Be More Keanu
$27.29
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2020
Summary
A tillpoint humour celebration of an icon by movie critic James King
Keanu Reeves - actor, musician, dog lover. He’s the internet’s boyfriend. The poetic petrolhead. The guru on a surfboard. Part samurai, part samaritan. He is, very simply, ‘The One’.
“James has been my movie guru for years and now he’s my spiritual guru too! From now on I’m going to ask myself - ‘What would Keanu do?’” - Jo Whiley
In this hilarious book of pocket philosophy, film critic and Keanu fan …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529110326 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529110327 |
| Author: | James King, Kate Holderness |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Square Peg |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 185mm x 120mm x 20mm |
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Hilarious!
A handsome, cool, enigmatic Gen X’er who never seems to age, James King is the perfect man to write about Keanu Reeves.
– Stephen MerchantJames has been my movie guru for years and now he’s my spiritual guru too! From now on I’m going to ask myself: ‘What would Keanu do?’ – Jo WhileyHilarious! * HELLO! Magazine *With light-hearted as well as serious advice, expect chapters that cover each Keanu iteration, from The Guru to The Lover and The Pioneer. * The Scotsman Magazine *About The Author
James King
James King (Author)
James King is a writer, broadcaster and film critic whose book about 1980s teen Hollywood, Fast Times & Excellent Adventures, was published in the UK and US in 2018. He is the resident movie reviewer on BBC Radio 2, having spent many years in the same position at Radio 1 (where he made documentaries on, among other things, The Matrix). He has met and interviewed Keanu Reeves on several occasions- twice in London, once in Berlin and once at the Cannes Film Festival.
Kate Holderness (Illustrator)
Kate Holderness is an actress and illustrator. Her love of film & television often features in her artwork, from her annual ‘Oscar Doodles’ to her latest book illustrations for Be More Keanu, written by BBC movie critic James King. A proud member of the LGBTQI+ community, Kate’s drawing ‘Proud People’ was the cover image of the Guardian newspaper supplement for Lesbian Visibility Week 2020.
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