Hollywood

Hollywood
´What will you do?´
´Oh, hell, I´ll write a novel about writing the screenplay and making the movie.´
´What are you going to call it?´
´Hollywood.´
Henry Chinaski has a penchant for booze, women and horse-racing. On his precarious journey from poet to screenwriter he encounters a host of well-known stars and lays bare the absurdity and egotism of the film industry. Poetic, sharp and dangerous, Hollywood - Bukowski´s fictionalisation of his experiences making the film Barfly - explores the many dark shadows to be found in the neon-soaked glare of Hollywood´s limelight...