Offering Star Trek fans a pass onto the sound stages where the original series was filmed, this book provides a detailed look at the art of television's most enduring series. Up-close and exhaustive, Star Trek Sketchbook: The Original Series features drawings of the costumes, sets, props, and make-up designs that gave the show its distinctive visual appeal. Color photos & illustrations.
Q's Guide to the Continuum (Star Trek)
by Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger
1920s script girl Jessie Beckett investigates the murder of a movie projectionist in this absorbing historical mystery. "Joe Petrovitch was gunned down on a sunny Saturday afternoon in early October, during the ninth reel of Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush." Employed by Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Jessie Beckett has a busy time as Script Girl for Pickford-Fairbanks studios. Yet she also has a reputation as a skilled amateur sleuth. So when a projectionist is shot dead and his grieving widow...
The Monster Book (Buffy the Vampire Slayer S.)
by Christopher Golden, S.R. Bisette, and Thomas E. Sniegoski
Starting with Giles' research into the various monsters and demons Buffy and the gang have encountered, this book then delves into the folklore that inspired the show's bad guys - their mythology, science, cultural, literary and historial origins. "The Monster Book" looks at how vampires are created on the show. There are interviews with the series creator, Joss Whedon, as well as the writers, make-up and costume artists, stunt men and actors. It explores the mythology surrounding vampires and o...
"He's no angel" "For a hundred years I offered an ugly death to everyone I met, and did it with a song in my heart.... You have no idea what its like to have done the the things I've done, and to care." "-- Angel" Angel, the handsome vampire with a soul, captured Buffy the Vampire Slayer's heart during their stormy, star-crossed relationship. Invite him into your home with this posterbook featuring official, full-color photos. David Boreanaz's thoughts on the character, and quotes from...
This is the official companion to seasons 5 and 6 of the hit TV series spin-off from the blockbuster action-adventure movie Stargate. Colonel Jack O'Neill, leader of an elite military team, tries to learn the secrets of the Stargate, a mysterious ancient portal that allows instantaneous travel to remote planets throughout the universe. Following on from Stargate SG-1: The Illustrated Companion, Volumes 1 and 2, which covered seasons 1 to 4, comes volume 3, coming right up to date, with full deta...
He crossed an ocean, and it still wasn’t enough to escape his lifelong nemesis. Now he has to work with her. Successful screenwriter Finn Masters just landed his dream job writing for Neighbors, one of Hollywood’s highest-rated, longest-running sitcoms. The only downside? It will put him back in proximity of the show’s universally adored, optimistic, altruistic star, Lavender Rhodes, who has been inadvertently ruining his life since they were school chums in England. But she doesn’t even know s...
A history of the dark times "So this is how liberty dies—with thunderous applause." -Senator Padmé Amidala When Palpatine declared the birth of his new Empire, he expected it would stand for millennia. Instead, it lasted only 24 years. This is the story of how a tyrannical regime rose from the ashes of democracy, ruled the galaxy with an iron fist, and then collapsed into dust. It is a story of war and heroes, of the power of propaganda and the dangers of complacency. But most of all, it i...
Script for Scandal (Lillian Frost & Edith Head, #3)
by Renee Patrick
Sleuthing duo Lillian Frost and Edith Head investigate a behind-the-scenes scandal in this delightful Golden Age of Hollywood mystery.1939, Los Angeles. Lillian Frost is shocked when her friend, glamorous costume designer Edith Head, hands her the script to a new film that's about to start shooting. Streetlight Story is based on a true crime: the California Republic bank robbery of 1936. Lillian's beau, LAPD detective Gene Morrow, was one of the officers on the case; his partner, Teddy, was trag...
The Sharpest Needle (Lillian Frost & Edith Head, #4)
by Renee Patrick
Ready to mingle with the stars? Hollywood's A-list takes centre stage once again in this stylish, twisty and sharply observed Golden Age of Hollywood mystery featuring irresistible sleuthing duo Lillian Frost and Edith Head. Effortlessly blending oodles of glamour and famous (and fictional) names with a stunningly crafted whodunit, this compelling, vibrant tale is bursting with twists and shocking moments. Love gossip, rumour and scandalous secrets? This page-turning read is perfect for fans of...
All three series of the comedy drama set in the chaotic world of arts broadcastingFeaturing comedy A-listers Alistair McGowan, Rebecca Front, Harriet Thorpe and Geoffrey Whitehead, with Kevin Eldon and Felicity Montagu, this hilarious sitcom follows the ramshackle production of highbrow TV review show Arting About.Over 14 episodes, we eavesdrop behind the scenes and in front of the camera, as the hapless team endeavour to capture the zeitgeist and stay ahead of the cultural curve. From exposing...
One Extra Corpse (A Silver Screen historical mystery)
by Barbara Hambly
Hollywood intrigue, glamor . . . and murder: Enter the roaring twenties in this thrilling Silver Screen historical mystery, starring two very different female sleuths.May, 1924. It's been seven months since young British widow Emma Blackstone arrived in Hollywood to serve as companion to Kitty Flint: her beautiful, silent-movie star sister-in-law. Kitty is generous, kind-hearted . . . and a truly terrible actress. Not that Emma minds; she's too busy making her academic parents turn in their grav...
'Great fun - Loretta is glorious!' Lucy Diamond'Sparkles with fun and wit' Libby Page'A fun, gossipy glimpse into Golden Era Hollywood' Julie Cohen-----You’re Loretta Darling now, welcome to your brand-new flipping life.Dreams don’t come true for girls like Loretta but she won’t let that stop her. With her sights set on becoming a make-up artist to the stars, Loretta wangles her way from Lancashire to the bright lights of Golden Age Hollywood.Only it turns out that Sunset Boulevard is less about...
Rehearsals in a new West End play are disrupted by sudden, violent death in the intriguing new Charles Paris mystery.Having landed a small part in a new West End play, The Habit of Faith, Charles Paris is dismayed to discover that his good fortune has been orchestrated by his bête noire, the now-famous screen actor Justin Grover. But why has Grover become involved in this relatively obscure production - and why has he roped in Charles to star?From the outset the production is fraught with diffic...
Reality TV stars . . . Theatre lovies . . . Murder most horrid . . . It's another cozy case for actor-sleuth Charles Paris!After a long period of resting, life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has been cast as the Ghost of Hamlet's Father and First Gravedigger in a new production of Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by Katrina Selsey, who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself is also played by a reality TV contestant, Jared Root and the two young s...
New Blood (Horror Studies)
The importance of horror's current position in the global film market cannot be overlooked, with both small and large horror releases from across the world enjoying commercial and critical success as never before. Since 2000, the horror genre has undergone a multitude of developments, which have occurred across a range of cultures and types of media. That many of these development are yet to receive a full examination by academic writing is addressed in this exciting and much-needed edited colle...
Behind the Mask of Spider-Man is an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the amazing Hollywood blockbuster. Here for the first time are all the juicy details of Spider-Man's journey from comic book hero to the silver screen. Along with fascinating revelations from director Sam Raimi on capturing the essence of Spider-Man, one of the best-loved comic book heroes, the book includes delicious anecdotes from the cast members, including Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe and Kirsten Dunst. Fi...