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Summary: Don't bother
Review: "Hollywood Then & Now" by Rosemary Lord is a complete waste of time. The photos are very poorly shot, sometimes even out of focus! I was expecting a pictorial commentary on the changing Hollywood landscape, what I got was a very pedestrian production, with little or no attention paid to detail. It is not even a true "Then & Now" book, the concept of which I find fascinating. Some of the new photos have no relation whatsoever to the archival photos, others are shot from a vantage point that in no way mirrors the original setting. I ended up selling this book at a yard sale and was pleased to discover the work of another author, George Jezek, who publised a book called, "Hollywood Now & Then." Surprising that a product with such a similar approach could be so much more satisfying. My second purchase eclipsed the first in every way and truly captures the spirit of a "Now & Then" concept.
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Summary: Don't bother
Review: "Hollywood Then & Now" by Rosemary Lord is a complete waste of time. The photos are very poorly shot, sometimes even out of focus! I was expecting a pictorial commentary on the changing Hollywood landscape, what I got was a very pedestrian production, with little or no attention paid to detail. It is not even a true "Then & Now" book, the concept of which I find fascinating. Some of the new photos have no relation whatsoever to the archival photos, others are shot from a vantage point that in no way mirrors the original setting. I ended up selling this book at a yard sale and was pleased to discover the work of another author, George Jezek, who publised a book called, "Hollywood Now & Then." Surprising that a product with such a similar approach could be so much more satisfying. My second purchase eclipsed the first in every way and truly captures the spirit of a "Now & Then" concept.
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Summary: Check your facts Rosemary
Review: Another piece of drivel from the typewriter of Rosemary Lord. Don't let the lovely cover fool you, the interior contains nothing of value. Lord's photos are incredibly poor and badly shot. Of course there's also the unappetizing prerequisite of factual errors which are far too common throughout Lord's work. The provenance of the El Capitan Theater seems to have confused her as has the difference between Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax. This book was made for gullible tourists. If Amazon would allow to me to leave "0" stars for this book, it would still deserve a negative.
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Summary: Just the facts PLEASE!Autho
Review: Authors need to check their facts when writing a book
that contains many historical references. When mistakes
are made someone has to be held accountable for the
printing of errors. On p.55, the statement "The Sicilian-
born Valentino" immediately dismayed this reviewer about the
validity of the entire book. Rudolph Valentino WAS NOT
born in Sicily. (He was born in Castellenata, located near
the heel of Italy) Authors need to be careful. Write your books......check
your facts!!
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Summary: NO BEST SELLER LIST.....
Review: DO YOU THNIK THIS BOOK MADE THE BEST SELLERS LIST ..NO WAY..
THE BOOK I PURCHASED (HOLLYWOOD THEN AND NOW) IS JUNK
DONT WAST YOUR MONEY ..EVEN IT THERE IS A BIG DISOUNT ..
THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING.. !!!
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Summary: Hollywood Then and Now
Review: I had been so impressed with the quality and accuracy of Rosemary Lord's book LOS ANGELES THEN AND NOW that I was delighted to find her new book HOLLYWOOD THEN AND NOW. It is brilliant and fascinating. This is an impressive, informative history of Hollywood. I worked in the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry during much of this time and Lord has captured the world I remember so well. I was pleased to see this book on the L.A. Times Bestseller List in January when it first came out and have bought several copies as they make wonderful classy gifts. I look forward to her next book.
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Summary: Hollywood Then and Now
Review: I had been so impressed with the quality and accuracy of Rosemary Lord's book LOS ANGELES THEN AND NOW that I was delighted to find this new book HOLLYWOOD THEN AND NOW. It is brilliant and fascinating. This is an impressive, informative history of Hollywood. I worked in the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry during much of this time and Lord has captured the world I remember so well. I was pleased to see this book on the L.A. Times Bestseller List in January when it first came out and have bought several copies as they make great gifts. I look forward to her next book.
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Summary: Extremely Disappointed
Review: I was given this book by a friend because he knows I was raised in Hollywood and love the history of the area. The archival photographs are quite nicely reproduced, however, the current photographs are very poor. I enjoy digital photography and was in Hollywood a few weeks ago and visited the same historic scenes from this book. I quite easily found the angle of the original shots found in this book.. why this book showed those same shots but taken from different angles than the original photos is beyond me. The modern photos in this book are also very unflattering, out of focus and even amateur in appearance... not much more than snapshots. The worst thing about this book are the many obvious mistakes in locations and historic details. What a shame.
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Summary: What a treasure!
Review: This book is an absolute treasure! I bought it after I saw it on the Best Seller List. It is a fascinating history, interesting archive photos. As a historian I was impressed by her research and historical accuracy. Well done!
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