{"product_id":"do-not-detonate-without-presidential-approval-a-portfolio-on-the-subjects-of-mid-century-cinema-the-broadway-stage-and-the-american-west-paperback","title":"Do Not Detonate Without Presidential Approval: A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-Century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWes Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJake Perlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspirations for Wes Anderson's \u003ci\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/i\u003e a collection of new and classic writing on mid-century cinema and the American West \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e** 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 ** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing 8 newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of François 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Conversation Between Wes Anderson and Jake Perlin\u003cbr\u003eA Life excerpt - Elia Kazan\u003cbr\u003eThe Celluloid Brassière - Andy Logan\u003cbr\u003eRainy Day - Lillian Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Outskirts: Other Men's Women - Gina Telaroli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Petrified Forest - Jorge Luis Borges\u003cbr\u003eAce in the Hole: Noir in Broad Daylight - Molly Haskell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Makes a Sad Heart Sing: Some Came Running - Michael Koresky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne False Start, Never Wear the Same Dress Twice - Durga Chew-Bose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaigret at the Coroner's excerpt - Georges Simenon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunbelt Noir: Desert Fury - Imogen Sara Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Voyage Down and Out: Inferno - Kent Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBad Day Near The River's Edge - Nicolas Saada\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWatching Fail Safe 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: \"Nashville\" - Pauline Kael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComing Around the Mountain: Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Matt Zoller Seitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelections from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Diary - Bob Balaban\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to Small Change: A Film Novel - François Truffaut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy The Time I Get to Phoenix - Thora Siemsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Guy - Hilton Als\u003cbr\u003eWild to the Wild - Sam Shepard\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWes Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. His films include \u003ci\u003eBottle Rocket\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Tenenbaums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Darjeeling Limited\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantastic Mr. Fox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoonrise Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Budapest Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIsle of Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe French Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e. 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