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From the 1970s to the 1990s, Italian moviemakers produced the goriest exploitation films ever made, using recurring plot devices of cannibalism and putrefied zombie flesh eaters. Eaten Alive! dissects this outrageous period, setting it within its cultural and cinematic context. With an introduction explaining the origins of the gruesome genre, the book charts every bloody step, from the renowned Pasolini, who employed cannibalism as a satirica...

For the first time since Hitchcock, moviegoers have embraced a film director whose name is synonymous with his own genre - a culmination of the crime, gangster, and film noir genres that both celebrates and comments ironically upon itself. Part of the Ultrascreen series, Quentin Tarantino: The Film Geek Files charts the controversial success of Tarantino's self-directed films and screenplays. From Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, and Pulp Fiction...

Five decades after the death of James Dean, he is still revered as a distant myth and remains an enigma to a generation that hardly knows him. Yet it is this generation that has made him the most idolized actor of all time. While his film career lasted only sixteen months, it produced three cinematic greats: "East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause" and "Giant." John Howlett conducted extensive research and interviews with actors and directors who...

Fantastic TV" celebrates five decades of sci-fi and fantasy television -- the cult shows that have defined popular culture. Featuring interviews with the writers and originators of the many series covered, along with the historical context of their creations, this book offers insight into a truly beloved genre of home entertainment. Detailing favorites as varied in theme and time period as "The Twilight Zone, The 4400, Wonder Woman, Buffy the ...

The punk explosion of the mid-1970s unleashed an amazing wave of creativity, both musically and graphically. As punk's DIY, cut-and-paste ingenuity gave rise to groundbreaking designers like Jamie Reid and Neville Brody, the picture sleeve became an essential aspect of any new single. Featuring a wealth of data and over 700 color photos of sleeves of the era -- from heavyweights like the Clash and the Buzzcocks to influential unknowns like Sub...

A uniquely creative way to commemorate one of the most legendary musicians of all time. With 30 illustrations by Coco Balderrama.

Featuring the custom car cult of hot rods, drag racers and low riders, classic films like Thunder Road and American Graffiti, 'rebels' such as James Dean and Marlon Brando, and much more, 'Car Culture' is as exuberant and fascinating as the car craze itself. With 48 pages of brilliant color photographs.

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.

Bob Dylan was recently named by Life as one of the 100 most important Americans of the 20th century. In this photographic tour of Dylan's breakthrough years, 1964 to 1965, Daniel Kramer shows the human side of this legendary figure -- playing chess, making coffee, and in one whimsical moment, sitting in a tree -- and also in the studio and onstage. An essay by the photographer sheds further light on the man and his music.

The story of the Beatles is well-known, yet to this day, the details are often hazy and contradictory. This illustrated diary offers a precise chronology of the day-to-day activities of the still-influential band from the start of their musical careers in the late 50s until their break-up in 1970. This edition includes a redesigned cover and a section with new material and photographs.

Since Canadian pop icon Alanis Morissette blazed onto the American music scene in 1995, she has established a loyal following and risen to the top of the charts, winning four Grammy awards in 1996. This biography explores the singer-songwriter's life and meteoric rise to fame. 16 color photos. 50 b&w, photos. Over 200 Alanis Morissette Internet sites.

The career of John Ford, considered by some to be America's greatest film director, spanned nearly half a century. With masterpieces like Stagecoach, The Informer, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Searchers, he was one of the world's most popular filmmakers and one of the most universally admired. About John Ford is a critical interpretation and a personal tribute. Lindsay Anderson's comprehensive survey of Ford's work has the authority of a write...

Marc Bolan burst onto the music scene in the late 1960s, an elfin hippie who sang otherworldly tunes about unicorns. Two years later, he formed legendary band T. Rex and pioneered glam rock in Britain. Co-written by Bolan's first manager, this definitive biography traces Bolan's life from the early struggles to his emergence as a teen idol on par with the Beatles, to his untimely death at age 29. Written with the cooperation of the Marc Bolan ...

Led by their charismatic and photogenic vocalist Ville Valo, H.I.M. is set to be the hottest alternative rock act of the decade. Fusing gothic, heavy metal, and power pop, the band has established a new musical genre, which it describes as "love metal, " that transcends existing genres and gives it the crossover appeal that has generated album sales in excess of 3 million. In "H.I.M: His Infernal Majesty, " Barry Keating recounts the story of ...

A cultural autopsy on Manson, examining the influences and psychotic sources that have gone into making him the person he is today.

Chronicles the concerts and notable events in the careers of the Rolling Stones, from their early days with Brian Jones to their most recent tour.

Scott Walker's initial fame came in the 1960s as a member of the balladeering Walker Brothers, a group that rivaled the Beatles and the Stones in popularity in Britain. But Walker had much more to offer, and he did so in an acclaimed solo career that stretched over decades, encompassing timeless love songs, film scores, tone poems, fractured narratives, and audio nightmares. Walker's influence on the alternative music scene has been enormous, ...

A visual history of the past, present and future of gothic culture in fashion, TV, films, music and art.

Rough around the edges, driven by passion, at once a leader and a loner, Steve McQueen embodied the rebel image. As Hollywood insiders quickly learned that McQueen's hard edge was no act, the former street kid earned the respect of his fellow artists. This book, the result of over three years of research and interviews with more than 60 of McQueen's friends and associates, paints a riveting portrait of a man whose power both on- and off-camera...

Thanks to his performance as lovelorn werewolf Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga" and his years of acting in movies and television, Taylor Lautner is an upcoming international star with an already established global fanbase. "The Taylor Lautner Album" recounts his life and career to date, from his formative years in Michigan and early martial arts achievements to his first television roles, his lucky break in "The Adventures of Sharkboy and La...