Sci-Fi Movie Freak
Title | Sci-Fi Movie Freak PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C. Ring |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2011-10-25 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 1440228647 |
"I'll be back." -- The Terminator, The Terminator (1984) To the movies, that is. And so will you with the help of Sci-Fi Movie Freak, a celebration of some of the greatest science-fiction movies of all time. Your inner geek will freak finding everything from classics like Metropolis, Forbidden Planet, and 2001: A Space Odyssey to modern movies including Avatar, Moon, and Inception, and even the entertaining "failures" like Robot Monster, Gammera the Invincible, and Battlefield Earth. Movies are divided into various chapters including Best of the Best, Further Essentials, and Lesser-Known Gems. • Features more than 100 movies • 250+ photos of movie stills and posters • Top 10 lists of the best directors, female characters, villains and more Free DVD included of the magnificently bad cult classic Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Science Fiction Films
Title | Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Science Fiction Films PDF eBook |
Author | Wikipedia contributors |
Publisher | e-artnow sro |
Total Pages | 1650 |
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Horror Movie Freak
Title | Horror Movie Freak PDF eBook |
Author | Don Sumner |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 487 |
Release | 2010-07-14 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 1440215634 |
You'll scream with delight while reading this fun and engaging book that discusses fright flicks all horror fans need to see to ascend to the level of a true Horror Freak —from classics (Dracula and Psycho) to modern movies (Drag Me to Hell) and lesser-known gems (Dog Soldiers). Movies are divided into various categories including Asian horror, beginners, homicidal slashers, supernatural thrillers, and zombie invasion. Features more than 130 movies, 250+ photos of movie stills and posters, and a chapter on remakes and reimaginings. The book also includes the DVD of George A. Romero's original 1968 version of "Night of the Living Dead."
Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982
Title | Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 PDF eBook |
Author | Michael R. Pitts |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 389 |
Release | 2014-01-10 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 078645766X |
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.
Focus On: 100 Most Popular 1990s Science Fiction Films
Title | Focus On: 100 Most Popular 1990s Science Fiction Films PDF eBook |
Author | Wikipedia contributors |
Publisher | e-artnow sro |
Total Pages | 1353 |
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Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies
Title | Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Gerani |
Publisher | IDW Publishing |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-06-07 |
Genre | Science fiction films |
ISBN | 9781600108792 |
Fantastic Press strikes again with its second trade paperback offering, this time exploring the ultra-fanciful universe of spaceships, exotic planets, time travel, and extraterrestrials. The "Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies" are reviewed and ranked by fantasy screenwriter/film historian Gary Gerani, who covers everything from early silent groundbreakers like A Trip to the Moon to today's widescreen, computer-generated blockbusters. With over 600 rare visuals, full-color layouts. and an introduction by one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, this exciting new pictorial overview is the ideal companion book to 2010's Top 100 Horror Movies.
Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title | Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Julian C. Chambliss |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 263 |
Release | 2018-02-15 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1476664188 |
The Marvel Cinematic Universe--comprised of films, broadcast television and streaming series and digital shorts--has generated considerable fan engagement with its emphasis on socially relevant characters and plots. Beyond considerable box office achievements, the success of Marvel's movie studios has opened up dialogue on social, economic and political concerns that challenge established values and beliefs. This collection of new essays examines those controversial themes and the ways they represent, construct and distort American culture.