Author: Richard E. Grant
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1468302361
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The star of the cult classic Withnail and I offers “a refreshing combination of comedy, confession, and coruscation” in this memoir of the movie business (Kirkus Reviews). Richard E. Grant’s acting career has included memorable roles in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed films, including Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula. But he attributes his success to his first film role, starring as a flamboyantly pathetic Shakespearean in the underground hit Withnail and I. As Grant explains, “I had no notion that, almost without exception, every film offered since would be the result of playing an alcoholic out-of-work actor.” In With Nails, Grant shares his long, maddening, and immensely rewarding journey through the world of film. From the hell of making Hudson Hawk to befriending Steve Martin on the set of L.A. Story; and from eating spaghetti with the Coppolas, to window-shopping with Sharon Stone, and working with and learning from the best actors and directors in the business, Grant’s unvarnished memoir “is a biting and wonderfully funny look at the movie business by an actor who is as clear-eyed and observant about himself as he is about the craziness surrounding him” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
With Nails
Author: Richard E. Grant
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1468302361
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The star of the cult classic Withnail and I offers “a refreshing combination of comedy, confession, and coruscation” in this memoir of the movie business (Kirkus Reviews). Richard E. Grant’s acting career has included memorable roles in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed films, including Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula. But he attributes his success to his first film role, starring as a flamboyantly pathetic Shakespearean in the underground hit Withnail and I. As Grant explains, “I had no notion that, almost without exception, every film offered since would be the result of playing an alcoholic out-of-work actor.” In With Nails, Grant shares his long, maddening, and immensely rewarding journey through the world of film. From the hell of making Hudson Hawk to befriending Steve Martin on the set of L.A. Story; and from eating spaghetti with the Coppolas, to window-shopping with Sharon Stone, and working with and learning from the best actors and directors in the business, Grant’s unvarnished memoir “is a biting and wonderfully funny look at the movie business by an actor who is as clear-eyed and observant about himself as he is about the craziness surrounding him” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1468302361
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The star of the cult classic Withnail and I offers “a refreshing combination of comedy, confession, and coruscation” in this memoir of the movie business (Kirkus Reviews). Richard E. Grant’s acting career has included memorable roles in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed films, including Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula. But he attributes his success to his first film role, starring as a flamboyantly pathetic Shakespearean in the underground hit Withnail and I. As Grant explains, “I had no notion that, almost without exception, every film offered since would be the result of playing an alcoholic out-of-work actor.” In With Nails, Grant shares his long, maddening, and immensely rewarding journey through the world of film. From the hell of making Hudson Hawk to befriending Steve Martin on the set of L.A. Story; and from eating spaghetti with the Coppolas, to window-shopping with Sharon Stone, and working with and learning from the best actors and directors in the business, Grant’s unvarnished memoir “is a biting and wonderfully funny look at the movie business by an actor who is as clear-eyed and observant about himself as he is about the craziness surrounding him” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Vivian and I
Author: Colin Bacon
Publisher: Quartet Books (UK)
ISBN: 9780704371941
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This remarkable memoir of the legendary Vivian Mackerrell, on whom the character Withnail in Bruce Robinson's iconic film was largely based, is also an attempt to capture the essence of growing up as part of the 'Baby Boom' generation.
Publisher: Quartet Books (UK)
ISBN: 9780704371941
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This remarkable memoir of the legendary Vivian Mackerrell, on whom the character Withnail in Bruce Robinson's iconic film was largely based, is also an attempt to capture the essence of growing up as part of the 'Baby Boom' generation.
They All Love Jack
Author: Bruce Robinson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062296396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1037
Book Description
For over a hundred years, the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been a source of unparalleled fascination and horror, spawning an army of obsessive theorists and endless volumes purporting to finally reveal the identity of the brutal murderer who terrorized Victorian England. But what if there was never really any mystery at all? What if the Ripper was always hiding in plain sight, deliberately leaving a trail of clues to his identity for anyone who cared to look, while cynically mocking those who were supposedly attempting to bring him to justice? In They All Love Jack, the award-winning film director and screenwriter Bruce Robinson exposes the cover-up that enabled one of history's most notorious serial killers to remain at large. More than twelve years in the writing, this is no mere radical reinterpretation of the Jack the Ripper legend and an enthralling hunt for the killer. A literary high-wire act reminiscent of Tom Wolfe or Hunter S. Thompson, it is an expressionistic journey through the cesspools of late-Victorian society, a phantasmagoria of highly placed villains, hypocrites, and institutionalized corruption. Polemic forensic investigation and panoramic portrait of an age, underpinned by deep scholarship and delivered in Robinson's inimitably vivid and scabrous prose, They All Love Jack is an absolutely riveting and unique book, demolishing the theories of generations of self-appointed experts—the so-called Ripperologists—to make clear, at last, who really did it; and, more important, how he managed to get away with it for so long.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062296396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1037
Book Description
For over a hundred years, the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been a source of unparalleled fascination and horror, spawning an army of obsessive theorists and endless volumes purporting to finally reveal the identity of the brutal murderer who terrorized Victorian England. But what if there was never really any mystery at all? What if the Ripper was always hiding in plain sight, deliberately leaving a trail of clues to his identity for anyone who cared to look, while cynically mocking those who were supposedly attempting to bring him to justice? In They All Love Jack, the award-winning film director and screenwriter Bruce Robinson exposes the cover-up that enabled one of history's most notorious serial killers to remain at large. More than twelve years in the writing, this is no mere radical reinterpretation of the Jack the Ripper legend and an enthralling hunt for the killer. A literary high-wire act reminiscent of Tom Wolfe or Hunter S. Thompson, it is an expressionistic journey through the cesspools of late-Victorian society, a phantasmagoria of highly placed villains, hypocrites, and institutionalized corruption. Polemic forensic investigation and panoramic portrait of an age, underpinned by deep scholarship and delivered in Robinson's inimitably vivid and scabrous prose, They All Love Jack is an absolutely riveting and unique book, demolishing the theories of generations of self-appointed experts—the so-called Ripperologists—to make clear, at last, who really did it; and, more important, how he managed to get away with it for so long.
Withnail and Us
Author: Justin Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780755697786
Category : Cult films
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduction -- The Rocky horror picture show (1975) -- Performance (1970); Case study 1: Get Carter -- A clockwork orange (1971) -- The wicker man (1973); Case study 2: Monty Python and the holy grail (1975) -- Tommy (1975) -- The man who fell to earth (1976); Case study 3: Quadrophenia (1979) -- Withnail & I (1986); Case study 3: Trainspotting (1996) -- Conclusion.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780755697786
Category : Cult films
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduction -- The Rocky horror picture show (1975) -- Performance (1970); Case study 1: Get Carter -- A clockwork orange (1971) -- The wicker man (1973); Case study 2: Monty Python and the holy grail (1975) -- Tommy (1975) -- The man who fell to earth (1976); Case study 3: Quadrophenia (1979) -- Withnail & I (1986); Case study 3: Trainspotting (1996) -- Conclusion.
Spirit of Talk Talk
Author: James Marsh
Publisher: Rocket 88
ISBN: 9781910978344
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A richly illustrated, beautifully designed and now updated and extended book celebrating the music and art of the legendary Talk Talk. This edition includes interviews with Paul Webb and Lee Harris as well as the full transcript of Mark Hollis's final interview about the band.
Publisher: Rocket 88
ISBN: 9781910978344
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A richly illustrated, beautifully designed and now updated and extended book celebrating the music and art of the legendary Talk Talk. This edition includes interviews with Paul Webb and Lee Harris as well as the full transcript of Mark Hollis's final interview about the band.
Nail Art Nails Design Ideas Sketch Book with Nail Template Pages
Author: Self Success Self Success Press
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781673257830
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
This Nail Art Nails Design book is ideal for helping plan your perfect Nail Art Designs. This is a book of BLANK CHARTS to use for sketching & planning out Nail Art design ideas. Use the template pages in this book to design every detail of your Nail Art Nails Designs. Space for Color Names and Notes. Additional Dot Grid pages also allow you to create extra sketches, paste in images, keep further notes, and brainstorm additional elements of your Nail Design style. Makes a perfect keepsake to record and remember all your favorite Nail Art Styles. Features: Oval Nails Pages Stiletto Nails Pages Square Nails Pages Space to Record Color Palette Colors and Brands Dot Grid Pages Special Keepsake Reliable standards Book industry perfect binding (the same standard binding as the books in your local library). Tough Matte Full-color SOFT cover. Crisp white paper, with quality that minimizes ink bleed-through. The book is great for either pen or pencil users.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781673257830
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
This Nail Art Nails Design book is ideal for helping plan your perfect Nail Art Designs. This is a book of BLANK CHARTS to use for sketching & planning out Nail Art design ideas. Use the template pages in this book to design every detail of your Nail Art Nails Designs. Space for Color Names and Notes. Additional Dot Grid pages also allow you to create extra sketches, paste in images, keep further notes, and brainstorm additional elements of your Nail Design style. Makes a perfect keepsake to record and remember all your favorite Nail Art Styles. Features: Oval Nails Pages Stiletto Nails Pages Square Nails Pages Space to Record Color Palette Colors and Brands Dot Grid Pages Special Keepsake Reliable standards Book industry perfect binding (the same standard binding as the books in your local library). Tough Matte Full-color SOFT cover. Crisp white paper, with quality that minimizes ink bleed-through. The book is great for either pen or pencil users.
The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman
Author: Bruce Robinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408877929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
_______________________ 'Hums with particularity and vision' - Observer 'Never before has the painful, knotty journey to maturity been depicted with such gusto, and never has the venerable Bildungsroman received such riotously profane treatment' - New York Times _______________________ The acclaimed autobiographical debut novel by Oscar-winning screenwriter Bruce Robinson, the author of Withnail and I This is the story of a dysfunctional family. It is about a boy and his grandpa, life and death, sex and hate, dog's meat and cancer. It is also about pornography, enemas, Morse codes, puberty, secrets, God and loathing. It is also about love.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408877929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
_______________________ 'Hums with particularity and vision' - Observer 'Never before has the painful, knotty journey to maturity been depicted with such gusto, and never has the venerable Bildungsroman received such riotously profane treatment' - New York Times _______________________ The acclaimed autobiographical debut novel by Oscar-winning screenwriter Bruce Robinson, the author of Withnail and I This is the story of a dysfunctional family. It is about a boy and his grandpa, life and death, sex and hate, dog's meat and cancer. It is also about pornography, enemas, Morse codes, puberty, secrets, God and loathing. It is also about love.
The Double Act
Author: Andrew Roberts
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750990295
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
The double act has been at the heart of the British entertainment scene for over 150 years: from its start in the music halls, through radio shows such as Hancock's Half Hour playing in virtually every household and on cinema and television, from Carry On films to Withnail and I. Explore the influence of comedy duos on their audience and how their performances evolved over time, the importance of the subtle art of the straight man next to the comic and discover some acts who might have passed you by. This book is a tribute to the comedians who have entertained the public for so long, dedicating their lives to adding a bit of laughter to the mundane everyday. The Double Act will appeal to all lovers of British comedy as it takes them through the golden moments of its history.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750990295
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
The double act has been at the heart of the British entertainment scene for over 150 years: from its start in the music halls, through radio shows such as Hancock's Half Hour playing in virtually every household and on cinema and television, from Carry On films to Withnail and I. Explore the influence of comedy duos on their audience and how their performances evolved over time, the importance of the subtle art of the straight man next to the comic and discover some acts who might have passed you by. This book is a tribute to the comedians who have entertained the public for so long, dedicating their lives to adding a bit of laughter to the mundane everyday. The Double Act will appeal to all lovers of British comedy as it takes them through the golden moments of its history.
The Art of Horror
Author: Stephen Jones
Publisher: Applause Books
ISBN: 9781495009136
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THE ART OF HORROR: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Publisher: Applause Books
ISBN: 9781495009136
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THE ART OF HORROR: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Borges and Me
Author: Jay Parini
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 198489949X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In this evocative work of what the author in his afterword calls “a kindof novelistic memoir,” Jay Parini takes us back fifty years, when he fled the United States for Scotland—in flight from the Vietnam War and desperately in search of his adult life. There, through unlikely circumstances, he meets the famed Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges. Borges—visiting his translator in Scotland—is in his seventies, blind and frail. When Borges hears that Parini owns a 1957 Morris Minor, he declares a long-held wish to visit the Highlands, where he hopes to meet a man in Inverness who is interested in Anglo-Saxon riddles. As they travel, stopping at various sites of historical interest, the charmingly garrulous Borges takes Parini on a grand tour of Western literature and ideas, while promising to teach him about love and poetry. As Borges’s idiosyncratic world of labyrinths, mirrors, and doubles shimmers into being, their escapades take a surreal turn. Borges and Me is a classic road novel, based on true events. It’s also a magical mystery tour of an era, like our own, in which uncertainties abound, and when—as ever—it’s the young and the old who hear voices and dream dreams.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 198489949X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In this evocative work of what the author in his afterword calls “a kindof novelistic memoir,” Jay Parini takes us back fifty years, when he fled the United States for Scotland—in flight from the Vietnam War and desperately in search of his adult life. There, through unlikely circumstances, he meets the famed Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges. Borges—visiting his translator in Scotland—is in his seventies, blind and frail. When Borges hears that Parini owns a 1957 Morris Minor, he declares a long-held wish to visit the Highlands, where he hopes to meet a man in Inverness who is interested in Anglo-Saxon riddles. As they travel, stopping at various sites of historical interest, the charmingly garrulous Borges takes Parini on a grand tour of Western literature and ideas, while promising to teach him about love and poetry. As Borges’s idiosyncratic world of labyrinths, mirrors, and doubles shimmers into being, their escapades take a surreal turn. Borges and Me is a classic road novel, based on true events. It’s also a magical mystery tour of an era, like our own, in which uncertainties abound, and when—as ever—it’s the young and the old who hear voices and dream dreams.