Karina Longworth è una critica cinematografica e autrice americana celebrata per le sue penetranti esplorazioni del cinema. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da un'acuta osservazione e dalla capacità di svelare le sottili sfumature della narrazione cinematografica. Longworth si concentra sull'analisi delle motivazioni dei personaggi e su come le tecniche cinematografiche contribuiscano all'impatto generale di un'opera. La sua scrittura è apprezzata per la sua intelligenza e la sua capacità di coinvolgere sia i professionisti del settore che un pubblico generale.
Exploring Hollywood's golden age, this book delves into the lives of actresses pursued by Howard Hughes, revealing how his obsessions with sex, power, and publicity impacted their journeys to stardom. Through captivating stories, it uncovers the complex dynamics of ambition, exploitation, and survival in an era defined by glamour and manipulation, highlighting the often-overlooked experiences of women in the film industry.
George Lucas (born 1944) is a producer, screenwriter and director, who played a major role in the anti-establishment New Hollywood movement of the 1970s and helped define the blockbuster era of the 1980s. He is best known as the creator of the Star Warsspace opera and the producer of the iconic Indiana Jonesadventure film series. Lucas had directed THX 1138(1971) and American Graffiti(1973) before launching, in 1977, the first film in the Star Warsfranchise. Rapidly a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, this was followed by two sequels- The Empire Strikes Back(1980) and Return of the Jedi(1983). Sixteen years later a new trilogy, The Phantom Menace(1999), Attack of the Clones(2002) and Revenge of the Sith(2005), were released. The Star Warsseries has spawned a range of other media, including tv series, video games and comic books. With this simple yet powerful saga, lucas has created a brand, a business empire and a technological revolution.