Movies Books

I won't say much because it might expose what the book's really about. See, it's about the Salem Witch Trial and how terrifying they were. When I read about these events in the history pages, you've no idea how similar this book is to the facts and how muchyour opinion of the actual event comes to change. You start with the tragic Putnam family--the daughter from this household one of the afflicted. Then there is the "sinnful" reverend with more thoughts of lust and power than his own wife and child. THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS end with a historical note of those executed and those too luckey to die froim the tragedy that would rock Salem Town.
I will say to you that this book isn't a five star perfect ten kind of book, however for a very non-fictional/ his.-fictional book I honestly couldn't put it down. Overall: a definite buy! It was entertaining and had romance/drama deep within it. All ytou have to do is look at what actualy happened :o)

Was this a fact finding book of knowledge, Oh no this was an "impress the pants of everyone" kind of book. Yes i'm a bit of a science fiction kinda chick but i can honestly say this is a book for all levels. IT'S ABOUT MOVIES..... it's easy to read (not to long ) and handy to keep in your handbag!!!! what more can i say

I ordered this book, hoping it included EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING by Ray Nelson (basis for THEY LIVE). It does! The surprise is the other selections included, among which are the stories that inspired such films as, THIS ISLAND EARTH, THE THING , DEATH RACE 2000, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, and INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN. I especially recommend "The Alien Machine", "The Cosmic Frame", "Who Goes There?", and "The Racer". While none of these tales could be called a masterpiece of the genre, collectively they are a great read. Get this book!

A worthy addition to any Beatles library, this appears to be a self-published thesis, comprehensively covering every major film produced by or about The Beatles -- promotional films and biopics included.

It's stronger on fact and detail than true insight, so if it's the "Myth" part you're interested in, then you're better served by McKinney's Magic Circles or Stark's Meet The Beatles. But if it's "Movies, Documentaries, Spoofs and Cartoons" that attracts you, then it fills the gaps nicely around Neaverson's The Beatles Movies and Axelrod's Beatletoons and is worth picking up.

Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian's play "Snow in August" is borne by an Eastern wind, quite different from what Western audiences would expect to see for a night in the theatre. The scholarly introduction traces Xingjian's influences from Meyerhold, Artaud & Brecht and points out similarities and differences. With more than 30 characters and much of the script sung, it would be a challenge to stage. Rather than having a traditional story, we see more of a philosophical development. To describe what happens, a monk named Huineng becomes a major Buddhist leader before his death at the end of Act II. Act III follows up and communicates that life continues with its joys and disappointments. I enjoyed reading the play because it was quite different. Xingjian creates excellent tension with many of his crowd scenes and short staccato dialogue contrasted with flowing spiritually flavored speeches. Not knowing the music, it is harder to interpret the impact of the singing from just reading the page. All in all, this is an interesting reading experience that makes me want to become familiar with more of the playwright's work. Enjoy!

A collection of stories or excerpts from books that became movies of some related sort or another, so a little confusing that the story titles can be completely different to the movie title, for some, and listed that way in the book.


Classic Science Fiction : Destination Moon - Robert A. Heinlein
Classic Science Fiction : It Came from Outer Space - Ray Bradbury
Classic Science Fiction : The Conquest of Space - Werner Von Braun
Classic Science Fiction : Panic in Year Zero - Ward Moore
Classic Science Fiction : 2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke
Classic Science Fiction : Logan's Run - William F. Nolan
Classic Science Fiction : Star Trek: The Motion Picture - James Blish
Classic Science Fiction : Total Recall - Philip K. Dick
Classic Science Fiction : The Lawnmower Man - Stephen King
Classic Science Fiction : Candyman - Clive Barker


Moon Shot.

3 out of 5


A spot of alien people napping.

3.5 out of 5


Interplanetary mission finds locals a decent bunch.

3.5 out of 5


Getting out of town is very important.

3.5 out of 5


Moon machine.

4 out of 5


At 21, they get rid of you, thanks to some fancy biometric tracking. If you don't think that is a great idea, then special operatives named Sandmen, armed with weaponry that discharges a variety of different ammunition hunt you down.

Logan is a Sandman, and he comes to realise what is going on is wrong. He ends up a runner, and encounters all sorts of bizarre things on his quest for Sanctuary.

4 out of 5


Deadly impostor.

3 out of 5


Brain alteration badness.

4 out of 5


New gardening hire who has disturbing habits.

3.5 out of 5


Wearing someone's name out can really hook you.

3.5 out of 5

I love movie books and enjoyed the teacher focus of this one. Interesting to see how teaching as evolved through the times. Nice plot summaries and details. Index is helpful.

There is surprisingly little overlap between this book's contents
and the contents of the previous (and sold out) SERIAL MOVIE
POSTERS. One reason is that this new book is based on an
incredible collection assembled by Frank Gutierrez.
What we have are posters from sound serials dating from about 1931 to about 1954, the end of the serial era.
The best of the serial posters are reminiscent of the best pulp magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1950s, and often
are rendered in somewhat the same style. My favorites in the
present volume tend to use a subdued palette, such as
5, for THE GALLOPING GHOST, which is a striking study in
grey, orange and red, or 28, for the orginal FLASH GORDON,
chapter 4, which uses shades of grey, orange, and a few touches
of red. Also lovely is the poster for TIM TYLER'S LUCK, which
uses reds, flesh tones, olive grey and cream shades.
As the 30s wear into the 40s the painted artwork becomes increasingly crude
and amateurish. An exception is 107,
for BRENDA STARR, REPORTER. Artwork tends to become a frame
for a tinted still from the film, and the frames get thinner
and thinner. Still, there are points of interest. The poster
for BRICK BRADFORD (112) is almost as wild as this wildest of
all movie serials.
Serial posters are far rarer than movie posters in general, and
this is a very worthy compilation of images most of us have
never seen, and will never see any other way!

If you don't know, Mike Seate is a writer and editor for some of the worlds top motorcycle magazines. I bought this book on his credentials alone. He's a good story teller and I enjoyed the book, but it is not the definitive guide to biker movies. I collect bikesploitation films, and Mr. Seat doesn't mention half of them. He doesn't give much historical perspective for the films, except to say that they all fed into the biker paranoia of the 60's, and then made a conversion to biker as hero in the 80's (sort of art-imitates-life-imitates-art). If you want a thumbnail of the genre, this will provide that, but he doesn't stray much from the mainstream.

Definitely a voyeuristic pleasure, this book will appeal to any fan of 'list books', and anyone who wants to know which movie stars showed their naughty bits in which movies. It goes beyond that, of course, to reveal info on just about every 'dirty pleasure' to be offered by the movies: serial killers, masturbation scenes, and any number of other naughty kinks. My only quibble is the fact that the edition hasn't been updated since 1994.