The Bearded Trio

"Mr. McFly! Mr. McFly, this just arrived. Oh, hi, Marty. I think it's your new book."   It's better than that!  It's a REVISED and EXPANDED edition of the excellent BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY.   I own the original version of this book and believe me this book needs to be in your collection whether you love the Back to the Future movies, a Steven Spielberg fan or just a movie buff.  It is, in my opinion the most detailed book on Back to the Future I've ever read with behind-the-scenes info that has never been seen anywhere before.  With an expanded edition of the book I don't think there will ever be a more definitive look at the Robert Zemeckis directed movies. Author, Michael Klastorin obviously doesn't care about "screwing up future events or the space-time continuum" because the book time-line has been re-written.  This edition is bigger covering more Back to the Future goodness such as the IDW comics, Back to the Futu...

The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker I'm always a little weary about an "art of" book as some can be a lazy affair.  I've purchased similar books in the past and been disappointed that they have been just pages and pages of concept artwork and no real explanation.  No behind-the-scenes information or thought process.  But, thankfully The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is not one of these examples.  Instead it's a book packed with beautiful artwork as you would expect but also a detailed look into the making of a movie and in particular how clever, talented people brought a Star Wars movie to the big screen. The book has a foreword by Doug Chiang who is an Academy Award-winning artist, author and production designer.  He is the creative designer for ILM and worked on movies such as Terminator 2, Forrest Gump and Star Wars Episode I and II.  We also get an extensive "who's who,"  a list of names and what they did behind the scen...

Our third Christmas gift recommendation comes from DK who are masters at putting together informative and high quality Star Wars coffee table books.  The one we've chosen is Star Wars: Complete Locations .  It's 192 pages of the most important locations in all the Star Wars movies including a recent update to include Star Wars: The Force Awakens .  There are detailed cross sections, illustrations and photographs including eight specially commissioned entries including the Starkiller Base and the Resistance Base.  There are more than 50 cross-sections in the book which I guarantee will leave you inspecting every little bit of detail. Even if you are a huge Star Wars buff you will find information in this glossy book that you wouldn't have come across before.  It really is an essential guide that should be in everyone's Star Wars collection and will make a perfect gift for any Star Wars fan. Star Wars: Complete Locations is the essential guide for anyon...