{"product_id":"chasing-the-light","title":"Chasing The Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e*** \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I loved it. An amazing book.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Louis Theroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A rip-roaring read. It left me breathless.\" - \u003c\/b\u003eChris Evans, Virgin Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Raw, savagely honest, as dramatic as any of his movies.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tremendous book - readable, funny and harrowing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting.\" \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"A fascinating exposure of Stone''s inner life and his powerful, all devouring energy and genius that drove him to become one of the world''s greatest filmmakers.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Sir Anthony Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"... a Hollywood movie in itself.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Spike Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing the Light\u003c\/i\u003e is Oliver Stone''s intimate and ground-breaking filmmaker''s memoir - and a razor-sharp insider''s tour of Hollywood during its 70s and 80s upheaval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith disarming honesty, he takes us from a childhood on New York''s Upper East Side through the combat zones of Vietnam, inside the clandestine worlds of Chinatown''s gang lords and Miami''s cocaine trade - and behind the glittering and often drug-addled Los Angeles movie society scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd from \u003ci\u003eMidnight Express\u003c\/i\u003e through \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalvador\u003c\/i\u003e he discovers his own dogged determination, a marked rebellious streak and a drive to make controversial films that matter. How he strung together the realistic, radical and ultimately box office smash \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e is in itself a 10-year adventure of financial intrigue, perseverance and near-death experiences that culminates in the depths of the Philippine jungle with Stone pushing himself, the crew and young cast almost beyond breaking point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten fearlessly with intense detail and colour, this is what it''s like to make films on the edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in July 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315141157246,"sku":"NW9781913183196","price":12.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781913183196.jpg?v=1778715092","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/chasing-the-light","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}