Nicole Kidman

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.
--Cécile 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