The Grip of Film

by Richard Ayoade

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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 to people about film: whether a comely student with low confidence and a father complex, a Studio 'development' exec who doesn't trust his own judgement, or the countless people Gordy LaSure's encountered in his capacity as the web moderator on an Excessive Sweating Discussion Forum. Gordy LaSure's alwaystalking about films 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 slug of Wherefore on the side. And he doesn't shoot from the hip; he shoots from the gut.
  • ISBN10 0571316557
  • ISBN13 9780571316557
  • Publish Date 5 October 2017 (first published 3 October 2017)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 9 April 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Faber & Faber
  • Edition Main
  • Format Paperback (UK Trade)
  • Pages 368
  • Language English