The Secret Life of the Movies: Hidden Hints, Motifs, References and Background Detail in the Greatest Movies

Simon Brew

Softcover |16.64 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm | 240 pp

Cassell | 2019 | 9781788401272

The Secret Life of the Movies puts a host of films under the microscope to uncover the like of hidden plot clues, homages to other films, hidden details that expose on-set challenges, inside jokes and post-production cover-ups.

Simon Brew's fascinating analysis lifts the lid on the clever, the fudged and the inspired to make you look at the screen a little closer and find things tucked away or brushed over. Be it subtle touches that a director put in the background, elements of one movie featuring in another or iconic moments that actually came from happy accidents, this book will make you study the screen a little bit harder.

With over 100 moments of screen history, there are things to make you re-watch your favourite movies a little more closely; stories of split-second decisions, which would make entertainment history; plot give-aways hidden on screen and a wealth of revelations.

Simon Brew is an esteemed British movie critic and Kevin Costner fanboy. He created the leading alternative culture website Den of Geek in 2007 that became the essential port of call for all those seeking the definitive word on film, TV and gaming news