Film Genre

Una ragazza morta si materializza in casa di sconosciuti, prepara un caffè e si accende una sigaretta come se nulla fosse. Una donna serve a un picnic la propria mano spacciandola per prosciutto. Una madre prepara una torta con i resti spappolati di sacrifici umani. Un vampiro sviene perché non sopporta la vista del sangue. I racconti di Fotogrammi di un film horror perduto stendono sulle esili gioie della nostra quotidianità una patina sinistra e asfissiante.

Einer der Größten des Kinos, vielleicht der größte Regisseur seiner Epoche: Zur Machtergreifung dreht G.W. Pabst in Frankreich; vor den Gräueln des neuen Deutschlands flieht er nach Hollywood. Aber unter der blendenden Sonne Kaliforniens sieht der weltberühmte Regisseur mit einem Mal aus wie ein Zwerg. Nicht einmal Greta Garbo, die er unsterblich gemacht hat, kann ihm helfen. Und so findet Pabst sich, fast wie ohne eigenes Zutun, in seiner Heimat Österreich wieder, die nun Ostmark heißt.

The brand new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of the smash hit No.1 bestseller The Woman in the Window. 'Elegant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menace’ Lucy Foley ‘I was mesmerized’ Lisa Jewell 'Brilliantly plotted' Liz Nugent ‘Fans of detective fiction will be thrilled!’...

The instant New York Times bestseller from author, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, a “heartfelt and hilarious” (USA TODAY) memoir about coming of age as a performer during the late 1990s while obsessively watching classic films at a legendary theater in Los Angeles. “[Oswalt has] a set...

Malta 1565 - die Insel Malta wird von den Türken belagert. Nur ein Mann, so scheint es, kann den Christen noch helfen: Der Deutsche Mattias Tannhäuser wurde als Zwölfjähriger von den Türken entführt und ist bei ihnen aufgewachsen. Er kennt ihre Kultur und ihre Waffen. Um ihn auf die Insel zu locken, schickt der Großmeister des Malteser Ordens die schöne Contessa Clara nach Sizilien, wo Tannhäuser mit einem jüdischen Freund erfolgreich Handel treibt.

"Soylent Green" - Der Dark Future-Klassiker von Harry Harrison als Hörbuch basierend auf der Neuübersetzung von Verena Hacker: New York zur Jahrtausendwende - die Weltbevölkerung ist explodiert, die Ressourcen sind knapp, es herrschen chaotische Zustände in den Straßen. In dieser Umgebung ist ein Mensch verschwunden. Der Polizist Andy Rusch soll den Fall aufklären und stößt bei seinen Ermittlungen auf Unglaubliches.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, Michael Punke's The Revenant is the astonishing story of real-life trapper and frontiersman Hugh Glass The year is 1823, and the trappers of the...

Die heruntergekommene Lone Heart Ranch, die Jubilee Hamilton geerbt hat, ist nach einem Desaster ihre letzte Chance für einen Neuanfang. Ihr Verbündeter dabei ist Charley Collins: ihr neuer Vorarbeiter, Single-Dad und der Einzige, der sie vor dem Ruin retten kann. Trotzdem wächst zwischen ihm und Jubilee täglich die Anziehungskraft. Gegen seinen Willen steuern sie auf eine heiße Affäre zu – und in die nächste Katastrophe in Charleys Leben? Vernachlässigung und Verzweiflung ist alles, was der junge Thatcher Jones kennt.

Listen in as Wisecrack breaks down the philosophy behind popular indie horror films like Midsommar, Hereditary, and Jordan Peele’s social thriller Get Out. You’ll also hear interesting takes on why motherhood is so terrifying in horror movies, how production company Blumhouse cracked the genre by being cheap, and more in this curated collection, available for the first time in audio.

Jack is an author who was on his way to literary success when his life was blown apart by the horrific suicide of his fiancee. Devastated, Jack went on a fifteen-month alcoholic spiral into near oblivion before eventually working past his demons and becoming best-selling crime novelist. Just as Jack is finishing his fourth book, the LAPD interrupts his routine with news of what appears to be a copycat murder from his first book. There's just one problem - the murder took place before Jack's book was published.

Ein schroffer, verschwiegener Rancher. Eine zurückgezogen lebende junge Frau. Ein Sohn, der es zu mehr bringen will als sein Vater. Ein Verbrecher auf der Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit. Der erste Band der fesselnden und emotional mitreißenden Familiensaga der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Jodi Thomas entführt die Hörerinnen und Hörer nach Crossroads am Ransom Canyon im Westen von Texas und stellt die Frage: Was bedeutet Familie? Welche Verbindungen zählen – die familiären oder die selbst gewählten?

When hopeful young writer Keith arrives in Hollywood, he believes fame and success are just around the corner. But the city’s glittering façade quickly gives way to the harsh reality of broken dreams and bruised egos. In the heart of this unforgiving world, he finds an unexpected refuge at Diva’s apartments—a haven where aspiring stars, faded actors, and struggling creatives cross paths, each with their own story of hope and failure.

Independent films are becoming ever more popular, as many movie fans tire of mainstream movie formulas such as sequels, comic book characters, explosions, car chases, romantic comedies and the like. This book explores the world of indie, low-budget and other less mainstream movies. It includes reviews of specific movies, explorations of notable actors and directors as well as essays on recurring themes and genres found in independent films.

In Come to the Garden, the main character, Jenn, wakes up on her birthday to discover an angel in her backyard garden. The angel, who calls herself Margaret, is charming and funny, and she knows that Jenn has been questioning a lot of things about God recently. Is he really there? How is anyone supposed to believe that God truly cares for us when we see so many bad things happening in our world, and we experience the disappointments and tragedies of life? But Jenn suspects that God has been trying to speak to her in mysterious ways.

Both men and women enjoy thrillers, mystery, and crime. Yet it may still feel not quite respectable, somehow a guilty (sorry!) pleasure. Do these novels so often categorized as genre offer something the literary novel does not? The market is enormous, perhaps the largest in publishing. It is a cliché which may be true that only the Bible – say - outsells Agatha Christie. And then there are films and television, either original or adapted from novels.

Have you ever dreamed of writing the screenplay for a Disaster movie? If so, then here is how some of the world's top Disaster genre screenwriters do it…and how you can succeed in this genre too. The ideas in this book have been used by real screenwriters of major blockbusters - whether they realize it or not. Disaster Genre Secrets for Screenwriters distills their mastery for you and is here to serve as your screenwriting guide. Don't worry! None of the ideas and techniques in this book are rocket science. Frankly, if you can watch a Disaster movie, you can write one.

A man who has lost his voice befriends the dogs of the city of Barcelona, one of which helps him mend his broken heart and find his soul once more.