Reviews

"Compulsively readable . . . an entertaining romp through [Nicole Kidman's] life and career that's also a smart commentary on celeb culture."
--Christopher Kelly, "The Star-Telegram"
"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."
--Tara Ison, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Thomson is probably the single most gifted film writer alive . . . an extraordinarily knowing meditation on movies as purveyors of dreams and desires"
--Jeff Simon, "The Buffalo News"
"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."
--Cecile Alduy, "San Francisco Chronicle"
"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."
--"Newsday"

" Compulsively readable . . . an entertaining romp through [Nicole Kidman' s] life and career that's also a smart commentary on celeb culture."
--Christopher Kelly, "The Star-Telegram"
" 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."
--Tara Ison, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
" Thomson is probably the single most gifted film writer alive . . . an extraordinarily knowing meditation on movies as purveyors of dreams and desires"
--Jeff Simon, "The Buffalo News"
" 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."
--Ce cile Alduy, "San Francisco Chronicle"
" 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."
--"Newsday"