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Informationen zum Autor Illeana Douglas has starred in films like Cape Fear , To Die For , Grace of My Heart , and Ghost World , as well as in TV shows like Goliath , Shrill , Entourage , and Six Feet Under . Douglas is the granddaughter of two-time Academy Award-winning actor Melvyn Douglas. A classic film lover, she hosted Trailblazing Woman for Turner Classic Movies and participated in many film documentaries, including CNN: The Movies and Kino Lorber's Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers , which she also executive produced and hosted. Her first book, I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies was named Best Pop Culture book of the year in 2015 by Entertainment Weekly . Klappentext Illeana Douglas has long been known for shining new light on forgotten films. Now the celebrated actress and film historian turns her focus to a heretofore unrecognized brand: the Connecticut movie. Told from the passionate perspective of an author who grew up here, Illeana takes the reader on a cinematic road trip through Hollywood history and Connecticut geography, bringing the breezy, intimate, knowledgeable writing style acclaimed by reviewers of her first book, I Blame Dennis Hopper (2015). Illeana defines how the perception of on-screen Connecticut, originally created in Hollywood, has shifted more than that of any other New England state over the decades. Films from Hollywood's Golden Age, such as Theodora Goes Wild , Bringing Up Baby , and Christmas in Connecticut , presented Connecticut as an antidote to the metropolis--a place where you could find your true self. The slogan "Come to Peaceful Connecticut" not only led to Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House , but to an exodus of urban moviegoers seeking their dream houses. Gentleman's Agreement , which highlighted social inequity, challenged Connecticut's well-cultivated image, as did the dark suburban malaise of The Swimmer and The Ice Storm . From Sherlock Holmes to Mystic Pizza to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , from horror in The Stepford Wives to historical in Amistad , the Constitution State has been at the heart of nearly two hundred feature films featuring a variety of genres. Illeana's insights provide some surprising conclusions about just what it means to be a "Connecticut movie." Filled with behind-the-scenes stories as well as her own personal snapshots of the places where these films were made, Connecticut in the Movies is not only a keepsake for denizens of the state, but a valuable resource for film buffs everywhere. ...
