Its Hollywood, Jim, but not as we know it

E-novelist Alexander Nderitu has released his second book, a comedic stage play titled 'Whats Wrong With This Picture?. The farce is based in Hollywood and centers on a British-born director whose life is dramatically falling apart.

(PRWEB) July 31, 2004 -- It would appear that rumours of Alexander Nderitus demise were greatly exaggerated. Nearly two years after releasing his debut e-novel, 'When the Whirlwind Passes', the former movie reviewer is back with 'Whats Wrong With This Picture?', a comedic stage play about Hollywood.

The farce revolves around Jack Lloyd, a failed Alfred Hitchcock whose attempts at producing a hit movie are frustrated at every turn. He is what Graham Greene might have called, 'a burnt-out case.

Although Nderitu admits that he was under the influence (of instant coffee) when he wrote this comedy, he believes that his unflattering portrait of the Hollywood film-making scene is more accurate than most people would like to admit.

'People still have this fairy-tale image of Tinseltown, he says. 'They think its a magical place paved with gold and populated with smooth young men and angelic little girls. Well, its not... Movie-making is an expensive, complicated and difficult affair. Dont let the red-carpet glamour fool you. Nderitu echoes the sentiments of producer Michael Hauge who wrote, 'The process of making a film involves so many people, so much money, so much talent, so many egos, so many physical obstacles and so may things that can go wrong that it is a near miracle every time a movie gets made, let alone is any good. ('Writing Screenplays That Sell', Elm Tree Books, pg.287-288).

Whats Wrong With This Picture? (or, more accurately, How Alexander Nderitu Sees Hollywood) is written in a style reminiscent of humourist S.J.Perelman ('Acres & Pains','Crazy Like A Fox') and dedicated to 'the granddaddy of playwrights William Shakespeare. Most of the action takes place on a film set and although there is a large cast of well-portrayed characters, there isnt a single African in sight.

The e-book is available at www.ask-alex.com at a cost of $ USD 3.00.

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