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If you like your humour dark and twisty, then you'll love Tim Dorsey's outrageous Serge Storms series of crime novels.In this latest crime caper, Serge Storms and his permanently baked sidekick, Coleman, decide to pump the brakes and live on island time...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735461601Author Mark EdlitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Mark EdlitzPublisher Mark EdlitzWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 17mm

In Disney's upcoming animated musical film, Frozen, the Snow Queen holds a kingdom under a spell that traps them in a harsh and grueling eternal winter. Anna, the Snow Queen's sister and Anna's friend Kristoff undertake an adventure of Everest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733681773Author Zack LongFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Static Pen PublishingPublisher Static Pen PublishingWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

'The ultimate guide to every apocalypse movie ever made' - David Quantick The 1980s. A time of fear: fear of the unknown, fear of your neighbours, fear of drugs, fear of sex, fear of strangers, fear of videos, and the very real fear that the world would...

Addresses the perennial appeal of the Western, exploring its 19th century popular culture, and its relationship to the economic structure of Hollywood. This work considers the defining features of the Western and traces its main cycles, from the epic...

Forty years ago as a graduate student I wrote a book about Spaghetti Westerns, called 10,000 Ways to Die. It's an embarrassing tome: full of half-assed semiotics and other attenuated academic nonsense. Thirty years later I wrote an entirely new book with...

The official guide to the film artistry of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Forty years ago, Star Trek: The Motion Picture brought Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise crew to the big screen and changed the course of the Star Trek franchise. Now, celebrate...

Feast your way through the world of Marvel Comics with celebrity chef Justin Warner in Marvel Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook. Prepare to eat like a Marvel superhero with Marvel Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook. Chef Justin Warner...

*Shortlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award 2017* World-weary Jonathan Craine is a detective at the LAPD who has spent his entire career as a studio 'fixer', covering up crimes of the studio players to protect the billion-dollar...

Get ready to spot hundreds of things you've never seen before across a wide range of films, in this brand new book from the creator of Den Of Geek. From the small references and inspirations, through to clues, hidden meanings and moments in frame that...

On November 18, 1928, the world's most famous mouse made his very first public debut. Today, we celebrate 90+ years of Mickey in one of the most expansive illustrated publications on the Disney universe. Starting with the first sketches of a character...

Otto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer/directors. Blazing a trail in the examination of controversial issues such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm) and homosexuality (Advise and Consent), Preminger broke the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644301241Author Darrell BuxtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.Publisher Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 667g

Screen Deep is a book about the immense potential of screen storytelling to defeat an evil both historic and urgently topical: racism. Everyone watches TV and movies. Everyone has an interest in building a more just and equitable world. Screen Deep goes...

Although rarely discussed in its totality, Joan Crawford's contribution to film noir during the 1940s and 1950s is one of her most impressive and far-reaching career achievements. Several of her noir and noir-tinged efforts contain what may very well...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401309541Author Roberta MunroeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 280gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 24mm

Victim (1961) was a landmark in the history both of the cinema and of British society. This modest black-and-white thriller, produced by Michael Relph and directed by Basil Dearden, tackled explicitly the existing law governing homosexual offences, and...

Jason Priestley, star of the iconic hit television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and one of the biggest teen idols of the 1990s, chronicles the highs and lows of his life and career in this charming and honest memoir. The hit Fox show Beverly Hills, 90210...

Hollywood's first sex symbol, the ' It ' girl, Clara Bow was born in the slums of Brooklyn in a family plagued with alcoholism and insanity. She catapulted to fame after winning Motion Picture magazine's 1921 " Fame and Fortune" contest. The greatest...

In 1997, as George Lucas worked to complete early drafts for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, he enlisted the talents of some of the greatest storyboard artists of the modern era to illustrate conceptual storyboards that would inform the...

See the vehicles of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in unparalleled detail with this newest addition to the Star Wars Incredible Cross-Sections series. Twelve breathtaking artworks bring the new craft to life, showing all of the weapons, engines, and...

All drama takes the form of one of 36 situations. That was Georges Polti's theory about theatre, which he put forward in his book 36 Dramatic Situations, published in French in the mid-19th century.A century and a half later, Mike Figgis was struggling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937878214Author Randy SkretvedtFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Bonaventure PressPublisher Bonaventure PressWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

As an adult, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) lived in the United States. As a boy, he lived in Northeast England, the son of a prominent theatrical producer. This groundbreaking biography examines Laurel's family background, his formative years, and his...

Whether it's an exhilarating car chase, comedic pratfall, intense fight scene, or a dramatic leap from the top of a building, there is something about watching a well-executed stunt that leaves audiences in awe. When you think of stunts and stunt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780889104938Author Francois GirardFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Coach House Press IncPublisher Coach House PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

With this new edition of Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen, author Todd Debreceni presents the latest techniques and special effects in what has become an industry "bible." In addition to genre-specific considerations, Debreceni covers the...

How did a low-key prison movie which was considered a box-office flop on its original release become one of the most popular movies of all time? Mark Kermode traces the history of this unexpected audience favourite from the pages of Stephen King's...

Pixar is 25 years old in 2011. This gorgeous, expansive book features the complete colour scripts and a selection of the best of the art from the twelve films to date: "Toy Story", "A Bug's Life", "Toy Story 2", "Monsters Inc.", "Finding Nemo", "The...

In THE AUDACITY OF HYPE, Armando Iannucci cuts straight to the heart of the insanity and sherbet-headed nonsense of modern life. THE AUDACITY OF HYPE brings together his views on diverse subjects, ranging from wickedly funny pen portraits of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085864Author Matthew FieldFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629334400Author Ben ZauzmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Now in paperback, here is the critically acclaimed, best-selling biography of one of Hollywood's legendary stars. Burt Lancaster is known to audiences around the world as the electrifying performer of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, From Here to Eternity, ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781887664523Author David DealFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Midnight Marquee Press,U.S.Publisher Midnight Marquee Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

By the Hollywood correspondent for "The New York Times", "Rebels On The Backlot" is a revealing and page-turning account of the new generation of film directors who are changing the face of today's Hollywood. Very much as the 1970s gave rise to a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156309356Author EisensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Dey Street BooksPublisher Dey Street Books

Investigating cinema under the magnifying glass From a look at classics like Psycho and Double Indemnity to recent films like Traffic and Thelma & Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that criminological theory is produced not only in the...

Whether we stream them on our laptops, enjoy them in theatres or slide them into DVD players to watch on our TVs, movies are part of what it means to be socially connected in the twenty-first century. Despite its significant role in our lives, the act of...

The cult periodical Little Joe, published as a limited-edition zine from 2010 to 2021, challenged the mainstream narrative of film history with a rebellious, queer perspective. Rather than reviewing new releases, it explored forgotten and overlooked...