Science Fiction Confidential

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015054154375

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Science Fiction Confidential by Tom Weaver Pdf

David Hedison, who plays a tiny human-headed insect menaced by a spider at the climax of the SF classic The Fly (1958), says the moviemakers spoiled the scene by giving him a squeaky voice. "Imagine if, as the camera moved in closer, you actually heard me screeeeaming for my life," the actor rhapsodizes. "That is horror. THAT is horror." In Tom Weaver's eighth interview book, Hedison-and 22 other moviemakers-talk about their horror and science fiction movie experiences as part of such films and TV series as The Blob, It Came from Outer Space, Tarzan the Ape Man, Star Trek, The Wild Wild West, Somewhere in Time, The Devil Bat and Forbidden Planet. Among those interviewed are Dan O'Herlihy, Eve Brent, Kate Phillips, John Alvin, Anthony Cardoza, Tod Griffin, Alex and Richard Gordon, Denny Miller, Andrey Dalton, Suzanne Kaaren, and Warren Stevens. Full credits are provided for the actors, actresses, and producers.

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786430284

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Eye on Science Fiction by Tom Weaver Pdf

The march of the monster movie makers continues in Tom Weaver's ninth book of in-depth interviews with the men and women who made the horror and sci-fi favorites of the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Actors (including Mike Connors, Brett Halsey, Natalie Trundy and Richard Kiel), writers, producers and directors recall legendary genre figures Lugosi, Chaney, Jr., Tod Browning and James Whale; films ranging in quality from The Thing to Macumba Love and Eegah; behind-the-scenes tales of cult TV series (Twilight Zone, Batman, Lost in Space, more) and serials; and, of course, the usual barrage of outlandish movie menaces, this time including the Fly, Flesh Eaters, Monolith Monsters, ape men, voodoo women and spider babies! And all in the candid, no-holds-barred style that has made Weaver "king of the interviewers" (Classic Images)!

Author : Laurence Raw
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786490493

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Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960 by Laurence Raw Pdf

This biographical dictionary presents a stellar lineup of talented, versatile character actors who regularly appeared in horror and science fiction films during Hollywood's golden age. Many are well known by genre buffs and casual fans--they include Lionel Atwill, John Carradine, Dwight Frye, Rondo Hatton, Dick Miller, J. Carroll Naish, Maria Ouspenskaya, Glenn Strange, Edward Van Sloan, and George Zucco. Some are perhaps not so well known but equally at home in the horror and science fiction films--such as Anthony Carbone, Harry Cording, Rosemary La Planche, Dick Purcell, Elizabeth Russell and Mel Welles. The 96 entries are complete with a biography and in-depth analyses of the actor's best performances--demonstrating how important these personalities were to the success of their genre films.

Author : Austin Dragon
Publisher : Well-Tailored Books
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781946590534

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A.I. Confidential by Austin Dragon Pdf

“We’re going to break wide open the biggest caper in Metropolis history!” Liquid Cool: The Cyberpunk Detective Series Is Back with more laughs and even more action in A.I. Confidential! The biggest caper in the supercity’s history? Cruz has tangled with some of the most dangerous, cunning, and sinister villains around—Blade Gunner, NeuroDancer, Mr. Viper, The Ripper, the “Alien”. But this case is even bigger? If Liquid Cool is Blade Runner meets the Maltese Falcon, then this novel is much more on the noir side than any other (call it cyber-noir or sci-fi noir). Bright neon, sharp shadows, thugs in fedoras, laser guns at the ready, and bloody discarded bodies in alleys. You don’t see this kind of gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even laughs in any “normal” science fiction. But this is Liquid Cool. ”We’re on the case!” he says. And you get to tag along with Cruz and company through the ever-rainy world of mega-skyscrapers, hovercars, and futuristic tech. This case introduces our hero detective, Cruz, to a threat he has never dealt with before—killer androids! Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786428571

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Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes by Tom Weaver Pdf

Twenty-eight terrific interviews with some of the sharpest and most talkative stars and movie makers of the classic (and c-r-a-z-y!) SF and horror films of the past: Richard Matheson, Janet Leigh, Acquanetta, Hazel Court, Kim Hunter and others reminisce at length and with great good humor about their days on the sets of Psycho, Planet of the Apes, Superman; the Poe, Hammer and Lewton films, and exploitation greats like Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786428588

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Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers by Tom Weaver Pdf

For fans of SF and horror films, will there ever be a decade to compare with the 1950s? Actors, directors, producers, and crews prevailed over microbudgets and four-day shooting schedules to create enduring films. This book turns a long-overdue spotlight on many who made memorable contributions to that crowded, exhilarating filmmaking scene. John Agar, Beverly Garland, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Gene Corman, and two dozen more reminisce about the most popular genre titles of the era. Lengthy, in-depth interviews feature canny questions, pointed observations, rare photos, and good fun.

Author : Matthew Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501322563

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Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain by Matthew Jones Pdf

For the last sixty years discussion of 1950s science fiction cinema has been dominated by claims that the genre reflected US paranoia about Soviet brainwashing and the nuclear bomb. However, classic films, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and It Came from Outer Space (1953), and less familiar productions, such as It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), were regularly exported to countries across the world. The histories of their encounters with foreign audiences have not yet been told. Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain begins this task by recounting the story of 1950s British cinema-goers and the aliens and monsters they watched on the silver screen. Drawing on extensive archival research, Matthew Jones makes an exciting and important intervention by locating American science fiction films alongside their domestic counterparts in their British contexts of release and reception. He offers a radical reassessment of the genre, demonstrating for the first time that in Britain, which was a significant market for and producer of science fiction, these films gave voice to different fears than they did in America. While Americans experienced an economic boom, low immigration and the conferring of statehood on Alaska and Hawaii, Britons worried about economic uncertainty, mass immigration and the dissolution of the Empire. Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain uses these and other differences between the British and American experiences of the 1950s to tell a new history of the decade's science fiction cinema, exploring for the first time the ways in which the genre came to mean something unique to Britons.

Author : Scott Von Doviak
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781785657184

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Charlesgate Confidential by Scott Von Doviak Pdf

"CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL is terrific" - Stephen King A breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrative that moves from 1946 to 1988 to 2014 and back again, CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL establishes Scott Von Doviak as a storyteller of the first order A group of criminals in 1946 pull off the heist of the century, stealing a dozen priceless works of art from a Boston museum. But while the thieves get caught, the art is never found. Forty years later, the last surviving thief gets out of jail and goes hunting for the loot, involving some innocent college students in his dangerous plan - and thirty years after that, in the present day, the former college kids, now all grown up, are drawn back into danger as the still-missing art tempts a deadly new generation of treasure hunters. A breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrative that moves from 1946 to 1988 to 2014 and back again, CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL establishes Scott Von Doviak as a storyteller of the first order, and will leave you guessing until the very last page.

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786458313

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A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde by Tom Weaver Pdf

In this jam-packed jamboree of conversations, more than 60 movie veterans describe their experiences on the sets of some of the world’s most beloved sci-fi and horror movies and television series. Including groundbreaking oldies (Flash Gordon, One Million B.C.); 1950s and 1960s milestones (The War of the Worlds, Psycho, House of Usher); classic schlock (Queen of Outer Space, Attack of the Crab Monsters); and cult TV favorites (Lost in Space, Land of the Giants), the discussions offer a frank and fascinating behind-the-scenes look. Among the interviewees: Roger Corman, Pamela Duncan, Richard and Alex Gordon, Tony “Dr. Lao” Randall, Troy Donahue, Sid Melton, Fess Parker, Nan Peterson, Alan Young, John “Bud” Cardos, and dozens more.

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786482177

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Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers by Tom Weaver Pdf

Back in the era of black-and-white horror and sci-fi movies, "we didn't have special effects, or the money for 'em," says Peter Graves, one of the genre's most popular stars. "But in those days, an unlimited amount of money wouldn't have gotten us much better special effects, because they didn't exist. We had to go with the stories and try to make them as believable as possible, and flash the outlandish things by quickly, so the audience never got a good, in-focus look at them!" Perhaps no films attracted more rabid fans and less critical acclaim than the genre movies of that era. The men and women who made the characters come to life are interviewed here, talking about their work, the behind-the-scenes action, and the impact the movies had on their careers. The interviewees are Gene Barry, Gary Clarke, Gary Conway, Merian C. Cooper, Robert Dix, Donnie Dunagan, Alex Gordon, Peter Graves, Gary Gray, Arch Hall, Jr., Stephen Kandel, Carolyn Kearney, Ken Kolb, Robert L. Lippert, Jr., Jan Merlin, Mary Mitchel, Elliott Reid, Stanley Rubin, Frankie Thomas and Burt Topper. Extensively illustrated.

Author : Jeff Prucher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780195305678

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Brave new words by Jeff Prucher Pdf

Author : Graham Greene
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409020486

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The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene Pdf

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKIN ‘In a class by himself...the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man’s consciousness and anxiety’ William Golding In a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a government agent, D is a scarred stranger in England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man, tormented by allegiances, doubts and love.

Author : United States. Army Air Forces
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : UVA:X002460216

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Confidential Documents by United States. Army Air Forces Pdf

Author : Tom Weaver,David Schecter,Robert J. Kiss
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476627762

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Universal Terrors, 1951-1955 by Tom Weaver,David Schecter,Robert J. Kiss Pdf

Universal Studios created the first cinematic universe of monsters--Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and others became household names during the 1930s and 1940s. During the 1950s, more modern monsters were created for the Atomic Age, including one-eyed globs from outer space, mutants from the planet Metaluna, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the 100-foot high horror known as Tarantula. This over-the-top history is the definitive retrospective on Universal's horror and science fiction movies of 1951-1955. Standing as a sequel to Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas's Universal Horrors (Second Edition, 2007), it covers eight films: The Strange Door, The Black Castle, It Came from Outer Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon, This Island Earth, Revenge of the Creature, Cult of the Cobra and Tarantula. Each receives a richly detailed critical analysis, day-by-day production history, interviews with filmmakers, release information, an essay on the score, and many photographs, including rare behind-the-scenes shots.

Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476635712

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"Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills!" by Bryan Senn Pdf

In the mid-1950s, to combat declining theater attendance, film distributors began releasing pre-packaged genre double-bills--including many horror and science fiction double features. Though many of these films were low-budget and low-end, others, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Horror of Dracula and The Fly, became bona fide classics. Beginning with Universal-International's 1955 pairing of Revenge of the Creature and Cult of the Cobra, 147 officially sanctioned horror and sci-fi double-bills were released over a 20-year period. This book presents these double features year-by-year, and includes production details, historical notes, and critical commentary for each film.