Confessions of a Puppetmaster - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Confessions of a Puppetmaster write by Charles Band. This book was released on 2021-11-16. Confessions of a Puppetmaster available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Confessions of a Puppetmaster is a fast, funny, wild ride through some wild times. Plus, Charlie compares me to Harrison Ford, so I’m all in!” —Bill Maher Renowned producer, director, and “B movie” showman Charles Band takes readers on a wild romp through Hollywood’s decidedly un-Oscar-worthy underbelly, where mayhem and zombies reign supreme, and cheap thrills and entertainment are king "This book is a blast. It made me want to stay up all night and watch terrible movies." —Peter Sagal "One of the most entertaining film bios ever." —Larry Karaszewski "Reads like a Tarantino film written by Hunter S. Thompson." —Booklist Zombies, aliens, a little skin, lots of gore—and even more laughs—the cinematic universe of Charles Band is legendary. From the toilet-invading creatures of Ghoulies to the time-travelling bounty hunter in Trancers to the pandemic-crashed Corona Zombies, Band has spent four decades giving B-movie lovers exactly what they love. In Confessions of a Puppetmaster, this congenial master of Grindhouse cinema tells his own story, uncut. Born into a family of artists, Band spent much of his childhood in Rome where his father worked in the film industry. Early visits to movie sets sealed young Charlie’s fate. By his twenties he had plunged into moviemaking himself and found his calling in exploitation movies—quick, low-budget efforts that exploit the zeitgeist and feed people’s desire for clever, low-brow entertainment. His films crossed genres, from vampire flicks to sci fi to erotic musical adaptations of fairy tales. As he came into his own as a director, he was the first to give starring roles to household names like Demi Moore, Helen Hunt, and Bill Maher. Off set, Band’s life has been equally epic. Returning to his beloved Italy, he bought both Dino De Laurentiis’s movie studio and a medieval castle. After Romania’s oppressive communist regime fell, he circumvented the U.S. State Department to shoot films in Dracula’s homeland. He made—and then lost—a moviemaking fortune. A visionary, Band was also at the vanguard of the transition to home video and streaming, making and distributing direct-to-video movies long before the major studios caught on. In this revealing tell-all, Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz. A candid and engaging glimpse at Hollywood’s wild side, Confessions of a Puppetmaster is as entertaining as the movies that made this consummate schlockmeister famous.
Puppet Master Complete
Puppet Master Complete - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Puppet Master Complete write by Nat Brehmer. This book was released on 2021-09-17. Puppet Master Complete available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a comprehensive history of the most successful straight-to-video horror franchise of all time: Puppet Master. It provides an in-depth exploration of all 14 films to date--including a made-for-TV crossover and a theatrical reboot--and the action figures, comics, and other merchandise that have helped to keep the brand alive for the past 30 years. Puppet Master was the first film for independent producer extraordinaire Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment, launching a franchise and a micro-budget studio that have both continued to this day. What led to the film's success? How did a little movie about killer puppets, designed to cater to the then-booming video market, wind up surviving video stores themselves? How did a series that had never even had a theatrical entry wind up with an unusually successful toy series? All of these questions are answered within these pages. Featuring new interviews with some of the biggest creative minds behind the franchise, as well as dozens of behind-the-scenes photos, this book is the ultimate guide to horror's most murderous marionettes.
Werewolf Skin
Werewolf Skin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Werewolf Skin write by R.L. Stine. This book was released on 2015-02-24. Werewolf Skin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the New York Times–bestselling Goosebumps series, ignoring his family’s warnings, a boy goes into the woods after dark and encounters werewolves. Picture this—Alex Hunter, photography freak, hanging out in Wolf Creek. Who lives in the small town of Wolf Creek? Alex’s uncle Colin and aunt Marta. They’re professional photographers. Uncle Colin and Aunt Marta are pretty cool. They only have two requests. Don’t go into the woods late at night. And stay away from the creepy house next door. Poor Alex. He just wanted to take a couple of pictures. But now he’s about to find out the secret of Wolf Creek. Late one night. When the moon is full . . .
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Confessions of an Economic Hit Man write by John Perkins. This book was released on 2004-11-09. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.
How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime
How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime write by Roger Corman. This book was released on 1998-08-22. How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of such low-budget classics Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Call Nurses, Bloody Mama, Piranha, and many others. He also discusses his distribution of the Bergman, Fellini, and Truffaut movies that later won Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. Corman alumni—John Sayles, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Vincent Price, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Fonda, Joe Dante, and Jonathan Demme, among others—contribute their recollections to give added perspective to Corman's often hilarious, always informative autobiography.
