{"title":"Todd McEwen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTodd McEwen\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling narratives that delve into the intricate lives behind public personas. His works often explore the nuances of memory, identity, and fame, blending biography with reflective memoir. Readers can expect a thoughtful examination of characters who have shaped cultural history with subtle insight and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a style that balances intimacy and clarity, McEwen offers a fresh perspective on well-known figures, inviting readers to reconsider familiar stories. His writing is marked by a literary sensibility that appeals to those interested in the intersection of personal experience and broader cultural narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cary-grants-suit-by-todd-mcewen-9781912559404","title":"Cary Grant's Suit","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCary Grant's Suit\u003c\/em\u003e is a hilarious and morose invocation of a lost world. Anyone who has ever been movie-mad will relish this irrepressibly digressive, surprise-filled, exquisitely written memoir (sort of). \"I certainly did,\" says Phillip Lopate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTodd McEwen grew up in Southern California, so his head was hopelessly messed with by the movies. As the son of relatively \u003cem\u003enormal people\u003c\/em\u003e, Todd had no in with Hollywood, a mere thirteen miles away, yearn and try as he might.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. This is a kid who liked to leave 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 \u003cem\u003eChinatown\u003c\/em\u003e over 60 times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA love letter to old Hollywood, this is a book for anyone interested in film. Movies discussed include \u003cem\u003eBlotto\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Three Stooges\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTo Catch a Thief\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe 39 Steps\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble with Harry\u003c\/em\u003e, and many, many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708783886572,"sku":"9781912559404","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781912559404-cary-grant-s-suit-1.jpg?v=1791836763"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/todd-mcewen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}