{"product_id":"9781805330516","title":"DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval : A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West by Various Authors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritings on people and places, theater and film, in a portfolio of essays and photographs informing Wes Anderson's film \u003ci\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing 8 newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of Fran?ois Truffaut and Jonas Mekas, \u003ci\u003eDO NOT DETONATE\u003c\/i\u003e explores key influences on celebrated director Wes Anderson's new film \u003ci\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/i\u003e. Together they form a detailed, captivating portrait of the mid-century film world and the enduring myths of the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Conversation Between Wes Anderson and Jake Perlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life\u003c\/i\u003e excerpt - Elia Kazan\u003cbr\u003eThe Celluloid Brassi?re - Andy Logan\u003cbr\u003eRainy Day - Lillian Ross\u003cbr\u003eThe Outskirts: \u003ci\u003eOther Men's Women\u003c\/i\u003e - Gina Telaroli\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Petrified Forest\u003c\/i\u003e - Jorge Luis Borges\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAce in the Hole\u003c\/i\u003e: Noir in Broad Daylight - Molly Haskell\u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Sad Heart Sing: \u003ci\u003eSome Came Running\u003c\/i\u003e - Michael Koresky\u003cbr\u003eOne False Start, Never Wear the Same Dress Twice - Durga Chew-Bose\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaigret at the Coroner's\u003c\/i\u003e excerpt - Georges Simenon\u003cbr\u003eSunbelt Noir: \u003ci\u003eDesert Fury\u003c\/i\u003e - Imogen Sara Smith\u003cbr\u003eThe Voyage Down and Out: \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e - Kent Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Day\u003c\/i\u003e Near \u003ci\u003eThe River's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e - Nicolas Saada\u003cbr\u003eWatching \u003ci\u003eFail Safe\u003c\/i\u003e at the End of the World - K. Austin Collins\u003cbr\u003eBlack Desert, White Desert - Serge Toubiana\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Monroe and the Loveless World - Jonas Mekas\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the Stars - Jeremy Bernstein\u003cbr\u003eComing: \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e - Pauline Kael\u003cbr\u003eComing Around the Mountain: \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e - Matt Zoller Seitz\u003cbr\u003eSelections from \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind Diary\u003c\/i\u003e - Bob Balaban\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to \u003ci\u003eSmall Change: A Film Novel\u003c\/i\u003e - Fran?ois Truffaut\u003cbr\u003eBy The Time I Get to Phoenix - Thora Siemsen\u003cbr\u003eMy Guy - Hilton Als\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild to the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e - Sam Shepard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312984961397,"sku":"9781805330516","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805330516.jpg?v=1762824818","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781805330516","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}