{"product_id":"fantastic-planets-forbidden-zones-and-lost-continents-the-100-greatest-science-fiction-films-paperback-softback-9781477330760","title":"Fantastic Planets, Forbidden Zones, and Lost Continents; The 100 Greatest Science-Fiction Films (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477330760","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFantastic Planets, Forbidden Zones, and Lost Continents\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe 100 Greatest Science-Fiction Films\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglas Brode (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477330760, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages, 133 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Brode's done an admirable job in this well-written and engaging book. For neofans, it's an excellent starting place. For older fans, it's interesting to see old favourites in context against newer movies. Fantastic Planets is a welcome addition to any SF or film buff's bookshelf.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Fortean Times) \u003cdiv\u003e\"It contains a ton of information that sci-fi fans will love having collected into one volume . . . The central benefit of Brode’s book [is] discovering new films that one is already highly likely to enjoy. Not only does it collect all that film ephemera into one place for easy reference, it also serves as a springboard for the kinds of conversations that energize film fans.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (PopMatters)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you judge by box office receipts, industry awards, or critical accolades, science fiction films are the most popular movies now being produced and distributed around the world. Nor is this phenomenon new. Sci-fi filmmakers and audiences have been exploring fantastic planets, forbidden zones, and lost continents ever since George MÉliÈs’ 1902 film \u003ci\u003eA Trip to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. In this highly entertaining and knowledgeable book, film historian and pop culture expert Douglas Brode picks the one hundred greatest sci-fi films of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrode’s list ranges from today’s blockbusters to forgotten gems, with surprises for even the most informed fans and scholars. He presents the movies in chronological order, which effectively makes this book a concise history of the sci-fi film genre. A striking (and in many cases rare) photograph accompanies each entry, for which Brode provides a numerical rating, key credits and cast members, brief plot summary, background on the film’s creation, elements of the moviemaking process, analysis of the major theme(s), and trivia. He also includes fun outtakes, including his top ten lists of Fifties sci-fi movies, cult sci-fi, least necessary movie remakes, and “so bad they’re great” classics-as well as the ten worst sci-fi movies (“those highly ambitious films that promised much and delivered nil”). So climb aboard spaceship Brode and journey to strange new worlds from \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e (1927) to \u003ci\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe List: The 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Trip to the Moon\/Le voyage dans la lune (1902)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetropolis (1927)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoman in the Moon\/Frau im Mond (1929)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Imagine (1930)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsland of Lost Souls (1932)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurders in the Rue Morgue (1932) and The Black Cat (1934)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Invisible Man (1933)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThings to Come (1936)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlash Gordon (1936), Flash Gordon’\u003cbr\u003es Trip to Mars (1938), and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Cyclops (1940)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestination Moon (1950) and Conquest of Space (1955)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Thing from Another World (1951)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvaders from Mars (1953)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe War of the Worlds (1953)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) and Them! (1954)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and Mysterious Island (1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreature from the Black Lagoon (1954)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Island Earth (1955)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1984 (1956)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden Planet (1956)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGodzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blob (1958)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959), On the Beach (1959), and The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Time Machine (1960)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage of the Damned (1960) and The Day of the Triffids (1963)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Absent-Minded Professor (1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Birds (1963)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Man on Earth (1964)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlphaville\/Alphaville, une É\u003cbr\u003etrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Satan Bug (1965)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeconds (1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantastic Voyage (1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFahrenheit 451 (1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Million Years to Earth\/Quatermass and the Pit (1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbarella (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanet of the Apes (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight of the Living Dead (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColossus: The Forbin Project (1970)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHX 1138 (1971)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolaris\/Solyaris (1972)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantastic Planet\/La planÈ\u003cbr\u003ete sauvage (1973)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWestworld (1973) and Futureworld (1976)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeper (1973)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime After Time (1979)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlien (1979) and Aliens (1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEscape from New York (1981)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy Metal (1981)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Thing (1982)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Runner (1982)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNausicaÄ\u003cbr\u003e of the Valley of the Wind\/Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Terminator (1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack to the Future (1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCocoon (1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fly (1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredator (1987)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoboCop (1987)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Abyss (1989)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal Recall (1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJurassic Park (1993)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStargate (1994)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrange Days (1995)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve Monkeys (1995)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Your Eyes\/Abre los ojos (1997)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fifth Element (1997)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMen in Black (1997)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Truman Show (1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Matrix (1999)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace Cowboys (2000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) and Minority Report (2002)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eV for Vendetta (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren of Men (2006)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransformers (2007)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWALL-E (2008)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvatar (2009)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStar Trek (2009) and Star Trek into Darkness (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistrict 9 (2009)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInception (2010)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTRON: Legacy (2010)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloud Atlas (2012)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Avengers (2012)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMan of Steel (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGravity (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy (2014)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilm Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591020769560,"sku":"9781477330760","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fantastic-planets-forbidden-zones-and-lost-continents-the-100-greatest-science-fiction-films-paperback-softback-9781477330760","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}