If you’ve heard about this dual biography of two Hollywood icons, be assured that Jonathan Davis’s narration is everything a fan could ask for. Brother Herb cowrote CITIZEN KANE with Orson Welles. Brother Joe wrote, produced, and directed ALL ABOUT EVE and a string of other old favorites—then burned out making CLEOPATRA, the studio system’s most notorious disaster. They weren’t a team, and they didn’t collaborate, but together theirs is filmmaking’s essential story—the story of writing, producing, directing—and Davis narrates it with vigor and a sense of real involvement. Subtle and expressive, he captures the distinctive character of a voice, rather than just its familiar sound. A high point here is listening to someone talk like Bette Davis, without imitating her. D.A.W. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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BN ID: | 2940178987186 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 03/31/2020 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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