The Other Hollywood

Informationen zum Autor Legs McNeil is the coauthor of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk , a book widely hailed as a classic of its kind. A founder of the seminal magazine that gave punk its name, he is a former editor at Spin and Nerve , and wrote Marilyn Chambers's comeback film, Still Insatiable . He lives in Pennsylvania. Jennifer Osborne is a journalist and researcher who lives in Los Angeles. Peter Pavia is a freelance writer who lives in New York City. Klappentext A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews, contemporary newspaper accounts, police reports, court testimony, and more, Legs McNeil and coauthors Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia trace today's billion-dollar industry from its makeshift, mob-connected origins to the Internet age. Along the way we encounter porn stars such as Linda Lovelace, John Holmes, Traci Lords, and Savannah -- along with countless mainstream stars, politicians, FBI agents, and more. Epic, hilarious, and moving, The Other Hollywood contributes to the porn industry the one thing missing in all previous accounts: a vivid, tragicomic, irresistible humanity. Zusammenfassung A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry! The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars! movie makers! and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews! contemporary newspaper accounts! police reports! court testimony! and more! Legs McNeil and coauthors Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia trace today's billion-dollar industry from its makeshift! mob-connected origins to the Internet age. Along the way we encounter porn stars such as Linda Lovelace! John Holmes! Traci Lords! and Savannah -- along with countless mainstream stars! politicians! FBI agents! and more. Epic! hilarious! and moving! The Other Hollywood contributes to the porn industry the one thing missing in all previous accounts: a vivid! tragicomic! irresistible humanity. ...

Autorentext
Legs McNeil is the coauthor of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, a book widely hailed as a classic of its kind. A founder of the seminal magazine that gave punk its name, he is a former editor at Spin and Nerve, and wrote Marilyn Chambers's comeback film, Still Insatiable. He lives in Pennsylvania.Jennifer Osborne is a journalist and researcher who lives in Los Angeles.Peter Pavia is a freelance writer who lives in New York City.

Klappentext
A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews, contemporary newspaper accounts, police reports, court testimony, and more, Legs McNeil and coauthors Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia trace today's billion-dollar industry from its makeshift, mob-connected origins to the Internet age. Along the way we encounter porn stars such as Linda Lovelace, John Holmes, Traci Lords, and Savannah -- along with countless mainstream stars, politicians, FBI agents, and more. Epic, hilarious, and moving, The Other Hollywood contributes to the porn industry the one thing missing in all previous accounts: a vivid, tragicomic, irresistible humanity.

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