THE WAY THEY WERE_ROBERT HOFLER BRAND-NEW (w D Jac) 1st KEN HARDC ED FEB 2023

Description: BRAND-NEW 1st KENSINGTON HARDCOVER EDITION (w Dust Jacket) FEB 2023 ROBERT HOFLER NOTE: PLEASE DON'T BE ALARMED WITH THE LOW FEEDBACK RATING...THIS IS A NEW ACCOUNT. WE HAVE OTHER ACCOUNTS WITH MANY MANY 100% FEEDBACK RATINGS...YET EBAY STATES WE CAN'T MENTION ANY OTHER ACCOUNTS (in their TOS)... OUR BOOKS ARE GUARANTEED 2ND DAY S/H AND ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED! ............................................................................ Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of “The Way We Were,” this intriguing and impeccably researched book is the first ever account of the making of the classic film starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, revealing the full story behind its genesis and continued controversies, its many deleted scenes, its much-anticipated but never-filmed sequel, and the real-life romance that inspired this groundbreaking love story… It’s one of the greatest movie romances of all time. Fifty years on, the chemistry between Barbra Streisand as Jewish working-class firebrand Katie Worosky and Robert Redford as all-American golden boy Hubbell Gardiner remains potent. Yet the friction and controversy surrounding The Way We Were was so enormous, the movie was nearly never made at all. Screenwriter Arthur Laurents wrote the role of Katie with Streisand in mind. Casting Hubble was another matter. Redford, already a superstar, was reluctant to play what he perceived as the “Ken doll” to Streisand’s lead, and demanded his role be changed and expanded. Laurents resisted, telling director Sydney Pollack, “You’ll ruin the movie if it ends up being about two people. It’s Katie’s story, not Hubbell’s.” Despite his protests, ten writers—among them Francis Ford Coppola—were brought on to rework the script. Laurents’s fears were well founded, and the first preview was disastrous. Producer Ray Stark and Pollack, with Redford's approval, cut several scenes, upsetting Streisand and Laurents. Yet the edits worked. Such was the movie’s success that Redford was open to making a sequel, though Laurents’s script was never greenlit. Some of those "lost" scenes are now being restored to the film for its 50th anniversary. It’s also the deep, surprising love story at the heart of The Way They Were that makes it so memorable, and Robert Hofler explores its inspiration—the relationship between Laurents, a Jewish Brooklyn-born college leftist, and his longtime partner, Tom Hatcher. Drawing on a vast trove of Laurents’s and Pollack’s unpublished writings, as well as interviews with Streisand, Redford, and other key players, this is the definitive account of a film that changed the rules of moviemaking and defined romance ever since. Editorial Editorial Reviews Praise for THE WAY THEY WERE “Fifty years after its debut, "The Way We Were" remains one of the most popular romances to ever hit cinemas. But the film's path to the big screen wasn't strewn with rose petals. More like barbed wire. ….Author Robert Hofler details the astounding amount of turmoil and conflict that went into the making of the film. The struggles began long before the cameras started rolling. Hofler's juicy, compelling book will enthrall fans of the film.” —Pop Culture Classics “A rich, gossipy tale… Author Robert Hofler’s detailed look at the movie’s creation, the cleverly titled “The Way They Were,” tells a sweet and sour story behind the cameras.”—Associated Press “Theater critic Hofler (Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne) delivers a spellbinding behind-the-scenes look at the seminal 1973 film The Way We Were. Hofler’s prose sparkles, and he successfully blends histrionics with on-screen magic. The captivating result makes clear that the drama happening behind the camera can be just as gripping as what’s in front of it.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW “Just in time for the film’s 50th anniversary, theater critic Hofler (Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne: A Life in Several Acts) digs deep to find the drama that went on behind-the-scenes. …this is a detailed and well-researched biography of a popular film that avid fans and film students will likely find fascinating.” —Library Journal “Hofler knows the trick of writing a "making of" book: to give the behind-the-scenes story a measure of the excitement, even the suspense, of an actual movie. He nails it. Thoroughly entertaining.”—Booklist “The Way They Were has it all: Huge egos on collision courses; great showbiz gossip; and insight into how Hollywood movies once got made. But at its center is the love story between Arthur Laurents, a Broadway legend with the sharpest of tongues, and Tom Hatcher, who put up with it all. It's a complicated love story to be sure, but that's what makes Robert Hofler's book so compelling." —Michael Riedel, author of Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway "No one captures the magic of movie-making, from Fade In to Fade Out, better than Robert Hofler. In The Way They Were, he delivers a riveting account of a cinematic epic full of colorful details and characters who leap off the page. Filled with prodigious research, shrewd insight, and driven by a powerful narrative, the book provides a luminous chronicle of personalities ready for their close-ups and the business that enables them." —Bob Spitz, author of The Beatles and Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child "And you thought Katie and Hubbell’s relationship was complicated? Wait until you delve into the making of The Way We Were. In scrupulous journalistic detail, Robert Hofler relates the behind-the-scenes internecine conflicts and intricacies of one the screen’s great romances. What surfaces is a backstory as captivating—and, at times, as heartbreaking—as The Way We Were itself." —Stephen M. Silverman, author of David Lean and The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America "For movie lovers, Robert Hofler's surprising exploration of the making of The Way We Were contains secrets and insights into the writing and producing of one of the most romantic movies of the 1970s. But for Barbra Streisand fans it is a definite must-read as a key milestone in the evolution of a star." —Sharon Waxman, author of Loot and Rebels on the Backlot "Robert Hofler’s lively behind-the-scenes tale captures the complicated dance of star power, talent, and politics that made The Way We Were such a breakout Hollywood romance. With insightful, often droll commentary and rich detail, he entertains and illuminates the art of bringing a classic to the screen." —Becky Aikman, author of Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge "Robert Hofler brings his vast knowledge of popular culture, movies, and the anxious, talented and flawed people who create them to tell the tale of the making of The Way We Were, one of Hollywood’s last great romantic melodramas. Hofler presents a legendary cast of characters, starting with the gifted but bruising screenwriter Arthur Laurents, to the combative producer Ray Stark, to the savvy director Sydney Pollack, who deftly navigates around the conflicts and contradictions between the movie’s two super-stars, Barbra Streisand, the nervous perfectionist, and Robert Redford, the nonchalant cool guy. Hofler’s portraits are intimate, compassionate yet unblinking; his eye and ear for a good story—whether Pollack’s overnight trimming with a razor blade of 11 minutes of bloat from the final cut; or how Marvin Hamlisch’s stirring melody helped paper over some of the glaring defects of the plot—help keep the narrative moving along at rapid speed. The book is a delivery van stuffed with great dish, couplings and uncouplings, and powerful insights into The Way It Was Done. —Glenn Frankel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation and the Making of a Dark Classic. Praise for Robert Hofler: “A provocative romp through the culture wars and the transformation in America’s sexual politics.” —The Wall Street Journalon Sexplosion: From Andy Warhol to a Clockwork Orange “Deliciously dishy…An amazing ride through an era dripping with self-indulgence.” —Los Angeles Timeson Party Animals “Lively [and] unapologetically profane…Hofler covers pop-culture figures and their creations with an expert’s depth of knowledge …resulting in a delightful journey through a short-lived but influential period.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Sexplosion: From Andy Warhol to a Clockwork Orange “A spirited biography…Hofler proves to be an apt and entertaining chronicler of Dunne’s eventful, turbulent, and often sorrowful life.” —Kirkus Reviews on Money, Murder and Dominick Dunne “During the O. J. Simpson trial, everyone wanted a piece of Dunne and his inside scoop, and Hofler (Sexplosion, 2014) succeeds in giving us that piece and the gossip that inevitably comes with it. In each chapter, Hofler highlights major highs and lows while capturing the dichotomy of Dunne’s public persona and private life.” —Booklist on Money, Murder and Dominick Dunne “Fun, fascinating examination of the moment when American and British culture seemed to lose all inhibitions… Sparkling history of an artistically spirited age.” —Kirkus Reviews on Sexplosion: From Andy Warhol to a Clockwork Orange “Hofler delivers a hell of a tour of Hollywood egotism… Fast-paced, funny and occasionally horrifying portrait of a compulsive personality and the culture of excess that both created and destroyed him.” —Kirkus Reviews on Party Animals “Hofler is well-matched to this shark-tank of a life. … He writes with a bright sneer.” —The Washington Poston The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson “Knowledgeable…It was a dangerous time, and one that Hofler evokes vividly.” —Los Angeles Timeson The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson “Hofler … delves into this shadowy, sometimes seamy world with particular relish, and his writing has all the sizzle of the films his subjects starred in.” —Publishers Weeklyon The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson About the Author Robert Hofler is the lead theater critic at TheWrap and author of bestselling, critically acclaimed biographies, including Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne: A Life in Several Acts; The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson; Party Animals; and the Lambda Literary Award nominated Sexplosion: From Andy Warhol to A Clockwork Orange, How a Generation of Pop Rebels Broke All the Taboos. The recipient of the 2020 Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Theater Reviews, he previously has been an editor and writer for Life, Us Weekly, and Variety. He lives in New York City and can be found online at RobertHofler(DOT)com. CUSTOMER REVIEWS Sal5.0 out of 5 stars Well-researched, dishy and thoughtful book Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2023 Verified Purchase What an in-depth, scoop-filled and engrossing examination of one movie in particular and of show business in general, taken from that moment 50 years ago when a legendary piece of pop culture was born. "The Way We Were" was a guilty pleasure flick with a serious subtext. And, I loved every word of Hofler's detailed look behind the curtain of it all. Some commenters on this page have come after the book for its early chapters which detail the film's unapologetically Jewish and gay perspectives. Those influences and identities are inescapably the crucible in which the piece was forged. Sorry, folks, if you don't like the facts as they were because of whatever prejudices you may be bringing to this narrative. But you shouldn't blame the author for illuminating the truth of what did actually inspire the final film through its iconic creators and headliners. In fact, rather than condemning him for daring to "go there," we should be praising Hofler for making Hollywood history into something as entertaining to consume as the beloved romance itself. John L. Jones 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023 Verified Purchase I read Hofler's book with delight. I saw the movie for the first time on tv when I was a child, and instantly fell in love with the chemistry between Katie and Hubbell, and Streisand and Redford. I so wish they had worked together on another project. When I read the news stories in the press with “spoilers” from Hofler's book, I thought that it would be a hatchet job on Streisand. I was relieved that it gave her the complexity she deserves. Even though I also read Arthur Laurents’ memoir, I found Hofler's retelling of Laurents' love affair with Hatcher very moving. Some of the comments are sadly homophobic. How can one tell the story of The Way We Were without telling the story of the man who wrote the original script? He, Pollack, Stark, Streisand, and Redford all receive ample credit for one of, if not the, greatest movie love story ever. Sue 5.0 out of 5 stars Great read Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023 Verified Purchase Those who are fond of TCM, devoted to IMDB’s Trivia section every time they see an old movie, and harbor a passion for backstage stories and the inner workings of Hollywood will love this wonderfully written and well-researched look into development of the classic movie The Way We Were. The stars, the creators, and the times are all presented in a comprehensive and entertaining way. What film is next, Mr. Hofler? Mark W. 5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Informative Read Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2023 Verified Purchase I've always loved THE WAY WE WERE. This book is informative, dishy and tells you a lot about the movie making process. Great anecdotes here--- Much like CASABLANCA- reading this book you think this movie is going to be a mess, but somehow the ingrediants all worked!!! I watched the movie last night and after 20 years since the last viewing. It really holds up. If you like Backstage Hollywood stuff- You'll love this book! Jeffrey L. Martinez 5.0 out of 5 stars The Way It Was Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023 Verified Purchase Fascinating background stories about the making of an American Classic film. The reader gets a real understanding of the dedicated artists that wanted to bring this film to the screen, and Robert Redford, the pretty face that " everything just came to easily to! " jrh in nyc 5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2023 Verified Purchase And vastly superior to the other "The Way We Were" book, which is a hagiography. This is the one that has received raves from AP, PW, WaPo, Book List and Library Journal. heather myles-murphy 5.0 out of 5 stars The Smiles We Left Behind Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2023 This was a real page turner. I've always wanted to know more about how Katie Morosky and Hubbell Gardiner made it to the screen. Author Bob Hofler has really done his homework and even managed to get Streisand and Redford to participate. "The Way We Were" will endure as a four star classic and this is the perfect companion piece. Chrissie 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most complete studies about the making of a specific movie I've ever encountered... Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2023 Like many, the movie around which this work is centered and focused, The Way We Were, is a film that has always been in my life. I have no memory of watching it for the first time — it has simply existed. As I grew up watching it every few years, with each viewing I'd gain more information and pick up on details I missed the previous times. When, as a newly crowned adult, DVDs started including these fantastic behind-the-scenes videos, I gobbled those up as fast as I could. I especially adored (and still miss) the sometimes included director's commentary, where you could watch the movie again while the director (though sometimes it was the director and an actor or just several actors and no director) spoke over the movie's audio track and talked about the making of the movie in different ways, often breaking down their thoughts behind scene setups, characterizations, and plot arcs. With The Way They Were, Hofler has compiled one of the most complete studies about the making of a specific movie I've ever encountered — second maybe only to the widely known giant Gone with the Wind and the search for Scarlett. In fact, there are comparisons to Selznick's constant memo writing and similar high-volume communication during the making of The Way We Were. Somehow with all my rewatches of this movie, it never occurred to me to think about what was going on during the time of the making of the movie — specifically politically with the Watergate scandal and President Nixon. In fact, beyond the political, Hofler delves deeply into the life and influence from which the story sprung — Arthur Laurents, who wrote the novel (after it was already pitched as a movie) and screenplay. From the shooting schedule and deconstruction of how many key scenes were filmed to the reason the deleted scenes were cut, Hofler left nothing out. Going through from the first incarnation of the story of Hubbell and Katie to how director Sydney Pollack transformed (not singlehandedly) to the beloved cinema classic I know so well, Hofler was a wonderful guide and companion who never overshadowed the subject matter. I found this as easy to read as a novel and as informative and well-researched as the DVD special features I miss so much. I'll be buying the hardcover of this one for myself — the only thing that could possible make it better is if there are photographs. Kevin P. 5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the Film and LOVE THE BOOK more for wonderful memories and lots of interesting background Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2023 The film still moves me re-seeing in theatres and on video. The Hofler book not only brings back wonderful memories, but the various interesting and informative research provided even more! I love background information. Hard to believe the film is 50 years old, but the book brings back so many memories of the film and the reality of this film. I love backstage/back lot stories. This book adds so much more for me with some much more information. It is The Way THEY Were! Ken Sanders 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read; insightful Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023 I found the book to be through and well researched. The idea that Redford put on two jockstraps to protect himself from Barbara was just so crazy to me. A must read.

Price: 19.75 USD

Location: Benton City, Washington

End Time: 2023-12-27T04:28:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD