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: Resurrection
1997, in 1 top list Check -
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Alien³
1992, in 1 top list Check -
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The Andromeda Strain
1971, in 3 top lists Check -
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Black Hawk Down
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Capricorn One
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
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Death Wish
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Die Hard
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
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Die Hard 2
1990, in 3 top lists Check -
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 — a.k.a. Die Hard with a Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check -
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Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
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Diva
1981, in 7 top lists Check -
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Eve of Destruction
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Fail Safe
1964, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Final Programme
1973 — a.k.a. The Last Days of Man on Earth, in 0 top lists Check -
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First Blood
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Flying Saucer
1950, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
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Hardware
1990 — a.k.a. M.A.R.K. 13, in 1 top list Check -
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High Noon
1952, in 18 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
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Jurassic Park
1993, in 23 top lists Check -
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A Kiss Before Dying
1991, in 1 top list Check -
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Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
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Nemesis
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nemesis 2: Nebula
1995, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nemesis III: Prey Harder
1996 — a.k.a. Nemesis 3: Time Lapse, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nemesis 4: Death Angel
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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The One
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Panic in Year Zero
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Quatermass
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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Soylent Green
1973, in 3 top lists Check -
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Street Fighter
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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Subway
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Terminal Man
1974, in 1 top list Check -
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 27 top lists Check -
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003, in 2 top lists Check -
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United 93
2006, in 5 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Virus
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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War of the Worlds
2005, in 5 top lists Check -
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Westworld
1973, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Wild One
1953, in 2 top lists Check -
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World Trade Center
2006, in 0 top lists Check
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