Hollywood: The Movie Lover's Guide: The Ultimate Insider Tour of Movie L.A.
Noted travel writer Richard Alleman wrote the definitive guide to Hollywood back in 1985. Twenty years later, online booksellers are getting as much as $100 for used copies of his out-of-print classic. Now Alleman has revisedThe Movie Lover's Guide to Hollywoodin a handsome new edition—totally updated and packed with 33 percent brand-new material.Taking them behind the gates of the exclusive, often hidden world of Hollywood, Alleman invites movie lovers to travel in the company of Tinseltown's elite—from Lana Turner and Humphrey Bogart to Sofia Coppola and Leonardo DiCaprio. Film fans experience the mood of Old Hollywood, and see where Barbara Stanwyck seduced Fred MacMurray in the film noir classicDouble Indemnity, or imagine the future as they glimpse the real buildings used by director Ridley Scott forBlade Runner. This travel guide to movie L.A. provides a starry-eyed look at over 300 attractions, from the glory days of motion pictures to today's hottest New Hollywood scenes. From the überhip Chateau Marmont to the former Malibu compound of Barbra Streisand, this gossipy guide includes insider looks at:* Historic studios* Movie-star homes and hotels* The best nightclubs and restaurants for star spotting* Classic and contemporary locations* Burial sites of Hollywood's dearly departed* Scandal spots* And much, much moreThe ultimate insider's handbook,Hollywood: The Movie Lover's Guidewill have you calling "your people" and "your people's people" to book your trip to this celebrity mecca.