Projecting tomorrow
Subtitle: science fiction and popular cinema
By: James Chapman & Nicholas J. Cull
Contributors: Cull, Nicholas John, author
Series: Cinema and society series; Cinema and society
Publisher: I.B. Tauris; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London [England]; New York, NY; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781780764108; 9781780764092
Subjects: History and criticism; Science fiction films
Other titles: Science fiction and popular cinema
Description: Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. The science fiction genre has produced some of the most extraordinary films ever made, yet science fiction cinema is about more than just special effects. It has also provided a vehicle for filmmakers and writers to comment on their own societies and cultures. This new exploration of the genre examines landmark science fiction films from the 1930s to the present. They include genre classics such as 'Things to Come', 'Forbidden Planet' and '2001: A Space Odyssey' alongside modern blockbusters 'Star Wars' and 'Avatar'. Chapman and Cull consider both screen originals and adaptations of the work of major science fiction authors. They also range widely across the genre from pulp adventure and space opera to political allegory and speculative documentary - there is even a science fiction musical.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography (p. [223]-229).