Keanu Reeves: Most Triumphant

Author: Alex Pappademas
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647001994
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
A tribute to and exploration of the magic behind one of Hollywood's most legendary and unknowable stars, Keanu Reeves, and the profound lessons we can learn from his success There can be no doubt: Keanu Reeves is a phenomenon. He’s at once a badass action star, a hunky dreamboat who People magazine has called “the Internet’s boyfriend,” a vintage motorcycle enthusiast, a niche art book publisher, a living meme, and a legend. He seems to upend every rule governing celebrity in the 21st century. But how? In Keanu Reeves: Most Triumphant, cultural critic Alex Pappademas attempts to address Keanu’s unmatched eternality and the other big questions raised by his career arc. Sharp, funny, deeply researched, and fully celebratory of the enigmatic actor, this is the first book to take Keanu’s whole deal as seriously as it deserves. Yes, even Johnny Mnemonic, where Keanu mind melds with a dolphin. Along the way, Pappademas reveals the lessons we can learn from Keanu about Hollywood, our broader culture, and even life itself.

For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves

Author: Larissa Zageris
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683691520
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
This illustrated collection of humorous essays and fun extras makes the case for one of our most iconic celebrities, from Bill and Ted to John Wick. Critics have long debated Keanu Reeves’s career, but one thing is for certain: over the course of thirty years, the seemingly immortal actor has constantly subverted Hollywood stereotypes and expectations of A-listers, without (always) sacrificing commercial success. He’s the type to start his own publishing company, quote Hamlet, give away his salary to film crews, and generate memes through the simple act of eating lunch. Along the way, he has transcended the ironic gaze of the internet to become the true object of its affection, prompting a cultural phenomenon known as the Keanussance. Composed of five critical essays and fun extras, For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves looks at the distinct phases of the legendary actor’s career, from Bill and Ted to the John Wick franchise, and examines the ways in which Keanu strives to be excellent and kind in work and life.

Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Return

Author: Brian Lynch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1608868117
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
"They won the Battle of the Bands. Now, the time has come for Wyld Stallyns to unite the universe with their music. Going on an adventure spanning all of time, Bill adn Ted must escape dinosaurs, traverse alternate realities, undo bogus futures, and turn enemies into friends, all in the effort to live up to their destiny!"--Page 4 of cover

Be More Keanu

Author: James King
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 147358096X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 107

Book Description
Keanu Reeves: actor, musician, dog lover. He's the internet's boyfriend. The poetic petrolhead. The guru on a surfboard. Part samurai, part samaritan. He is, very simply, 'The One'. 'James has been my movie guru for years and now he's my spiritual guru too! From now on I'm going to ask myself: 'What would Keanu do?' Jo Whiley In this hilarious book of pocket philosophy, film critic and Keanu fan James King reveals what makes Mr Reeves so special. He unpacks iconic films from the Bill & Teds to the John Wicks, as well as the star's own free-spirited life, showing us why the great man with the great hair has all the answers. And how everyone can #bemorekeanu. 'A handsome, cool, enigmatic Gen X'er who never seems to age, James King is the perfect man to write about Keanu Reeves.' Stephen Merchant

Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Movie Book

Author: Laura J. Shapiro
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781787394414
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
The Official companion to all three bodacious Bill & Ted films.

Keanu Reeves' Guide to Kindness

Author: Hardie Grant
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
ISBN: 9781784884734
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Keanu Reeves' Guide to Kindness is an illustrated guide to how we can all spread a little more love. Including 50 simple acts, such as holding the door open for someone, donating clothes and books to charity and smiling at a stranger, and accompanying illustrations featuring Keanu himself, this book implores us to be kind. Always. Over the past few years, tales of Keanu Reeves' kindness and generosity have taken over the internet. From giving away millions of his earnings from The Matrix to the trilogy's special effects and costume team, to graciously giving up his subway seat to a fellow passenger and respecting women's personal space when posing for photos with them, no act of kindness is too big or too small for this acting giant.

What Would Keanu Do?

Author: Chris Barsanti
Publisher: Media Lab Books
ISBN: 9781948174657
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
From Speed’s “What would you do?” to Point Break’s “If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price,” Keanu Reeves’s movies are consistently built around philosophical questions that challenge viewers at the same time they’re being entertained. What Would Keanu Do? examines everyday challenges faced by readers and helps solve those same problems by applying the philosophical lessons espoused by Reeves (or one of his films). From John Wick and Toy Story 4 to Dangerous Liaisons, The Matrix and everything in between, this humorous yet helpful book provides all of the insight and guidance you'll ever need. And remember: As noted in the immortal lyrics of Kansas - and dramatically delivered by one Ted "Theodore" Logan - "All we are is dust in the wind."

Keanu Reeves' Excellent Adventure

Author: Marc Shapiro
Publisher: Pop
ISBN: 9781626015692
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Talented actor. Charismatic celebrity. Woman magnet. A free thinker and an independent soul. That's the shorthand when it comes to the worldwide perception of Keanu Reeves. But there's more to the real Keanu than pop culture talking points and, in Keanu Reeves' Excellent Adventure: An Unauthorized Biography by New York Times bestselling author Marc Shapiro, the star of Speed, John Wick, Point Break and countless big and small films proves to be a lot more contrary and anti-establishment than most Hollywood cookie cutter celebrities. Equal parts biography and character study, Keanu Reeves' Excellent Adventure: An Unauthorized Biography is an ink blot/rat in a maze journey as the actor deals with his life and times in straightforward, often philosophical and spiritual manner. He can be shy, self -effacing, an introvert and somebody who has been a pain in the side of the Hollywood establishment. He's also found time to be an all around good guy as he deals with life's ups and downs. But at the end of the day, Keanu Reeves is nothing less than human. He's dealt with the deaths of those he's loved the most. He makes no bones about the fact that he comes from a dysfunctional upbringing. He's walked away from big-budget studio films in favor of doing Hamlet for peanuts. And, early on, he didn't think twice about starring in the overtly gay-themed way out of the mainstream theater production Wolfboy. He's readily admits to having done drugs and has had his run ins with the law. And along the way his risen to that rarified air of international star.

Night Business

Author: Benjamin Marra
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 168396070X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
In this 1980s-trash-culture homage, only one man can save strippers from a serial murderer; this volume collects the cult comic book series with its unpublished-until-now conclusion. Can Johnny Timothy mete out his vengeance before more innocent victims have to die? Night Business is Marra’s longest graphic novel to date: a nasty brew of power, passion, vigilantes, and dangerous men raining street justice down upon their enemies.

Dark Eden

Author: Chris Beckett
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804138699
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
On the alien, sunless planet they call Eden, the 532 members of the Family shelter beneath the light and warmth of the Forest’s lantern trees. Beyond the Forest lie the mountains of the Snowy Dark and a cold so bitter and a night so profound that no man has ever crossed it. The Oldest among the Family recount legends of a world where light came from the sky, where men and women made boats that could cross the stars. These ships brought us here, the Oldest say—and the Family must only wait for the travelers to return. But young John Redlantern will break the laws of Eden, shatter the Family and change history. He will abandon the old ways, venture into the Dark…and discover the truth about their world. Already remarkably acclaimed in the UK, Dark Eden is science fiction as literature; part parable, part powerful coming-of-age story, set in a truly original alien world of dark, sinister beauty--rendered in prose that is at once strikingly simple and stunningly inventive.