Synopses & Reviews
Truth really is stranger than fiction and#151; just look at the film industry. The product on the screen is no match for what goes on when the cameras stop rolling. Movie Confidential lays out the story-behind-the-story of Hollywoodand#8217;s most sordid true tales. Encompassing sex, scandal, murder, and mayhem, it dishes the dirt on stars of the past and present. From what really happened in Fatty Arbuckleand#8217;s infamous room at the St. Francis Hotel to Eddie Murrayand#8217;s "I was just giving her a ride" defense, from PCP-laced chowder on the set of Titanic to Judy Garlandand#8217;s strange visions, to mysterious deaths, mistakes in filmmaking, and a multitude of other irresistible tales, this cheeky collection covers the gamut. Packed with photos and presented in the style of vintage scandal magazines from the 1950s, Movie Confidential is a compulsively readable look at filmdomand#8217;s seamy underbelly.