An authoritative and humorous look at Hollywood's ever-changing take on love, romance, and marriage over the decades
From steamy silent classics like "A Fool There Was to romantic musicals like "Grease to epic schmaltz-fests like "Titanic, Hollywood historian and bestselling author James Robert Parish provides a very personal (but quite factual) run-down on how the Hollywood dream factory has portrayed love, marriage, and divorce on the big screen. "The Hollywood Book of Love reveals in an entertaining fashion how the attitudes and standards the audience absorbs from the movies influence their expectations in real-life relationships.
Writing with his trademark dry wit and rich knowledge of American movie history, Parish provides perceptive and amusing takes on 200 feature films and offers tantalizing sidebar factoids on everybody from Liz, Bette, and Bogie, to Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Nicole Kidman.
James Robert Parish is a leading authority on show business and popular culture. He is a frequent guest on cable and network TV documentaries such as A&E's "Biography," E! Television's "Mysteries & Scandals," and the Discovery Channel's "Hollywood Bad Boys" special.
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