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P R E D A T O R A M E M O I R , A M O V I E, A N O B S E S S I O N
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T H E B O O K | Predator: a Memoir is the product of 146+ viewings of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie Predator, the greatest American film of its era, or at least the most American film of the era. Though beloved by many, the movie Predator is widely misunderstood as just a big dumb action movie, but in fact it's a genre-hopping, sly commentary on the limits of colonialism, technology, manhood, and action movies as a whole. It's also a surprisingly deep dive into the bonds between men and how and when they break. The book is a love letter to the movie and a guide to its many layers and secrets. Why is Predator—of all the hyper-stylized action movies of the era—the movie that spawned one of the deepest and most beloved action/sci-fi franchises, including at least seven feature films and countless novels and graphic novels and games? Why is Predator the character we love to see fight our favorite fictional characters? What does it mean that two actors from the film (Schwarzenegger, Ventura) went on to become governors? Why did Predator parent me as comprehensively as it did, and what did that do to me—and to men like me? And why and how should you watch this movie? Well, you'll have to read it to find out.
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E V E N T S & S C R E E N I N G S | Tucson, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Iowa City, Ann Arbor, and more. Come and join me in watching Predator on the big screen.
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C O N V E R S A T I O N S | "It's so easy to lose who we used to be." — in conversation with J. C. Hallman at the Brooklyn Rail On Predator and the Lives of Writers podcast with Michael Wheaton
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S E C R E T S O F P R E D A T O R | Around the 90th viewing of Predator I started watching the film frame by frame. Join me in discovering some of the many secrets of Predator. Click the obscured shot of Schwarzenegger to begin.
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G E A R | While you wait for the book, you can order a t-shirt or two if you want (more will be coming shortly).
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L I M I T E D |
Protect your copy of Predator: a Memoir in VHS style, with this limited edition VHS-style slip book case. There are two ways to get one of these: (1) come to one of my fall book events, or (2) preorder the book from my local bookstore, Antigone Books (they'll ship!).
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T A C T I C A L L I P B A R R I E R S |
TURN YOUR GIRLYMAN SELF INTO A BURLYMAN SELF. Now you too can turn the tables on whatever Predator rules your life by buying battlefield-tested Predator Tactical Lip Barriers.
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O T H E R D A T A | Number of times watched Predator to write Predator: a Memoir: 146. Number of times watched Predator: 151. Number of memoirs written: 1. Number of not memoirs written: 1.
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