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The definitive pocket-sized location guidebook for THE HOBBIT movies Since the first screening of tHE LORD OF tHE RINGS: tHE FELLOWSHIP OF tHE RING in 2001, New Zealand has become the embodiment of 'Middle-earth' to millions of moviegoers and JRR...

The Simpsons Merchandise Guide for all Simpsons Lovers"What are the two things every Simpsons' collector needs? This book and shelves! " Stephanie GillisThe Simpsons#1 Best Sellerin TV History & CriticismThis quirky book unleashes the entire story of...

THIS IS THE GUIDE TO CLASSIC SUPERHERO MOVIES YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED.If you mention the word 'superhero' these days, the mind is immediately bombarded by visions from the MCU, DCU and all the numerous phases, extended TV series and...

SPACE. THE FINAL FRONTIER. THESE WERE ALMOST THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.We think we know the history of Star Trek. Born at the height of 1960s popular culture, the five-year mission of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew faced early...

The story of an American businessman sent to buy the Scottish village of Ferness with the aim of turning it into an oil refinery, Local Hero is one of Scotland's most beloved, and most misunderstood, films.When Bill Forsyth's incredible success with the...

Writer, producer, and director Wes Craven has successfully tapped into the horror vein for over forty years, serving up scary, funny, cutting-edge thrillers that have become classics in the genre. His films have been both critical and commercial...

The 1980s. A time of fear: fear of the unknown, fear of your neighbours, fear of drugs, fear of sex, fear of strangers, fear of videos, and the very real fear that the world would end at any moment in an awful, and very sudden, nuclear attack.However, in...

The definitive account of the motion picture phenomenon, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The Ultimate Visual History is a must-have for fans of the beloved Steven Spielberg classic.Documenting the complete history of E.T., the book explores Spielberg's...

A behind-the-scenes guide to the voyages of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.A deluxe collector's edition offering a behind-the-scenes guide to Patrick Stewart's fan-favourite Star Trek character.A selection of interviews with Patrick Stewart and features on Jean...

In this first special collection celebrating the Star Wars phenomenon, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill's very first Star Wars interviews are revealed, George Lucas discusses his surprising plans for the...

Throughout the making of the Harry Potter movies, designers and craftspeople were tasked with creating fabulous feasts, flying brooms, enchanted maps, and much more, in addition to all the magical items necessary for everyday wizarding...

Featuring production art and photography from the eagerly anticipated new filmChappie, starring Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver!After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in astrange and dysfunctional family...

Learn to turn a simple screenplay into a visual masterpiece! Top production designers share their real-life experiences to explain the aesthetic, narrative, and technical aspects of the craft. Step by step, aspiring filmmakers will discover sound...

The movie that inspired filmmakers to direct is like the atomic bomb that went off before their eyes. The Film That Changed My Life captures that epiphany. It explores 30 directors' love of a film they saw at a particularly formative moment, how it...

When The Sound of Music was released in 1965, it took the world by storm, capturing five Oscars (including Best Picture) and holding the number-one spot box-office record for five years. For millions of viewers, the film is a rare combination of a...

With the hilarious 'instant cult classic' "Seagalogy", Vern wrote a book that shook the very foundations of film criticism. Now he's back, and this time he's got all of 'the films of badass cinema' in his sights! From "Die Hard" to "The Discrete Charm of...