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For more than forty years, generations of movie lovers have relied upon Leonard Maltin to help them decide what to watch. Comprehensive, trustworthy, and the most established guide on the market, "Leonard Maltin's 2012 Movie Guide" includes: more than 10,000 DVD and 14,000 video listings; an updated index of leading performers and an index of leading directors; old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB; reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and camp classics; all-new personal recommendations ... read more

The jaw-dropping confessions of the man who fulfilled the secret fantasies of Hollywood's most glittering stars and royalty. Scotty Bowers, a dashing young ex-Marine exuding sex appeal, arrived in Hollywood in 1946 and quickly caught the attention of many of the town's stars. Scotty's attitude to sex and sexuality were far ahead of his time; in a moralistic age, he was game for anything and equally happy to jump into bed with men or women. Working out of a gas station on Hollywood Boulevard, Bowers soon became the go-to-guy for an... read more

Find out everything about the man behind the wolf. Discover what made Taylor Lautner become an actor, how he landed the role of Jacob Black in New Moon, and find out what's next for the hottest new star of Hollywood.

Film critic, Sale of the Century and Mastermind winner Hamish McDouall spent several months in darkened rooms watching films to produce this brilliant and unusual selection. It encompasses short films, feature films, documentaries and digifilms. Yes, The Lord of the Rings and Whale Rider are here, but so too are Kaikohe Demolition and Tongan Ninja. The book includes details on where to get hold of these gems so you can watch them in your own darkened room.

Since the first screening of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" in 2001, New Zealand has become the embodiment of "Middle-earth" to millions of moviegoers the world over. This definitive guidebook showcases the principal movie-set locations around New Zealand as seen in all three films.
Ian Brodie's guide enables fans of Peter Jackson's cinematic masterpiece to experience their own unique insight into the magic and complexity of Middle-earth. Produced with the full cooperation of New Line Productions, Inc., h... read more

Based on the hit TV series Outrageous Fortune, this outrageous family album introduce all the characters and their tips for a fulfilling life in the West, including recipes, love stories, defining moments and disasters. Complete with behind-the-scenes photos, actors' interviews, quiz, drinking game and episode summaries.

The age of cinema began in Paris in 1895. Within a year New Zealanders saw their first films and in fewer than five they were making their own. In the years since, New Zealand has produced almost every conceivable type of film, from home movies to arthouse flicks to Oscar-winning wide-screen epics, building a rich and varied screen culture and launching the careers of hundreds of directors, actors and behind-the-scenes professionals. New Zealand Film: An Illustrated History is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview o... read more

This comprehensive boxed set of 3 hefty volumes covers everything from Anakin to Zuckuss (the bounty hunter) in the "Star Wars" galaxy. Packed with full-colour artwork and photos, this imposing tome takes in every incarnation of "Star Wars", from the movies, including "The Clone Wars", to radio dramas, comics, novels, cartoons, short stories, and video games, and covers every aspect: the galaxy's renowned, infamous and obscure inhabitants, the science and technology, history and geography, culture and biography, ecology and cosmolo... read more

Swot up on the hit TV series with this celebration of all things Gleeful. This is the only official Glee annual, featuring exclusive photographs and contributions by the stars and creators of the show. Get to know the Gleeks, the Jocks, the Cheerios and the teachers, strike a pose with Sue's guide to Voguing, discover your perfect match with the Glee hunk quiz, and become a dedicated fashion follower with Kurt's guide to dressing yourself. It's time to get your Gleek on!About the author:Charlotte Ward is an ex-features writer for H... read more

"Clint Eastwood: A Life in Pictures" presents an elegant and intimate view of one of Hollywood's great luminaries. Images from celebrity photographers mix with casual snapshots to span Clint's varied and significant career. This stylish collection draws together hundreds of images accompanied by quotations by and about Clint to create a portrait like no other. The latest volume in the acclaimed "A Life in Pictures" series (Paul Newman 5726-0, 14K net; Marilyn Monroe 6147-2, 14K net), this volume honours the legacy of one of the wor... read more

Since the 1960s Mary Ellen Mark has worked on over 100 film sets as what the film studios call a 'special stills photographer', making thousands of documentary photographs of life behind the scenes, rather than the conventional still photographs made of actors on camera. This exciting book presents the best of her images ranging from the first films that Mark shot in the 1960s such as "Fellini's Satyricon", to legendary 1970s productions like Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" and Milos Forman's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nes... read more

On the heels of "Secret Lives of Great Authors, Great Artists, and Great Composers" comes "Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers" - a look at screen legends ranging from D. W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin to Martin Scorcese and the Coen Brothers. You'll discover that: Alfred Hitchcock lost his belly button during abdominal surgery; he loved to shock his leading ladies by pulling up his shirt and revealing his curiously smooth belly. Charlie Chaplin's poor personal hygiene gave him his signature repellent body odour. David Lynch was a se... read more

Ever seen "Young Hannah, Queen of the Vampires"? What about "Satan's Little Helper"? Or "Puppet Master versus Demonic Toys"? If you haven't, you've missed some of the worst, most laughable films ever made. In this book, film buff Steve Miller gives detailed information on 150 of the biggest turkeys ever to emerge from movie studios. For each movie, Miller includes a list of principal cast, director, and producer, a plot overview, a short review, strong points, weak points (sometimes these are the same as the strong points), viewer ... read more

Moving house is a logistics nightmare...but imagine the challenge of moving an entire house - fixtures, fittings, brick walls, chimney and roof wholesale, through a major city, over a mountain range or across a frozen lake!
That's the kind of impossible feat tackled by teams of movers in the dramatic hit engineering TV series, Monster Moves. Meet the movers as they slice and dice mansions with chain saws, hoist church spires with helicopters and winch locomotives down highways with bulldozers. This book explores the engineer... read more

Geoff Dyer, described by the Daily Telegraph as 'possibly the best living writer in Britain', takes on his biggest challenge yet: unlocking the film that has obsessed him all his adult life. Magnificently unpredictable and hilarious (and surely one of the most unusual books ever written about cinema), Zona takes the reader on an enthralling, thought-provoking journey. The ostensible subject of Zona is the film Stalker, by the great Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. As Dyer immerses us in the movie, it becomes apparent that Stalker... read more

A fully illustrated, interactive tribute to the world's most famous and popular science fiction series: Star Trek. To boldly go where no one has gone before, renowned Star Trek expert, Scott Tipton has delved deep into the CBS archives and their treasure trove of photographs, scripts, concept sketches, blueprints, storyboards and memorabilia, to explore how Gene Roddenberry's utopian vision of the future became a modern myth. Covering all six Star Trek television series and the ten original feature films, the book examines the far-... read more

ynonymous with cool elegance and impeccable good taste, Grace Kelly remains a style icon of the twentieth century.
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This book is the first to explore exclusively Grace Kelly's personal style and how she carefully cultivated her public image through dress. The three sections, looking at Grace Kelly as an actress, bride and princess, introduce her unrivalled wardrobe, from spectacular film costumes, meticulously tailored suits and American casual wear, to glamorous ballgowns designed by couturiers such as ... read more

Suitable for "Star Wars" fans, this title helps your child to discover exactly what it's like to be a droid and uncovers the technology, functions and most interesting of all, their different personalities.