num_pages: 345
description: Screening Space, the reprint classic from Rutger's University Press, has been significantly enlarged to update the science fiction film since the early 1980s, examining classic and contemporary sci-fi films as a significant genre. Winner of the 1995 Pilgrim Award, the book examines the differences between the religious themes of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the clinical random evil depicted in Event Horizon. Vivian Sobchack's detailed analysis of a wide range of films and inclusion of black-and-white movie stills allows a better understanding of science fiction films as an art form that can often present its characters, a la Blade Runner, as "more human than human."
language: English
title: Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film
titlecomplete: Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film
genres: Film, Media Tie In, Nonfiction, School
ratings_count: 87
publisher: Ungar Publishing Company