{"product_id":"the-grip-of-film-9780571316564","title":"The Grip of Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou SLUG the guy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYou KISS the dame. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYou TOTAL the car.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThat's movies. And I love 'em.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gordy LaSure's passionate about film. He eats film, he drinks film, and sometimes he'll even \u003ci\u003ewatch \u003c\/i\u003ea 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 (\u003ci\u003eTitanic, Porky's, Dirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAyoade, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRichard Ayoade\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and director. In addition to directing and co-writing \u003ci\u003eGarth Marenghi's Darkplace\u003c\/i\u003e, he has adapted and directed Joe Dunthorne's novel \u003ci\u003eSubmarine\u003c\/i\u003e for the screen, and is the co-writer (with Avi Korine) and director of the film, \u003ci\u003eThe Double\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an actor he is best known for his roles as Dean Learner in \u003ci\u003eGarth Marenghi's Darkplace\u003c\/i\u003e and Maurice Moss in the Emmy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe IT Crowd, \u003c\/i\u003efor which we was awarded a BAFTA as Best Performance in a Comedy.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557593157906,"sku":"9780571316564","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07fcfbc0-f8b0-44ac-a595-b308c2f6c315.jpg?v=1731787266","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grip-of-film-9780571316564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}