Science Fiction Cinema: Between Fantasy and Reality
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All movies from the Films Cited section in the book Science Fiction Cinema: Between Fantasy and Reality, written by Christine Cornea.
"From E.T. the Extraterrestrial and Back to the Future to Blade Runner and Alien, science fiction films have been achieving blockbuster status for decades. Moreover, some major studio releases, such as Star Wars, The Matrix, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as many low-budget films have become etched in film history as international cult classics.
Offering a broad historical and theoretical reassessment of this popular genre, Christine Cornea explores the development of science fiction in cinema from its very beginnings to the present day. Each chapter offers analyses of particular films, situating them within a wider historical/cultural context while also highlighting a specific key thematic issue. Cornea provides vital and unique perspectives on the genre, including discussions of the relevance of psychedelic imagery, race, the "new woman of science," generic performance, and the prevalence of "techno-orientalism" in recent films. Enriching the book are new interviews with some of the main practitioners in the field, such as Roland Emmerich, Paul Verhoeven, Ken Russell, Stan Winston, William Gibson, Brian Aldiss, Joe Morton, Dean Norris, and Billy Gray. While American films are Cornea's main focus, she also engages with a range of pertinent examples from other countries and explains why science fiction lends itself well to transnational reception."
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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Altered States
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
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Attack of the Puppet People
1958 — a.k.a. Six Inches Tall, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Brain Eaters
1958 — a.k.a. Keepers of the Earth, in 0 top lists Check -
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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check -
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Children of the Damned
1964, in 0 top lists Check -
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Day of the Triffids
1963 — a.k.a. Invasion of the Triffids, in 1 top list Check -
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Demon Seed
1977, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Doctor's Experiment
1908, in 0 top lists Check -
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Doom
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Duality of Man
1910, in 0 top lists Check -
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 — a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers, in 0 top lists Check -
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Earth vs the Spider
1958 — a.k.a. Earth vs. the Giant Spider, in 0 top lists Check -
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Event Horizon
1997, in 2 top lists Check -
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eXistenZ
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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Frankenstein
1910, in 3 top lists Check -
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Frankenstein
1931, in 18 top lists Check -
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Friday the 13th
1980, in 3 top lists Check -
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
1956, in 1 top list Check -
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Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
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Halloween
1978, in 17 top lists Check -
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Invaders from Mars
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
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Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
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It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955 — a.k.a. Monster from Beneath the Sea, in 0 top lists Check -
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It Came from Outer Space
1953, in 2 top lists Check -
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It Conquered the World
1956 — a.k.a. It Conquered the Earth, in 0 top lists Check -
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 — a.k.a. It! The Vampire from Beyond Space, in 1 top list Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Lawnmower Man
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Night Caller
1965 — a.k.a. Blood Beast from Outer Space, in 0 top lists Check -
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Panic in Year Zero
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
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Peeping Tom
1960, in 20 top lists Check -
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Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957, in 6 top lists Check -
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Predator
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 — a.k.a. The Creeping Unknown, in 2 top lists Check -
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Quatermass and the Pit
1967, in 2 top lists Check -
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Quatermass 2
1957 — a.k.a. Enemy from Space, in 2 top lists Check -
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Resident Evil
2002, in 1 top list Check -
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Den skæbnesvangre opfindelse
1910 — a.k.a. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Stepford Wives
1975, in 2 top lists Check -
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Them!
1954, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Thing from Another World
1951, in 7 top lists Check -
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This Island Earth
1955, in 1 top list Check -
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Village of the Damned
1960, in 5 top lists Check -
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Virus
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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The War of the Worlds
1953, in 6 top lists Check
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