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Projecting Tomorrow: Science Fiction and Popular Cinema
Prof James Chapman
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Description for Projecting Tomorrow: Science Fiction and Popular Cinema
Paperback. 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. This exploration of the genre examines landmark science fiction films from the 1930s onwards. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFN; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. Science fiction has been at the cutting edge of film technology and the genre has produced some of the most ambitious, imaginative and visually spectacular films ever made. Yet science fiction cinema is about more than just state-of-the-art special effects. It has also provided a vehicle for film-makers and writers to comment on their own societies and cultures. In this new study of the genre, James Chapman and Nicholas Cull examine a series of landmark science fiction films from the 1930s to the present. They include genre classics, including 'Things to ... Read more
Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. Science fiction has been at the cutting edge of film technology and the genre has produced some of the most ambitious, imaginative and visually spectacular films ever made. Yet science fiction cinema is about more than just state-of-the-art special effects. It has also provided a vehicle for film-makers and writers to comment on their own societies and cultures. In this new study of the genre, James Chapman and Nicholas Cull examine a series of landmark science fiction films from the 1930s to the present. They include genre classics, including 'Things to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Cinema and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780764108
SKU
V9781780764108
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About Prof James Chapman
James Chapman is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. His previous books include The British at War: Cinema, State and Propaganda, 1939-1945(1998), and Licence To Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films (2nd edn 2007), both from I.B.Tauris. He is editor of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Nicholas J. ... Read more
Reviews for Projecting Tomorrow: Science Fiction and Popular Cinema
'I very much enjoyed the background that Chapman and Cull produced on these films. I managed to learn something new in every chapter. The authors did a masterful job in the selection of examples- a mix of the essential and the surprising- which nevertheless manage to cover many of the key periods in the genre's evolution on the screen. They ... Read more