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101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780733324956
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (249 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.

101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : Apple Press
ISBN 13 : 9781845436568
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die written by Steven Jay Schneider and published by Apple Press. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it be internal demons, real-life vampires, anonymous serial killers, crazed spouses, vengeful ghosts or Satan himself, horror films have gripped audiences and filmmakers alike since the very beginnings of cinema. Prepare to be terrified, fascinated and enthralled as you take this whirlwind tour of the 101 horror films you must see before you die. 101 Horror Films You Must See Before You Die gives you a thorough appreciation of the genre, because it approaches the subject chronologically. You'll move through gothic classics like James Whale's The Old Dark House (1932) and Terence Fisher's Dracula (1958), to zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead (1978) and 28 Days Later (2002). All the sub-genres are covered too, from Eyes Without a Face (mad scientist) and The Howling (werewolf) to Nightmare on Elm Street (slasher) and The Silence of the Lambs (serial killer). And you'll learn that it's not just American teenagers who are horror-film fodder. There are classic horror films from Japan (Onibaba), Russia (Vij), Italy (Suspiria), France (Les Diaboliques), Belgium (Man Bites Dog), Germany (M), and the Netherlands (The Vanishing). Immerse yourself in the most compelling of movie genres. Prepare to be possessed - and whatever you do, don't answer the phone...

101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : Apple Press
ISBN 13 : 9781845436551
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (365 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 Apple Press. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to know your Degoba from your Delos or your Ming from your Morlock, if you can't decide whether to eat Soylent Green or in Mos Eisley's Cantina, or if you simply want to try to comprehend 2001:A Space Odyssey, 101 Sci- Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die is for you. Visionary and imaginative - science fiction allows all other genres to leap, quite literally, into another dimension. From the classic low-budget, space exploration Flash Gordon tales of the Saturday matinee serials to the slick, CGI-realized world of The Matrix, science fiction films have long been pushing the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic. Take a classic cop chase, and set it on Mars. Think of a haunted house story, then add the Nostromo. Take the boy-meets-girl classic, then make them mutants. Turn the known world on its head, play with the laws of physics, and all the while hold your audience spellbound. With insight from critics, film historians, academics, and experts in the field, 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion to a century of close encounters, black holes, time-travel, dodgy outfits, distant planets, impossible quests, nuclear war, futuristic technology, inexplicable forces, spaceships, extraordinary monsters, subterranean societies, and fluorescent drinks - get a dog and don't list your name in the phone book.

Gender in Science Fiction Films, 1964-1979

Author : Bonnie Noonan
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786459743
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Gender in Science Fiction Films, 1964-1979 written by Bonnie Noonan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s era of science fiction film effectively ended when space flight became a reality with the first manned orbit of Earth in 1962. As the genre's wildly speculative depictions of science and technology gave way to more reality-based representations, relations between male and female characters reflected the changing political and social climates of the era. Drawing on critical analyses, film reviews and cultural commentaries, this book examines the development of science fiction film and its representations of gender, from the groundbreaking films of 1968--including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barbarella and Planet of the Apes--through its often overlooked "Middle Period," which includes such films as Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), The Stepford Wives (1975) and A Boy and His Dog (1975). The author examines intersections of gender and race in The Omega Man (1971) and Frogs (1972), gender and dystopia in Soylent Green (1973) and Logan's Run (1976), and gender and computers in Demon Seed (1977). The big-budget films of the late 1970s--Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien and Star Wars--are also discussed.

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 968 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die written by Steven Jay Schneider and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists "must-see" movies in a chronological arrangement, providing information on director, producer, screenplay writer, music, cast members, and awards, along with a detailed review of each

Science Fiction Prototyping

Author : Johnson Brian David
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303101796X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Science Fiction Prototyping written by Johnson Brian David and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explore new ideas and let your dreams and nightmares duke it out on the safety of the page or screen. But what if we could use science fiction to do more than that? What if we could use science fiction based on science fact to not only imagine our future but develop new technologies and products? What if we could use stories, movies and comics as a kind of tool to explore the real world implications and uses of future technologies today? Science Fiction Prototyping is a practical guide to using fiction as a way to imagine our future in a whole new way. Filled with history, real world examples and conversations with experts like best selling science fiction author Cory Doctorow, senior editor at Dark Horse Comics Chris Warner and Hollywood science expert Sidney Perkowitz, Science Fiction Prototyping will give you the tools you need to begin designing the future with science fiction. The future is Brian David Johnson’s business. As a futurist at Intel Corporation, his charter is to develop an actionable vision for computing in 2021. His work is called “future casting”—using ethnographic field studies, technology research, trend data, and even science fiction to create a pragmatic vision of consumers and computing. Johnson has been pioneering development in artificial intelligence, robotics, and reinventing TV. He speaks and writes extensively about future technologies in articles and scientific papers as well as science fiction short stories and novels (Fake Plastic Love and Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing and the Devices We Love). He has directed two feature films and is an illustrator and commissioned painter. Table of Contents: Preface / Foreword / Epilogue / Dedication / Acknowledgments / 1. The Future Is in Your Hands / 2. Religious Robots and Runaway Were-Tigers: A Brief Overview of the Science and the Fiction that Went Into Two SF Prototypes / 3. How to Build Your Own SF Prototype in Five Steps or Less / 4. I, Robot: From Asimov to Doctorow: Exploring Short Fiction as an SF Prototype and a Conversation With Cory Doctorow / 5. The Men in the Moon: Exploring Movies as an SF Prototype and a Conversation with Sidney Perkowitz / 6. Science in the Gutters: Exploring Comics as an SF Prototype and a Conversation With Chris Warner / 7. Making the Future: Now that You Have Developed Your SF Prototype, What’s Next? / 8. Einstein’s Thought Experiments and Asimov’s Second Dream / Appendix A: The SF Prototypes / Notes / Author Biography

Old Futures

Author : Alexis Lothian
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 147980343X
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Old Futures written by Alexis Lothian and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist, 2019 Locus Award for Nonfiction, presented by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation Traverses the history of imagined futures from the 1890s to the 2010s, interweaving speculative visions of gender, race, and sexuality from literature, film, and digital media Old Futures explores the social, political, and cultural forces feminists, queer people, and people of color invoke when they dream up alternative futures as a way to imagine transforming the present. Lothian shows how queer possibilities emerge when we practice the art of speculation: of imagining things otherwise than they are and creating stories from that impulse. Queer theory offers creative ways to think about time, breaking with straight and narrow paths toward the future laid out for the reproductive family, the law-abiding citizen, and the believer in markets. Yet so far it has rarely considered the possibility that, instead of a queer present reshaping the ways we relate to past and future, the futures imagined in the past can lead us to queer the present. Narratives of possible futures provide frameworks through which we understand our present, but the discourse of “the” future has never been a singular one. Imagined futures have often been central to the creation and maintenance of imperial domination and technological modernity; Old Futures offers a counterhistory of works that have sought—with varying degrees of success—to speculate otherwise. Examining speculative texts from the 1890s to the 2010s, from Samuel R. Delany to Sense8, Lothian considers the ways in which early feminist utopias and dystopias, Afrofuturist fiction, and queer science fiction media have insisted that the future can and must deviate from dominant narratives of global annihilation or highly restrictive hopes for redemption. Each chapter chronicles some of the means by which the production and destruction of futures both real and imagined takes place: through eugenics, utopia, empire, fascism, dystopia, race, capitalism, femininity, masculinity, and many kinds of queerness, reproduction, and sex. Gathering stories of and by populations who have been marked as futureless or left out by dominant imaginaries, Lothian offers new insights into what we can learn from efforts to imaginatively redistribute the future.

Robert Wise

Author : Wes D. Gehring
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0871952963
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book Robert Wise written by Wes D. Gehring and published by Indiana Historical Society. This book was released on 2012 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Winchester, Indiana, Robert Wise spent much of his youth sitting in darkened movie theaters enthralled by the swashbuckling heroics of screen legend Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Through these viewings, Wise developed a passion for film—a passion he followed for the rest of his life, making movies in Hollywood. Nationally known film historian Wes D. Gehring explores Wise’s life from his days in the Hoosier State to the beginning of his movie career at RKO studios working as the editor of Orson Welles’s classic movie Citizen Kane. Wise is best known for producing and directing two of the most memorable movie musicals in cinema history, West Side Story (co-director Jerome Robbins) and The Sound of Music, for which he won four Academy Awards—two Best Picture and Best Directors Oscars. But, as Gehring notes, other than Howard Hawks, Wise was arguably Hollywood’s most versatile director of various celebrated genre films.

The Philosophy of Michael Mann

Author : Steven Sanders
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813144736
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Michael Mann written by Steven Sanders and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known for restoring vitality and superior craftsmanship to the crime thriller, American filmmaker Michael Mann has long been regarded as a talented triple threat capable of moving effortlessly between television and feature films as a writer, director, and executive producer. His unique visual sense and thematic approach are evident in the Emmy Award-winning The Jericho Mile (1979), the cult favorite The Keep (1983), the American epic The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and the Academy Award-nominated The Insider (1999) as well as his most recent works—Ali (2001), Miami Vice (2006), and Public Enemies (2009). The Philosophy of Michael Mann provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the work of this highly accomplished filmmaker, exploring the director's recognizable visual style and the various on-screen and philosophical elements he has tested in his thirty-five-year career. The essays in this wide-ranging book will appeal to fans of the revolutionary filmmaker and to philosophical scholars interested in the themes and conflicts that drive his movies.

Focus On: 100 Most Popular United States National Film Registry Films

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1724 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular United States National Film Registry Films written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9781844036769
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die written by Steven Jay Schneider and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The horror, heartbreak, and heroism of war has long been a staple of the cinematic artform - the breadth of emotion and the scope of the set allows for breathtaking panoramas, incredible action, and tearjerking intimacy. Whether you set your cap at "Schindler's List" or prefer to aim at "Zulu!", "Welcome to Sarajevo", or "Apocalypse Now", war films portray action and passion, heroism and hope, love, pain, and death in every frame. With insight from critics, film historians, academics, and experts in the field, "101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die" offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion to over a century of POW camps, great escapes, submarine warfare, espionage, personal heroism, 'war is hell' brutalities, aerial dogfights, trench terrors, male-bonding buddy adventures, dirty dozens, panzer divisions, ice stations, desert boots, napalm, strafing runs, and help from the resistance. You'll never need to go over the top again.

The Sound of Silence

Author : Nancy Epton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book The Sound of Silence written by Nancy Epton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sound of Silence explores how non-verbal communication in film, shown primarily through the acting of Ryan Gosling, provides an expressive space in which passive audience viewing is made more active by removing the expository signifier of dialogue. The German Expressionist era may have been brief, but the shadows cast since its end nonetheless loom large. The silhouetted, cigar-wielding men of film noir and their respectively dark, doom-laden haunts mirror the angst-inducing atmospheres of their forebearers, while also introducing the now-familiar figure of the silent hero. Considering the numerous silent hero actors in film history, there's one that stands out in the 21st century like no other: Ryan Gosling. His later career has seen some of the most iconic silent heroes of the past decade, with films such as Drive, Only God Forgives, Blade Runner 2049 and First Man cementing him as the go-to guy for a monosyllabic, taciturn and moody hero whose actions speak louder than words. This book argues that it is Gosling's expressive capabilities that keep audiences compelled by his performances. With the use of non-verbal silence – combined with its counterbalance, sound – a more active, emotive audience response can be achieved. Looking further into this idea through theorists such as Michel Chion and Susan Sontag, the book demonstrates that the sound of silence is one of the most meaningful cinematic sounds of all.

One Hundred and One Action Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781845664909
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book One Hundred and One Action Movies You Must See Before You Die written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a breadth of knowledge, insight and passion to a world where tough men sip martinis, wear tights and capes and sometimes even turn green.

101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764162756
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die written by Steven Jay Schneider and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (back cover) Ballad of a Soldier - Apocalypse Now - Enigma - The Great Escape - Downfall - The Charge of the Light Brigade - A Bridge Too Far - Black Hawk Down - Saving Private Ryan - Platoon - The Longest Day - Stalag 17 - M*A*S*H - Grave of the Fireflies - Gallipoli - No Man's Land - Ran - The Killing Fields - Patton - Dr. Strangelove - The Dam Busters - Empire of the Sun - La Grande Illusion - Devils on the Doorstep - Land and Freedom - Hill 24 Doesn't Answer - Glory - Good Morning, Vietnam - Das Boot - Europa, Europa - Hell in the Pacific - Hotel Rwanda - Cross of Iron - Full Metal Jacket - Rome, Open City - Lawrence of Arabia - Salvador - The Bridge on the River Kwai - Stalingrad - A Matter of Life and Death - Shame - In Which We Serve - Three Kings - Zulu - The Deer Hunter - Wings - Welcome to Sarajevo - The Thin Red Line - Catch-22 (front flap) Whether you know every line from The Great Escape or could watch The Bridge on the River Kwai again and again, 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die is the book for you. Take a war, any war, from the beginning of time to the present day, throw in some amazing heroes, antiheroes, and a whole lot of action, and you have a classic war film. From Billy Wilder's Stalag 17 to Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter, this is the perfect guide. War films transcend more than one genre. From the first "antiwar" film, All Quiet on the Western Front, through Bogart and Hepburn in The African Queen to Clint Eastwood's powerful Letters from Iwo Jima, war films have spanned several worlds of filmmaking. Discover movies that show us heroic struggles, as well as those that question the motives and morality of war. With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge and passion for a celluloid century of tanks and trenches, guns and grenades, heart-rending deaths, and heroic leadership. So if you love war movies, now is the time to don your flak jacket and begin the march to great entertainment. (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.

101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Stephen Jay Schneider
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780143206026
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (6 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.

101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764163494
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (634 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.

101 Action Movies

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : Cassell Illustrated
ISBN 13 : 9781844036882
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book 101 Action Movies written by Steven Jay Schneider and published by Cassell Illustrated. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action movies made actors such as Bruce Willis into householdnames for their death-defying onscreen escapades. From SeanConnery's Bond to Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, these larger-than-lifeheroes have kept us on hte edge of our cinema seats. Arnie told ushe'd be back, and brought new life to the phrase "hasta la vista."Harrison Ford made archeologists cool, while Angelina Jolie broughta video game to life. And the battles are ongoing--our appetite for derring-do remains unabated as we watch the Dark Knight battle with evil villains straight out of our nightmares. With insight from critics, film historians and academics, 101 Action Movies You Must See Before You Die brings knowledge, insight, andpassion to a world where tough men sip martinis, wear tights and capes, and sometimes even turn green--but can still get the girl, save the world, and crush cyborgs, psychopaths, jokers, and aliens along the way. So hold on to your seats for the crazily impossible mission ahead.