{"product_id":"from-alien-to-the-matrix-reading-science-fiction-film","title":"From Alien to The Matrix: Reading Science Fiction Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 23-04-2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 24halftones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoz Kaveney, an expert in science fiction literature and film, has written an entertaining and enlightening new read on the genre. She explores the history of science fiction film and literature, the recurring themes and characters across the genre, development of special effects technology and the advent of CGI, the business and culture of movie franchises, and the legitimization of \"geek culture\" through the blockbuster successes of sci-fi movies. Films discussed include\u003cbr\u003eDark City, Strange Days, the\u003cbr\u003eStar Wars series, the\u003cbr\u003eTerminator films, the\u003cbr\u003eAlien quartet, and\u003cbr\u003eGalaxy Quest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An incredibly necessary text--arming the geeks with tools to read films for the DVD generation--and possibly regeneration. Clear, simple text, in which an understanding of slash fiction is as important to the text as an encyclopedic knowledge of a hundred years of written SF, and what movies mean.\"--Neil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exemplary book of its kind. For any other authors considering tackling this subject, it is the book to beat.\"--Charles Shaar Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoz Kaveney is a freelance writer and editor and chief contributor to\u003cbr\u003eReading the Vampire Slayer (I.B.Tauris 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781850438069\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Land DU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51593912680749,"sku":null,"price":1595.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/9748\/7917\/files\/81boHxInrwL.jpg?v=1761733541","url":"https:\/\/ebookland.in\/products\/from-alien-to-the-matrix-reading-science-fiction-film","provider":"Book Land DU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}