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Author
Publisher
Coronet
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
From his success with the Beach Boys to battles with his personal demons, Brian's first person account of his life, his struggles and triumphs, delves deep into his musical and emotional life, as he talks for the first time about his relationship with his abusive father and his passive mother; his alienation as a teenager; and his struggles to lead the Beach Boys away from surf music into groundbreaking experimental music.
2) Love & mercy
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Ent
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Bill Pohlad directs this biopic about the musician, songwriter and founding member of The Beach Boys. In the 1960s, emerging talent Brian Wilson (Paul Dano) struggles to comprehend the sudden fame that his hit records have brought him and his band, and, after a panic attack, he turns away from touring and sets his mind to focus on creating the greatest album ever made. Later on in his life, Wilson (John Cusack)'s struggles turn to ones of health and...
4) Blood
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Wonder Woman must protect mankind from the warfare of the Gods spilling over into the mortal world.
Author
Language
English
Description
For 40 years the creator of science fiction's most eloquent visions of tomorrow, Brian Aldiss has turned his distinctive conviction and clarity of thought to a subject no less vivid, strident or fascinating - the making of his own life. Poignantly and passionately, he recalls the cameraderie of the army and the sobriety of post-war England; bookselling in Oxford; marital breakdown and financial impoverishment; life as a struggling novelist and literary...
7) Cars 3
Publisher
Walt Disney
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Brian Fee directs this Pixar animated comedy adventure sequel featuring the voice talents of Armie Hammer, Owen Wilson and Bonnie Hunt. With a new generation of highly-tuned, ultra-fast racers led by seemingly unbeatable rookie Jackson Storm (Hammer) dominating races, legendary speedster Lightning McQueen (Wilson) suddenly finds himself being muscled out of the sport he loves. After then pushing himself to the limit and crashing out of a meet at the...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Ent
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Owen Wilson and Ed Helms star as brothers in search of their father in this US comedy. After discovering that their mother (Glenn Close) has been lying to them for years about their dad, who they believed died when they were kids, non-identical twin brothers Kyle and Peter Reynolds (Wilson and Helms) go on a journey to uncover the true identity of their biological father. Their formerly promiscuous mother sends them down to Miami Beach in search of...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
In 1966, Richard Goldstein became the first person to write about rock music in a major publication. From his unique position he saw the full arc of events that shaped culture and politics in the 1960s. He met Andy Warhol, got stoned with Brian Wilson, witnessed Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, was challenged to a boxing match by Norman Mailer and took Susan Sontag to her first disco. Goldstein also developed close relationships with...
Author
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This new, revised edition of 'Hot Wired Guitar' brings Beck's story bang up to date, from his adventures at The White House in December 2012 with Mick Jagger and US President Barack Obama, to touring the world with Beach Boy Brian Wilson and the 2014 release of Jeff's latest solo disc. The definitive account of Jeff Beck's journey from his childhood in 1940s South London to the world-wide success of 2010's album Emotion and Commotion and beyond. Author...
11) 1917
Publisher
eOne Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Sam Mendes directs and writes this war drama which follows two young soldiers during WWI as they are sent on a dangerous mission that, if successfully carried out, could save the lives of 1,600 British men. Private Schofield (George MacKay) and Private Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) have been tasked with delivering a message across the enemy line which will save the battalion from a deadly ambush into which they are currently being lured. Blake, however,...
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