{"product_id":"our-secret-life-in-the-movies-9780989275965","title":"Our Secret Life in the Movies","description":"Fiction. Film Studies. A whip-smart fiction debut, OUR SECRET LIFE IN THE MOVIES riffs on classic and cult cinema. Inspired by films from silent-era documentaries to music videos, the authors unfold a dual narrative about two boys growing up in the 1980s. Coming of age during the last days of the Cold War, these boys dream of space exploration and nuclear winter, Reaganomics and Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons, \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRed Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e. Haunting, cinematic, and full of life, OUR SECRET LIFE makes it clear that we are in the movies and the movies are in us.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wildly intelligent and deeply felt, OUR SECRET LIFE IN THE MOVIES gives us a fascinating look at American life, shot through an insightful and compassionate lens. After reading it, the world seems bigger. A tremendous book.--Molly Antopol\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eReading OUR SECRET LIFE IN THE MOVIES is like finding a lost frequency on the AM dial. The voices you hear in this book are strange, hypnotic, and intensely American.--Jim Gavin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA book of poignant and affecting beauty. Readers are presented with characters who are losing their innocence in lockstep with the changing nation they inhabit, and the end result is a book that provides great insight into both who we are and how we got this way. A remarkable achievement.--Skip Horack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A beautiful aftershock of the movies.--David Gordon Green\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An intriguing, frequently affecting experiment that challenges its readers to think anew about sharpening and refracting their memories of both life and art.--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBrilliant.\u003cbr\u003e Ten books to read in November.--BBC.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Indelibly wrought.\u003cbr\u003e The Best Under-the-Radar Books for Fall: 8 Indie Novels and Stories to Put on Your Reading List.--\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A coauthored mash note to cinema classics.--\u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strange Object\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989275965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael McGriff, J. M. Tyree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42183711064245,"sku":"9780989275965","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c1d3f4c8-5061-4a8c-8c3c-6c3a703b8af2.jpg?v=1654570025","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/our-secret-life-in-the-movies-9780989275965","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}