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How Much Do You Know About the Tenth, Eleventh and TwelfthDoctors, His Companions and Their Adventures?TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!FASCINATING FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW! Which Doctor ate fish Fingers and custard? What were the final works the tenth Doctor said before his regeneration? How many years did the Doctor vow to guard Missy in The Vault? If you love the Doctor Who that featured these three Doctors, this book is for you! There are 300 questions and answers, plus many random fun Doctor Who show facts from 2005-2017. Many of these facts may even fascinate you. Amaze your friends and family with all things related to the Doctor Who series with the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors, his companions and their adventures. While some of these questions may be easy, many are sure to challenge even the most diehard of Whovians! M.A. Cassata is the author of Timeless TV Quiz & Random Facts:'60s to'80s, Pop 'n' Rock Trivia Quiz: '60s to'80s , The Superheroes Movies Trivia Quiz Book and other entertainment/celebrity-themed tribute books including, The Elton John Scrapbook , Starman: A Tribute to Bowie , The Cher Scrapbook and The Essential Jim Carrey.

What in the cultural zeitgeist causes a movie to be made? Is it current affairs, a popular event or trend, a best-selling book, a genre of filmmaking or the will of a Hollywood director? In the case of the vastly entertaining cult movie, THE WANDERERS, from 1979, the answer would be all above. The setting of the movie is the Bronx, circa early in the 1960s, but the ambience is the unresolved 1950s when teen gangs frightened American urban dwellers and teenage behavior distressed parents everywhere. The popular singer Dion grew up in the Bronx during the 1950s and in 1961 he climbed the record charts with one of his biggest hits, THE WANDERER. The song struck a nerve in someone else who also grew up in 1950s Bronx, author Richard Price. He ended up writing a book called THE WANDERERS, which incorporated Dion's song into the storyline. Years later, director Philip Kaufman, picked up the book on recommendation from his son and decided to turn it into a movie. Films about gangs and juvenile delinquency had been popular with teens since the early 1950s with The Wild One and Blackboard Jungle. By the 1970s, soon to be middle-age Americans, became wildly nostalgic for the 1950s, resulting a slew of Broadway plays, television shows and movies that mixed greasers, early rock 'n' roll and naïve sexual fumblings into a cultural tsunami. This book is about the times, the song, the book, the director, the genre of teen-gang films and, most definitely, the last great "greaser feature," THE WANDERERS. As a journalist, Steve Bergsman has contributed to more than one hundred magazines, newspapers and wire services over the past four decades. As an author, he has written more than a dozen books. His most recent book was EARTH ANGELS: THE SHORT LIVES AND CONTROVERSIAL DEATHS OF THREE R&B PIONEERS.

What in the cultural zeitgeist causes a movie to be made? Is it current affairs, a popular event or trend, a best-selling book, a genre of filmmaking or the will of a Hollywood director? In the case of the vastly entertaining cult movie, THE WANDERERS, from 1979, the answer would be all above. The setting of the movie is the Bronx, circa early in the 1960s, but the ambience is the unresolved 1950s when teen gangs frightened American urban dwellers and teenage behavior distressed parents everywhere. The popular singer Dion grew up in the Bronx during the 1950s and in 1961 he climbed the record charts with one of his biggest hits, THE WANDERER. The song struck a nerve in someone else who also grew up in 1950s Bronx, author Richard Price. He ended up writing a book called THE WANDERERS, which incorporated Dion's song into the storyline. Years later, director Philip Kaufman, picked up the book on recommendation from his son and decided to turn it into a movie. Films about gangs and juvenile delinquency had been popular with teens since the early 1950s with The Wild One and Blackboard Jungle. By the 1970s, soon to be middle-age Americans, became wildly nostalgic for the 1950s, resulting a slew of Broadway plays, television shows and movies that mixed greasers, early rock 'n' roll and naïve sexual fumblings into a cultural tsunami. This book is about the times, the song, the book, the director, the genre of teen-gang films and, most definitely, the last great "greaser feature," THE WANDERERS. As a journalist, Steve Bergsman has contributed to more than one hundred magazines, newspapers and wire services over the past four decades. As an author, he has written more than a dozen books. His most recent book was EARTH ANGELS: THE SHORT LIVES AND CONTROVERSIAL DEATHS OF THREE R&B PIONEERS.

"Inspired by my friend Bobby Driscoll's performance in The Window (1949), Robert Strom has written a groundbreaking book. The research and fifty interviews offer rare insight into the Golden Age of Hollywood and the genre of film noir. Cries in the Night: Children in Film Noir is the film historian's labor of love."- Russ Tamblyn Actress Mimi Gibson of Strange Intruder (1956) and The Brothers Rico (1957) calls author Robert Strom the "Detective of Film Noir".

Between 1980 and 1989, Los Angeles was the world's most popular location for thriller movies, providing the perfect setting for gritty neo-noirs, buddy cop actioners, cautionary tales, vigilante flicks and apocalyptic science fiction. During this ten-year period, over two hundred L.A. Thrillers were produced and released, including Hollywood blockbusters like Die Hard and The Terminator, crime dramas like To Live and Die in L.A. and 52 Pick-Up and exploitation epics like Vice Squad and Savage Streets. Brad Sykes' Neon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s is the first comprehensive study of the City of Angels' most outrageous cinematic decade. Hundreds of films, from studio megahits to cult obscurities, receive in-depth reviews. The book also examines the L.A. Thriller's origins and development while focusing on key production companies, actors and filmmakers. Written with insight gleaned over twenty-five years living and working in Hollywood and filled with rare stills, Neon Nightmares sheds new light on some of the most popular and controversial movies ever made. BRAD SYKES BIO Brad Sykes is the award-winning screenwriter and director of more than 20 feature films, including Plaguers, Goth and Camp Blood. He is the author of Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest and has penned articles for Fangoria, Midnight, Route and Indie Slate. Sykes lives with his wife/producing partner Josephina in Los Angeles, California, where they own and operate Nightfall Pictures.

The complete biography of fantasy film director George Pal.

Between 1980 and 1989, Los Angeles was the world's most popular location for thriller movies, providing the perfect setting for gritty neo-noirs, buddy cop actioners, cautionary tales, vigilante flicks and apocalyptic science fiction. During this ten-year period, over two hundred L.A. Thrillers were produced and released, including Hollywood blockbusters like Die Hard and The Terminator, crime dramas like To Live and Die in L.A. and 52 Pick-Up and exploitation epics like Vice Squad and Savage Streets. Brad Sykes' Neon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s is the first comprehensive study of the City of Angels' most outrageous cinematic decade. Hundreds of films, from studio megahits to cult obscurities, receive in-depth reviews. The book also examines the L.A. Thriller's origins and development while focusing on key production companies, actors and filmmakers. Written with insight gleaned over twenty-five years living and working in Hollywood and filled with rare stills, Neon Nightmares sheds new light on some of the most popular and controversial movies ever made. BRAD SYKES BIO Brad Sykes is the award-winning screenwriter and director of more than 20 feature films, including Plaguers, Goth and Camp Blood. He is the author of Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest and has penned articles for Fangoria, Midnight, Route and Indie Slate. Sykes lives with his wife/producing partner Josephina in Los Angeles, California, where they own and operate Nightfall Pictures.

The complete history of the Academy Awards.

Till-Christopher Bamberg's obsession with special effects films began, as it does for many others, in his early youth. At the age of nine he saw THE THING (1982) by John Carpenter and was at the same time shocked and fascinated by how the things were made that were seen there. He was also one of those who watched the credits to the end to find out which artists worked on the film and in which profession. Everything about the making of a film interested him. Today he has turned his passion into his vocation. Within his website science-fiction-filme.com" he interviewed many artists of the film like Chris Walas, Rocco Gioffre, Alec Gillis, Syd Dutton and many others. He cooperates with several film magazines, such as CINEMA MUSICA, the only magazie for movie scores in Europe, or NEON ZOMBIE, where he creates interviews and background stories. He also works together with a German film label (Wicked Vision Distribution) and made special effects documentaries for the releases of SPACE TRUCKERS (1996) and THE RIFT (1990). On this occasion he spoke with Paul Gentry, Steve Howarth and Colin Arthur. He also writes booklets for other labels. Together with two co-authors he wrote the book DIE ALPTRAUMFABRIK (The Nightmare Factory), in which he interviewed Steve Johnson or Jack Sholder, among others. This is his first book project alone. When he is not working on a film-related project, the 43-year-old lives in a quiet town in northern Germany with his wife and two sons.

The NEW catalog from performing arts book publisher, BearManor Media. Including new works from Bonnie Daniels, Tom Weaver, Troy Donahue, The Greatest American Hero, Carrie (1976), Robert Young, Larry Hankin, screenplays such as The Mummy's Hand, Claude Rains, Of Mice and Men, Leprachaun, Maverick, Jim Henson, Tina Cole and many more.

"They've got their own groups. What are we going to give America that they don't already have?" - Paul McCartney" They give the teenagers something that thrills them, a vision. The boys and girls of this age are young men and women looking for something in life that can't always be found, a joie de vivre." - Leopold Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra Conductor "I knew England would get even with us for the Boston Tea Party." - An American barber The first weeks of the year 1964 were cold, gray, and somber, as America was reeling from the tragic death of its vibrant young President. But then something began piercing through the desolate haze: a sound, both new, yet also echoing the thrilling, unbridled energy of early Rock and Roll . . . an energy that had been almost utterly tamed in recent years. Up to this time, British bands had been wholly unsuccessful at gaining a lasting foothold in American Rock and Roll. But suddenly, all of that changed forever as four young men led an army across the ocean, and from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same again. The British Invasion was more than just The Beatles . . . it was The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Peter and Gordon, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Dusty Springfield, The Zombies, The Kinks, and so many others. And 1964 was more than just a year . . . it was the gateway to vast changes in music and culture. And the British Invasion was the soundtrack to it all!

"They've got their own groups. What are we going to give America that they don't already have?" - Paul McCartney" They give the teenagers something that thrills them, a vision. The boys and girls of this age are young men and women looking for something in life that can't always be found, a joie de vivre." - Leopold Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra Conductor "I knew England would get even with us for the Boston Tea Party." - An American barber The first weeks of the year 1964 were cold, gray, and somber, as America was reeling from the tragic death of its vibrant young President. But then something began piercing through the desolate haze: a sound, both new, yet also echoing the thrilling, unbridled energy of early Rock and Roll . . . an energy that had been almost utterly tamed in recent years. Up to this time, British bands had been wholly unsuccessful at gaining a lasting foothold in American Rock and Roll. But suddenly, all of that changed forever as four young men led an army across the ocean, and from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same again. The British Invasion was more than just The Beatles . . . it was The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Peter and Gordon, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Dusty Springfield, The Zombies, The Kinks, and so many others. And 1964 was more than just a year . . . it was the gateway to vast changes in music and culture. And the British Invasion was the soundtrack to it all!

What does Frank Leahy, the legendary win-at-all-costs hall of fame Notre Dame football coach have in common with infamous cross-dressing, counterculture B-movie filmmaker Ed Wood, once voted "worst director of all time"? Ed Wood wrote a screenplay about him. And it's possibly the most confounding entry on the cult director's otherwise sci-fi, horror and pornography-filled resumé. For years, there have only been two known connections between Ed Wood and football: the fact that he hated it, and the fact that he was watching it on the last day of his life. So how did an underdog who wore his quirks on his (angora) sleeve end up writing about Knute Rockne's macho protégé? And does Wood's irrepressible personality and unique style make it into Leahy's life story? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Ed Wood expert W. Paul Apel takes you on a personally guided tour of the never-produced, lost-and-now-found screenplay by Edward D. Wood, Jr.: The Frank Leahy Legend.

How Much Do You Know About the Tenth, Eleventh and TwelfthDoctors, His Companions and Their Adventures?TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!FASCINATING FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW! Which Doctor ate fish Fingers and custard? What were the final works the tenth Doctor said before his regeneration? How many years did the Doctor vow to guard Missy in The Vault? If you love the Doctor Who that featured these three Doctors, this book is for you! There are 300 questions and answers, plus many random fun Doctor Who show facts from 2005-2017. Many of these facts may even fascinate you. Amaze your friends and family with all things related to the Doctor Who series with the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors, his companions and their adventures. While some of these questions may be easy, many are sure to challenge even the most diehard of Whovians! M.A. Cassata is the author of Timeless TV Quiz & Random Facts:'60s to'80s, Pop 'n' Rock Trivia Quiz: '60s to'80s , The Superheroes Movies Trivia Quiz Book and other entertainment/celebrity-themed tribute books including, The Elton John Scrapbook , Starman: A Tribute to Bowie , The Cher Scrapbook and The Essential Jim Carrey.

Bud Abbott & Lou Costello were the comedy team that defined the war-torn 1940's in a series of hit movies, two radio programs and two television series that continued to convulse audiences well into the 1950's. Advertising Anarchy explores the many ways in which the duo was sold to those audiences in newspaper advertising, film posters, lobby cards, publicity stills, magazines & comic books, promotional merchandise and retail products. This book takes a visual journey through these different advertising mediums in more than 1,000 rare and compelling images, many in full color, most in print for the first time in seventy years. Join author and collector Rick Greene as he presents marketing materials from Universal, MGM, United Artists, NBC and other agencies who tickled funny bones across the country presenting the latest product from Bud & Lou. The team of Abbott & Costello were SO much more than 'Who's On First' as Advertising Anarchy so richly depicts!

With civil rights and anti-war anthems scoring as chart hits, folk was the music that gave birth to the 1960s. ABC-TVs HOOTENANNY dared to present folksingers to a mass audience "every Saturday night" and launched a craze that swept the nation. From LPs and magazines to movies and merchandise, the word "Hootenanny" meant cash in the bank.HOOTENANNY guests included long-established folk stars like Josh White, up-and-comers like Judy Collins, and future pop-rock icons Carly Simon, Gene Clark (The Byrds), John Phillips and Cass Elliot (The Mamas & The Papas) and John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful).For the first time, the HOOTENANNY story is told in full, with a comprehensive episode guide and dozens of rare photos!

With civil rights and anti-war anthems scoring as chart hits, folk was the music that gave birth to the 1960s. ABC-TVs HOOTENANNY dared to present folksingers to a mass audience "every Saturday night" and launched a craze that swept the nation. From LPs and magazines to movies and merchandise, the word "Hootenanny" meant cash in the bank.HOOTENANNY guests included long-established folk stars like Josh White, up-and-comers like Judy Collins, and future pop-rock icons Carly Simon, Gene Clark (The Byrds), John Phillips and Cass Elliot (The Mamas & The Papas) and John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful).For the first time, the HOOTENANNY story is told in full, with a comprehensive episode guide and dozens of rare photos!

I waited all week for this to debut on ABC TV, in 1977.I wasn't disappointed. Come back in time with me, to that groovy era they called the 70s where dinosaurs ruled the earth in big, heavy suits over miniature models & blue screens. See how this B-movie cult classic was made & why it's still beloved today. Acclaimed horror filmmaker B HARRISON SMITH takes you a journey through time with interviews from Last Dinosaur star, JOAN VAN ARK, producer BENNI KORZEN and a stock of rare photos & materials straight from the vaults of Rankin-Bass Entertainment.

I waited all week for this to debut on ABC TV, in 1977.I wasn't disappointed. Come back in time with me, to that groovy era they called the 70s where dinosaurs ruled the earth in big, heavy suits over miniature models & blue screens. See how this B-movie cult classic was made & why it's still beloved today. Acclaimed horror filmmaker B HARRISON SMITH takes you a journey through time with interviews from Last Dinosaur star, JOAN VAN ARK, producer BENNI KORZEN and a stock of rare photos & materials straight from the vaults of Rankin-Bass Entertainment.

What does Frank Leahy, the legendary win-at-all-costs hall of fame Notre Dame football coach have in common with infamous cross-dressing, counterculture B-movie filmmaker Ed Wood, once voted "worst director of all time"? Ed Wood wrote a screenplay about him. And it's possibly the most confounding entry on the cult director's otherwise sci-fi, horror and pornography-filled resumé. For years, there have only been two known connections between Ed Wood and football: the fact that he hated it, and the fact that he was watching it on the last day of his life. So how did an underdog who wore his quirks on his (angora) sleeve end up writing about Knute Rockne's macho protégé? And does Wood's irrepressible personality and unique style make it into Leahy's life story? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Ed Wood expert W. Paul Apel takes you on a personally guided tour of the never-produced, lost-and-now-found screenplay by Edward D. Wood, Jr.: The Frank Leahy Legend.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION10 Things to Know aboutThe Academy Awards® Book of Lists 1. A new and different way to explore the history of the ultimate movie award, the glamorous, glorious Oscars®. 2. Over 250 entertaining and enlightening lists chronicle every Oscar® category, including the latest winners. 3. Stars, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, artists, and more-they're all discussed in detailed lists. 4. A dozen lists were written by actual Oscar® winners and nominees. 5. Revisit memorable moments, classic acceptance speeches, and hilarious opening monologues from dozens of ceremonies. 6. Learn about the Oscar® statuette and the original Academy behind the Academy Awards®. 7. Vintage "lobby cards" illustrate every Best Picture winner. 8. An extensive appendix details every nominated movie mentioned in the two books. 9. Numbered lists and "top tens" have existed for centuries, but until now no book has used creative, comprehensive lists to explain and celebrate the many elements of the Academy Awards®. 10. Fascinating and factual, THE ACADEMY AWARDS® BOOK OF LISTS is, like the Oscar® itself, the only one of its kind.

One Good Film Deserves Another, a follow-up to author Michael B. Druxman's Make It Again, Sam (about movie remakes), is now back in print after many years. This complementary volume deals with film sequels scanning five decades: Boys Town, Topper, Brother Rat, The Little Foxes, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Miniver, The Jolson Story, The Paleface, Broken Arrow, Cheaper by the Dozen, King Solomon's Mines, The Robe, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Peyton Place, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Curse of Frankenstein, Room at the Top, The Carpetbaggers, Harper, Hawaii, Planet of the Apes, Funny Girl, The Three Musketeers, The French Connection, and The Godfather. Individuals involved with some of the productions are interviewed, such as Cary Grant, Walter Pidgeon, William Alland, Jimmy Sangster, Richard Carlson, Jane Bryan, Stirling Silliphant, Delmer Daves, Jose Ferrer, John Sturges, Edward Dmytryk, Robert Rosen, George Sherman, Sidney Skolsky, etc., and a long compendium, a listing of pictures and their sequels, concludes the volume.

Sets and Numbers for the Very Young This boy has two cars with which he hears,One nose that he blows.Two lips with which he sips.Two hands on which he sometimes stands. This girl is on her way to school.Her clothes are clean and neat.She has two hats upon her head.And one shoe on her feet. Ears, lips, hands, feet, fingers, hats, shoes-all come in sets. Many things come in sets. They may be sets of ten or two, one or three or a thousand. A number tells how many. With sets and numbers you learn about adding and taking away, about matching and comparing, about putting together and taking apart, about left and right, about before and after, about counting. Open this book and begin to see all that you can learn from sets and numbers. About the Authors IRVING ADLER, whose book The New Mathematics was the first on its subject for the adult general reader, wrote this book for very young children with his wife Ruth. The holder of a Ph.D. in pure mathematics from Columbia University, Irving Adler was an instructor in math at Columbia as well as at Bennington College and was formerly head of the mathematics department of a New York City public high school. His wife Ruth taught mathematics in public schools In the Greater New York area. Ruth Adler died in 1968, one year prior to the publication of this book by The John Day Company. Irving Adler had 87 titles to his name when he passed away in 2012, at almost 100 years of age. His books were published in 31 countries, in 19 different languages. About the Illustrator PEGGY ADLER is the daughter of Irving and Ruth Adler and author of BearManor's Peggy's Puzzles - Volume One (2023) and Pallenberg Wonder Bears - From The Beginning (2022). Previously, she authored the 2019, award winning pictorial history, Images of America CLINTON (Arcadia) and five books for New York City publishers (The John Day Company & Franklin Watts). Additionally, Ms Adler illustrated two dozen books and provided art for the Bronx Zoo; the Humane Society of the United States; Little, Brown & Company and many others. She also coordinated the 1969 World Premiere of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for 20th Century Fox and in 1991, served as a consultant to the U.S. House of Representatives' October Surprise Task Force. She's a Marquis Who's Who Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement honoree; a 2001 recipient of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers' General Richard G. Stilwell Award; a former police commissioner; and currently chairs the Town of Clinton, Connecticut's Historic District Commission.

After the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, American prime time television was quick to capitalize on a new, presumed musical fad that had attracted millions of viewers. Within weeks, scripted TV shows were showcasing Beatles-knock off bands. As the sixties progressed, rock and roll groups-both real and faux-were written into many of the TV programs of the era. Classic shows like Gilligan's Island, The Munsters, Get Smart, Batman, F Troop, Mannix and I Dream of Jeannie all welcomed popular recording groups, while lesser recalled programs such as The Felony Squad, The Name of the Game and Judd for the Defense continued the trend. From rock n' roll to Rock & Role, this book documents all known American band appearances on 1960's scripted U.S. television, several which paired some of the greatest music ever recorded with the most popular TV shows of all-time!

After the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, American prime time television was quick to capitalize on a new, presumed musical fad that had attracted millions of viewers. Within weeks, scripted TV shows were showcasing Beatles-knock off bands. As the sixties progressed, rock and roll groups-both real and faux-were written into many of the TV programs of the era. Classic shows like Gilligan's Island, The Munsters, Get Smart, Batman, F Troop, Mannix and I Dream of Jeannie all welcomed popular recording groups, while lesser recalled programs such as The Felony Squad, The Name of the Game and Judd for the Defense continued the trend. From rock n' roll to Rock & Role, this book documents all known American band appearances on 1960's scripted U.S. television, several which paired some of the greatest music ever recorded with the most popular TV shows of all-time!

One tenant of sociable poker players was "Never trust a man who sandbags (checks and then raises) in a friendly game of cards." The basic premise of Maverick, a professional gambler who wandered the west avoiding trouble and finding himself caught up in life-threatening adventures, was televised for five seasons over ABC-TV, and spawned a number of comic books, collectibles and sequels. ABC was poised to fire its Sunday ammunition against the competing Ed Sullivan and Steve Allen, with heavy bets to the tune of a million dollars placed by the Kaiser Industries Corp. and Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., its sponsors. The chief asset of the show was its sense of humor. If an adult Western was to be truly adult, it could not take itself too seriously. Rather than kiss the woman and ride off into the sunset, Maverick could be expected to win a bet by kissing his horse and fleeing out of the county by riverboat. Along the way he cleaned up corruption and disruption of law and order in the unsettled old West. The goal was not to compete with other fast-drawing hotshot television Westerns, but rather to differentiate from them. That was the Roy Huggins formula. He created and produced the series, ensuring a refreshing take in an era when television Westerns were a variation-on-a-theme. Huggins wanted to avoid the clichés that populated other television Westerns. This book has been a decade in the making, having consulted very possible avenue including production files. (Yes, that means the episode guide includes the dates of production, filming locations, budgets, and more.) Fans of Maverick will find themselves wanting to re-watch the episodes once again with all the new behind-the-scenes trivia brought to light.