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Screen Enemies of the American Way
American films, like America itself, have long been fascinated by the threat of outsiders posing as citizens to destroy the American way of life. This book tracks real-world fears appearing in the movies--Nazi agents, Japanese-American spies, Communist Party subversives, Islamic sleeper cells--as well as the science-fiction threats that play to the same fears, such as alien body-snatchers and android doppelgangers. The work also examines fears inspired by World War I German spies, the Japanese-American internment and the McCarthyite witch-hunts and shows how these issues, and others, played out on screen.
Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan
In the three decades since the first SF film produced for television--1968's Shadow on the Land--nearly 600 films initially released to television have had science fiction, fantasy, or horror themes. Featuring superheroes, monsters, time travel, and magic, these films range from the phenomenal to the forgettable, from low-budget to blockbuster. Information on all such American releases from 1968 through 1998 is collected here. Each entry includes cast and credits, a plot synopsis, qualitative commentary, and notes of interest on aspects of the film. Appendices provide a list of other films that include some science fiction, horror, or fantasy elements; a film chronology; and a guide to alternate titles.
Now and Then We Time Travel
More than 400 films and 150 television series have featured time travel--stories of rewriting history, lovers separated by centuries, journeys to the past or the (often dystopian) future. This book examines some of the roles time travel plays on screen in science fiction and fantasy. Plot synopses and credits are listed for films and TV series from England, Canada, the UK and Japan, as well as for TV and films from elsewhere in the world. Tropes and plot elements are highlighted. The author discusses philosophical questions about time travel, such as the logic of timelines, causality (what's to keep time-travelers from jumping back and correcting every mistake?) and morality (if you correct a mistake, are you still guilty of it?).
Crossroads of Bones
Meet Katie Bishop, tattoo artist and proprietor of MagicInk. She's also half dragon.Savannah, Georgia is a city steeped in history and the supernatural. It's also a crossroads-a place where the worlds meet. Unpleasant things routinely try to cross that line into the mundane world, so someone has to keep order in a town already brimming with the strange and unusual. Enter the Crossroads Society-a group of witches and society fat cats tasked with keeping the uninvited out! Katie doesn't know it yet, but she's about to become their newest member, their secret weapon. With the help of her best friend and queen extraordinaire, Lady Sugar-whose mama happens to be the baddest conjure woman in town-the Society will commission her to track down a rogue god who managed to escape his grimoire prison. Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson in a Sookie Stackhouse world. If you like your heroines clever with a sense of humor, you'll LOVE Katie Bishop. Crossroads of Bones is the first book in the new contemporary fantasy Katie Bishop series.
Atoms for Peace and Other Stories
What if the SF films of the 1950s were real?Over the course of a decade, America and the world grapple with threats including alien invaders, mutated giant monsters and mad scientists. Federal agents Steve Flanagan and Gwen Montgomery are among those fighting to keep America intact. But can they succeed?Atoms for Peace consists of 12 short stories set in a 1950s that never was.
Peace & Parsnips: Adventurous Vegan Cooking for Everyone: 200 Plant-Based Recipes Bursting with Vitality & Flavor, Inspired by Love & Travel: Adventurous Vegan Cooking for Everyone: 200 Plant-Based Recipes Bursting with Vitality & Flavor, Inspired by Love & Travel
Plant-based recipes from a fun-loving, world-wandering chef you’ll want to follow everywhere! Chef Lee Watson was once, in his own words, “the mightiest nose-to-tail carnivore of them all.” But four years ago, he went completely vegan—and today, he’s an easygoing evangelist for peaceful, plant-full eating! Now, Peace & Parsnips captures 200 of Lee’s extraordinarily creative recipes, all “rooted” in his love of life and his many travels—from the streets of Mexico and the food bazaars of Turkey to the French countryside, the shores of Spain, the spice markets of India and beyond! Twelve chapters burst with gorgeous photos (200 in all!), tempting us with Lee’s mouthwatering ...
Sex for Dinner, Death for Breakfast
More than 60 years after James Bond first appeared in print, he's still a household name. This book looks at how each film fits into the culture and politics of the era it came out, and how it fits into the Bond series as a whole. Plus whether each film is any good.
Superman Vs. Hollywood
Superman has fought for nearly seven decades to conquer radio, television, and film--but his battles behind the scenes have proved a far greater threat than any fictional foe. For the first time, one book unearths all the details of his turbulent adventures in Tinseltown. Based on extensive interviews with producers, screenwriters, cast members, and crew, Superman vs. Hollywood spills the beans on Marlon Brando's eccentricities; the challenges of making Superman appear to fly; the casting process that at various points had Superman being played by Sylvester Stallone, Neil Diamond, Nicolas Cage, Ashton Kutcher, and even Muhammad Ali; and the Superman movies, fashioned by such maverick filmmakers as Kevin Smith and Tim Burton, that never made it to the screen.
The Wizard of Oz Catalog
This book provides synopses and basic bibliographical information for the 40 Oz books in the original series and a number of related books by the Royal Historians of Oz; synopses and credits for live performances, radio shows, performances on audiobook or vinyl records; theatrical films, and TV seriers; educational films; comic adapatations, electronic games; websites; and scenes on TV or in movies that have an Oz element.
