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The encyclopedia of superheroes on film and television / by Muir, John Kenneth,1969-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 681-684) and index."This updated edition of 2004's award-winning encyclopedia traces developments in the popular genre; new shows; latest films; and covers more superheroes. Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Superhero films; Superhero television programs;
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Thor / by Branagh, Kenneth,film director.; Miller, Ashley Edward,screenwriter.; Stentz, Zack,screenwriter.; Payne, Don,screenwriter.; Straczynski, J. Michael,1954-screenwriter.; Protosevich, Mark,1961-screenwriter.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Hemsworth, Chris,actor.; Portman, Natalie,1981-actor.; Hiddleston, Tom,actor.; Skarsgård, Stellan,actor.; Dennings, Kat,1986-actor.; Gregg, Clark,1962-actor.; Feore, Colm,1958-actor.; Stevenson, Ray,1964-actor.; Elba, Idris,actor.; Alexander, Jaime,actor.; Russo, Rene,actor.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Lee, Stan,1922-Fiction.; Lieber, Larry.FictionMotion picture adaptation of (work); Kirby, Jack.FictionMotion picture adaptation of (work); Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Marvel Entertainment Group.; Marvel Studios.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm);
DVD; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Jaime Alexander, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins.Director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos ; editor, Paul Rubell ; music by Patrick Doyle.After his reckless actions force him to be sent to Earth and live among humans, the warrior Thor discovers that he must defend Earth against an attack by an enemy from his world.MPAA rating: PG-13, for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence.
Subjects: Superhero films.; Fantasy films.; Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Lee, Stan, 1922-; Lieber, Larry; Kirby, Jack; Thor (Norse deity); Superheroes; Good and evil;
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Wonder Woman / by Jenkins, Patty,film director.; Roven, Charles,film producer.; Suckle, Richard,film producer.; Snyder, Deborah,film producer.; Snyder, Zack,1966-screenwriter,film producer,author.; Heinberg, Allan,author,screenwriter.; Fuchs, Jason,1986-author.; Gadot, Gal,1985-actor.; Pine, Chris,1980-actor.; Wright, Robin,1966-actor.; Huston, Danny,1962-actor.; Nielsen, Connie,1965-actor.; Thewlis, David,1963-actor.; Anaya, Elena,actor.; Gregson-Williams, Rupert,composer (expression); Bonetto, Aline,production designer.; Hemming, Lindy,costume designer.; Motion picture adaptation of (work).Marston, William Moulton,1893-1947.Wonder Woman.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.; RatPac-Dune Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; Tencent Pictures,presenter.; Wanda Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Atlas Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Cruel and Unusual Films,production company.; DC Comics, Inc.,copyright holder.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, Connie Nielsen, David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner.Director of photography, Matthew Jensen ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music, Rupert Gregson-Williams ; production designer, Aline Bonetto ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming.[Disc 1]: Feature film -- [Disc 2]. Special features.Diana, princess of the Amazons was trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers, and her true destiny.MPAA rating: PG-13: For sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content; Bones material/trailer not rated.Disc 1: [Feature film] Wonder Woman -- disc 2. Special features.
Subjects: Superhero films.; Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; War films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Wonder Woman (Fictitious character); Women superheroes; Amazons; World War, 1914-1918;
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Guardians of the Galaxy / by Grant, David J.(Film producer),film producer.; Schwartz, Jonathan,film producer.; Korda, Nik,film producer.; Lee, Stan,1922-film producer.; Alonso, Victoria,1965-film producer.; Latcham, Jeremy,film producer.; Fine, Alan,film producer.; D'Esposito, Louis,film producer.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Perlman, Nicole,screenwriter.; Gunn, James,1966-screenwriter,film director.; Pratt, Chris,1979-actor.; Saldana, Zoë,1978-actor.; Bautista, David,1969-actor.; Diesel, Vin,actor.; Cooper, Bradley,actor.; Pace, Lee,1979-actor.; Rooker, Michael,1955-actor.; Gillan, Karen,1987-actor.; Hounsou, Djimon,1964-actor.; Reilly, John C.,1965-actor.; Close, Glenn,1947-actor.; Toro, Benicio del,1967-actor.; Bates, Tyler,composer (expression); Byrne, Alexandra,costume designer.; Raskin, Fred,editor of moving image work.; Wood, Craig,editor of moving image work.; Winborne, Hughes,editor of moving image work.; Wood, Charles J. H.,production designer.; Davis, Ben,1961-director of photography.; Marvel Studios,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Music, Tyler Bates; costume designer, Alexandra Byrne ; editors, Fred Raskin, Craig Wood, Hughes Winborne ; production design, Charles Wood ; director of photography, Ben Davis.Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro.Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy's fate in the balance.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language.DVD format ; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) ; 5.1 Dolby Digital ; enhanced for 16x9 televisions.Academy Award Nominee, 2015: Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Subjects: Superhero films.; Action and adventure films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Guardians of the Galaxy (Fictitious characters); Bounty hunters; Heroes; Orbs; Theft;
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Man of Steel / by Snyder, Zack,1966-film director.; Goyer, David S.,screenwriter.; Nolan, Christopher,1970-screenwriter,film producer.; Roven, Charles,film producer.; Thomas, Emma(Motion picture producer),film producer.; Snyder, Deborah,film producer.; Cavill, Henry,1983-actor.; Adams, Amy,actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Costner, Kevin,actor.; Lane, Diane,actor.; Fishburne, Laurence,III,1961-actor.; Traue, Antje,actor.; Zorer, Ayelet,actor.; Meloni, Chris,actor.; Crowe, Russell,1964-actor.; Siegel, Jerry,1914-1996,creator of character.; Shuster, Joe,1914-1992,creator of character.; Zimmer, Hans,composer (expression); Brenner, David(David S.),film editor.; Mokri, Amir,director of photography.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),production company.; Legendary Pictures,production company.; Syncopy (Firm),production company.; DC Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, and Russell Crowe.Music by Hans Zimmer ; edited by David Brenner, A.C.E. ; director of photography, Amir Mokri.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language.A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.[Feature film and special features] -- Special features.
Subjects: Superhero films.; Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Superman (Fictitious character); Human-alien encounters; Heroes; Vigilantes; Good and evil;
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Captain America : the first avenger / by Johnston, Joe,1950-film director.; Markus, Christopher,screenwriter.; McFeely, Stephen,screenwriter.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Evans, Chris,1981-actor.; Jones, Tommy Lee,1946-actor.; Weaving, Hugo,1960-actor.; Atwell, Hayley,1982-actor.; Stan, Sebastian,1982-actor.; Cooper, Dominic,1978-actor.; Jones, Toby,1967-actor.; McDonough, Neal,actor.; Luke, Derek,1974-actor.; Tucci, Stanley,actor.; Silvestri, Alan,composer.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Simon, Joe.Captain America.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Kirby, Jack.Captain America.;
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround.Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci.Director of photography, Shelly Johnson ; production designer, Rick Heinrichs ; editors, Jeffrey Ford, Robert Dalva ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard ; visual effects supervisor, Christopher Townsend ; music, Alan Silvestri.MPAA rating: PG-13.After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the super soldier, Captain America.
Subjects: Superhero films.; Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Captain America (Fictitious character); World War, 1939-1945; Good and evil; Superheroes;
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The Incredibles / by Bird, Brad,1957-screenwriter,film director,voice actor.; Walker, John,1956 April 21-film producer.; Lasseter, John,film producer.; Lucroy, Janet,1970-director of photography.; Lin, Patrick(Pat),director of photography.; Jimenez, Andrew,director of photography.; Nelson, Craig T.,voice actor.; Hunter, Holly,1958-voice actor.; Jackson, Samuel L.,voice actor.; Lee, Jason,1970-voice actor.; Fox, Spencer,voice actor.; Vowell, Sarah,1969-voice actor.; Peña, Elizabeth,voice actor.; Luckey, Bud,1934-voice actor.; Clark, Kimberly Adair,voice actor.; Ratzenberger, John,voice actor.; Giacchino, Michael,composer (expression); Rae, Kori,film producer.; Andrews, Mark.; Schaffer, Stephen(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Sayre, Rick,technical director.; Romano, Lou,production designer.; Fucile, Tony,production designer,animator.; Newton, Teddy,production designer.; Hunter, Steven Clay,animator.; Barillaro, Alan,animator.; Eggleston, Ralph,art director.; Imagire, Bryn,art director.; Wise, Bill.; Henne, Mark Thomas.; Hardwidge, Nigel.; Karpman, Sandra.; Schreiter, Don.; Sarafian, Katherine,assistant producer.; Thom, Randy,sound designer.; Walt Disney Pictures,presenter.; Pixar (Firm),production company.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)fds;
DVD format; region 1, NTSC; Widescreen (2.39:1) presentation ; enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, EX, THX.Voices: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Spencer Fox, Sarah Vowell, Elizabeth Peña, Bud Luckey, Brad Bird, Kimberly Adair Clark, John Ratzenberger.Associate producer, Kori Rae ; music by Michael Giacchino ; story supervisor, Mark Andrews ; film editor, Stephen Schaffer ; supervising technical director, Rick Sayre ; production designer, Lou Romano ; character design, Tony Fucile & Teddy Newton ; supervising animators, Tony Fucile, Steven Clay Hunter, Alan Barillaro ; art director, Ralph Eggleston ; shading art director, Bryn Imagire ; character supervisor, Bill Wise ; hair & cloth simulation supervisor, Mark Thomas Henne ; sequence supervisor, Nigel Hardwidge ; effects supervisor, Sandra Karpman ; rendering supervisor, Don Schreiter ; production manager, Katherine Sarafian ; sound designer, Randy Thom.MPAA rating: PG; for action violence."Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction."--Back of container.Academy Awards, 2005: Best Animated Feature Film, Best Sound Editing (Silvers, Thom) ; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2004: LAFCA Award - Best Animation; Best Music Score (Michael Giacchino).disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Bonus material: Jack-Jack attack, Boundin'.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Superhero films.; Comedy films.; Video recordings.; Heroes; Criminal investigation; Criminal behavior;
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