Admit One
My Life in Film
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
First set in Croydon, South London, in the 1980s, Admit One details how Emmett James escaped the pains of adolescence by going to the cinema. With wry, self-deprecating humor and observation, the author reflects on, obsesses over, and rages about film and its correlation to our pasts. The author finds that his true calling is in transiting one side of the screen to the other. He decides to leave England for the only place where he can realize his dream of becoming an actor - America.
We then follow the author on his numerous Hollywood adventures, watching as he glides smoothly from forgery to pornography to crashing the Academy Awards under the alias of a nominated screenwriter, and eventually stumbles into acting in the highest-grossing movie of all time, Titanic. At every turn, the films that inspired Emmett James as a child resurface, and they serve to contextualize his humorous collection of stories in which he provides unique insights into the fascinating world of film.
Customer Reviews
Admit One
Admit One is so much more than just the thrilling autobiography of a London boys goal of making it big in Hollywood; it reveals the power film holds over all of us. The story is absolutely fantastic and so hard to put down once you've started. Beginning with Emmett James's childhood in South London and how he comes to realize the true magnitude of film and media, the story escalates along with his dream of one day making it on the silver screen. Emmett takes a risk that so few would have the courage for and leaves to Los Angeles with nothing but a suit and the ticking away of his Visa. Emmett puts the American dream to the test. A must read!