{"product_id":"show-people-michael-newton-9781789141566","title":"Show People: A History of the Film Star","description":"\u003ci\u003eShow People\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive history of the idea of the film star from Mary Pickford to Andy Serkis, traversing more than one hundred years and drawing on examples from America, Britain, Europe, and Asia. Renowned film writer Michael Newton explores our enduring love affair with fame, glamour, and the cinematic image. Newton builds up an expansive picture of movie stardom through explorations of striking and diverse figures such as Ingrid Bergman and John Wayne, Anna Karina and Sidney Poitier, Maggie Cheung, and Raj Kapoor. He celebrates the great performers of the past, and he looks forward to developments in the future, while also illuminating the inner workings of the movie industry and what moves us in a film and in an actor's performance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An encyclopedic, illustrated history of film idols ready for their close-ups, \u003ci\u003eShow People \u003c\/i\u003eis ultimately a book about cinephilia, the love of cinema, and our complex connection to that celebrated and beleaguered figure, the movie star.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Newton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789141567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789141566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020","brand":"Michael Newton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938805842175,"sku":"9781789141566","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_08654af0-9fb5-4cac-84f6-ccbde280484e.jpg?v=1681437810","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/show-people-michael-newton-9781789141566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}