"John comes on a bit strong at first; he plays the Hemingway bit. I think he's very clever. I think he's very talented and kind of refreshing."- Sean Connery"Francis [Coppola][ couldn't tell a story like John. George [Lucas][ is a great storyteller; he couldn't tell a story like John. None of us."- Steven Spielberg"I think he likes the grandiose. He liked something that. . . borders on the line and pushing people to the edge where you go from reality to ridi...

A gripping adventure set in the world of the epic videogameHome is where the war isAmerica may be reeling from endless recessions and crippling oil wars, but hack reporter Ben Walker never expected to see his homeland invaded and occupied by a reunified Korea—now a formidable world power under Kim Jong-il’s dictator son.The enemy’s massive cyberattack is followed by the detonation of an electromagnetic pulse that destroys technology across ...

This book is devoted to the critical study of the cinema of John Milius, filling a major gap in the literature by combining the examination of the artistic, historical and cultural significance of Milius’ work, with an in-depth analysis of his films. Although most contemporary film-viewers have forgotten him, John Milius has been one of the most influential and controversial film-makers in the history of American cinema. Along with the likes of George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin...

Two of the most famous contributors to the Conan legend present the official novel of Conan the Barbarian, the seminal fantasy film written by John Milius and Oliver Stone.In the novel by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, the Cimmerian youth Conan witnesses the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom, a priest of Set. Enslaved, he is trained as a gladiator. Gaining his freedom he allies with Subotai, a Hyrkanian archer, and a skilled swordswoman ...

Big Wednesday, based on the cult 1978 film by the same name, follows three California beach buddies begin to realize there is more to life than waxing down their surfboards as they ditch their alcoholic and unruly ways to go fight in the Vietnam War. When they reunite ten years later, they find that things in Malibu are much different after fighting a war.