The Sci Fi Movie Guide

Author : Chris Barsanti
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781578595334

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The Sci-Fi Movie Guide by Chris Barsanti Pdf

Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday reality. Whether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present, The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz covers the broad and widening range of science-fiction movies. From the trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters, this cinefile’s guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest, baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic and TV science fiction. You’ll find more than just Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers, with reviews on many overlooked and under-appreciated gems and genres, such as ... • Monsters! Pacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon • Superheroes: Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-man, Superman • Avant-garde masterpieces: Solaris, 2001, Brazil • and many, many more categories and movies!!

Author : Chris Barsanti
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781578595341

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The Sci-Fi Movie Guide by Chris Barsanti Pdf

Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday reality. Whether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present, The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz covers the broad and widening range of science-fiction movies. From the trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters, this cinefile’s guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest, baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic and TV science fiction. You’ll find more than just Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers, with reviews on many overlooked and under-appreciated gems and genres, such as ... • Monsters! Pacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon • Superheroes: Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-man, Superman • Avant-garde masterpieces: Solaris, 2001, Brazil • and many, many more categories and movies!!

Author : Bob McCabe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122156131

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The Rough Guide to Comedy Movies by Bob McCabe Pdf

This guide discusses laughter in the cinema, from "Airplane!" to "Withnail and I" and from John Belushi to Billy Wilder.

Author : John Stanley
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UVA:X004402919

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Creature Features by John Stanley Pdf

Updated to include the most movie mega-hits, this sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movie guide has it all--the shockers, schlockers, blockbusters, bombs, cult faves, rare gems, classics, groundbreakers, gorefests, space operas, sorcery, Euro-splatter, and everything in between.

Author : Andrew Maynard
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781633539068

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Films from the Future by Andrew Maynard Pdf

“Deftly shows how a seemingly frivolous film genre can guide us in shaping tomorrow’s world.” —Seth Shostak, senior astronomer, SETI Institute Artificial intelligence, gene manipulation, cloning, and interplanetary travel are all ideas that seemed like fairy tales but a few years ago. And now their possibilities are very much here. But are we ready to handle these advances? This book, by a physicist and expert on responsible technology development, reveals how science fiction movies can help us think about and prepare for the social consequences of technologies we don’t yet have, but that are coming faster than we imagine. Films from the Future looks at twelve movies that take us on a journey through the worlds of biological and genetic manipulation, human enhancement, cyber technologies, and nanotechnology. Readers will gain a broader understanding of the complex relationship between science and society. The movies mix old and new, and the familiar and unfamiliar, to provide a unique, entertaining, and ultimately transformative take on the power of emerging technologies, and the responsibilities they come with.

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : Apple Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1845436555

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101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider Pdf

If you want to know your Degoba from your Delos or your Ming from your Morlock, if you can't decide whether to eat Soylent Green or in Mos Eisley's Cantina, or if you simply want to try to comprehend 2001:A Space Odyssey, 101 Sci- Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die is for you. Visionary and imaginative - science fiction allows all other genres to leap, quite literally, into another dimension. From the classic low-budget, space exploration Flash Gordon tales of the Saturday matinee serials to the slick, CGI-realized world of The Matrix, science fiction films have long been pushing the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic. Take a classic cop chase, and set it on Mars. Think of a haunted house story, then add the Nostromo. Take the boy-meets-girl classic, then make them mutants. Turn the known world on its head, play with the laws of physics, and all the while hold your audience spellbound. With insight from critics, film historians, academics, and experts in the field, 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion to a century of close encounters, black holes, time-travel, dodgy outfits, distant planets, impossible quests, nuclear war, futuristic technology, inexplicable forces, spaceships, extraordinary monsters, subterranean societies, and fluorescent drinks - get a dog and don't list your name in the phone book.

Author : John Stanley
Publisher : Creatures at Large
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fantasy films
ISBN : 094006409X

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The Creature Features Movie Guide Strikes Again by John Stanley Pdf

The book features capsulised reviews of 4000 genre films of science-fiction, fantasy, horror, psychoterror and weird mystery; Reviews oddball films and novelties ignored by other popular movie guides; Coded so you can instantly see if a title can be rented or purchased at your local video store; Reviews of movies and offbeat fare made exclusively for videocassette and not listed in other encyclopaedias; 529 photographs, many exclusives from the author's private collection, plus 24 original sketches; Scores of hilarious lines of dialogue and classical movie tag-lines. Deluxe hardcover edition is signed by the author.

Author : Sloan De Forest
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780762491537

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Must-See Sci-fi by Sloan De Forest Pdf

Spanning nine decades and branded by the most trusted authority on film, Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Sci-Fi showcases 50 of the most shocking, weird, wonderful, and mind-bending movies ever made. From A Trip to the Moon (1902) to Arrival (2016), science fiction cinema has produced a body of classics with a broader range of styles, stories, and subject matter than perhaps any other film genre. They are movies that embed themselves in the depths of the mind, coloring our view of day-to-day reality and probably fueling a few dreams (and nightmares) along the way. In Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Sci-Fi, fifty unforgettable films are profiled, including beloved favorites like The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Fantastic Voyage (1966), groundbreaking shockers like Planet of the Apes (1968) and Alien (1979), and lesser-known landmarks like Things to Come (1936) and Solaris (1972). Illustrated by astounding color and black-and-white images, the book presents the best of this mind-bending genre, detailing through insightful commentary and behind-the-scenes stories why each film remains essential viewing. A perfect gift for any film buff or sci-fi fanatic!

Author : Dan Peel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Science fiction films
ISBN : 1838503706

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The Ultimate Guide to Sci-fi Movies by Dan Peel Pdf

Author : David Pringle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:49015002922384

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The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction by David Pringle Pdf

For every science fiction fan, Pringle has compiled descriptions, reviews, and ratings of more than 3,000 science fiction books. Includes a unique rating system, brief statements and reviews by critics, and a guide to sequels, related titles, and film versions.

Author : George Ochoa,Jeffrey Osier
Publisher : Writer's Digest Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0898795362

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The Writer's Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe by George Ochoa,Jeffrey Osier Pdf

To hold the interest of knowledgeable sci-fi readers, a writer the genre must stay within certain fuzzy boundaries of scientific belief. This volume provides some of the scientific detail that will make a writer's adventures compelling and consistent with current views of the universe. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Fantasy films
ISBN : UOM:39015031737136

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Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Anonim Pdf

A collection of fantasy, science fiction, and horror films in various languages listed in title order referencing the crew for each production. For the purpose of this work, fantastic films are defined as those motion pictures depicting or strongly implying significant exceptions to man's conception of natural reality.

Author : Carol A. Schwartz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0787606154

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VideoHound's Sci-fi Experience by Carol A. Schwartz Pdf

A guide to 1,200 science fiction films from the "Amazing Colossal Man" to "Zardoz," with reviews and credits for each film

Author : C. J. Henderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0816040435

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies by C. J. Henderson Pdf

Compiles information about science fiction films, providing the film title, studio, date of release, length, availability, producer, director, screenplay writer, music composer, special effects person, and lead cast members.

Author : Charles Yu
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307379887

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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Enhanced Edition) by Charles Yu Pdf

This enhanced eBook includes video, audio, photographic, and linked content, as well as a bonus short story. Hear TAMMY talk. Learn the origins of Minor Universe 31. See the TM-31. Take a trip in it. Photos and illustrations appear as hyperlinked endnotes. Video and audio are embedded directly in text. *Video and audio may not play on all readers. Check your user manual for details. National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Award winner Charles Yu delivers his debut novel, a razor-sharp, ridiculously funny, and utterly touching story of a son searching for his father . . . through quantum space–time. Minor Universe 31 is a vast story-space on the outskirts of fiction, where paradox fluctuates like the stock market, lonely sexbots beckon failed protagonists, and time travel is serious business. Every day, people get into time machines and try to do the one thing they should never do: change the past. That’s where Charles Yu, time travel technician—part counselor, part gadget repair man—steps in. He helps save people from themselves. Literally. When he’s not taking client calls or consoling his boss, Phil, who could really use an upgrade, Yu visits his mother (stuck in a one-hour cycle of time, she makes dinner over and over and over) and searches for his father, who invented time travel and then vanished. Accompanied by TAMMY, an operating system with low self-esteem, and Ed, a nonexistent but ontologically valid dog, Yu sets out, and back, and beyond, in order to find the one day where he and his father can meet in memory. He learns that the key may be found in a book he got from his future self. It’s called How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, and he’s the author. And somewhere inside it is the information that could help him—in fact it may even save his life. Wildly new and adventurous, Yu’s debut is certain to send shock waves of wonder through literary space–time.