Outer Limits

The Filmgoers’ Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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HOWARD HUGHES'S NEW FILMGOERS' GUIDE TO SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS DELVES DEEP INTO THE LANDMARK MOVIES OF THIS EVERPOPULAR GENRE, FROM METROPOLIS TO AVATAR AND BEYOND, AND COVERS OVER 250 MORE Outer Limits explores science-fiction cinema through 26 great films, from the silent classic Metropolis to today. It reviews the galaxy of stars and directors who have created some of the most popular films of all time, including George Lucas's 'Star Wars' films, Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Minority Report, James Cameron's 'Terminator' films and Ridley Scott's milestones Alien and Blade Runner. It also discusses everything from A-listers 2001: A Space Odyssey and Planet of the Apes, to Japanese monster movies, 1950s B-movies, creature features and cult favourites, depicting time travel, distant planets or alien invasions. Films featured include The War of the Worlds, Independence Day, Tarantula, Godzilla, The Thing, Forbidden Planet, Barbarella, Galaxy Quest, Mad Max 2, Back to the Future, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Star Trek, Apollo 13, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Matrix, and many, many more.Illustrated with original posters, Outer Limits is an informative, entertaining tour of the sci-fi universe.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-04-15
Mått170 x 241 x 25 mm
Vikt558 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781780761664

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Film writer and historian Howard Hughes is the author of Aim for the Heart: The Films of Clint Eastwood (I.B. Tauris) and of the Filmgoers' Guide series, When Eagles Dared, Crime Wave, Once Upon a Time in the Italian West and Stagecoach to Tombstone (all from I.B. Tauris). He is contributor to 'The James Bond Archives', the official fiftieth anniversary celebration of 007, and writes regularly for film magazine 'Cinema Retro'

Now and Then: An Introduction to Science Fiction CinemaAcknowledgements1. Death to the Machines2. Regarded this Earth with Envious Eyes3. Godzilla is just a Legend4. I Never Saw Anything Like It!5. You're Next!6. We Are, After All, Not God7. He Has all the Time in the World8. Damn You All to Hell9. My God, it's Full of Stars 10. I Love all the Love in You11. The Mysteries Remain12. The Force Will Be With You, Always13. When You Wish Upon a Star14. In Space No One Can Hear you Scream15. Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive16. Like Tears in Rain17. It's Weird and Pissed Off18. You Have no Concept of Time19. Hasta La Vista, Baby20.Houston, we Have a Problem21 Now that's what I call a Close Encounter22. Welcome to the Real World 23. By Grabthar's Hammer!24. We See what they See25. Live Long and Prosper26. I See You Bibliography and SourcesIndex of Film Titles