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-> Aguirre - Der Zorn Gottes (Deutschland 1972, 95 min., FSK 12): Peru im 16. Jahrhundert: Eine Gruppe spanischer Eroberer sucht im Amazonasgebiet nach dem sagenhaften Goldland "El Dorado". Unterführer Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski) wird mit einem Trupp zur Erkundung und Nahrungssuche ausgesandt. Tagelang quälen sich die Männer mit dem Floß vorwärts. Doch Auguirre denkt gar nicht daran, zum Haupttrupp zurückzukehren, sondern erzwingt eine Re...

Dragon Center agent, Dee Butterfield, finally has the job she¢s always longed for. On her first assignment, her job is to protect sculptor, Scott VanHorn. His rich dragon blood tempts her into an affair, which could not only jeopardize her career but possibly her life. Determined to find out who killed his best friend, Scott poses as a struggling artist to help the Dragon Center investigate a corrupt art dealer. He had ulterior motives for req...

Welcome to the Forgotten Horrors cinematic world of weird mysteries and patent oddities, if not outright chillers, from low-rent, independent, North American filmmaking companies. Hold on to your hats as we cover gems such as: The Lion Man, Thunderbolt, The Leavenworth Case, Prison Shadows, Kliou (The Tiger), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island, African Holiday, Blake of Scotland Yard, Larceny on the Air, The Devil Diamond, Hit the Saddle, The G...

This is a book about the making of a hero - a rescuer. There are few of us that can claim to be bigger-than-life heroes, but surely the story of Dr. Otto Trott's life is the story of one of these. Because of his existence many lives have been saved or improved, human suffering has been reduced, and the world is a better place. What greater statement can be made about a person?A hiker sees the beautiful blue of a mountain gentian just off the t...

Finally, a funny book about Groucho Marx! You Bet Your Life was unique in two respects. Is comedy was based not on actors performing sketch material, but on the personalities and experiences of real people, drawing on their normal lives and occupatons. The program's distinction and quality, however, resulted primarily from its giving Groucho Marx an opportunity to exercise his unique skills without the restraints that broadcasting at that time...

While the horror films of the silent era influenced the look of all the genre films to come, very little is written about this period in cinematic history and most fans can only name a handful of these Silent Screams. Author, screenwriter, director Steve Haberman offers a fascinating examination of these ground-breaking films including famous titles such as Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Phantom of the Opera and not-so-famous such...

Contents include The Laughter of Silents by Steven Thornton, Lionel Atwill's Serial Adventures by Todd M. Gault, Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur by Mark Clark, Ronald Reagan and Casablanca: Debunking the Myth by Carl Schultz, Robert Lees (1912-2004) A Tribute by Jeff Miller, The DVDs are Afoot: The Sherlock Holmes Collection by Gary J. Svehla, Mad About Movies DVD Reviews

Midnight Marquee is pleased to present the second entry in the MidMar Actors Series. This revised volume features in-depth analyses of 30 of the films that helped create the legend of Boris Karloff. Arsenic and Old Lace Before I Hang Behind the Mask The Black Cat Black Friday The Black Room The Body Snatcher Bride of Frankenstein British Intelligence Charlie Chan at the Opera The Climax Comedy of Terrors Corridors of Blood Devil's Island Die, ...

Each Christmas we shamelessly wallow in sweet sentiment brought to us courtesy of Hollywood, a glittering Tinsel Town filled with holiday spirit. It wouldn't seem like Christmas if we didn't spend some quality time with Jimmy Stewart and the folks of Bedford Falls or the March sisters-Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy. Scrooge is always a welcome guest in our home during the festive season, as well as newcomers such as the seemingly cursed but eternally o...

An in-depth look at the film serials of the kings of horrorBoris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, Jr. Includes information on The Hope Diamond Mystery, King of the Kongo, The Phantom Creeps, Undersea Kingdom and much more. Contains many rare photos. A must for fans of serials.

Finally a biography on those titans of terror from the Golden Age of Horror Films: Lionel Atwill (Doctor X, Mystery of the Wax Museum), Colin Clive (Frankestein) and George Zucco (The Flying Serpent). Author Gregory Mank delves into the lives and careers of three of the actors who helped shape the modern horror film. A thrilling and involving story as the reader delves into the Hollywood of the 1930s and 1940s and discovers a cast of character...

Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Film offers the first thorough examination of the exploitation cinema while capturing the devious spirit of this renegade film movement. Abounding with anecdotes, character sketches and insights, Forbidden Fruit offers vivid depictions of exploitation kings and con-men, detailed readings of the films themselves and the unique stretch of American history that inspired them.

Catherine Cat Warburton is the black sheep of a rich and powerful family, living on the West Coast. Blonde and beautiful, her interests are Soul music, guns and fast cars. When she is not hanging out at the beach, Cat goes undercover for a highly secret private agency, as a daring crime fighter.The scene shifts swiftly: from the riot-torn ghetto to glittering yachts and penthouses, from steamy discos to lonely motel rooms and small-town bars, ...

Jack Lane, the Brown Derby's resident caricaturist, has written this book which brings to life the charisma, the glamour, the happiness and the tears that made the Brown Derby a true Hollywood legend. Jack traces the "growing up" of both Hollywood and the Derby down through the years. He shares many anecdotes of the stars' antics as well as events that occurred in Hollywood and especially the Brown Derby. His caricatures of stars such as Bob H...

Alfred Hitchcock's comments in his frequent interviews have encouraged many critics to assume that the director's true career began in 1934 with The Man Who Knew Too Much, the first in a long, almost unbroken string of thrillers. Then, having defined Hitchcock as a specialist, these critics select from his earlier work only those films that anticipate his later career: The Lodger (1927), Blackmail (1929), Murder! (1930), and Number Seventeen (...

Waddell spent years interviewing the cutting-edge horror filmmakers featured in Minds of Fear. Exclusive commentary from horrormeisters such as John Landis, David Cronenberg, Wes Craven, Bill Condon, Scott Spiegel, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Tobe Hooper, Guillermo Del Toro, Bob Clark, Sean Cunningham, David Naughton, Chuck Russell, Jack Sholder, Lewis Teague and many others offers readers an in-depth look at 30 modern horror film classics.

The A-List of Horror Films and Monster Movies 320 pages * with 122 photos from * 110 films covered in * 101 essays by * 78 horror fans from * 12 different countries Bringing a refreshingly egalitarian approach to the subject, Horror 101 collects musings on our favorite chillers not by the expected assortment of critics and filmmakers, but the audience... the fans themselves. Young and old, male and female, located all over the globe. From Alie...

If you are a typical movie fanboy, you will love this trivia book. To find out for sure, take the following quiz: You might be a fanboy or fangirl and like this book if you can match the following... Match the question with the answer: 1. My partner doesn t mind my Monster Obsession because... 2. Everyone should have four copies of their favorite horror film because... 3. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff should have received 4. You should buy 2 c...

It is 1938 and there is murder afoot on the set of Son of Frankenstein Boris Karloff has been framed for murder! He joins forces with Basil Rathbone, in full Sherlockian mode, and a gleeful Bela Lugosi. It s a case of the legends of horror meet the three stooges as our daring heroes search for a missing movie mogul and end up crossing swords with the Hollywood Mob.

An argument could be made on which of the two is stranger and more exciting, mysterious, terrifying and eclectic-the reel adventures of movie star Ingrid Pitt or the real life adventures of daughter, wife, mother and new grandmother Ingrid Pitt. Ingrid Pitt: Darkness Before Dawn will help you find an answer to that argument as you follow the life story of the amazing Ingrid-from the terror-filled years in a Concentration Camp, hardships after ...