Logan, John 1961-
Overview
Works: |
260
works in
1,417
publications in
11
languages and
45,089
library holdings
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Genres: |
Drama
Action and adventure films
History
Film adaptations
Historical films
Spy films
Horror films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Animated films
Children's films
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Roles: |
Author of screenplay, Author, Scenarist, Librettist, Conceptor, Producer, Bibliographic antecedent, Musician, Actor, Contributor, Other, Director, Creator, Adapter, Interviewee
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Classifications: |
PN1997.2,
791.4372 |
Most widely held works about
John Logan
Most widely held works by
John Logan
Gladiator by Ridley Scott (
visu
)
173
editions published
between
2000
and
2013
in
9
languages
and held by
4,786
libraries
worldwide
A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new Emperor, Commodus. He becomes a slave and then a gladiator, fighting in the Roman Colosseum in defiance of the Emperor
Hugo by Martin Scorsese (
visu
)
61
editions published
between
2011
and
2014
in
4
languages
and held by
3,496
libraries
worldwide
Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together to change Hugo's life forever
The last samurai by Edward Zwick (
visu
)
75
editions published
between
2003
and
2017
in
9
languages
and held by
3,108
libraries
worldwide
Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test
Skyfall by Sam Mendes (
visu
)
64
editions published
between
2012
and
2016
in
7
languages
and held by
2,895
libraries
worldwide
"Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, M16 is attacked focing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With M16 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes the shadows - added only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves"--Container
Sweeney Todd : the demon barber of Fleet street by Tim Burton (
visu
)
57
editions published
between
2007
and
2016
in
English and German
and held by
2,572
libraries
worldwide
A musical adaptation of the story of Sweeney Todd, a man sent to prison 15 years earlier, who returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin. Returning to his old neighborhood with his old life destroyed, he opens a barber shop as the instrument of his plot. With the help of his new and amorous accomplice Mrs. Lovett, owner of the downstairs pie shop and in need of better ingredients, Todd works his way through his list of enemies
Rango by Gore Verbinski (
visu
)
45
editions published
between
2011
and
2013
in
6
languages
and held by
2,518
libraries
worldwide
Rango is a lizard who imagines himself an actor who literally breaks the fourth wall of his terrarium when the hatchback car in which he is riding swerves and sends him careening. Abandoned in the desert amid the shards of his former home, Rango makes his way to the nearby town of Dirt, which is experiencing a mysterious water shortage. The actor in Rango seizes the opportunity to invent a grandiloquent new image for himself, and as in many a Western, the stranger in town is suddenly promoted to the rank of sheriff. Along the way to solving the mystery of the vanishing water supply, he must survive highway crossings, giant hawks, an army of bat-riding prairie dogs, and a gun slinging rattlesnake
Spectre by Sam Mendes (
visu
)
46
editions published
between
2015
and
2016
in
7
languages
and held by
2,223
libraries
worldwide
Après une opération antiterroriste à Mexico City, James Bond, de retour à Londres, se voit reprocher son action. Alors que les politiques veulent supprimer le MI6 dont il fait partie, il est mis à pied par M, son supérieur. Avec l'aide de Q et de la secrétaire Moneypenny, Bond poursuit ses recherches sur une organisation secrète, le Spectre, qui va faire remonter son passé à la surface. De Rome aux montagnes autrichiennes, où il fait la connaissance de Madeleine Swann qu'il devra protéger de l'organisation, puis à Tanger et dans le désert marocain, il fera tout pour découvrir la vérité et éliminer ses ennemis. [Filmages.ch]
Alien by Ridley Scott (
visu
)
23
editions published
in
2017
in
English and German
and held by
1,686
libraries
worldwide
When a ship carrying two thousand humans setting out to colonize a distant planet encounters a system failure, they land on a moon and discover a race of hostile aliens
Sinbad, legend of the seven seas by DreamWorks Animation (
visu
)
23
editions published
between
2003
and
2013
in
5
languages
and held by
1,677
libraries
worldwide
Sinbad, a daring and notorious rogue, has spent his life sailing the seven seas asking for trouble. Now he has been framed for stealing a priceless and powerful treasure - the Book of Peace. Sinbad has one chance to find, then return the precious book, and battle the Goddess of Chaos or his best friend Proteus will die
Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (
visu
)
28
editions published
between
2010
and
2013
in
3
languages
and held by
1,365
libraries
worldwide
Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' is a feared and revered Roman general, suddenly pitted against his own city and fellow citizens. Rebelling against the power-hungry designs of his manipulative mother and rejected by his own people, Coriolanus incites a riot that expels him from Rome. The banished hero joins forces with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to extract his revenge and determine his destiny
The time machine by George Pal (
visu
)
29
editions published
between
2002
and
2013
in
8
languages
and held by
1,338
libraries
worldwide
Scientist and inventor Alexander Hartdegen is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention, Hartdeggen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers a terrifying new world, where mankind has divided into the hunter and the hunted
Genius by Colin Firth (
visu
)
11
editions published
in
2016
in
English and German
and held by
1,105
libraries
worldwide
A stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and Thomas Wolfe
Penny dreadful by Eva Green (
visu
)
10
editions published
between
2014
and
2015
in
English and German
and held by
852
libraries
worldwide
An erotically charged, profoundly unsettling new saga that completely reinvents literature's most iconic and terrifying characters. Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein, and timeless figures from Dracula join a core of original characters in a dark and brutal quest to save a soul, even as they grapple with their own monstrous temptations
Any Given Sunday by Oliver Stone (
visu
)
40
editions published
between
1999
and
2017
in
3
languages
and held by
827
libraries
worldwide
Tony D'Amato, the embattled Sharks coach, faces a full-on blitz of team strife plus a new, marketing-savvy Sharks owner who's sure Tony is way behind times
Penny dreadful
(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2015
in
English
and held by
746
libraries
worldwide
Vanessa Ives and Ethan Chandler are forming a deeper bond as the group, including Sir Malcolm, Dr. Frankenstein, and Sembene, unite to banish the evil forces that threaten to destroy them. Meanwhile, Dorian Gray, the Creature and Brona are all waging battles of their own
Red by John Logan (
Book
)
16
editions published
between
2009
and
2016
in
3
languages
and held by
672
libraries
worldwide
""There is only one thing I fear in life, my friend ... One day the black will swallow the red."" "Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting." "This play is a moving and compelling account of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing."--Jacket
Orson Welles Citizen Kane
(
visu
)
6
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
665
libraries
worldwide
Citizen Kane: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. The battle over Citizen Kane: American experience documentary about the making of Citizen Kane and Orson Welles estate. RKO 281: Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst
Penny dreadful
(
visu
)
3
editions published
in
2016
in
English
and held by
650
libraries
worldwide
Vanessa Ives accepting her demons could exact a terrible cost and plunge the world into darkness, while Ethan Chandler, Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Sir Malcolm, the Creature, and Lily must each face their own monstrous selves
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Associated Subjects
American literature Barbers Bond, James--(Fictitious character) Chameleons Coriolanus, Cnaeus Marcius Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William) Emperors England--London England--London--Fleet Street Extraterrestrial beings Fathers and daughters Fictitious characters Football France France--Paris Frankenstein, Victor--(Fictitious character) Frankenstein's Monster--(Fictitious character) Generals Gladiators Gray, Dorian (Fictitious character) Great Britain Heroes Human-alien encounters Intelligence service Interplanetary voyages Italy--Rome Japan Meat grinders Méliès, Georges, Mexico--Mexico City Orphans Railroad stations Revenge Robots Rogues and vagabonds Rome (Empire) Sailing Samurai Serial murderers Shakespeare, William, Sindbad the Sailor (Legendary character) Soldiers--Conduct of life Spies Supernatural Thrillers (Motion pictures) Time travel Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) United States United States, West Werewolves
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Alternative Names
John Logan Amerikaans scenarioschrijver John Logan amerikansk manusforfattar John Logan amerikansk manusförfattare John Logan amerikansk manusforfatter og filmprodusent John Logan amerikansk manuskriptforfatter John Logan guionista estadounidense John Logan guionista estatunidenc John Logan scenarist american John Logan scénariste américain John Logan sceneggiatore, produttore cinematografico e drammaturgo statunitense John Logan US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor Logan, John David, 1961- Джон Логан американский драматург, сценарист и кинопродюсер Լոգան Ջոն ג'ון לוגן תסריטאי אמריקאי جان لوگان (نویسنده) فیلمنامهنویس آمریکایی جون لوغان كاتب سيناريو أمريكي ჯონ ლოგანი 존 로건 ジョン・ローガン ローガン, ジョン 約翰·羅根 約翰·洛根
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