Nicole Kidman

"Compulsively readable . . . an entertaining romp through (Nicole Kidman's) life and career that's also a smart commentary on celeb culture."br--Christopher Kelly,iThe Star-Telegram/ibrbr"Illuminating . . . part astute analysis of our relationship to the film image and our cultural fixation on celebrity and part insightful film criticism . . . (a) starry-eyed love letter."br--Tara Ison,iLos Angeles Times Book Review/ibrbr"Thomson is probably the single most gifted film writer alive . . . an extraordinarily knowing meditation on movies as purveyors of dreams and desires"br--Jeff Simon,iThe Buffalo News/ibrbr"Rewrites the celebrity biography into a savvy exploration of myth-making . . . Dangerously smart, Thomson never lectures. He throws little gems and thought-provoking insights in the midst of the liveliest conversation. A passionate storyteller, he peppers his analyses with sassy anecdotes . . . and biting remarks on politics, celebrity culture and their commodification of human dramas. Bold, provocative, irrepressibly funny . . . will delight those who enjoy a book that has guts and brains."br--Cécile Alduy,iSan Francisco Chronicle/ibrbr"Film critic David Thomson has a crush on Kidman and he doesn't care who knows . . . a shrewd book about the nature of screen acting, fantasy and stardom."br--iNewsday/ibrbrbriFrom the Hardcover edition./iJohn Heilpern is the author of the classic book about theateriConference of the Birds: The Story of Peter Brook in Africa/iand ofiHow Good is David Mamet, Anyway?/i, a collection of his theater essays and reviews. Born in England and educated at Oxford, his interviews foriThe Observer/i(London) received a British Press Award. In 1980 he moved to New York, where he became a weekly columnist foriThe Times/iof London. An adjunct professor of drama at Columbia University, he is dra