{"title":"Tim Blake Nelson","description":"Tim Blake Nelson is an actor, filmmaker and playwright. He has appeared in over eighty feature films, working with directors that include the Coen brothers, Steven Spielberg, Terrence Malick, Ang Lee, Guillermo Del Toro, Tommy Lee Jones, Steven Soderbergh, and Nora Ephron. He has directed five films, four of which he wrote, all of which were released theatrically in the United States and internationally, garnering myriad awards. He has written and published three plays, each produced off Broadway in New York, most recently Socrates, which enjoyed a sold-out run through three extensions at the Public Theater in the spring of 2019. City of Blows is his first novel.","products":[{"product_id":"superhero-hardcover","title":"Superhero - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A uniquely nuanced and engaging perspective on the oddness of Hollywood...\u003ci\u003eSuperhero\u003c\/i\u003e goes inside baseball in all the best ways: unbiased, at times ridiculous, and wonderfully, uncomfortably accurate. It begs to be read because it is so damned good.\" --Amanda Seyfried\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA-list actor Peter Compton and producing partner Marci Levy exist in the rarefied air of Hollywood's elite. Their status as a married power couple is unmatched, their presence in any room transformative and god-like. But as their private jet lands in Atlanta to begin production on a tentpole superhero movie, even their privileged position will come under threat by the massive pressures of such an undertaking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompton, a self-educated recovering addict, sees the role of Sparta comics superhero Major Machina as the opportunity to transcend his already stratospheric platform. As director Joel Slavkin, Oscar-winning DP Javier Benavidez, and a crew of hundreds arrive in Atlanta to begin shooting, it doesn't take long for the production to be embroiled in the tension and egos that drive the film. But when video of Peter's disastrous on-set behavior goes viral, Peter and Marci's partnership will be challenged as it never has before. As the stakes grow ever higher, it may just take a superhero to save them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his signature wit and razor sharp dialog, Tim Blake Nelson invites the reader to walk alongside him as he enters the closely-guarded world of industrial strength cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102588670175,"sku":"9781961884625","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gviF_60PmC9781961884625.webp?v=1781083543"},{"product_id":"city-of-blows-paperback","title":"City of Blows - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A travelogue of purgatory. Brutal, but minutely rendered...\" --Guillermo del Toro \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's early 2020, and legendary producer Jacob Rosenthal is eager to make his next film, \u003ci\u003eCoal\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the bestselling novel by the celebrated writer Rex Patterson. The project--which takes on the controversial topic of race in America--is Jacob's envisioned magnum opus, and likely his swan song. He selects David Levit to direct, a major opportunity for the classically trained actor\/director whose own films, while garnering critical acclaim, have not resulted in box office success. But the announcement of David's hiring doesn't sit well with a producer from David's past, Brad Shlansky, who channels the last remaining vestiges of his creativity into a revenge plot that could very well scupper the making of \u003ci\u003eCoal\u003c\/i\u003e, and ruin the lives of its producer and director in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sprawling, character-driven depiction of the modern film industry, \u003ci\u003eCity of Blows\u003c\/i\u003e reaches back decades to the formative experiences of each of the novel's central figures to explore what first motivated them to become involved in the quixotic and often venal world of movie-making. Driven by their diverse backgrounds, each must navigate the same huckstering circus that puts films on screen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104877678815,"sku":"9781951213978","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/a-z5jvGN859781951213978.webp?v=1781111505"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/tim-blake-nelson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}