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Leftcoastzen

Hollywood musicals | Ted Sennett

#CoverStories #EveningGown A little Fred and Ginger for Oscar day/Night !

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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dabbe

We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Legend and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Film | Noah Isenberg

#ThreeListThursday #tlt

I got so excited reading everyone else's posts that I forgot to post mine! I chose my three favorites. In fact, they're in my top 10 of all time!
In no particular order:
1. CASABLANCA: “Louis, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.“
2. GONE WITH THE WIND: “After all, tomorrow is another day.“
3. REBECCA: “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.“

Thanks to all who played! 🍿❣️📽️

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳🎬💝💝💝. 2d

shortsarahrose I got to see Gone with the Wind at a historic theater just like it would‘ve been seen originally and it was one of the coolest experiences. 1d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩶💚🩶 24h

dabbe @shortsarahrose I bet that was absolutely stunning! 🤩 24h

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Mattsbookaday

Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears | Michael Schulman

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Oscar Wars, by Michael Schulman (2023)

Premise: A history of the Academy Awards told through the stories of several pivotal moments across the decades.

Review: This is a fascinating and generally successful piece of nonfiction. My only struggle with it is the decision to tell the story of the Oscars through long, in-depth vignettes, rather than through a traditional survey. (Cont.)

Mattsbookaday The format has the advantage of really zooming in to specific moments in time, but its disadvantage is that it left me still feeling pretty murky about those parts of the history that were not the focus of any of the chapters. But if you‘re at all interested in cinema or pop culture in general, this is an excellent read.

Bookish Pair: n/a

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

🤓 Nonfiction

🎬 Pop Culture

Medium: Text and Audio 2d

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ShananigansReads

The Blackwoods | Brandy Colbert

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#ShananigansReads25

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Centique

Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland | Gerald Clarke

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Randomly reading this biography from 2000 with one of my favourite bookmarks and then i realised … OH! Well played bookmark gods.

I‘m interested in this period in Hollywood and the studio machinations behind the scenes - and man, Judy Garland was treated so badly. Her mother had her on amphetamines at the age of 10 😱😱 So I really enjoyed this - but it does have its flaws. ⬇️

Centique Clarke muses on Judys motivations and psychology and i think assumes too much at times. Also some of the stereotyping of women at the time is accepted at face value. He decries the fact that Judy‘s self esteem was damaged because her looks were so scrutinised but at the same time he seems to represent certain other actresses as little more than sex symbols. Its still an excellent read if youre interested in Judy Garland. 1mo

EKonrad I‘ll read any books about her. Always interesting to see different biographers takes on her life. Such a fascinating woman! 1mo

Centique @EKonrad agreed! An amazing woman 😍 1mo

Cathythoughts Bookmark gods 😊 love it. 1mo

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JenlovesJT47

Damn Glad to Meet You | Tim Matheson

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I‘ve been a fan of Tim Matheson since seeing him in a made for TV movie in the 90s. He has had a fascinating life & career & has been in so many movies & shows, including Leave It To Beaver, Bonanza, The West Wing, etc. And my forever favorite role of his is when he played Lucy‘s stepson on the hilarious movie Yours, Mine & Ours. He narrates the audiobook & does a great job. Highly recommended. 5⭐️

#audiobook
#biography
#memoir
#Hollywood

Butterfinger I never realized his career went that far back. 1mo

JenlovesJT47 @Butterfinger me neither! Was very surprised to hear about him being on Leave It To Beaver. 1mo

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MemoirsForMe

Shirley Temple: American Princess | Anne Edwards

Been going through my beloved Mom‘s book collection today and found quite a few memoirs and biographies. I have a feeling many of these will wind up on my TBR list. 🤩📚

Leftcoastzen I read the Grace Kelly one! 1mo

AmyG I read Grace Kelly and Jane Fonda. And oh, did I love Shirley Temple movies when I was a little kid. 1mo

TheBookHippie I think I read the top row! 1mo

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MemoirsForMe @Leftcoastzen That‘s the one I really want to read! 1mo

MemoirsForMe @AmyG I read Jane Fonda as well. Love her! And Shirley Temple! 1mo

MemoirsForMe @TheBookHippie Are you a Reege fan too? 1mo

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everlocalwest

Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A. | Lili Anolik

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Eve Babitz was a whole vibe and you can feel the way Anolik is drawn to her (first through Eve's writing but ultimately in a desperation to tell Eve's story). There's sex and celebrity here, sure, but there's also a great deal about how we make and live our art.

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mobill76

Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland | Gerald Clarke

I'm not really interested in Hollywood behind-the-scenes stuff but Judy Garland was in two of my favorite movies so I picked it up. It was disgusting how the movie industry treated people. I suppose it was us fans that drove it though. There's money to be made by exhibiting Judy Garland; mental health be damned. Judy grew up on stage, never had a normal life, and was never quite sane. I think she just wanted to go home but that balloon had sailed.

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