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Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition
Bill Warren
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Description for Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition
Paperback. Long recognized as the definitive reference work on the hundreds of science fiction movies that from 1950 through 1962 terrified and fascinated a generation with zombified teenagers, robots, invading aliens and monsters of every kind, Bill Warren's Keep Watching the Skies! is greatly expanded in this 21st century edition. Num Pages: 1040 pages, 273 photographs. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 292 x 66. Weight in Grams: 2472.
Long recognized as the definitive reference work on the hundreds of science fiction movies that from 1950 through 1962 terrified and fascinated a generation with zombified teenagers, robots, invading aliens and monsters of every kind, Bill Warren's Keep Watching the Skies! is greatly expanded in this 21st Century Edition. With new entries on several films, it also revisits, revises and expands the commentary on every film in the 1982 and 1986 two-volume edition. In addition to a detailed plot synopsis, cast and credit listings, and an overview of each film's critical reception, Warren delivers richly informative assessments ... Read moreof the films and a wealth of insights and anecdotes about their making, often drawing on remarks by the filmmakers that have emerged in the quarter century since the original edition. The book is arranged by film title, contains 273 photographs, has seven useful appendices, and concludes with an enormous index. Show Less
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Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
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About Bill Warren
Bill Warren ( sci- completist extraordinaire -Joe Dante) has written and contributed to many books and articles and for ten years was the Hollywood correspondent for a French television series. He has long been active in the Los Angeles Science Fiction/Fantasy Society and he and his wife Beverly live in Los Angeles. Film Quarterly (40:4) gave thanks to ... Read moreWarren's extraordinary ability to tap and release, in the reader's memory, intense...memory-impressions. He knows exactly which scenes to describe, in order to yank us, Proust-like, into the past. Research associate Bill Thomas is a lead reference librarian and lives in Lancaster, California. Show Less
Reviews for Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition
this detailed chronicle from a devoted sf buff is recommended for film studies students and dedicated aficionados of the genre...highly recommended
Library Journal; very well indexed and cross referenced...recommended
Choice; handsomely produced new edition is the premier reference for this subject...all of the essays are newly revised...highly recommended
Booklist; this long-overdue revision of the magisterial original offers ... Read morelengthy, richly informative, and extensively revised essays on hundreds of films, packing the entries into one hefty volume...this opinionated but clear-eyed and authoritative labor of love will not only draw scuttling hordes of researchers but also turn even casual browsers into rabid fans
School Library Journal; while its traditional encyclopedic information is commonly found, the research and appraisal of each film highlights spectacular information about each film and others of its kind
ARBA; is indispensible... to a thing of beauty and joy forever, beautiful cover artwork too
Destructive Music; an outstanding expert...a very useful reference book that totally sticks out from other movie surveys
popcultureshelf.com; still the standard work on the science fiction film of the fifties
Literra; you could get so wrapped up as to lose all sense of time...a behemoth...unequivocally essential for the bookshelf of every cult-film fanatic
Bookgasm; you could get so wrapped up as to loose all sense of time...behemoth...unequivocally essential for the bookshelf of every cult-film fanatic
Flick Attack; there isn't another resource book on this topic that can match what Warren and his researcher Bill Thomas have accomplished. It's manna for genre obsessives and scholars. The Index is fantastic. Poring through it underscores how much valuable scholarship is found in the pages of the two volumes
Plan 9 Crunch; the definitive look at sci-fi films of the 50s
Examiner; fascinating...worth every penny
Critical Mass; knows his movie history
Video Watchdog; one of those reference books that has everything, especially for fans of the genre and the period. Statistical information, reviews and assessments, memories from those who worked on the films, further background information, and box office success all combine to make each entry an interesting, informative and entertaining read. This latest volume solidifies the book's continued status as the definitive look at sci-fi films of the 50s
Rogue Cinema; one-of-a-kind
Midwest Book Review; Warren writes with vigor and an enormous understanding of these films...he loves this stuff
Filmfax; the wait is finally over: Bill Warren's magnum opus on classic fantastic cinema is back in print, this time emblazoned with a gorgeous cover by monster maven and comic-book artist Kerry (Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave) Gammill. Truly a labor of love...exhaustive remembrance of things past.... This big, heavy lavishly produced book is filled with lively, fun-to-read information about each film
Fangoria; you will turn to this book again and again as your knowledge and appreciation of the films grow
Fielding's Review; marvelous tome...amazing...a fantastic book
The Thunder Child; indispensable and immensely entertaining
VideoScope; invaluable...essential
Reference Reviews; a lush production on heavy coated paper for better photo reproduction
clearly the publisher presumes (or knows) that there are a lot of fans out there for this sort of fare
Communication Booknotes Quarterly; captures much of the flavor of the many films it chronicles
Science Fiction Studies; more than a simple reference book...will provide years (if not decades) of informative entertainment
totalscifionline.com; Bill Warren has crafted the definitive
and I do mean definitive
study of 1950's science-fiction films, stunning in its scope and detail. But 'study' is perhaps misleading, for it is in equal measure a frolic, a celebration, a compulsively readable wallow of laugh-out-loud film-geek joy. Warren proves to be the nonpareil authority (there isn't even a close runner-up), his knowledge vast, his love of the subject shining through on every page. Both a scholarly volume and a fan's love letter, Keep Watching the Skies is the author's big-hearted gift to those of us who share his obsession. It is, simply put, indispensable
Frank Darabont, director of The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist; Weighing in at more than one thousand pages, the book that was declared definitive when it first came out in 1982 is now bigger and more detailed than ever. No one knows more about this fruitful period of science-fiction films than Bill Warren, and this magnum opus will doubtless be browsed, consulted, and cited for many years to come
Leonard Maltin.com; a fantastic reference tool...the only book the fan of classic Sci-Fi Films will ever need
www.mania.com; the quality and infectious enthusiasm of the writing help spark a reexamination of the genre's formative years. Over time, and despite sturdy library binding, many fans of the book found themselves with scuffed-up volumes literally falling apart at the seams, the spines frayed like tassels. Copies had literally been read to death
DVD Talk; fascinating
The Washington Post; a legendary labour of love...probably the biggest work on SF films ever published...warm, nostalgic, incredibly detailed...indispensable
Interzone; the definitive look at 1950s SF movies, filled with exciting insights into their making and fascinating film facts
Starlog; the ultimate examination of Fifties SF films, written by their ultimate fan...everything you'd ever want to know about marvels
Cemetary Dance; massively-researched...the absolutely, irrevocably final word on its subject...the best study of SF cinema of any era...will become...one of the few enduring classics of film studies...intense...any serious fan of SF cinema must have this book
RetroVision; [an] essential encyclopedia of marvelous mid-century mutations
The Intelligencer Record; a monumental piece of work
Film Review; excellent
Monsters from the Vault; entertaining...lively, well-informed account...useful
VOYA; essential...marvelous
San Francisco Examiner Magazine; the reference work of science fiction films released between 1950 and 1962...excellent
Cornerstone Magazine; exhaustive...penetrating
Science Fiction Studies; a hearty thumbs-up...a great reference book...delightful
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