapters on various subjects of interest from the entire history of American popular film. Designed to be picked up and read in little bits, so naturally I decided to plow through the whole thing! Some strange factual errors pop up here and there, but that's part of the fun of reading this kind of book-- if something seems odd, it's fun to look up another source and see what shakes out. Highly enjoyable and you're sure to learn some interesting little tidbit you never knew before!
January 25, 2012
This is one of those books that you most likely will not read cover to cover, but bounce around to the items that you find the most interesting. It offers a lot of trivia about the film industry, from its early beginnings (and I really mean early) to the present day (well, 2009 anyway). Most entries are no more than a page or two, making this a good book to have around when you need to kill a couple of minutes.
March 11, 2011
Very good info for all those trivia buffs out there!! loved it
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