“A sumptuous new book.”

“If you’re a lover of the golden age of Hollywood, you should add this new release from luxury publisher TASCHEN to your bookshelf.”

“In LIFE. Hollywood, a lavish new two-volume photobook from Taschen, over 600 of these images — more than half previously unpublished — are brought together in brilliant fashion alongside illuminating stories.”

“This visual collection, tailored from the vault of the world’s most noteworthy weekly photography magazine, examines the parties and glamour and nostalgia closely, smelting the glory with the gruesome guts to honor and celebrate the Old Hollywood vanguard.”

“From red carpet shots to candid gems, this book meticulously paints the colorful, storied world of the burgeoning Los Angeles of the 20th century.”

“This massive two-volume set offers a mix of striking celebrity portraiture and behind-the-scenes reportage.”

“This two-volume collection features outstanding photographs of Hollywood’s golden age presenting a royalty that is as lost to us now as the Phoenicians.”

“From Marilyn Monroe getting her hair done to a bird-balancing Alfred Hitchcock, these images from the Life magazine archive exude glamour and intrigue.”

“For classic movie lovers, you can’t go wrong with this lookback at Hollywood’s Golden Age…”

“With over 600 images included LIFE. Hollywood features icons such as Robert Redford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Errol Flynn; takes us backstage to the sets of soundstages of legendary films; and grants an insider's look at everything from Oscar parties to stars' political engagement.”

“How we think about Hollywood—its stars, its mighty executives, it’s almost untouchable glamour—is really owed as much to the printed page as the silver screen. More specifically, the pages of LIFE Magazine, whose iconic imagery of Tinseltown is celebrated in TASCHEN’s latest tome.”

“TASCHEN’s mammoth LIFE. Hollywood details how the magazine’s iconic imagery helped forge the Hollywood myth.”

“LIFE. Hollywood immortalizes many iconic moments the magazine had with film’s greatest stars.”

“Movie buffs will drool over LIFE. Hollywood, a two-volume collection of celebrity photos from LIFE magazine and its archives. Marlon Brando, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman – they’re all here smoldering away in this spectacular boxed set. But the insights on what was happening off camera are sometimes even more fascinating.”

“One comes to LIFE. Hollywood for the glamour, but stays for the in-depth reportage of the movie business at work.”

“A heavyweight two-volume blockbuster of a photo book […] In its pages, you’ll find some of the best star portraiture of the Golden Age.”

“Luxurious, glamourous… attention has been paid to every little detail.”

“Anyone with this book, a pulse, and two open eyes can see for themselves. There really was a Hollywood.”

“Incalculably lovable.”

“For almost 45 years, TASCHEN has served as an invaluable resource for exploring entertainment history; delving into their subjects with unprecedented detail, becoming definitive sources of access and information. With the release of the two-volume LIFE. Hollywood, it pays tribute to one of the publications from which TASCHEN received much of its inspirations, if not its marching orders.”

“A must-have for Hollywood history buffs, it’s a two-volume blockbuster.”

“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”