Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ
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Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

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Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot, and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

About this book

Many science fiction movies from the last 40 years have blazed new vistas for viewers. They've reached further into the future, traveled longer into the past, soared deeper into the vastness of the cosmos, and probed more intently inside man's consciousness than any other period of film before. And audiences ate them up, taking four of the top ten spots in all-time ticket sales in America while earning more than $2 billion at the box office.

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ takes a look at the genre's movies from the last 40 years, where the dreams of yesterday and today may become tomorrow's realities. This FAQ travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... visits a theme park where DNA-created dinosaurs roam... watches as aliens come to Earth, hunting humans for sport... and much, much more. Filled with biographies, synopses, production stories, and images and illustrations – many seldom seen in print – the book focuses on films that give audiences two hours where they can forget about their troubles, sit back, crunch some popcorn, and visit worlds never before seen... worlds of robots, time travel, aliens, space exploration, and other far-out ideas.

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Information

Publisher
Applause
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781495009587

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?
  5. 1. After Words Collide: The Literary Roots of Modern Sci-Fi Films
  6. 2. The Future Is Closer Than You Think: The Worlds of Tomorrow
  7. 3. I Don’t Think This Is Kansas Anymore: Alternate Worlds
  8. 4. How Fast Can I Get to the Year 2412? The Wonders of Time Travel
  9. 5. Bang! Zoom! To the Moon . . . and Beyond: Outer Space Travels
  10. 6. Can’t We All Just Get Along? Fiends from Other Worlds
  11. 7. How Long Can You Stay? Friends from Other Worlds
  12. 8. Are You Sure That’s Safe? Sci-Fi-entists and Their Experiments
  13. 9. Time for a Lube Job: Robots and Robot Wannabes
  14. 10. But Where Do You Keep the Spare? Sci-Fi Spaceships
  15. 11. How Do They Do That? The Sci-Fi Magicians
  16. 12. Rate or Rate Not . . . There Is No Try: Top Five Modern Sci-Fi Films
  17. Bibliography