{"product_id":"cary-grants-suit-nine-movies-that-made-me-the-wreck-i-am-today-9781912559404","title":"Cary Grant's Suit: Nine Movies That Made Me the Wreck I Am Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eA cinematic memoir and critical exploration of nine classics of old Hollywood by a contemporary comic novelist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e isn't about what happens to Cary Grant, it's about what happens to his \u003ci\u003esuit\u003c\/i\u003e. The suit has the adventures, a gorgeous New York suit threading its way through America. The suit, Cary inside it, strides with confidence into the Plaza Hotel. Nothing bad happens to it until one of the greasy henchmen grasps Cary by the shoulder. \u003ci\u003eWe're already in love with this suit\u003c\/i\u003e and it feels like a real violation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTodd McEwen grew up in Southern California, so his head was hopelessly messed with by the movies. As the son of relatively normal people, Todd had no in with Hollywood, a mere thirteen miles away, yearn and try as he might. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a kid who loved the movies so much, he got up at 4:30 in the morning to watch Laurel and Hardy. A kid who insisted on his birthday that his father project 8mm cartoons onto the family's dining room curtains so they could be slowly parted, just like at a real cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a kid who liked to \u003ci\u003eleave\u003c\/i\u003e the movie and trudge up hundreds of dangerous iron steps to visit the lugubrious and always surprised projectionist. This is a kid who, years later, watched \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e over 60 times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA love letter to old Hollywood, this is a book for anyone interested in film. Movies discussed include \u003ci\u003eBlotto\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Three Stooges\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Catch a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 39 Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Harry\u003c\/i\u003e, and many, many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd McEwen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Southern California in the 1950s. As a child he was interested in comedy and the undersea realm, and was terrified by \u003ci\u003eBambi\u003c\/i\u003e. In high school he had his own radio show, interviewing folk singers and puzzle inventors. At college he read Victorian and medieval English literature. He worked in radio, theatre, and the rare books trade before arriving in Scotland in the 1980s. After a spell at \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, he has often worked as an editor and teacher. His novels include \u003ci\u003eFisher's Hornpipe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcX: A Romance of the Dour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho Sleeps with Katz\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Five Simple Machines\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Notting Hill Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651630436626,"sku":"9781912559404","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6a04dafd-6cfe-41f1-bed4-132ebd7b39d3.jpg?v=1733306050","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cary-grants-suit-nine-movies-that-made-me-the-wreck-i-am-today-9781912559404","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}