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charles-redner's picture
Apr.17.2013
The current issue features Hollywood-themed poetry and essays by our esteemed cast of new and established authors, including "Dances With Wolves" author Michael Blake, extraordinary poet Martin Espada, screenwriters Adam Rodman and David Milton, and a special lyrics package from Stevie Salas and,...
stephen-stark's picture
Dec.13.2012
"It" girl Ellen Gregory has it all: a brilliant career in stand-up comedy, a smash-hit sitcom, the obligatory celebrity mansion in L.A., and the publicists, manager, and studio executives that come with it. She is, simply, America's Favorite Girl Next Door. But after a violent encounter with a...
hope-edelman's picture
Sep.17.2012
In this remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and accomplished actor/filmmaker Emilio Estevez recount their lives as father and son. In alternating chapters—and in voices that are as eloquent as they are different—they tell stories spanning more than fifty years of family history,...
michael-uslan's picture
Jul.09.2012
Is any superhero cooler than Batman? He's a crime-fighting vigilante with a tragic past, a lawless attitude, and a seemingly endless supply of high-tech gadgetry. In this fully illustrated memoir, author Michael Uslan recalls his journey from early childhood fandom through to the decades he...
douglas-kennedy's picture
Apr.23.2012
From the New York Times bestselling author of Leaving the World comes the brilliant, breathtaking story about a Hollywood screenwriter whose “overnight success” brings about his biggest downfall. Like all screenwriters in Tinsel Town, David Armitage wants to be rich and famous. Finally, after...
susan-orlean's picture
Sep.25.2011
He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving story of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. From the moment in 1918 when Corporal Lee Duncan discovers Rin Tin Tin on a World War I battlefield, he recognizes...
manny-pacheco's picture
Aug.13.2011
FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD FORGOTTEN HISTORY tells America's story from folks during Hollywood's Golden Age including Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone, Hattie McDaniel, Van Heflin, and Walter Brennan. Winner of 5 major National awards, the paperback can be found in the prestigious libraries of the Academy of...
derek-rydall's picture
May.23.2011
One of the best kept secrets in Hollywood is the use of consultants to fine-tune scripts. Whether you are a screenwriter or not, if you have a second sense or insightful knowledge that can improve film storytelling, you may have just found a new way to make over $100,000 a year.
kevin-mcshane's picture
Dec.29.2010
Imagine a Hollywood run not by movie studios, but by comic book publishers.  Here, Homer Simpson is a bigger star than Tom Cruise, and everyone is trying to get published.  Into this world steps Toupydoops, kindergarten teacher and aspiring comic book actor.   Join Toupy, along with this best...