The Grip of Film

The Grip of Film

Paperback (07 Jun 2018)

Save $1.27

  • RRP $13.81
  • $12.54
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within 72 hours

Publisher's Synopsis

You SLUG the guy.
You KISS the dame.
You TOTAL the car.

That's movies. And I love 'em.

Gordy LaSure's passionate about film. He eats film, he drinks film, and sometimes he'll even watch a film. But most of all he loves talking about film, and how they'd be a shit-ton better if only people would pull their asses out of their ears and listen to Gordy LaSure.

The voyage of this book can be categorised as an attempt to understand How In Hell Film Works. Why are some films bad, and some films terrible? How come just a handful of films (Titanic, Porky's, Dirty Harry) are any good at all? Gordy'll tell you How and Why, and he'll give you a shot of Wherefore on the side. And he doesn't shoot from the hip; he shoots from the gut.

Book information

ISBN: 9780571316564
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Pub date:
DEWEY: 791.43
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xxxi, 336
Weight: 300g
Height: 199mm
Width: 134mm
Spine width: 23mm