Contest: Warren Beatty "STAR"
Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 9:20AM Had a few difficulties with contests last year, but 2011 is a new year, new site, new beginning. We start anew. Here's contest #1. More to come.
I have three copies of Peter Biskind's book "Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America", recently released in paperback, to give away. With Warren Beatty escorting The Bening to all these awards shows, I figure it's a good time to expand her current spotlight to include him, "The Most Promising Newcomer of 1962."
I'd already read the hard copy of this book being a long time Beatty fan and it's rich in Hollywood lore and makes an interesting companion piece to the great Pictures at a Revolution once you get around to Bonnie & Clyde. Though Biskind claims he wanted to write the book to promote a reevalutaion of Beatty's important career as a renaissance man in Hollywood the book is awfully salacious. They must know this is a selling point as the cover even uses this blurb:
Totally Entertaining. Giddily Salacious.
So expect lots of inside Hollywood politics, lots of sex (it's not for the prudish) and cameos or lengthy visits by numerous storied actresses like Leslie Caron, Joan Collins, Natalie Wood, and Julie Christie (who is a completely fascinating character in this book) among others.
TO ENTER...
- Send an email to filmexperience (at) gmail (dot) com with "BEATTY" in the subject line.
- Name your favorite Warren Beatty film (here's a list) and tell us in a few sentences why you love it.
- Full name and mailing address in case ya win.
Send me those e-mails by Monday, February 7th.
I may quote your descriptions of the films so be forewarned.
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Reader Comments (7)
lots'a splendor in the grass, I imagine. :D
i can bet it will be most popular.
Is it possible to enter even not being from the States?
noecitos -- yes. i have the books already so i'm doing the shipping.
Ok, thanks, then I'm entering! :)
I would enter but then you’d know where to send the authorities when I kidnap Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Moral of the story: Warren Beatty is a whore.
There, I just saved you reading 600+ pages.
You're welcome.
Thank you,Del .... but I knew Warren ( back when ) ... he was even worse than the book portends... I really disliked him when he was with Natalie Wood ( did not associate with him at that time ), because knowing his ways made me nervous for her ... and I adored her from my youth. Of course, it turns out, she wasn't that virtuous either!!!