Inspirations for Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City : a collection of new and classic writing on mid-century cinema and the American West** Includes an exclusive interview with Wes Anderson in which the director details how the pieces collected here influenced the characters, stories, and settings in the film **Featuring 8 newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of Francois Truffaut and Jonas Mekas, DO NOT DETONATE explores key influences on celebrated director Wes Anderson’s new film Asteroid City . Together they form a detailed, captivating portrait of the mid-century film world and the enduring myths of the American West.A Conversation Between Wes Anderson and Jake PerlinA Life excerpt – Elia KazanThe Celluloid Brassiere – Andy LoganRainy Day – Lillian RossThe Other Men’s Women – Gina TelaroliThe Petrified Forest – Jorge Luis BorgesAce in the Noir in Broad Daylight – Molly HaskellWhat Makes a Sad Heart Some Came Running – Michael KoreskyOne False Start, Never Wear the Same Dress Twice – Durga Chew-BoseMaigret at the Coroner’s excerpt – Georges SimenonSunbelt Desert Fury – Imogen Sara SmithThe Voyage Down and Inferno – Kent JonesBad Day Near The River’s Edge – Nicolas SaadaWatching Fail Safe at the End of the World – K. Austin CollinsBlack Desert, White Desert – Serge ToubianaMarilyn Monroe and the Loveless World – Jonas MekasBeyond the Stars – Jeremy Bernstein       “Nashville” – Pauline KaelComing Around the Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Matt Zoller SeitzSelections from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Diary – Bob BalabanIntroduction to Small A Film Novel – Francois TruffautBy The Time I Get to Phoenix – Thora SiemsenMy Guy – Hilton AlsWild to the Wild – Sam Shepard

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