The Bad and the Beautiful: Hollywood in the Fifties

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Summary: The Bad and the Beautiful - Hollywood in the Fifties
Review: This may be one of the worst books on Hollywood I ever read. Nothing new or original and loaded with errors. Superficial.
There is little new research, and most of the quotes are taken from other books or from other authors. Save your money.

Rating:
Summary: The Bad and the Beautiful - Hollywood in the Fifties
Review: This may be one of the worst books on Hollywood I ever read. Nothing new or original and loaded with errors. Superficial.
There is little new research, and most of the quotes are taken from other books or from other authors. Save your money.

Rating:
Summary: high on anecdote, low on context
Review: What did the lives of the Hollywood glitterati mean to American culture during the 1950's? We don't find out. Lots of anecdotes, most quite familiar, but little sense of historical context. The text is well written and goes down well, but when the book is over we are left with no greater understanding of the 1950's or the movie industry, wondering, what was the point.

Rating:
Summary: high on anecdote, low on context
Review: What did the lives of the Hollywood glitterati mean to American culture during the 1950's? We don't find out. Lots of anecdotes, most quite familiar, but little sense of historical context. The text is well written and goes down well, but when the book is over we are left with no greater understanding of the 1950's or the movie industry, wondering, what was the point.