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Book SynopsisHOWARD HUGHES'S NEW FILMGOERS' GUIDE TO SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS DELVES DEEP INTO THE LANDMARK MOVIES OF THIS EVERPOPULAR GENRE, FROM METROPOLIS TO AVATAR AND BEYOND, AND COVERS OVER 250 MORE Outer Limits explores science-fiction cinema through 26 great films, from the silent classic Metropolis to today. It reviews the galaxy of stars and directors who have created some of the most popular films of all time, including George Lucas's 'Star Wars' films, Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Minority Report, James Cameron's 'Terminator' films and Ridley Scott's milestones Alien and Blade Runner. It also discusses everything from A-listers 2001: A Space Odyssey and Planet of the Apes, to Japanese monster movies, 1950s B-movies, creature features and cult favourites, depicting time travel, distant planets or alien invasions. Films featured include The War of the Worlds, Independence Day, Tarantula, Godzilla, The Thing, Forbidden Planet, Barbarella, Galaxy Quest, Mad Max 2, Back to the Future, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Star Trek, Apollo 13, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Matrix, and many, many more. Illustrated with original posters, Outer Limits is an informative, entertaining tour of the sci-fi universe.
Table of ContentsNow and Then: An Introduction to Science Fiction Cinema Acknowledgements 1. Death to the Machines 2. Regarded this Earth with Envious Eyes 3. Godzilla is just a Legend 4. I Never Saw Anything Like It! 5. You're Next! 6. We Are, After All, Not God 7. He Has all the Time in the World 8. Damn You All to Hell 9. My God, it's Full of Stars 10. I Love all the Love in You 11. The Mysteries Remain 12. The Force Will Be With You, Always 13. When You Wish Upon a Star 14. In Space No One Can Hear you Scream 15. Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive 16. Like Tears in Rain 17. It's Weird and Pissed Off 18. You Have no Concept of Time 19. Hasta La Vista, Baby 20.Houston, we Have a Problem 21 Now that's what I call a Close Encounter 22. Welcome to the Real World 23. By Grabthar's Hammer! 24. We See what they See 25. Live Long and Prosper 26. I See You Bibliography and Sources Index of Film Titles
