Projecting tomorrow : science fiction and popular cinema / James Chapman & Nicholas J. Cull.

By: Chapman, JamesContributor(s): Cull, Nicholas John [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Cinema and societyPublication details: London [England] ; New York, NY : New York, NY : I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013ISBN: 9781780764108 (hbk.); 178076409X (hbk.); 9781780764092 (pbk.); 1780764103 (pbk.)Other title: Science fiction and popular cinemaSubject(s): Science fiction films -- History and criticismDDC classification: 791.43/615 Other classification: NW73 Q3 Summary: Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. The science fiction genre has produced some of the most extraordinary films ever made, yet science fiction cinema is about more than just special effects. It has also provided a vehicle for filmmakers and writers to comment on their own societies and cultures. This new exploration of the genre examines landmark science fiction films from the 1930s to the present. They include genre classics such as 'Things to Come', 'Forbidden Planet' and '2001: A Space Odyssey' alongside modern blockbusters 'Star Wars' and 'Avatar'. Chapman and Cull consider both screen originals and adaptations of the work of major science fiction authors. They also range widely across the genre from pulp adventure and space opera to political allegory and speculative documentary - there is even a science fiction musical.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography (p. [223]-229).

Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. The science fiction genre has produced some of the most extraordinary films ever made, yet science fiction cinema is about more than just special effects. It has also provided a vehicle for filmmakers and writers to comment on their own societies and cultures. This new exploration of the genre examines landmark science fiction films from the 1930s to the present. They include genre classics such as 'Things to Come', 'Forbidden Planet' and '2001: A Space Odyssey' alongside modern blockbusters 'Star Wars' and 'Avatar'. Chapman and Cull consider both screen originals and adaptations of the work of major science fiction authors. They also range widely across the genre from pulp adventure and space opera to political allegory and speculative documentary - there is even a science fiction musical.

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