Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System [Paperback]

The 1990s saw a shock wave of dynamic new directing talent that took the Hollywood studio system by storm. At the forefront of that movement were six innovative and daring directors whose films pushed the boundaries of moviemaking and announced to the world that something exciting was happening in Hollywood. Sharon Waxman of the New York Times spent the decade covering these young filmmakers, and in Rebels on the Backlot she weaves together the lives and careers of Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction; Steven Soderbergh, Traffic; David Fincher, Fight Club; Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights; David O. Russell, Three Kings; and Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich.

The 1990s saw a shock wave of dynamic new directing talent that took the Hollywood studio system by storm. At the forefront of that movement were six innovative and daring directors whose films pushed the boundaries of moviemaking and announced to the world that something exciting was happening in Hollywood. Sharon Waxman of theNew York Timesspent the decade covering these young filmmakers, and inRebels on the Backlotshe weaves together the lives and careers of Quentin Tarantino,Pulp Fiction; Steven Soderbergh,Traffic; David Fincher,Fight Club; Paul Thomas Anderson,Boogie Nights; David O. Russell,Three Kings; and Spike Jonze,Being John Malkovich.

Riveting tales of Hollywood hubris . . . a fun read. -Entertainment Weekly

A lively book with gossipy and readable stories about some obsessive guys who are as much rascals as rebels. -Los Angeles Times Book Review

A behind-the-cameras fireball of wicked insider revelations . . . Love it! -Liz Smith, syndicated columnist

[Waxmans] thorough reporting results in a compulsively readable chronicle of the decades auteurs and their work. -Premiere

Up-close, often gossipy -The Hollywood Reporterlsz