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Philip K. Dick, the visionary author behind Blade Runner, is the most adapted science fiction writer in cinema history. Illustrated with scores of rare photos, Counterfeit Worlds is the first book to trace the history of Philip K. Dick screen adaptations, both in cinema and on television.

This critical history of Doctor Who covers the series 60 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain's number one TV drama. Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint.

For four decades, Depeche Mode dominated electronic music, from the naive melodies of 1981's Speak & Spell through to 2023's Memento Mori. Through changing line-ups featuring Vince Clarke, Alan Wilder, and Andy Fletcher, singer Dave Gahan and main songwriter Martin Gore have been the band's core.

One of the most acclaimed debut features of this century, Moon (2009) tells the superficially simple story of Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), who mines Helium-3 on the dark side and comes face to face with his doppelganger. Out of this scenario, director and co-writer Duncan Jones explores ethical questions that can be examined for philosophical depths, calling back to such 1970s and 1980s science fiction films as Silent Running (1972), Soylent Green...

In Screams & Nightmares, Brian J. Robb examines the entire career of legendary film maker Wes Craven, from his low-budget beginnings to his most recent box office hits, from the banned thriller The Last House on the Left and the cult classic The Hills Have Eyes to the outrageous Shocker and The People Under the Stairs.

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From Blade Runner to the forthcoming A Scanner Darkly (starring Keanu Reeves), via Total Recall, Screamers, Impostor, Paycheck and Tom Cruise in Minority Report, the legacy of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick has revolutionised Hollywood.Counterfeit Worlds is the definitive history of all the adaptations of Dick's work, not only the films but also TV series, radio plays, even operas and computer games. Beginning with a concise biography o...

An illuminating and comprehensive portrait of Tolkien's Middle-Earth, filled with over 300 images exploring its place in paintings, drawings, theatrical performances, radio serials and films. The publication coincides with the 2nd instalment of Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy.

Die umfassende und erweiterte fünfte Auflage der Biografie über den erfolgreichsten Schauspieler, der bereits mehrfach zum gekürt wurde: Johnny Depp. Illustriert mit mehr als hundert großartigen Fotografien des Superstars! Es gibt zwei Dinge, die in den rund dreißig Schaffensjahren Johnny Depps stets konstant geblieben sind: seine Neigung, außergewöhnliche, tiefgründige Charaktere zu spielen und seine unwiderstehliche Ausstrahlung. Dieses B...

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Painting a portrait of one of the world's most respected actors, Robb provides a serious analysis of Depp's career and the fiercely independent, artistically adventurous roles with which he has chosen to define himself both as an actor and a man.

Brian Robb follows the wildly different phases of Cages film career: his oddball roles in cult movies like Raising Arizona and Wild At Heart, his unconventional leading man parts in Moonstruck and Guarding Tess, his Oscar- winning performance in Leaving Las Vegas, and his new direction as an action hero in The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off. He also examines Cages fascinating off-screen life, including his wooing of andsubsequent wedding to Patric...

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This updated glimpse into the life and career of Brad Pitt offers additional photos and 32 new pages of biographical information. 100 photos, some in color.