This inspiring edition: Dreaming Aloud: The Life and Films of James Cameron which goes behind the scenes on the emotion-charged set of Cameron's films to talk to the Hollywood superstars., ad the special effects experts who have helped make Cameron's film box-office record breakers.

Dreaming Aloud

Arts & Photography

Heard, Christopher

Photography & Video

Doubleday Publishing

Ten Thousand Bullets chronicles the work of the filmmaker Entertainment Weekly called "the most famous member of a generation of directors known for over-the-top action, wild comedy, and sensual melodrama," John Woo.Opening on his early life in the violent slums of Hong Kong, this book follows his first jobs in cinema with Cathay Studios and the Shaw Brothers, where he made the kung fu movie The Young Dragons, which launched his career.His 1992 film The Killer--which Quentin Tarantino called "the coolest movie ever made"--was declared a masterpiece, overtaking Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon as the most successful Hong Kong film of all time. His recent work includes Face/Off, the production of The Replacement Killers, the upcoming sequel to Mission Impossible and the filmed-in-Canada TV series "John Woo's Once a Thief."

Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo

Humor & Entertainment

Doubleday, Canada

This revised edition of Dreaming Aloud chronicles the career of filmmaker James Cameron, from his earliest work through to his acceptance speeches on winning Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director for Titanic. The opening chapter focuses on Cameron's early life in northern Ontario, then follows him to Orange County, California, where he took his first film job with schlock-horror film master Roger Corman. His apprenticeship with Corman was elemental in Cameron's creation of The Terminator, his first major film, which was a huge international success, proving Cameron had the talent and insight necessary to create blockbuster movies. With Hollywood's door now wide open, Cameron went on to make some of the most expensive, popular films in cinematic history -- a second Terminator film, the Oscar award-winning Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies and now Titanic.

Dreaming Aloud: The Films of James Cameron

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Mickey Rourke was one of Hollywood’s most exciting stars, at once a sex symbol and critically acclaimed actor. But Rourke’s hard drinking, self-loathing, and much-publicized marital brawls soon had him reduced to straight-to-video potboilers and a brief career as a boxer. Based on extensive interviews with Rourke, Francis Ford Coppola, and many others, this detailed biography examines the actor’s chaotic, often brutal life, from his childhood in Miami’s tough Liberty City, to his superstardom and downward spiral, to his recent triumphant return to the big screen.

Mickey Rourke: High and Low

Plexus Publishing

The truth behind Johnny Depp’s bad-boy image in this definitive biography. Accidental actor? Bratty bad boy? Consummate craftsman? Take a little of each, and a whole lot more, and you’ve got Johnny Depp. Delectably dreamy, dramatically dynamic, and Depp-endably dedicated, this young actor is one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men. Depp takes us on a wild ride through Johnny’s life, its ups and its downs, its pinnacles and its depths. Join author Christopher Heard, an ardent fan and host of TV’s Reel to Real, as he follows Depp’s turbulent childhood in Kentucky, his leap into the limelight on TV’s 21 Jump Street, and, finally, his extraordinary success in some of his generation’s best films. Edward Scissorhands, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, Donnie Brasco, Ed Wood, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas no other actor his age has such an incredibly diverse résumé. Depp explores his roles in these films and his relationships with their directors. Heard also provides as context the details of Depp’s personal life from his young marriage, through his years as tattooed Winona Ryder escort and as Kate Moss paramour to his current status as proud Parisian papa and Paradis lover. Scrutinizing Johnny’s shifts as media darling and tabloid target and sifting the truth from the trash in what’s been said about him, Depp is the definitive biography of one of this generation’s most important, most impassioned, and most independent stars.

Depp

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

ECW Press

This book is the product of a lifelong fascination with iconic hotels and tells of the people who have lived in them. 
Hotel living has always seemed exotic. Why did Claude Monet, Greta Garbo, Janis Joplin, Vladimir Nabokov, Howard Hughes, and many other mercurial individuals desire such a life? Besides answering that question, The Suite Life features interviews with high-profile celebrities who have also chosen hotel living, such as Johnny Depp, Warren Beatty, Keanu Reeves, Richard Harris, and Criss Angel. Author Christopher Heard was conceived in The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto and now lives there as the writer-in-residence. The Suite Life is the culmination of a lifelong fascination with iconic hotels and those who have opted to reside in them. It tells of the enchantment of being exposed to many varied energies at the same time and describes the uniqueness of life lived in a place where people can let their inhibitions relax. Living in a hotel is many things, but first and foremost it is magical.

The Suite Life: The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living

Business & Money

Industries

Dundurn Press

John Woo, Hollywood's hottest action film director, the man behind the scenes of Face/Off, Broken Arrow, The Killer, and the upcoming sequel to Mission Impossible, has made a remarkable transition from his Hong Kong roots to his current American success.

Lone Eagle Pub. Co

Learn the inside story of Britney's stormy personal & professional life: . Why did Britney fall? . How did this star bounce back? . Will it last?Mississippi-born American singer and entertainer Britney Jean Spears has had an explosive impact on the music industry and pop-culture worldwide. Spears constantly changes her style in fashion and music, making her an unstoppable force in entertainment. But in the process, she has discovered the true price of fame and experienced an emotional tumble that led to a well-publicized nervous breakdown.Spears' personal life has been a frequent subject of celebrity and tabloid journalism. She has been married and divorced twice-most notably from Kevin Federline-has two children, and has been the subject of a reality TV show with Federline, Britney & Kevin: Chaotic. Divorce, rehab, and an unforgettable trip to the hair salon made Spears' life a bonanza for the weekly magazines and the roving paparazzi. With the faithful help of her family and many fans, Spears seems to have renewed herself and her colossal music career.

Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost

Transit Pub Inc

Christopher Heard's in-depth biography of Kiefer Sutherland explores this talented actor's adventurous, but troubled and often unstable life: Learn about Kiefer's unique childhood and his adult demons: his ongoing struggles with the law, alcohol, and anger managementDiscover the reality behind Kiefer's maverick bad-boy public image along with his volatile and sometimes self-destructive behaviorTelevision viewers know Kiefer Sutherland as the no-holds-barred U.S. counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer. However, the life of this colorful Canadian actor has also been filled with action, danger, and trouble. Author Christopher Heard unearths Kiefer's dramatic story in his new biography. Once engaged to Julia Roberts, Sutherland's movie career started to slide in the 1990s. At one point, he even left Hollywood entirely. He bought a ranch in Montana and was victorious on the rodeo circuit. Chance intervened in 2001, when Kiefer accepted a project promoting a real-time TV action series. The globally-syndicated Twentieth Century Fox U.S. TV show, 24, has been greatly successful ever since. It made Kiefer an international star beyond his wildest dreams.

Kiefer Sutherland: Living Dangerously

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Dreaming Aloud

Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo

Dreaming Aloud: The Films of James Cameron

Mickey Rourke: High and Low

Depp

The Suite Life: The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living

Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo

Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost

Kiefer Sutherland: Living Dangerously