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Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan

Author : Fraser A. Sherman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476611013

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Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan by Fraser A. Sherman Pdf

In the three decades since the first SF film produced for television—1968’s Shadow on the Land—nearly 600 films initially released to television have had science fiction, fantasy, or horror themes. Featuring superheroes, monsters, time travel, and magic, these films range from the phenomenal to the forgettable, from low-budget to blockbuster. Information on all such American releases from 1968 through 1998 is collected here. Each entry includes cast and credits, a plot synopsis, qualitative commentary, and notes of interest on aspects of the film. Appendices provide a list of other films that include some science fiction, horror, or fantasy elements; a film chronology; and a guide to alternate titles.

Santa Claus

Author : Gerry Bowler
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781551996080

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Santa Claus by Gerry Bowler Pdf

An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.

The Aliens Are Here

Author : Fraser A. Sherman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476685045

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The Aliens Are Here by Fraser A. Sherman Pdf

Aliens: They have taken the form of immigrants, invaders, lovers, heroes, cute creatures that want our candy or monsters that want our flesh. For more than a century, movies and television shows have speculated about the form and motives of alien life forms. Movies first dipped their toe into the genre in the 1940s with Superman cartoons and the big screen's first story of alien invasion (1945's The Purple Monster Strikes). More aliens landed in the 1950s science fiction movie boom, followed by more television appearances (The Invaders, My Favorite Martian) in the 1960s. Extraterrestrials have been on-screen mainstays ever since. This book examines various types of the on-screen alien visitor story, featuring a liberal array of alien types, designs and motives. Each chapter spotlights a specific film or TV series, offering comparative analyses and detailing the tropes, themes and cliches and how they have evolved over time. Highlighted subjects include Eternals, War of the Worlds, The X-Files, John Carpenter's The Thing and Attack of the 50-Foot Woman.

Now and Then We Time Travel

Author : Fraser A. Sherman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786496792

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Now and Then We Time Travel by Fraser A. Sherman Pdf

More than 400 films and 150 television series have featured time travel--stories of rewriting history, lovers separated by centuries, journeys to the past or the (often dystopian) future. This book examines some of the roles time travel plays on screen in science fiction and fantasy. Plot synopses and credits are listed for films and TV series from England, Canada, the UK and Japan, as well as for TV and films from elsewhere in the world. Tropes and plot elements are highlighted. The author discusses philosophical questions about time travel, such as the logic of timelines, causality (what's to keep time-travelers from jumping back and correcting every mistake?) and morality (if you correct a mistake, are you still guilty of it?).

Screen Enemies of the American Way

Author : Fraser A. Sherman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786462254

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Screen Enemies of the American Way by Fraser A. Sherman Pdf

American films, like America itself, have long been fascinated by the threat of outsiders posing as citizens to destroy the American way of life. This book tracks real-world fears appearing in the movies—Nazi agents, Japanese-American spies, Communist Party subversives, Islamic sleeper cells—as well as the science-fiction threats that play to the same fears, such as alien body-snatchers and android doppelgangers. The work also examines fears inspired by World War I German spies, the Japanese-American internment and the McCarthyite witch-hunts and shows how these issues, and others, played out on screen.

Television Fright Films of the 1970s

Author : David Deal
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786455140

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Television Fright Films of the 1970s by David Deal Pdf

If the made-for-television movie has long been regarded as a poor stepchild of the film industry, then telefilm horror has been the most uncelebrated offspring of all. Considered unworthy of critical attention, scary movies made for television have received little notice over the years. Yet millions of fans grew up watching them—especially during the 1970s—and remember them fondly. This exhaustive survey addresses the lack of critical attention by evaluating such films on their own merits. Covering nearly 150 made-for-TV fright movies from the 1970s, the book includes credits, a plot synopsis, and critical commentary for each. From the well-remembered Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark to the better-forgotten Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby, it’s a trustworthy and entertaining guide to the golden age of the televised horror movie.

Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel: The Uncensored Book Reviews of Classic Images' Laura Wagner, 2001-2010

Author : Laura Wagner
Publisher : BearManor Media
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel: The Uncensored Book Reviews of Classic Images' Laura Wagner, 2001-2010 by Laura Wagner Pdf

"This is one of the best and most intelligent pieces of film-writing and criticism that I have had in my hands for years." - Steve Kaplan, oldies.com Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel: The Uncensored Book Reviews of Classic Images' Laura Wagner, 2001-2010, gathers together the best of Laura's monthly book reviews from Classic Images magazine - uncensored, as they were meant to be read in the first place. Also included is some of the hate mail she has received because of her hard-core, take-no-prisoners approach to reviewing. The much-beloved Laura Wagner's articles have appeared regularly in Classic Images (www.classicimages.com) and Films of the Golden Age (www.filmsofthegoldenage.com) since 1995. She became the book reviewer for Classic Images in 2001. Laura is the co-author of Killer Tomatoes: 15 Tough Film Dames (McFarland) and contributed a short story to the anthology, It's That Time Again 2!: More New Stories of Old-Time Radio (BearManor Media).

The Best Books for Academic Libraries

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Best Books Incorporated
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : PSU:000049826531

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Books recommended for undergraduate and college libraries listed by Library of Congress Classification Numbers.

American Reference Books Annual

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Reference books
ISBN : UOM:39015046431956

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American Reference Books Annual by Anonim Pdf

1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.

2000 Charleston Conference Proceedings

Author : Vicky Speck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Acquisition of electronic information resources
ISBN : UOM:39015056179628

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The Wizard of Oz Catalog

Author : Fraser A. Sherman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015061432160

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The Wizard of Oz Catalog by Fraser A. Sherman Pdf

This book provides synopses and basic bibliographical information for the 40 Oz books in the original series and a number of related books by the Royal Historians of Oz; synopses and credits for live performances, radio shows, performances on audiobook or vinyl records; theatrical films, and TV seriers; educational films; comic adapatations, electronic games; websites; and scenes on TV or in movies that have an Oz element.

The Writer's Handbook 2002

Author : Elfrieda Abbe
Publisher : Writer
Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0871161893

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The Writer's Handbook 2002 by Elfrieda Abbe Pdf

A guide for professional writers with over 1,000 pages of essential information, how-to advice, and the paying markets for their work.

Choice

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015079402676

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American Book Publishing Record

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1888 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111050469

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Index to American Reference Books Annual

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American reference books annual
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026437959

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Index to American Reference Books Annual by Anonim Pdf