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A Rebel Biography About A Defiant Rebel
Dennis Hopper: The Skinny Kid FromDodge City Book Review by “Five” Author Tom Folsom has written what the publishing world has waited decades for: a book about the skinny kid from Dodge City, Kansas, who ventured to Hollywood and forged … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Celebrities, General, Hollywood People
Tagged Celebrity, Dennis Hopper, film, Hollywood, Movie Star
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Why is “The Searchers” Such an Enduring Western?
Glenn Frankel’s New Book Explores the Historical True Story, The Novel and John Ford’s Great Film. Author Glenn Frankel was at Book Soup in Hollywood to discuss his new book on “The Searchers.” Signed copies of the book are still … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events
Tagged Book Soup, Captivity Narrative, film, Glenn Frankel, Hollywood, John Ford, John Wayne, movies, The Searchers
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“The Searchers” – New Book Slammed By L.A. Times
L.A. Times critic shocked that “The Searchers” author Glenn Frankel said back in 2008 that it was his favorite movie. What Up Hollywood says: Well Duh! Why would the author, or anyone, spend years writing a book about a film … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Celebrities, Events
Tagged Alan LeMay, film, Glenn Frankel, Hollywood, James Parker, John Ford, John Wayne, L.A. Times, The Searchers
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Pitching A Script at 90 mph in One Minute
Meet Marlow. He’ll Show You How To Sell Your Script. And He Wears The Coolest Hat In Hollywood John Robert Marlow was at Book Soup last week, not only to show the crowd of writers and screenwriters the secrets of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Hollywood People, Video
Tagged Book Soup, Hollywood, John Rober Marlow, Screenplay, Sell Your Script, video
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$50 Billion Info Yield
New Flick Script Rx Fix? “Make Your Story A Movie” BOOK REVIEW by “Five” As long as Hollywood keeps making movies, people will continue to watch them. Or perhaps it’s the other way around: As long as people continue to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Celebrities, Hollywood People
Tagged Adapting Book, Directors, film, Hollywood, Hollywood Producers, Screenwriting
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Author John Robert Marlow
Who Is He and Should We Take His Advice? JOHN ROBERT MARLOW is a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and editor. His latest articles—Rewriting: Three Deadly Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them, and an interview with Jay Simpson (who recently sold his … Continue reading
Posted in Books, General
Tagged Book Soup, Film Industry, Hollywood, John Robert Marlow, movies, Screen Writing, Terry Rossio, Writier
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Poet Dana Goodyear at Skylight Books in Hollywood
It was a chilly evening in Hollywood, but when Dana Goodyear came into Skylight Bookshop last week to read from her new book of poems, she brought with her a warmth and that charming smile that cast a glow over … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Video
Tagged Christopher Isherwood, Dana Goodyear, Hollywood, New Yorker, poetry, Skylight Books
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Tarzan is 100
The World’s Most Famous Fictional Resident of Africa Turned 100 in 2012 Author Scott Tracy Griffin Swings Through The Hollywood Jungle and Drops In To Larry Edmunds Bookshop To Tell Fans About His New Book Tarzan is 100 years old, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Celebrities, Events
Tagged books, centennial, Edgar Rice Burroughs, film, Hollywood, Jungle Man, Larry Edmunds Bookshop, Scott Tracy Griffin, Tarzan
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Ryan Holiday Manipulates the Hollywood Media
Blog and PR Flack Ryan Holiday in Hollywood at Book Soup Self-proclaimed media manipulator Ryan Holiday came to Hollywood Wednesday, August 15, 2012 to lead a lively discussion on the media, blogging, and the state of the internet at the … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, bloggers, blogs, Edward Bernays, fake email, Hollywood, manipulation, media, negative publicity, news creation, public relations
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The Last Supper In Hollywood
Before They Were Murdered By The Manson Family, The Hollywood Celebs Dined and Partied at El Coyote 43 Years Ago by Skylaire Alfvegren El Coyote is Movieland’s idea of a Mexican restaurant: The lighting is garish, the margaritas stiff. Waitresses … Continue reading