Book description
Mike Figgis has always been intrigued by the workings of the
Hollywood System. As he progressed from his acclaimed US debut
Internal Affairs, through hellish studio wrangles on Mr. Jones, to
Oscar-laurelled success with Leaving Las Vegas, Figgis always wanted
to find a way to document the mores of the Hollywood industry, before
it could swallow him whole. For Projections, he accepted an invitation
to return to LA in late 1998 and create just such a document. In
conversation with established players such as Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster
and Jerry Bruckheimer, plus ascending talents such as Salma Hayek and
Paul Thomas Anderson, Figgis paints a refreshingly honest but
unmistakably dark portrait of an industry where money does more than
talk. Mike Figgis's witnesses include Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Mickey
Rourke, Nastassja Kinski, Elizabeth Shue, Salma Hayek, Paul Thomas
Anderson, Jerry Bruckheimer and many more . . .
Mike Figgis is the renowned film-maker and musician whose career
began with the People Show in the 1970s. His film credits include Stormy
Monday, Internal Affairs, Miss Julie, Timecode and Hotel. He received
Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay for Leaving Las
Vegas. His photographs have been displayed at galleries throughout the
world, and he has created installations for gallery spaces.
