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The geek's guide to SF cinema, Ryan Lambie

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index

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The geek's guide to SF cinema

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Ryan Lambie

"Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have sci-fi movies evolved with filmmaking technology over the past 110 years? The Geek's Guide To SF Cinema provides an entertaining and in-depth history of the science fiction genre's pivotal and most influential movies. From the pioneering films of Georges Méliès to such blockbusters as Avatar and Inception in the 21st century, the book will explore how these key movies were made, how they reflected the mood of the time in which they were released, and how they've influenced other filmmakers in the years since. Historians and experts contribute to answer questions such as: 'How important was Fritz Lang's contribution to cinema?' and 'What did Alien say about the cynical climate of the 1970s?' Providing nostalgia for long-time SF addicts and context for those whose knowledge and love of the genre is still growing, this is a pop-culture book with depth."--, Provided by publisher

The silent-era pioneer : A trip to the Moon (1902) -- Revolutionary cinema : Metropolis (1927) -- Creator and creation : Frankenstein (1931) -- Cinema's first sci-fi hero : Flash Gordon (1936) -- UFO-era classics : The day the Earth stood still (1951) -- Atomic monsters : Godzilla (1954) -- The quiet invaders : Invasion of the body snatchers (1956) -- Voyages among the stars : Forbidden planet (1956) -- In the shadow of the bomb : Dr. Strangelove; or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (1964) -- Into the unknown : 2001: Space Odyssey (1968) -- An evolving franchise : Planet of the Apes (1968) -- Bleak futures : A clockwork orange (1971) -- Galactic adventures : Star wars (1977) -- Star beasts : Alien (1979) -- It came from the desert : Mad Max (1979) -- More human than human : Blade runner (1982) -- A classic revived : The thing (1982) -- Assassins and time travel : The terminator (1984) -- Brave new worlds : Brazil (1985) -- This time it's war : Aliens (1986) -- Brutal satire : RoboCop (1987) -- Ghost in the cel : Akira (1988) -- Rise of the machines : Terminator 2: judgment day (1991) -- Bringing back the dinosaurs : Jurassic Park (1993) -- Appetite for destruction : Independence Day (1996) -- Through the looking glass : The Matrix (1999) -- Future shock : Minority report (2002) -- Inhuman behavior : District 9 (2009) -- Digital domains : Avatar (2009) -- Dream logic : Inception (2010)

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