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Author: Jaylen Florian Publisher: Jaylen Florian ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Four attractive people with secret lives and hidden desires converge at a decadent old apartment complex, just steps away from Hollywood Boulevard. Each, in his or her own way, dares to strive for personal fulfillment in a ruthless, unpredictable, and enchanted town. But an unexpected chain of events could uncover all of their lies and transform their lives. Ryan, an earnest young security guard, encounters diverse tenants as he begins a weekend patrol job. Enticed by a temptress after she beds other men, Ryan may finally discover the courage to explore his bisexuality. Kaylani, an ambitious and secretive woman, shrewd from surviving ten years in a fast-paced Los Angeles lifestyle, clandestinely continues to pursue her dream of finding fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. Miguel excels at his package delivery job, earning promotions and prized delivery routes. But the seduction of dirty money and instant wealth threatens his serious romantic relationship, employment, and freedom. Valentina seeks true, healthy love and longs for a life partnership so she can attain a family and happiness. She has gambled with her future by forsaking her attraction to other women in the hope of securing a conventional marriage. Their quests converge on a fateful and revealing night at a flamboyant Halloween party. Secrets are exposed, relationships form or crumble, and friendships strengthen. Gratification, for some, may finally be at hand. “Hollywood Tease” is an original work of fiction with elements of mystery, drama, and romance. The novella features gay, lesbian, and straight characters and includes content intended for mature audiences.
Author: Jaylen Florian Publisher: Jaylen Florian ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Four attractive people with secret lives and hidden desires converge at a decadent old apartment complex, just steps away from Hollywood Boulevard. Each, in his or her own way, dares to strive for personal fulfillment in a ruthless, unpredictable, and enchanted town. But an unexpected chain of events could uncover all of their lies and transform their lives. Ryan, an earnest young security guard, encounters diverse tenants as he begins a weekend patrol job. Enticed by a temptress after she beds other men, Ryan may finally discover the courage to explore his bisexuality. Kaylani, an ambitious and secretive woman, shrewd from surviving ten years in a fast-paced Los Angeles lifestyle, clandestinely continues to pursue her dream of finding fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. Miguel excels at his package delivery job, earning promotions and prized delivery routes. But the seduction of dirty money and instant wealth threatens his serious romantic relationship, employment, and freedom. Valentina seeks true, healthy love and longs for a life partnership so she can attain a family and happiness. She has gambled with her future by forsaking her attraction to other women in the hope of securing a conventional marriage. Their quests converge on a fateful and revealing night at a flamboyant Halloween party. Secrets are exposed, relationships form or crumble, and friendships strengthen. Gratification, for some, may finally be at hand. “Hollywood Tease” is an original work of fiction with elements of mystery, drama, and romance. The novella features gay, lesbian, and straight characters and includes content intended for mature audiences.
Author: Phil Collen Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476751668 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 240
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A revelatory, redemptive, and “wild...juicy” (Rolling Stone) memoir from the lead guitarist of the legendary hard rock band Def Leppard—the first ever written by one of its members—chronicling the band’s extraordinary rise to superstardom and how they maintained it for three decades. Meet Phil Collen. You may know him as the lead guitarist in Def Leppard, whose signature song “Pour Some Sugar on Me” is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. Maybe you’ve heard of him as the rock star that gave up alcohol and meat more than twenty-five years ago. Most likely you’ve seen him shirtless—in photos or in real life—flaunting his impeccably toned body to appreciative female fans. But it wasn’t always like this. Collen worked his way up from nothing, teaching himself guitar from scratch and slogging it out in London-based pub bands for years; that is, until Def Leppard formed and transformed from unknowns to icons, from playing openers in near-empty arenas to headlining in those same stadiums and selling them out every night. But as Collen discovered, true overnight success is a myth. Like the other band members, he had to struggle and fight his way to the top; in the end, he says, “our work ethic saved us.” Just as it still does. Adrenalized is an amazing underdog tale featuring a bunch of ordinary working-class lads who rose to mega-stardom, overcoming incredible obstacles—such as drummer Rick Allen losing an arm in a car crash and the tragic death of guitarist Steve Clark, Phil’s musical soul mate. Featuring personal, never-before-seen photos of Collen and his band mates on stage and off, Adrenalized is a fascinating account of the failures, triumphs, challenges, and rock-solid dedication it takes to make dreams come true.
Author: Steven Cohan Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190865806 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 285
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The backstudio picture, or the movie about movie-making, is a staple of Hollywood film production harking back to the silent era and extending to the present day. What gives backstudios their coherence as a distinctive genre, Steven Cohan argues in Hollywood by Hollywood, is their fascination with the mystique of Hollywood as a geographic place, a self-contained industry, and a fantasy of fame, leisure, sexual freedom, and modernity. Yet by the same token, if backstudio pictures have rarely achieved blockbuster box-office success, what accounts for the film industry's interest in continuing to produce them? The backstudio picture has been an enduring genre because, aside from offering a director or writer a chance to settle old scores, in branding filmmaking with the Hollywood mystique, the genre solicits consumers' strong investment in the movies. Whether inspiring the "movie crazy" fan girls of the early teens and twenties or the wannabe filmmakers of this century heading to the West Coast after their college graduations, backstudios have given emotional weight and cultural heft to filmmaking as the quintessential American success story. But more than that, a backstudio picture is concerned with shaping perceptions of how the film industry works, with masking how its product depends upon an industrial labor force, including stardom, and with determining how that work's value accrues from the Hollywood brand stamped onto the product. Cohan supports his well theorized and well researched claims with nuanced discussions of over fifty backstudios, some canonical and well-known, and others obscure and rarely seen. Covering the hundred-year timespan of feature length film production, Hollywood by Hollywood offers an illuminating perspective for considering anew the history of American movies.
Author: Steve Binnie Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 132652514X Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 242
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1980 was an important year for Top of the Pops: it was the year it began to transform from a light entertainment show into essential viewing for pop music aficionados. The transition didn't happen overnight, but when a Musicians' Union strike forced the programme off air for the whole of June and July, producer Michael Hurll took the opportunity to restructure the show. As a result the latter half of 1980 was often bizarre, occasionally quite grim, but always fascinating as Hurll threw all sorts of new formats at the screen to see what would stick. This transitional year is documented here. Hopefully you will find it a breathtaking rollercoaster of good and bad decisions made in the pursuit of television excellence. Or maybe it will just inspire you to dig out some old records you'd forgotten. Either's good.
Author: Mary Beltrán Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 0814799884 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 331
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Addresses early mixed-race film characters, Blaxploitation, mixed race in television for children, and the outing of mixed-race stars on the Internet, among other issues and contemporary trends in mixed-race representation. From publisher description.
Author: Immodesty Blaize Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1407027794 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 354
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Tiger Starr has risen from nothing to become burlesque's most sensational showgirl... She's bewitched an adoring public and media with her old school Hollywood glamour, hourglass curves and wickedly, sexy stage shows. Tiger's life is a whirlwind of glamour, diamonds, celebrity parties and more than her fair share of suitors. She seems to finally have it all. But though she may have the talents to bring any man - or woman - to their knees, Tiger never lets her friends or lovers get too close. Only now, she's finally ready to take a chance on love... But beneath all the glitz and the feathers, she's hiding more than her modesty. As she prepares for the most important show of her life, it seems somebody is intent on exposing the dark secrets of her carefully guarded past. Unfortunately, there's more than one likely candidate. Is it one of Tiger's discarded lovers? A rival showgirl? Or even her jealous sister? As her world starts to unravel, Tiger will have to fight for survival, by delivering the performance of her life... 'Irresistible' - The Times
Author: Laura Wagner Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 147667843X Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 234
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In the era of Hollywood now considered its Golden Age, there was no shortage of hard-luck stories--movie stars succumbed to mental illness, addiction, accidents, suicide, early death and more. This book profiles 23 actresses who achieved a measure of success before fate dealt them losing hands--in full public view. Overviews of their lives and careers provide a wealth of previously unpublished information and set the record straight on long-standing inaccuracies. Actresses covered include Lynne Baggett, Suzan Ball, Helen Burgess, Susan Cabot, Mary Castle, Mae Clarke, Dorothy Comingore, Patricia Dane, Dorothy Dell, Sidney Fox, Charlotte Henry, Rita Johnson, Mayo Methot, Marjie Millar, Mary Nolan, Susan Peters, Lyda Roberti, Peggy Shannon, Rosa Stradner, Judy Tyler, Karen Verne, Helen Walker and Constance Worth.
Author: Tom Lisanti Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476612412 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 253
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During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become "decorative actresses" appearing scantily clad on film and television. This well illustrated homage to 75 of these glamour girls reveals their unique stories through individual biographical profiles, photographs, lists of major credits and, frequently, in-depth personal interviews. Included are Carol Wayne, Edy Williams, Inga Neilsen, Thordis Brandt, Jo Collins, Phyllis Davis, Melodie Johnson, and many equally unforgettable faces of sixties Hollywood.
Author: Jaylen Florian
Author: Jaylen Florian
Author: Phil Collen
Author: Steven Cohan
Author: Steve Binnie
Author: Mary Beltrán
Author: Immodesty Blaize
Author: Daniel Bernardi
Author: Laura Wagner
Author: Tom Lisanti
Author: Paul Clee