{"product_id":"do-not-detonate-without-presidential-approval-a-portfolio-on-the-subjects-of-mid-century-cinema-the-broadway-stage-and-the-american-west","title":"DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval: A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSoftcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12.9 x 1.57 x 19.81 cm | 240 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePushkin Press | 2023 | 9781805330516\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWritings on people and places, theatre and film, in a portfolio of essays and photographs informing Wes Anderson's film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing eight newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of François Truffaut and Jonas Mekas, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDO NOT DETONATE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores key influences on celebrated director Wes Anderson's recent film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Together they form a detailed, captivating portrait of the mid-century film world and the enduring myths of the American West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Conversation Between Wes Anderson and Jake Perlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e excerpt - Elia Kazan\u003cbr\u003eThe Celluloid Brassière - Andy Logan\u003cbr\u003eRainy Day - Lillian Ross\u003cbr\u003eThe Outskirts: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOther Men's Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Gina Telaroli\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Petrified Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Jorge Luis Borges\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAce in the Hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Noir in Broad Daylight - Molly Haskell\u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Sad Heart Sing: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSome Came Running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Michael Koresky\u003cbr\u003eOne False Start, Never Wear the Same Dress Twice - Durga Chew-Bose\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMaigret at the Coroner's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e excerpt - Georges Simenon\u003cbr\u003eSunbelt Noir: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDesert Fury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Imogen Sara Smith\u003cbr\u003eThe Voyage Down and Out: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInferno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Kent Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBad Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Near \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe River's Edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Nicolas Saada\u003cbr\u003eWatching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFail Safe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNashville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Pauline Kael\u003cbr\u003eComing Around the Mountain: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Matt Zoller Seitz\u003cbr\u003eSelections from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind Diary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Bob Balaban\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSmall Change: A Film Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - François Truffaut\u003cbr\u003eBy The Time I Get to Phoenix - Thora Siemsen\u003cbr\u003eMy Guy - Hilton Als\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWild to the Wild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Sam Shepard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47758146928898,"sku":"BK-PUS-DND-001-OP","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_4179_1.jpg?v=1780412378","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/do-not-detonate-without-presidential-approval-a-portfolio-on-the-subjects-of-mid-century-cinema-the-broadway-stage-and-the-american-west","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}