02289nam 22004933u 450 991081734690332120230124182551.00-87586-499-6(CKB)1000000000471040(EBL)319246(OCoLC)476115848(SSID)ssj0000093053(PQKBManifestationID)11126979(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000093053(PQKBWorkID)10023633(PQKB)10838892(MiAaPQ)EBC319246(EXLCZ)99100000000047104020130418d2007|||| u|| |engtxtccrHostile Aliens, Hollywood and Today's News[electronic resource] 1950's Science Fiction Films and 9/11New York Algora Publishing20071 online resource (178 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-497-X Spiders in Eight Legged Freaks (2002). Photo copyright: Warner Bros./Village Roadshow.; Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds (2005). Photo copyright: Paramount Pictures Photographer: Frank Masi.1950's Cold War-era monsters meet 21st-century terrorists: Matthews provides a thoughtful interpretation of sci-fi movies that examines the similarities and differences between the political environment and popular culture of two eras. This well-researched examination and appreciation of science fiction films includes behind-the-scenes tales about their production and many quotes from those who produced and starred in the films. The book will tantalize not only fans of the science fiction genre but also sociologists, film historians, and politicians. The author draws parallels between the ColdScience fiction filmsScience fiction filmsHistory and criticismUnited StatesScience fiction films.Science fiction filmsHistory and criticism791.436150973791.43'6150973--dc22Matthews Melvin E1623491AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910817346903321Hostile Aliens, Hollywood and Today's News3957898UNINA