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      DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval: A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West

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      Writings on people and places, theater and film, in a portfolio of essays and photographs informing Wes Anderson's film Asteroid City. Featuring 8 newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of François Truffaut and Jonas Mekas, DO NOT DET...

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      Product ID:9781805330516
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval
      Subtitle:A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West
      Authors:Author: Various Authors
      Page Count:240
      Subjects:Film history, theory or criticism, Film theory & criticism, Film: styles and genres, Literary essays, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Film: styles & genres, Literary essays, Reportage & collected journalism, Western & Pacific Coast states
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      Writings on people and places, theater and film, in a portfolio of essays and photographs informing Wes Anderson's film Asteroid City. Featuring 8 newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of François Truffaut and Jonas Mekas, DO NOT DETONATE explores key influences on celebrated director Wes Anderson's new film Asteroid City. Together they form a detailed, captivating portrait of the mid-century film world and the enduring myths of the American West. Contents:A Conversation Between Wes Anderson and Jake PerlinA Life excerpt - Elia KazanThe Celluloid Brassière - Andy LoganRainy Day - Lillian RossThe Outskirts: Other Men's Women - Gina TelaroliThe Petrified Forest - Jorge Luis BorgesAce in the Hole: Noir in Broad Daylight - Molly HaskellWhat Makes a Sad Heart Sing: Some Came Running - Michael KoreskyOne False Start, Never Wear the Same Dress Twice - Durga Chew-BoseMaigret at the Coroner's excerpt - Georges SimenonSunbelt Noir: Desert Fury - Imogen Sara SmithThe Voyage Down and Out: Inferno - Kent JonesBad Day Near The River's Edge - Nicolas SaadaWatching Fail Safe at the End of the World - K. Austin CollinsBlack Desert, White Desert - Serge ToubianaMarilyn Monroe and the Loveless World - Jonas MekasBeyond the Stars - Jeremy BernsteinComing: Nashville - Pauline KaelComing Around the Mountain: Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Matt Zoller SeitzSelections from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Diary - Bob BalabanIntroduction to Small Change: A Film Novel - François TruffautBy The Time I Get to Phoenix - Thora SiemsenMy Guy - Hilton AlsWild to the Wild - Sam Shepard
      Inspirations for Wes Anderson''s Asteroid City: a collection of new and classic writing on mid-century cinema and the American West

      ** Includes an exclusive interview with Wes Anderson in which the director details how the pieces collected here influenced the characters, stories, and settings in the film **


      Featuring 8 newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of François Truffaut and Jonas Mekas, DO NOT DETONATE explores key influences on celebrated director Wes Anderson''s new film Asteroid City. Together they form a detailed, captivating portrait of the mid-century film world and the enduring myths of the American West.

      A Conversation Between Wes Anderson and Jake Perlin
      A Life excerpt – Elia Kazan
      The Celluloid Brassière – Andy Logan
      Rainy Day – Lillian Ross
      The Outskirts: Other Men’s Women – Gina Telaroli
      The Petrified Forest – Jorge Luis Borges
      Ace in the Hole: Noir in Broad Daylight – Molly Haskell
      What Makes a Sad Heart Sing: Some Came Running – Michael Koresky
      One False Start, Never Wear the Same Dress Twice – Durga Chew-Bose
      Maigret at the Coroner’s excerpt – Georges Simenon
      Sunbelt Noir: Desert Fury – Imogen Sara Smith
      The Voyage Down and Out: Inferno – Kent Jones
      Bad Day Near The River’s Edge – Nicolas Saada
      Watching Fail Safe at the End of the World – K. Austin Collins
      Black Desert, White Desert – Serge Toubiana
      Marilyn Monroe and the Loveless World – Jonas Mekas
      Beyond the Stars – Jeremy Bernstein      
      Coming: “Nashville” – Pauline Kael
      Coming Around the Mountain: Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Matt Zoller Seitz
      Selections from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Diary – Bob Balaban
      Introduction to Small Change: A Film Novel – François Truffaut
      By The Time I Get to Phoenix – Thora Siemsen
      My Guy – Hilton Als
      Wild to the Wild – Sam Shepard
      Imprint Name:Pushkin Press
      Publisher Name:Pushkin Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2023-06-22

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      Weight222 g
      Dimensions129 × 198 × 23 mm