Our Secret Life in the Movies

By Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree A whip-smart fiction debut, Our Secret Life in the Movies riffs on classic and cult cinema. Publication Date: November 4, 2014 Paperback: 9780989275965eBook: 9781941920992 Description 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 & Dragons, Blade Runner and Red Dawn. Haunting, cinematic, and full of life, Our Secret Life makes it clear that we are in the movies and the movies are in us. Reviews One of Vogue’s “Best Under-the-Radar Books for Fall”Included in BBC’s list “Ten Books to Read in November” “Wildly intelligent and deeply felt,Our Secret Life in the Moviesgives us a fascinating look at American life, shot through an insightf