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A history of the serial

"Congratulations on publishing Ron Backer's excellent and insightful book Gripping Chapters which is probably the very best book on serials I have read in many years. The research and observations were a treat and I've already spent TOO much time reading and re-reading it for the great pleasure and education it provides."
- Steve Kaplan, for oldies.com

Gripping Chapters is much more than a history of the sound motion picture serial. Here you'll find all of the sources for sound movie serials, including comic strips, comic books,...

A posse of Hollywood's wild Westerners recall their dusty adventures (and misadventures) with John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Burt Lancaster, Tim Holt, James Arness, Richard Boone, Chuck Connors, Charles Starrett, Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Alan Ladd, Rock Hudson, Lon Chaney, Jr., Nick Adams, Jock Mahoney, Sam Peckinpah, Johnny Cash and many others

TV memories of... Have Gun-Will Travel, The Rifleman, Maverick, Davy Crockett, The Virginian, The Wild Wild West, The Rebel, and more

"Highly entertaining and informative ... highly revealing, and full...

In the mid-1950s, American International Pictures (AIP) was the self-proclaimed "Infant of the Industry," and as such, was not perceived as a serious threat to the major studios of the time. AIP soon proved themselves worthy opponents, when their youth-oriented double features began raking in big bucks that rivaled and sometimes surpassed the profits of their competitors.

The company's founders were James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, and during the years they worked together as a team, AIP turned out their most imaginative movies, including I Was a Teenage Werewolf,...

An illustrated look at the lives and careers of the sexiest women of the 1950s. From major star to starlet, author Richard Koper shows - with hundreds of rare photos from his personal collection - that gentlemen still prefer blondes

Among the 100 actresses who are featured in the book are famous Hollywood names like Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Kim Novak and Anita Ekberg, as well as starlets like Jeanne Carmen, Gloria Pall, Sandra Giles and Kathy Marlowe. Also featured within the pages of this book are England's reigning blondes Diana Dors, Belinda Lee and Carole...

From the Clone Wars and the Rebellion to the clashes with the First Order, the galaxy is defined by war. Star Wars: On the Front Lines chronicles the tactics, weapons, and armor used in pivotal battles along with acts of valor achieved during the campaign. By focusing on elements of the battles that occurred "off screen," this collection brings the struggles faced by ground soldiers and starfighter pilots to life like never before, placing the reader on...

For the first time, a book has been written about the films involving Agatha Christie's famous amateur detective, Miss Jane Marple. Complete cast listings, directorial credits, running times, story synopses and reviews are provided, along with many photographs never seen before. The films cover the period of 1956 to 2013, and include those starring Dame Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine McEwen, Julia McKenzie, Dame Gracie Fields and others.

For the first time in print, a book is available covering every film and television adaptation of films featuring the character Hercule Poirot. Beginning in 1931, the first three films starred Austin Trevor; later films include the famous Albert Finney Murder On the orient Express, and the entire 70 television adaptations starring David Suchet as Poirot. Tony Randall, Peter Ustinov, Alfred Molina, and others all played the Belgian on film. Cast lists, stoiry synopses, running time, reviews and comments, as well as many never before seen pictures are included herein.

Great Thriller Films provides a look at some four dozen films made between 1941 and 1988, and includes complete cast lists, directorial credits, running times, plot synopses, and pictures, many of the latter which have never been seen anywhere else.  Films included in this book are theose made in Hollywood or Great Britain, ranging from classics like Gaslight (1944) and Key Laro (1948) to more recent ones such as Witness (1985), and The Untouchables (1987).  Directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Michael Winner are represented, and iconic actors such as Humphrey Bogart, Orson...

The crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but it is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

Alien: Covenant - The Art of the Film reveals how the visual style of the film evolved, with breathtaking concept art accompanied by insight and interviews with key cast and crew.

This official companion book...

The aim of this book is to provde coverage of films made during the 1950s dealing with the Second World War. There are a number of sub-genres in the films, such as those dealing with prisoner of war camps (like The Wooden Horse, Albert RN, Stalag 17, The Colditz Story, Bridge On the River Kwai, The One That Got Away, The Camp on Blood Island, Danger Within). While many of the films deal with the Army, the Navy is the focus in films like The Cruel Sea, Above us the Waves, and Battle of the River Plate, while the Air Force features in Angels One Five and Reach for the Sky. Spies and agents...

When a shipload of human colonists investigates an apparently habitable planet, they have no idea of the horror they are about to discover. But the biggest danger may perhaps come from a more unexpected source...

Alien: Covenant - Official Souvenir Edition brings you all you need to know about the making of the blockbuster movie, including stunning photography and exclusive concept art, and...

This book is the third in a continuing series of books about films of World War II.  Films made between 1960 and 1969 are included, along with complete cast listings, directorial credits, and a telling but succinct synopsis of each film.  Iconic films such as The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare and The Battle of Britain are among the more than three dozen productions listed.  Stars in them include people like Gregory Peck, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Richard Harris, Kirk Douglas, George Peppard, James Garner, Rock Hudson, Clint...