The Geek's Guide to SF Cinema: 30 Key Films that Revolutionised the Genre - Softcover

Lambie, Ryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472139852 ISBN 13: 9781472139856

Publisher: Robinson, 2018

Synopsis

'Awesome. Everything you've ever wanted to know about big-screen sci-fi' - James King, film critic

'Don't leave Planet Earth without it' - Dan Jolin, film critic

'A wonderfully accessible, fascinating, flat-out treasure chest of science fiction cinema, from an author whose love of the subject leaps off the page' - Simon Brew, Editor, Den of Geek

Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have SF movies evolved with filmmaking technology over the past 110 years?

The Geek's Guide To SF Cinema provides an entertaining and in-depth history of the science fiction genre's pivotal and most influential movies. From the pioneering films of Georges Méliès to such blockbusters as Avatar and Inception in the 21st century, the book will explore how these key movies were made, how they reflected the mood of the time in which they were released and how they have influenced other filmmakers in the years since.

Historians and experts contribute to answer questions such as: 'How important was Fritz Lang's contribution to cinema?' and 'What did Alien say about the cynical climate of the 1970s?'. Providing nostalgia for long-time SF addicts and context for those whose knowledge and love of the genre is still growing, this is a pop-culture book with depth.

About this title

About the Author

From 2010 to 2018, RYAN LAMBIE served as the deputy editor of denofgeek.com, a Dennis Publishing-owned entertainment website that has a global reach of around five million unique users per month. Specialising in feature-writing, primarily about genre movies, he has interviewed all kinds of actors, directors and producers in the course of his work, including Ridley Scott, Donald Trumbull, Alejandro Iñárritu, Rutger Hauer and Denzel Washington. As a freelance writer, his other work has included pieces on movies and videogames for such publications as the Guardian, the Mirror, Bizarre, Mental Floss and the Escapist. In 2014, Ryan received the Richard Attenborough Award for best blogger at the FDA Regional Critics Film Awards. He is now the editor for a new magazine on gaming, Wireframe.

From the Back Cover

Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have SF movies evolved together with filmmaking technology over the past century?

Once a cult phenomenon, now a fixture of contemporary pop culture, SF films have never been more prominent. In The Geek's Guide to SF Cinema, deputy editor for Den of Geek, Ryan Lambie, shines fresh light on critical turning points in the evolution of SF cinema through thirty significant films.

Both entertaining and enlightening, this Geek's Guide highlights SF's most influential films, from those of the pioneering Georges Méliès to such contemporary blockbusters as Star Wars, Alien, Avatar and Inception. Through interviews with directors, actors and academics, this book provides a detailed tour of an evolving genre. From finding out how Rutger Hauer wrote one of the most famous lines in genre cinema to better understanding the lasting power of Japanese classic Akira, The Geek's Guide to SF Cinema is a lively pop-culture book with unrivalled depth.

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The Geek's Guide to SF Cinema

Ryan Lambie

Edition details

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472139852
• ISBN 13: 9781472139856
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272