Movies (and Other Things) explained

Movies (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated
Author:Shea Serrano
Illustrator:Arturo Torres
Country:United States
Series:"And Other Things"
Release Number:2
Subject:Movies
Genre:Illustrated essays
Publisher:Twelve
Pub Date:2019
Pages:256

Movies (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated, written by Shea Serrano and illustrated by Arturo Torres, was published in October 2019.[1] [2] It became the duo's third consecutive number-one bestseller on The New York Times Best Seller list.[3] [4]

Publication history

Movies (and Other Things) is Shea Serrano and Arturo Torres's third book together. It was published by Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central at Hachette.

Content

The 256-page book has 30 chapters on different movies. Each is illustrated by Torres and each poses a question to be answered in the essay.

Actor John Leguizamo contributed a preface and Don Cheadle wrote an afterword.[5]

Reception

In the Los Angeles Times, Jen Yamato wrote, "Each essay turns the pop culture whiz's voracious appetite for movies of the last several decades into jumping-off points for wider cultural conversations and curiosities."[6] In Esquire, Jack Holmes called it "a charming examination of industry tropes and his personal hobby-horses across all the movies he's watched—sometimes many times—since the '80s."[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rodrigues . Ashwin . Shea Serrano on 'Movies (and Other Things)' and Why He Isn't Fully Sold on Showbiz . 25 December 2020 . Fortune . October 23, 2019 . en.
  2. News: Dansby. Andrew. 2019-10-03. San Antonio author Shea Serrano's \. 2020-12-25. Houston Chronicle. en-US.
  3. News: Were the Jurassic Park raptors just misunderstood? Shea Serrano answers the questions that count. Holpuch. Amanda. 2019-10-12. The Guardian. 2020-01-11. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  4. News: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books – Best Sellers – Books – Oct. 27, 2019. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-24. 0362-4331.
  5. News: Floyd. Thomas. October 10, 2019. Shea Serrano was as shocked as anyone when Obama endorsed 'Basketball (And Other Things)'. The Washington Post. December 24, 2020.
  6. Web site: Yamato. Jen. 2019-10-23. Q&A: Shea Serrano ponders life and more in 'Movies (and Other Things)'. 2020-01-11. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  7. Web site: Holmes. Jack. 2019-10-08. Shea Serrano Is One of the Last Writers Having Fun on the Internet. He Told Us How.. 2020-12-26. Esquire. en-US.