The Sci-fi Movie Guide: The Universe Of Film From Alien To Zardoz
by Chris Barsanti /
2014 / English / PDF
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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.
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,
Whether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the
present,The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from
Alien to Zardoz
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
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!
Monsters!Pacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature
from the Black Lagoon
Pacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature
from the Black Lagoon
Superheroes:
Superheroes:Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing
Spider-man, Superman
Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing
Spider-man, Superman
Avant-garde masterpieces:
Avant-garde masterpieces:Solaris, 2001, Brazil
Solaris, 2001, Brazil
and much more!!
and much more!!