Nicolas cage biography book
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Nicolas Cage: The Unauthorised Biography
Since his Oscar-winning performance inLeaving Las Vegas, Nicholas Cage has become one of the most high-profile stars of contemporary cinema. Yet despite all the media attention, Cage remains one of Hollywood’s most inscrutable stars; in fact, his real life is as curious as some of the characters he plays. This new book follows the actor’s life and appraises his career, including his roles in cult movies likeRaising ArizonaandWild at Heart,his oddball leading-man parts in films likeMoonstruck,and his incarnation as action hero inCon AirandFace/Off.Complete with photos and a filmography, this is a must-read for Nicolas Cage’s many fans.
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Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career
Nicolas Cage is many things, but love him, or laugh at him, there's no denying two things: you’ve seen one of his many films, and you certainly know his name. But who is he, really, and why has his career endured for over forty years, with more than a hundred films, and birthed a million memes?
Age of Cage is a smart, beguiling book about the films of Nicolas Cage and the actor himself, as well as a sharp-eyed examination of the changes that have taken place in Hollywood over the course of his career. Critic and journalist Keith Phipps draws a portrait of the enigmatic icon by looking at—what else?—Cage’s expansive filmography.
As Phipps delights in charting Cage’s films, Age of Cage also chronicles the transformation of film, as Cage’s journey takes him through the world of s comedies (Valley Girl, Peggy Sue Got Married, Moonstruck), to the indie films and blockbuster juggernauts of the s (Wild at Heart
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Uncaged: The Biography of Nicolas Cage
"Nicolas Cage has managed that most difficult Hollywood balancing act - critical and commercial success - and his films, from Rumble Fish to Moonstruck, and from Wild at Heart to Raising Arizona, have always reflected that. Never was this combined success more evident than when he won the best actor Oscar in for his portrayal of a doomed alcoholic in Mike Figgis' dark and haunting Leaving Las Vegas and in the same year scored a huge commercial hit co-starring with Sean Connery in the action thriller The Rock." "Uncaged reveals for the first time, through scores of interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, the rise to superstardom of the prodigal son of one of Hollywood's most complex and controversial dynasties - the Coppolas."--BOOK Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved