Insulted because her character has been left out of a movie of The Odyssey, Circe turns the entire movie crew into pigs, and when Wonder Woman intervenes the sorceress conjures up a portal that takes the hero into a realm of magical movie genres--and it is up to the reader to decide which genre Wonder Woman ends up in, and what dangers she must face there.

Ever wonder what it was like to grow up on the set of the world's most populat movie series? Or how Daniel Radcliffe flew on a broomstick and Emma Watson cast all those spells? Now you can find out! This book includes behind-the-scenes photos from all eight Harry Potter films, plus the inside scoop from the movies' producer, directors, and stars on how they brought the magical world of Harry Potter to live!

There are literary reminiscences that reek of self-congratulation over the authors’ proximity to famous movers and shakers. Andy Bernstein’s California Slim aspires to far more than that—and achieves it. Andy was there, at the onset of the post-’50s revolution that, as a beat poet once put it, roared as it ripped the threadbare fabric of an age. Andy was no distant, casual observer during the tumultuous ’60s and ’70s; he was at the heart of the maelstrom, and writes about it with candor, humor, and originality. The story begins, for God’s sake, with Andy and his then unknown banjo teacher, a young Jerry Garcia, fingerpicking in a back room at Dana Morgan’s Music Studio in Palo Alto in 1962. A skinny six-foot-seven-inch Jewish kid (later known as “California Slim”), Andy divided his time between the usual adolescent interests and music, for which he would go on to provide a capital M by promoting and staging concerts throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. His Palo Alto nightclub, Homer’s Warehouse, across the street from the Stanford University campus, brought revolutionary musicians (among them, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee) to young sensibilities hungry for new driving rhythms and thought-provoking lyrics. The early chapters of this book set the stage for Andy’s eventual hooking-up with Willie Nelson and his Family—which felt, Andy said, “like reading a really good book that I couldn’t put down.” That feeling led directly, if gradually, to California Slim. And you, dear reader, won’t be able to put it down, either. —Tony Compagno

As Walker filmed a documentary offering an inside peek at filmmaking, he followed four ambitious and unknown filmmakers in their quest for fame and glory at the Cannes film festival. His hilarious, uncensored diary of that process takes readers on a wild romp through the glamor and the excesses of the movie business.

This major biography includes the behind-the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in Jackson's life: his legal and commercial battles, his marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, his passions and addictions, his children; objective and revealing, it carries the hallmarks of all of Taraborrelli's best-sellers: impeccable research, brilliant storytelling and definitive documentation. So much has how been said and written about the life and career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. This book is the fruit of over 30 years of research and hundreds of exclusive interviews with a remarkable level of access to the very closest circles of the Jackson family - including Michael himself. Cutting through tabloid rumours, J. Randy Taraborrelli traces the real story behind Michael Jackson, from his drilling as a child star through the blooming of his talent to his ever-changing personal appearance and bizarre publicity stunts.

Magic. Mayhem. And Nerf crossbows. Welcome to Magical Madness. If you like wizards, dragons, knights and magical adventures, you'll love this ...Thomas Tinkler is ten years old. He's too mature for a trip to the soft play centre, in his opinion. He's adamant that he won't go. But his parents insist he goes anyway, because his younger brother, Finlay, needs to burn off some energy. When they arrive, they see that the play centre is no longer called Tumble Kids. It's been taken over by a mysterious man, who's rebranded the place as MAGICAL MADNESS.Once inside, the boys meet some new friends, Brady and Ella, who help them explore. They enjoy playing together. They chase each other down padded aisles. They race down slides and muck about in the ball pool. They even have a friendly contest, trying to knock each other off a balance beam with foam axes. All is going well - until Thomas discovers a door that leads to another part of the centre. And that's when the real adventure begins ...

This digital exclusive features 50 PAGES of Archie's wackiest movie adventures! Lights! Camera! Action! Archie and friends are on the SMALL screen in this 50-page digital exclusive, spotlighting some of our blockbuster movie stories. Whether they're behind the camera or in front of it, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the whole gang always get two thumbs up! So curl up with a bucket of popcorn and enjoy the show!

We have tried to present an overview of one-hundred-year-old movie history (all over the world), which has both positive and negative aspects for the creator and the viewer. This is especially true of the three leading commercial centersBollywood (Bombay Hindi movies), Hollywood (USA), and Japan. Images moved in 1892 and started talking in 1923 in The Jazz Singer (Hollywood). It has remarkable achievements both on epic and offbeat levels. They cast a hypnotic spell and emotional bonding of the viewers with the star performers and singers. The identification with the character and their predicament is the magnetism, which is unparalleled compared to other arts like literature, painting, music, etc. Movies combine all the three major art forms besides the charisma of the stars. But it has its flip side also, like the dark space between stars littered with broken hearts and lives and the questionable impact of the crass, commercial movie with an eye on profit at any cost. However, we can make it more powerful and positive. The book is an exciting romp through the stellar world of movies and their creators.

Go behind the scenes of Cartoon Network's highly anticipated film with this unique art book! This magical deep-dive into Steven Universe The Movie is designed by Ryan Sands (Frontier) in conjunction with Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar! See preliminary character designs, witness the formation of settings and storyboards, and discover the art that shaped the full-length movie! It's a new kind of artistic adventure with with Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and--of course--Steven.