New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen taps into important sources --- eyewitnesses to Barbra Streisand's remarkable life and career --- to paint a startling portrait of the...
In this rare work of public disclosure, filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the...
Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film
Peter Biskind
DOWN AND DIRTY PICTURES chronicles the rise of independent filmmakers and of the twin engines - the Sundance Film Festival and Miramax Films - that have powered them. Peter Biskind profiles the people...
How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Peter Biskind
When the low-budget biker movie EASY RIDER shocked Hollywood with its success in 1969, a new Hollywood era was born. This was an age when talented filmmakers such as Scorcese, Coppola, and Spielberg,...
"I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite that contrary, I began this book as an exploration, an exercise...
As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, ANTHONY KIEDIS has lived life on the razor's edge. Much has been written about him, but until now, we've only had his songs as clues to...
