Unikátní kniha o bouřlivákovi, rebelovi, ale i otci dvou dětí Johnny Deppovi. Z hvězdičky televizního seriálu a idola teeenagerů k herci nominovaného na Oskara. Tento muž plný rozporů boduje v anketách o nejvíc sexy muže planety, ale on sám je plachý a nesnáší pozornost médií. Tato kniha vás vezme na horskou dráhu, kterou život tohoto výjimečného herce a muže bezesporu byl a stále je.
Populární zpěvák jako psychologická troska není novinkou. Ostudné chování celebrit, jako jsou Britney Spearsová či Pete Doherty, přitahuje pozornost médií. Amy Winehouseová, i přes svůj skutečný talent, se zdá být součástí tohoto trendu. Nick Johnstone ve své knize zkoumá, jak bulvár zachytil tuto mladou ženu, která se vyznačovala extravagantním vzhledem a dramatickými momenty, kdy se potácela ulicemi v psychickém a fyzickém vyčerpání. Její příběh je však také příběhem nadané umělkyně, která se nikdy necítila na svém místě. Domov a školy ji omezovaly, zatímco sláva a manželství jí nepřinesly útěchu. Zůstává otázka, zda její talent zvítězí, nebo skončí jako Judy Garlandová, jejíž talent se rozplynul v drogách. Kniha nabízí cenné pohledy na tuto temnou hádanku. Johnstone sleduje klikatou cestu Amy ke slávě, od dětství v severním Londýně přes tři školy až po objevování jejího talentu agenturou 19 Management a podpis smlouvy s Island Records ve věku osmnácti let. Její vzestup ke slávě, dvě úspěšná alba a osobní život plný alkoholových a drogových excesů, anorexie a bulimie, ji udržovaly v médiích, zatímco manželství s Blakem Civil-Fielderem zajistilo trvalý zájem bulváru.
"After ... the devastation of Order 66, Ahsoka is unsure she can be part of a larger whole ever again. But her desire to fight the evils of the Empire and protect those who need it will lead her right to Bail Organa, and the Rebel Alliance."--Provided by publisher
British actor Martin Freeman has been appearing on our screens, in the theatre and in high-profile films for the past 15 years. In this time he has managed to garner critical acclaim for his roles as well as remaining hugely popular at all times with his audience. This book tracks the career of one of Britain's best-loved actors, taking readers behind the scenes of the life and work of a supremely talented, albeit unlikely movie star.
Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars, and before she re-appeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in Rebels. Finally, her story will begin to be told. Following her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation of... číst celé
Updated examination of the artist's career and personal life up to her unexpected death.
As the creator of the Velvet Underground and a consistently provocative solo performer, Lou Reed has rarely been lost for words. Over the past decade he has reinvented himself, ditching his image as a drug-addicted poet of despair and emerging as a clear thinker whose decadent past is now a distant memory. Here are the thoughts of the man himself... "I've never made any bones about the fact that I take amphetamines. Any sane person would..." 1976 "You know the expression 'God protects fools and drunks'? I qualify for both." 2000 "I created Lou Reed. I have nothing even faintly in common with that guy, but I can play him well-really well." 1976 "You wanna know the real Lou Reed? Turn round. Now bend over." 1979 "Some even claim that I'm a terror, a dictator and they're right." 1998
This book is set in Miami, 1981. When Detective Max Mingus and his partner Joe are called to the scene of a death at Miami's Primate Park, it looks like another routine - if slightly bizarre - investigation. Until two things turn up: the victim's family, slaughtered; and a partly digested tarot card in the dead man's stomach; 'The King of Swords'. An increasingly bloody trail leads Max and Joe first to a sinister fortune-teller and her scheming pimp son, then to the infamous Solomon Boukman. Few have ever met the most feared criminal in Miami, but rumours abound of a forked tongue, voodoo ceremonies and friends in very high places. Against a backdrop of black magic and police corruption, Max and Joe must distinguish the good guys from the bad - and track down some answers. What is the significance of the King of Swords? What makes those who have swallowed the card go on a killing spree just before they die? And can Max find out the truth about Solomon Boukman, before death's shadow reaches his own front door?
Nick Johnstone, respected music journalist and long time fan, unravels the story of the girl from Chicago who mixed poetry, underground theatre, jazz and rock, and who played a key role in shaping the New York punk scene of the mid- Seventies.
Having starred on the children's variety show the Mickey Mouse Club in the early 90s, Ryan Gosling has been on the path to fame alongside the leading actors of his age for many years. However, it was not until he played Noah in The Notebook that he was truly able to showcase his impressive ability to portray such depth of emotion as well as being the handsome Hollywood charmer. Since The Notebook Gosling has gone on to star in a number of other hugely successful film such as The Ides of March, The Place Beyond the Pines and The Big Short. Yet most notably his recent role in La La Land has cemented his status as one of the greatest and most versatile actors of his generation. La La Land was an international success, earning $223.5 million as of 29th January 2017. The film received a staggering number of award nominations, including 14 Academy Awards, 7 Golden Globes, in doing so it set the record for the most Golden Globes ever won by a single film.