{"product_id":"the-sci-fi-movie-guide-the-universe-of-film-from-alien-to-zardoz-paperback","title":"The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Barsanti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters, this cinefile's guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest, baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic science fiction!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Whether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e covers the broad and widening range of science-fiction movies. You'll find more than just Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers, with reviews on many overlooked and under-appreciated gems and genres, such as ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMonsters! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSuperheroes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-man, Superman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDystopias: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e THX 1138, 1984, The Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAvant-garde masterpieces: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Solaris, 2001, Brazil, The Man Who Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTime travel: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e 12 Monkeys, The Time Machine, Time Bandits, Back to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePost-apocalyptic action: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Road Warrior, I Am Legend, Terminator Salvation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComedy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Dark Star, Mars Attacks!, Dr. Strangelove, The Adventures of Buckaroo \u003cli\u003eBanzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Mystery Science Theater 3000\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAliens!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Day the Earth Stood Still, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Contact, \u003cli\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers, Signs\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMad scientists!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Abominable Dr. Phibes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShoot-em-ups: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Aliens, Universal Soldier, Starship Troopers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat the...?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e: Battlefield Earth, Prayer of the Rollerboys, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Tank Girl, The 10th Victim\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnimation: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWALL-E, Akira, Ghost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmall budgets, big ideas: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Donnie Darko, Primer, Sound of My Voice, Computer Chess\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNeglected greats: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Things to Come, Children of Men\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEpics: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Metropolis, Blade Runner, Cloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eand many, many more categories and movies!! \u003cp\u003e In addition to the nearly one thousand science fiction film reviews, this guide includes fascinating and fun Top-10 lists and sidebars that are designed to lead fans to similar titles they might not have known about. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e will help ensure that you will never again have to worry about what to watch next. Useful both as a handy resource or a fun romp through the film world of science fiction. It also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Barsanti\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFilmology: A Movie-a-Day Guide to the Movies You Need to Know\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and the \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Open\u003c\/i\u003e annual film guide series. A member of New York Film Critics Online and the Online Film Critics Society, he is a regular film reviewer for \u003ci\u003eFilm Journal International, PopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFilm Racket\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for numerous other publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Review, The Chicago Tribune, Playboy, Publishers Weekly, The Millions, The Virginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. Barsanti earned his Master's in journalism from Northwestern University and works in publishing. He cried the first time he saw \u003ci\u003eStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\u003c\/i\u003e and thinks anybody who didn't has a heart of stone. He resides in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426820898994,"sku":"9781578595037","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4b3c9bc0d665716fb104017182283ff9.webp?v=1778518022","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-sci-fi-movie-guide-the-universe-of-film-from-alien-to-zardoz-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}