Research Catalog

Title

The art of classic sci-fi movies / edited by Adam Newell ; introduction by Kim Newman ; with contributions from Nick Jones, Stephen Jones, Mark Salisbury, Margaret A. Weitekamp.

Publication

• [New York] : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2023.
• ©2023

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Details

Additional Authors

• Newell, Adam
• Newman, Kim
• Jones, Nick (Author at DK Publishing, Inc.)
• Jones, Stephen, 1953-
• Weitekamp, Margaret A., 1971-

Description

319 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

"From the dawn of silent cinema to today, sci-fi movies have been a constant presence in pop culture, with mad scientists, terrifying monsters (giant and otherwise), UFOs, and invading aliens all bursting out from some of the most brilliantly designed posters ever printed, featuring art that was sometimes lurid, always eye-catching, and often simply beautiful. Acknowledging the iconic, but with plenty of room for the rare and unfamiliar, The Art of Classic Sci-Fi Movies presents a stellar selection of imagery, charting the story of the genre from its origins in foundational works like A Trip to the Moon and Metropolis, through Cold War classics like Invasion of the Body-Snatchers and Godzilla, and on to visionary films such as 2001 and Solaris--as well as less celebrated but nonetheless infamous cultural artifacts like Barbarella and Zardoz, and genuine oddities such as Murder by Television and Twonky. The most extensive book of its type ever published, it includes ample selections from American movies as well as a range of films from Japan, Italy, Spain, France, Russia, and Eastern Europe."--Amazon.com.

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Science fiction films > Pictorial works
• Science fiction > Illustrations > 20th century
• Film posters > Pictorial works
• Lobby cards > Pictorial works
• Film posters
• Lobby cards
• Science fiction films
• Science fiction > Illustrations
• Science fiction

Genre/Form

• Pictorial works.
• Illustrated works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

MFL 23-4536

ISBN

• 9781493071036
• 1493071033

OCLC

1369598667

Title

The art of classic sci-fi movies / edited by Adam Newell ; introduction by Kim Newman ; with contributions from Nick Jones, Stephen Jones, Mark Salisbury, Margaret A. Weitekamp.

Publisher

[New York] : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2023.

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Newell, Adam, editor.

Newman, Kim, author of introduction.

Jones, Nick (Author at DK Publishing, Inc.), contributor.

Jones, Stephen, 1953- contributor.

Weitekamp, Margaret A., 1971- contributor.

Research Call Number

MFL 23-4536