Böcker av George Higham

"From top hats to top secrets, this book is a celebration of illusion technology and mechanisms of trickery through a genre-crossing selection of films. Heroes, villains, spies, con-men, and madmen, magicians all, have utilized complex constructs and trickery in thrilling cinematic adventures from the earliest days of cinema to the present. Current blockbusters such as Spider-Man: Far from Home and the Mission: Impossible series feature amazing acts of deception, often appearing far-fetched, that are in fact surprisingly close to today's technology. Along with the James Bond saga, classics such as The Wizard of Oz, Nightmare Alley, and The Sting are joined by a host of other movies superficially seeming to be very different, yet proving there is more than meets the eye"--

A poetry book for everyone. Some sad, some happy, some some love, some hate.The last few pages have some poetry for children.

Spanning a century of cinema and comprised of 127 films, this book analyses the cinematic incarnations of the ""uncanniest place on earth"" - wax museums. This chronological analysis includes essential behind the scenes information in addition to authoritative research comparing the creation of ""real"" wax figures to the ""reel"" ones seen onscreen.