Warren Beatty and Desert Eyes: A Life and a Story - Softcover

Prominent film critic Thomson provides an unusual biography of one of Hollywood's most colorful actors. Much of the book is standard biography combined with heavy doses of sophisticated film criticism, requiring the reader to be familiar with Beatty's films and cinema scholarship generally. Yet alternating with this conventional material is a rambling work of fiction, not exactly about Beatty specifically but concerning the behind-the-scenes relationships in the glittery world of the motion picture industry. While this marriage of genres doesn't entirely succeed, Thomson has presented a challenging and thought-provoking study that covers Beatty and his films with a unique added dimension. The elusive Beatty was not interviewed by the author. Recommended for fans and subject collections. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

In this speculative biography, film critic and novelist Thomson (Suspects) analyzes Beatty's work perceptively, but relies largely on quotes from published interviews when it comes to defining the man himself. The Beatty story is oddly alternated, PW added, with a "silly futuristic fiction" on earthquake survivors. Photos.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.