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The Cinema of Science Fiction

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The Cinema of Science Fiction

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A man becomes a fly ... a blob consumes a building . . . space creatures invade the earth. Such fantastic doings have delighted millions of movie fans for years. But how has the genre developed and changed since the days of Melies and Dr. Caligari? Who are the seminal writers, directors, and cameramen who have created today's SF film? FUTURE TENSE anticipates every question that a lover of cinematic science fiction could want to ask. Technical mastery and special effects, the differences between written science fiction and filmed science fiction, history and lore of the genre — all are covered here along with plot summaries and analyses of the greatest and most notorious films, among them The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Incredible Shrinking Man.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
320

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History and criticism, Science fiction films, Movies, Films, Motion Pictures, Horror, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
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Future Tense: The Cinema of Science Fiction
1978, St. Martin's Press
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Harry Harrison Page 6 Introduction Page 9 1. Yesterday's Tomorrow (1900-30) Page 16 2. Things That Came (1930-40) Page 38 3. Interval (1940-50) Page 65 4. Boom! (1950-55) Page 72 5. British SF in the 1950s Page 106 6. Burn-out (1955-60) Page 118 7. New Directions (1960-65) Page 139 8. We Are The Martians (1965-70) Page 164 9. Boom Two (1970-73) Page 192 10. The Boom Goes On (1973-76) Page 217 11. A Close Encounter With Star Wars (1977-78) Page 239 Epilogue Page 280 Appendix: SF on Television Page 291 References Page 305 Index Page 307

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Bibliography: p. [305]-306.
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791.43/7
Library of Congress
PN1995.9.S26 B7 1979, PN1995.9.S26.B7 1979

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Harry Harrison

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Hardcover
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320 p. :
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320

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78004003
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213790526
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1003918
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1348010

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