Science fiction cinema : between fantasy and reality / / Christine Cornea [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Cornea Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
0-7486-7110-2
1-280-86646-2 9786610866465 0-7486-2870-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457064003321 |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science fiction cinema : between fantasy and reality / / Christine Cornea [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Cornea Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
0-7486-7110-2
1-280-86646-2 9786610866465 0-7486-2870-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784327103321 |
Cornea Christine
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science fiction cinema : between fantasy and reality / / Christine Cornea [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Cornea Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
0-7486-7110-2
1-280-86646-2 9786610866465 0-7486-2870-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807787103321 |
Cornea Christine
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science fiction cinema : between fantasy and reality |
Autore | Cornea Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Rutgers University Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 308 p. ) : ill. |
Disciplina | 791.43/615 |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction films - History and criticism - United States
Film Music, Dance, Drama & Film |
ISBN | 0-8135-4173-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Science Fiction Cinema |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248330303316 |
Cornea Christine
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[Place of publication not identified], : Rutgers University Press, 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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