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    Science Fiction Cinema: From Outer Space to Cyberspace (Short Cuts) (Paperback) By (author) Geoff King, By (author) Tanya Krzywinska

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    Short Description for Science Fiction Cinema From lurid comic-book blockbusters to dark dystopian visions, science fiction is seen as both a powerful cultural barometer of our times and the product of particular industrial and commercial frameworks. Major themes of the genre are outlined, from representations of the mad scientist and computer hacker to the relationship between science fiction and postmodernism, exploring issues such as the m
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    Title
    Science Fiction Cinema
    Subtitle
    From Outer Space to Cyberspace
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Geoff King, By (author) Tanya Krzywinska
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 128
    Width: 156 mm
    Height: 234 mm
    Thickness: 13 mm
    Weight: 227 g
    Audience
    College/higher education
    General/trade
    Professional and scholarly
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9781903364031
    ISBN 10: 1903364035
    Classifications
    Dewey: 791.43615
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T1.6
    BISAC category code: PER004000
    Dewey: 791.43615
    Illustrations note
    9 photos
    Publisher
    WALLFLOWER PRESS
    Imprint name
    WALLFLOWER PRESS
    Publication date
    01 September 2001
    Publication City/Country
    London/GB
    Review quote
    The best overview of English-language science fiction cinema published to date -thorough, clearly written and full of excellent examples. Highly recommended.
    Biographical note
    Both authors lecture in film and television studies at Brunel University, London. Geoff King has written on contemporary Hollywood cinema and cultural studies. Tanya Krzywinska has written on explicit sex films and the cinema of the occult.