Smart, deeply researched but also chatty and fast-flowing. , whose enthusiasm for movies is reflected on every page, has a deft way of encapsulating the kernel of an actor's attraction.' - Chicago Sun-Times 'Engaging. Basinger tells her story with her customary verve and sass-she's the Rosalind Russell of film historians.' - The New York Observer 'Entertaining and informative. Basinger nestles with almost delicious comfort into the intimate procedures of star manufacture.' - The New Yorker 'Luxurious, often delicious. Basinger's study of the studios' relentless spin control makes an instructive prism through which to view long skeins of Hollywood film history.' -Los Angeles Times From the Trade Paperback edition., 'Startling. , whose enthusiasm for movies is reflected on every page, has a deft way of encapsulating the kernel of an actor's attraction.' -Chicago Sun-Times 'Engaging. Basinger tells her story with her customary verve and sass-she's the Rosalind Russell of film historians.' -The New York Observer 'Entertaining and informative. Basinger nestles with almost delicious comfort into the intimate procedures of star manufacture.' -The New Yorker 'Luxurious, often delicious. Basinger's study of the studios' relentless spin control makes an instructive prism through which to view long skeins of Hollywood film history.' - Los Angeles Times, 'Startling.

The Star Machine by Jeanine Basinger