Science fiction cinema : between fantasy and reality / / Christine Cornea [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Cornea Christine
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 791.43615
• Soggetto topico: Science fiction films - History and criticism
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements and thanks -- Preface -- List of illustrations -- 1. Introduction. The formation of the genre -- -- Definitions and approaches -- -- Traditions, forerunners and science fiction films -- -- Interview : writer Brian Aldiss -- -- Interview : writer William Gibson -- 2. Science fiction films in the 1950s -- -- Fathers, sons and alien visitations -- -- Romantic encounters -- -- Daddy's girl -- -- Outside influences -- -- Interview : actor Billy Gray -- 3. Spaced out : between the 'golden years' -- -- The odyssey begins -- -- New worlds and old worlds -- -- Interview : director Ken Russell -- 4. The masculine subject of science fiction in the 1980's : blockbuster era -- -- The family films -- -- The 1980's cyborg film -- -- Science fiction and the global film market -- -- Interview : director Paul Verhoeven -- 5. Gender blending and the feminine subject in science fiction film -- -- Horror and the female subject of science fiction as 'composite' being -- -- Replicating the femme fatale -- -- Beyond the femme fatale -- -- Mind over matter -- -- Female hero meets femme fatale -- -- Interview : director Paul Verhoeven (Part 2) -- 6. Alien others : race and the science fiction film -- -- Representations of 'blackness' in science fiction of 1960s and 1970s -- -- The African American alien in 1980s science fiction film -- -- Issues of authenticity in the 1990's virtual reality film -- -- The Asian American and the 'Oriental' -- -- The 'Oriental' in Euro-American science fiction film -- -- Interview : actor Joe Morton -- 7. Generic performance and science fiction cinema -- -- Externalising performance -- -- Internalising performance -- -- Interview : actor Dean Norris -- 8. Conclusion : the technology of science fiction cinema -- -- Computer graphics imagery and contemporary science fiction -- -- Interview : special effects technician Stan Winston -- Interview : director Roland Emmerich -- Bibliography -- Films cited -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This major new study offers a broad historical and theoretical reassessment of the science fiction film genre. The book explores the development of science fiction in cinema from its beginnings in early film through to recent examples of the genre. Each chapter sets analyses of chosen films within a wider historical/cultural context, while concentrating on a specific thematic issue. The book therefore presents vital and unique perspectives in its approach to the genre, which include discussion of the relevance of psychedelic imagery, the 'new woman of science', generic performance and the prevalence of 'techno-orientalism' in recent films. While American films will be one of the principle areas covered, the author also engages with a range of pertinent examples from other nations, as well as discussing the centrality of science fiction as a transnational film genre. Films discussed include The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Body Snatchers, Forbidden Planet, The Quatermass Experiment, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Demon Seed, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Wars, Altered States, Alien, Blade Runner, The Brother from Another Planet, Back to the Future, The Terminator, Predator, The One, Dark City, The Matrix, Fifth Element and eXistenZ. Key Features *Thematically organised for use as a course text. *Introduces current and past theories and practices, and provides an overview of the main themes, approaches and areas of study. *Covers new and burgeoning approaches such as generic performance and aspects of postmodern identity. *Includes new interviews with some of the main practitioners in the field: Roland Emmerich, Paul Verhoeven, Ken Russell, Stan Winston, William Gibson, Brian Aldiss, Joe Morton, Dean Norris and Billy Gray.
• Titolo autorizzato: Science fiction cinema
• ISBN: 0-7486-7110-2; 1-280-86646-2; 9786610866465; 0-7486-2870-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807787103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II