Jackson, Peter 1961-

Forgotten silver ( Visual )
17 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 251 libraries worldwide
A "mockumentary" which documents the fictitious "lost" life of Colin McKenzie, a New Zealand film pioneer and inventor extraordinaire. Through archive photos, rare film footage and interviews with such experts as critic Leonard Maltin, producer Harvey Weinstein and actor Sam Neill uncover the trials, triumphs, and tragedies behind the supergenius filmmaker.

The lovely bones ( Visual )
17 editions published in 2010 in 3 languages and held by 210 libraries worldwide
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.

District 9 ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 207 libraries worldwide
Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.

From hobbits to Hollywood : essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the rings ( Book )
3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 185 libraries worldwide
"Peter Jackson $1 (Bs film version of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) is the grandest achievement of 21st century cinema so far. But it is also linked to topical and social concerns including war, terrorism, and cultural imperialism. Its style, symbols, narrative, and structure seem always already linked to politics, cultural definition, problems of cinematic style, and the elemenal mythologies that most profoundly capture our imaginations. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson $1 (Bs Lord of the Rings treats Jackson $1 (Bs trilogy as having two conditions of existence: an aesthetic and a political. Like other cultural artefacts, it leads a double life as objet d $1 (Bart and public statement about the world, so that nothing in it is ever just cinematically beautiful or tasteful, and nothing is ever just a message or an opinion"--Cover 4.

King Kong : a novelization by Christopher Golden ( Book )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 183 libraries worldwide
The novelization of the new film follows the discovery on a remote island of the giant ape, the beast's ill-fated affection for a young woman, and his capture and exploitation by greedy would-be entrepreneur Carl Denham.

The lord of the rings. Return of the king ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 175 libraries worldwide
Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.

King Kong ( Visual )
33 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 155 libraries worldwide
Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to Skull Island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape named Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.

Dead alive ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1993 and 2001 in English and held by 155 libraries worldwide
Lionel is forced to care for his domineering mother. After she's bitten by the cursed Sumatran rat monkey, she becomes a zombie, making it very difficult for Lionel to keep the neighbors from suspecting something.

The lord of the rings ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 149 libraries worldwide
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-Earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The World of Kong : a natural history of Skull Island ( Book )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide
Weta Workshop--the team responsible for designing Skull Island--presents this lavishly illustrated book. The book reproduces the artwork, design sketches, and digital models created by Peter Jackson and his production team. In this 2005 re-make of the 1933 classic, Jackson expands the tragic story of the gigantic ape-monster captured in the wilds and brought to civilization. Focusing on Kong's natural habitat, the book serves to portray the tale of ambition (Carl Denham), the beast (Kong), and the beauty (Ann Darrow). Offers a visual tour of the artwork, design sketches, and digital effects depicting Skull Island that enhance the remake of King Kong directed by Peter Jackson. The World of Kong: a natural history of Skull Island. It was an uncharted island somewhere off the coast of Sumatra, it was a land whispered about by merchants and sailors. It was a place so unbelievable that no one dared believe in its existence, except one man, the extraordinary showman Carl Denham. Many will, of course, remember his show on Broadway and its tragic ending. But New York is not where the story ended, it is where it began. In 1935 a joint expedition of several prominent universities and organizations called Project Legacy was launched. Its stated mission goal was to create the first of several field guides to Skull Island, a land filled with creatures existing outside of their time, where dinosaurs roamed, evolved, and still lived. Only a year later it was discovered that the island was doomed; the geological forces that had formed the island were now tearing it apart. There were only seven more abbreviated expeditions to the island before its destruction and the start of World War II. The journals, sketches, and detailed notes of the scientists who braved Skull Island would have continued to gather dust on shelves across the planet were it not for the work of the authors of this book. Here for the first time is their work, collected in a comprehensive edition of the natural history of this lost island.