Cult Sci Fi Movies

Author : Welch D. Everman
Publisher : Carol Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cult Science Fiction Films written by Welch D. Everman and published by Carol Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of 75 of the weirdest and wildest science fiction films which have attracted cult followings. By defining the sci-fi film as the realm of the "not yet", the book's selected movies deal in interplanetary travel, androids and futuristic medical techniques.

Author : Ben Hudson
Publisher : epubli
ISBN 13 : 3759825842
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cult Sci-Fi Movies written by Ben Hudson and published by epubli. This book was released on 2024-06-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to a world where reality and imagination collide, where robots roam freely alongside humans, and where spaceships travel through the vast expanse of the universe. In this book, we will explore the fascinating world of science fiction films, delving into the futuristic worlds, advanced technologies, and otherworldly creatures that have captivated audiences for generations. So sit back, grab your popcorn, and get ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the realms of science fiction cinema.

Author : Danny Peary
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0761184279
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cult Sci-Fi Movies written by Danny Peary and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cult Sci-Fi Movies is a collection of 10 essays that examine, dissect, defend, and exalt the greats of classic cult sci-fi films. Film geeks, cinema snobs, VHS collectors, and anyone else who likes their entertainment a little on the weird side will appreciate author Danny Peary’s in-depth approach to their favorite sci-fi films ranging from Barbarella to Liquid Sky.

Author : J. P. Telotte
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1781381836
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Fiction Double Feature written by J. P. Telotte and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical discussion of cult cinema has often noted its tendency to straddle or ignore boundaries, to pull together different sets of conventions, narrative formulas, or character types for the almost surreal pleasure to be found in their sudden juxtapositions or narrative combination. With its own boundary-blurring nature - as both science and fiction, reality and fantasy - science fiction has played a key role in such cinematic cult formation. This volume examines that largely unexplored relationship, looking at how the sf film's own double nature neatly matches up with a persistent double vision common to the cult film. It does so by bringing together an international array of scholars to address key questions about the intersections of sf and cult cinema: how different genre elements, directors, and stars contribute to cult formation; what role fan activities, including con participation, play in cult development; and how the occulted or bad sf cult film works. The volume pursues these questions by addressing a variety of such sf cult works, including Robot Monster (1953), Zardoz (1974), A Boy and His Dog (1975), Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), Space Truckers (1996), Ghost in the Shell 2 (2004), and Iron Sky (2012). What these essays afford is a revealing vision of both the sf aspects of much cult film activity and the cultish aspects of the whole sf genre.

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780733324956
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die written by Steven Jay Schneider and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you tell your Dagobah from your Delos and your Ming from your Morlock? Do you need help understanding 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY? From the classic low-budget Flash Gordon tales to the slick CGI-realised world of THE MATRIX, science-fiction films have long pushed the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic. 101 SCI-FI MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE is your perfect one-stop guide to them all. Science fiction allows every other movie genre to leap - quite literally - into another dimension. Take a classic police chase and set it on Mars. Create a haunted house story, then add the robots. Take the classic boy-meets-girl story, then make them mutants. Great sci-fi movies turn the known world onto its head, play with the laws of physics and all the while hold the viewer spellbound with a gripping vision of future worlds. With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 SCI-FI MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE, applies knowledge and passion to a century of close encounters, distant planets, time travel, black holes, strange outfits, futuristic technology, inexplicable forces, fantastic spaceships, fluorescent drinks and subterranean societies. Strap yourself in: you′re set for a rocket ride to sci-fi heaven.

Author : Stephen Jay Schneider
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780143206026
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die written by Stephen Jay Schneider and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a treasure trove of the most obscure, eccentric, controversial, and downright weird movies ever made. Steven Jay Schneider has gathered together cult movie specialists from all over the world to select the very best cult movies ever made. Every movie in the book is a gem that every discerning film buff should know about. Although a few might be familiar - Barbarella, Un Chien Andalou, The Blues Brothers - most will be unfamiliar, and all will boast a small but devoted fanbase. 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die is the perfect introduction to the true diversity and extent of cult movies ever created by the most innovative film makers working in cinema over the last 100 years. So, just what makes a cult movie? Movies gain cult status for a variety of reasons. Many, such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Pink Flamingos, are heralded as cult films the moment they are released, achieving immediate critical (although not commercial) success. Typically, these movies are independently made on a small budget and were never expected by their creators to attract a broad audience: the eccentricity of the film making or story telling, the controversial stance taken, or the narrow appeal of the subject matter guaranteed that their appeal was limited. Some movies achieve cult status long after their release. Neither commercially nor critically successful at the time, these movies were too revolutionary, unfashionable, or simply badly made to find an appreciative audience. Movies, such as Harold and Maude and Plan 9 From Outer Space, languished unnoticed until a small, devoted group from a later generation discovered them and declared them cool. A few movies, such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, originally attracted cult status, even though they were made by a major studio, owing to their dark, controversial, or offbeat subject matter. As tastes changed and tolerance increased, these films went on to appeal to a much wider audience and to gain commercial success without ever losing their cult status. With insight from critics, film historians, and academics from around the world, 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion about the most creative and remarkable movies ever made. It is a homage to a century filled with 50-foot women, alcohol-fueled binges, surreal imaginary friends, flying pink elephants, and improbably large arachnids. Welcome to the colorful world of cult.

Author : Simon Ward
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN 13 : 1789091004
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Moon: A British Sci-Fi Cult Classic written by Simon Ward and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official 10th anniversary making-of book for the Duncan Jones directed sci-fi film Moon. Directed by Duncan Jones, and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones, Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama following Sam Bell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the moon. Independently financed and produced on a modest budget, Moon became an instant cult classic. It was well received by critics and audiences alike, and was particularly praised for its scientific plausibility and realism. Making Moon will take an in-depth look back at the film's production: It features interviews with the film's key creatives and includes rare concept and behind-the-scenes images, as well as excerpts from the original shooting script.

Author : Mark Jancovich
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719066313
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defining Cult Movies written by Mark Jancovich and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-08 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection concentrates on the analysis of cult movies, how they are defined, who defines them and the cultural politics of these definitions. The definition of the cult movie relies on a sense of its distinction from the "mainstream" or "ordinary." This also raises issues about the perception of it as an oppositional form of cinema, and of its strained relationships to processes of institutionalization and classification. In other words, cult movie fandom has often presented itself as being in opposition to the academy, commercial film industries and the media more generally, but has been far more dependent on these forms than it has usually been willing to admit. The international roster of essayists range over the full and entertaining gamut of cult films from Dario Argento, Spanish horror and Peter Jackson's New Zealand gorefests to sexploitation, kung fu and sci-fi flicks.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 1405385383
Total Pages : 828 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Cult Movies written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. Whether you're a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, The Rough Guide to Cult Movies is the ultimate guide to the world's most memorable films. The Rough Guide to Cult Movies selects cinema's most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You'll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like There Will Be Blood, plus filmmakers' picks of their favourite cult movies, in their own words. There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies.

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764163494
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die written by Steven Jay Schneider and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (back cover) Un Chien Andalou - The Rocky Horror Picture Show - El Topo - The Blob - Donnie Darko - Faster, Pussycat! Kill, Kill! - Chelsea Girls - Easy Rider - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls - Performance - The Blues Brothers - Reefer Madness - Tommy - The Toxic Avenger - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - Basket Case - Office Space - Clerks - The Room - Hairspray - Rushmore - Twilight of the Ice Nymphs - The Hitcher - Kamikaze Girls - Heathers - Manhunter - Napoleon Dynamite - Harold and Maude - The Wiz - Barbarella - Pink Flamingos - Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia - The Servant - Rebel Without a Cause - Night of the Hunter - Plan Nine from Outer Space - This Is Spinal Tap - The Princess Bride - Amazon Women on the Moon - Vampyros Lesbos - The Lickerish Quartet - Blow-Up (front flap) If you've ever spent a day in the company of Barbarella or Withnail, gone surreal with Un Chien Andalou, found yourself able to recite every line from The Blues Brothers, then, 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die is the book for you. From the psychotic delights of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Mad Max, cult films have broken every rule and challenged every moviegoer's perception. Stars who are cult in one movie may be definitely not in another; people ignored in their own time can become cult heroes after their death. Movies gain cult status for a weird and wonderful array of reasons--for the iconic acting of stars such as John Belushi and Holly Hunter, or because of a series of bizarre, amusing, or macabre incidences. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! became a cult favorite for its satire of Hollywood horror movies and topical concerns of America in the late 1970s. With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion about the movies you simply can't help but watch. This book pays homage to decades of dark themes and outlandish characters. It takes a fascinating look back through decades of unforgettable films that have defined cult movies. (back flap) Steven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar, and producer. He is editor of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die, and 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die, all available from Barron's. He is also the author and editor of many other books on film.