Rebels on the Backlot : Six maverick directors and how they conquered the Hollywood studio system
Author(s): Sharon Waxman
The 1990s saw a shock wave of dynamic new directing talent that took the Hollywood studio system by storm. At the forefront of that movement were six innovative and daring directors whose films pushed the boundaries of moviemaking and announced to the world that something exciting was happening in Hollywood. Sharon Waxman of the "New York Times spent the decade covering these young filmmakers, and in "Rebels on the Backlot she weaves together the lives and careers of Quentin Tarantino, "Pulp Fiction; Steven Soderbergh, "Traffic; David Fincher, "Fight Club; Paul Thomas Anderson, "Boogie Nights; David O. Russell, "Three Kings; and Spike Jonze, "Being John Malkovich. First published 2005; this edition with PS section 2006.
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"A behind-the-cameras fireball of wicked insider revelations . . . Love it!" -- Liz Smith, syndicated columnist
Sharon Waxman is the new Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Previously, she covered Hollywood and the film industry to the Washington Post for seven years, for which she won numerous awards and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has also appeared in Reuters, The Chicago Tribune, Premiere, and many others.
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers
- : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- : 0.381
- : 02 March 2006
- : 205mm X 130mm X 27mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sharon Waxman
- : Paperback
- : 2006
- : English
- : 791.430233092273
- : 448
- : illustrations
