Science Fiction And Fantasy Films Of The 1970s
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Films of the 1970s
Author | : John Kenneth Muir |
Publsiher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-10-23 |
Genre | : Fantasy films |
ISBN | : 1492962422 |
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir is a detailed history and analysis of more than 100 genre films produced between the span of 1970 - 1979. The book looks at the historical context of dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and outer space movies of the day, and reveals how these movies are both a look at tomorrow and a product of their times.
The Golden Age of Science Fiction
Author | : John Wade |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1526729253 |
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John Wade grew up in the 1950s, a decade that has since been dubbed the 'golden age of science fiction'. It was a wonderful decade for science fiction, but not so great for young fans. With early television broadcasts being advertised for the first time as 'unsuitable for children' and the inescapable barrier of the 'X' certificate in the cinema barring anyone under the age of sixteen, the author had only the radio to fall back on - and that turned out to be more fertile for the budding SF fan than might otherwise have been thought. Which is probably why, as he grew older, rediscovering those old TV broadcasts and films that had been out of bounds when he was a kid took on a lure that soon became an obsession.For him, the super-accuracy and amazing technical quality of today's science fiction films pale into insignificance beside the radio, early TV and B-picture films about people who built rockets in their back gardens and flew them to lost planets, or tales of aliens who wanted to take over, if not our entire world, then at least our bodies. This book is a personal account of John Wade's fascination with the genre across all the entertainment media in which it appeared - the sort of stuff he revelled in as a young boy - and still enjoys today.
Empire of Dreams
Author | : Andrew Gordon |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 074255578X |
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A look at various science fiction, fantasy, and horror films directed by Steven Spielberg, one of the contemporary filmmakers.
Science Fiction
Author | : John Clute |
Publsiher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Science fiction |
ISBN | : 0751302023 |
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An encyclopedia of science fiction magazines, authors, classic titles, graphic works, genre films and television programs, and the effect history has played in relation to this genre.
The Fantasy Film
Author | : Katherine A. Fowkes |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2010-01-26 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1444320599 |
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The Fantasy Film provides a clear and compelling overview of this revitalized and explosively popular film genre. Includes analyses of a wide range of films, from early classics such as The Wizard of Oz and Harvey to Spiderman and Shrek, and blockbuster series such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Harry Potter films Provides in-depth historical and critical overviews of the genre Fully illustrated with screen shots from key films
Horror Films of the 1970s
Author | : John Kenneth Muir |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 682 |
Release | : 2012-11-22 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780786491568 |
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The seventies were a decade of groundbreaking horror films: The Exorcist, Carrie, and Halloween were three. This detailed filmography covers these and 225 more. Section One provides an introduction and a brief history of the decade. Beginning with 1970 and proceeding chronologically by year of its release in the United States, Section Two offers an entry for each film. Each entry includes several categories of information: Critical Reception (sampling both '70s and later reviews), Cast and Credits, P.O.V., (quoting a person pertinent to that film's production), Synopsis (summarizing the film's story), Commentary (analyzing the film from Muir's perspective), Legacy (noting the rank of especially worthy '70s films in the horror pantheon of decades following). Section Three contains a conclusion and these five appendices: horror film cliches of the 1970s, frequently appearing performers, memorable movie ads, recommended films that illustrate how 1970s horror films continue to impact the industry, and the 15 best genre films of the decade as chosen by Muir.
Worlds Beyond Time
Author | : Adam Rowe |
Publsiher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-25 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1419748696 |
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A visual history of the spaceships, alien landscapes, cryptozoology, and imagined industrial machinery of 1970s paperback sci-fi art In the 1970s, mass-produced, cheaply printed science fiction novels were thriving. The paper was rough, the titles outrageous, and the cover art astounding. Over the course of the decade, a stable of talented painters, comic book artists, and designers produced thousands of the most eye-catching book covers to ever grace bookstore shelves (or spinner racks). Curiously, the pieces commissioned for these covers often had very little to do with the contents of the books they were selling, but by leaning heavily on psychedelic imagery, far-out landscapes, and trippy surrealism, the art was able to satisfy the same space-race fueled appetite for the big ideas and brave new worlds that sci-fi writers were boldly pushing forward. In Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s, Adam Rowe--who has been curating, championing, and resurrecting the best and most obscure art that 1970s sci-fi has to offer for more than five years on his blog 70s Sci-Fi Art--introduces readers to the biggest names in the genre, including Chris Foss, Peter Elson, Tim White, Jack Gaughan, and Virgil Finlay, as well as their influences. With deep dives into the subject matter that commonly appeared on these covers--spaceships, alien landscapes, fantasy realms, cryptozoology, and heavy machinery--this book is a loving tribute to a unique and robust art form whose legacy lives on both in nostalgic appreciation as well as the retro-chic design of mainstream sci-fi films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Alien: Covenant, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Columbia Pictures Horror Science Fiction and Fantasy Films 1928 1982
Author | : Michael R. Pitts |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2014-01-10 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780786457663 |
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From 1928 through 1982, when Columbia Pictures Corporation was a traded stock company, the studio released some of the most famous and popular films dealing with horror, science fiction and fantasy. This volume covers more than 200 Columbia feature films within these genres, among them Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and The Revenge of Frankenstein. Also discussed in depth are the vehicles of such horror icons as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and John Carradine. Additionally highlighted are several of Columbia's lesser known genre efforts, including the Boston Blackie and Crime Doctor series, such individual features as By Whose Hand?, Cry of the Werewolf, Devil Goddess, Terror of the Tongs and The Creeping Flesh, and dozens of the studio's short subjects, serials and made-for-television movies.