Shooting Stars : Drugs, Hollywood and the Movies
Shooting Stars : Drugs, Hollywood and the Movies
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
"An eminently sensible read that should remain a benchmark volume."-Independent on Sunday
From 1920s marijuana mayhem through the heroin chic films of the '90s, Shooting Stars investigates the drug myths propagated in movies. Shapiro asks not only whether films have glamorized drugs, but shows the clear but complex links between censorship, public morals and the Hollywood dream machine, from Reefer Madness through The Man with the Golden Arm and on to films such as Panic in Needle Park. An invaluable and unique work of reference, which will be of use to students and teachers of media studies as well as film buffs.
Harry Shapiro was born in London and has worked in the drug field for over 20 years. He now lives in London.
About the Author
Harry Shapiro has worked in the drugs field for over twenty years and is the author of a number of acclaimed rock biographies and music books. The BBC named Waiting for the Man, his history of drugs and music, ‘one of the twenty best music books of all time' while MOJO dubbed Electric Gypsy, his best-selling biography of Jimi Hendrix as the one against which ‘all other rock biographies will be judged'.
Shooting Stars : Drugs, Hollywood and the Movies,Harry Shapiro,Serpent's Tail,1852426519,Cinema/Film: Book,Film & Video - General,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Drug addiction & substance abuse,Films, cinema,Performing Arts / Film / General
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