Outer Limits: The Filmgoers’ Guide to the Great Science-Fiction FilmsBloomsbury Publishing, 15 avr. 2014 - 320 pages HOWARD 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 des matières
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3 Godzilla Is Just a Legend Gojira 1954 | 19 |
4 I Never Saw Anything Like It Tarantula 1955 | 34 |
5 Youre Next Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 | 45 |
6 We Are After All Not God Forbidden Planet 1956 | 55 |
7 He Has All the Time in the World The Time Machine 1960 | 67 |
8 Damn You All to Hell | 73 |
16 Like Tears In Rain Blade Runner 1982 | 167 |
17 Its Weird And Pissed Off The Thing 1982 | 177 |
18 You Have No Concept Of Time Back to the Future 1985 | 188 |
Judgment Day 1991 | 197 |
20 Houston We Have a Problem Apollo 13 1995 | 211 |
21 Now Thats What I Call a Close Encounter Independence Day 1996 | 221 |
22 Welcome to the Real World The Matrix 1999 | 232 |
23 By Grabthars Hammer Galaxy Quest 1999 | 245 |
A Space Odyssey 1968 | 83 |
10 I Love All The Love In You Barbarella 1968 | 96 |
11 The Mysteries Remain The Man Who Fell To Earth 1976 | 108 |
12 The Force Will Be With You Always Star Wars 1977 | 119 |
13 When You Wish Upon A Star Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 | 132 |
14 In Space No One Can Hear You Scream Alien 1979 | 144 |
15 Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Mad Max 2 1981 | 157 |
24 We See What They See Minority Report 2002 | 259 |
25 Live Long And Prosper Star Trek 2009 | 271 |
26 I See You Avatar 2009 | 279 |
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Outer Limits: The Filmgoers’ Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films Howard Hughes Aucun aperçu disponible - 2014 |
Outer Limits: The Filmgoers’ Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films Howard Hughes Aucun aperçu disponible - 2014 |
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