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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The Abyss
1989, in 3 top lists Check -
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Superman
1948, in 0 top lists Check -
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Aelita
1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check -
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Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
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Alexander
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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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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Alien Nation
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
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Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check -
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Altered States
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Andromeda Strain
1971, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Angry Red Planet
1959 — a.k.a. Journey to Planet Four, in 1 top list Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
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Armageddon
1998, in 4 top lists Check -
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L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat
1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check -
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001, in 11 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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Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Barbarella
1968, in 7 top lists Check -
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Batman
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
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Black Hawk Down
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Black Hole
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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A Boy and His Dog
1975, in 3 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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Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Brother from Another Planet
1984, in 1 top list Check -
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Buck Rogers
1939, 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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Capricorn One
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cars
2006, in 3 top lists Check -
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Chicken Run
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
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Children of the Damned
1964, in 0 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Countryman and the Cinematograph
1901 — a.k.a. The Countryman's First Sight of the Animated Pictures, in 1 top list Check -
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Crash
1996, in 9 top lists Check -
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Crying Game
1992, in 11 top lists Check -
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Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
1966 — a.k.a. Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., in 0 top lists Check -
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Dark City
1998, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Dark Mirror
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
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Dark Star
1974, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Day After Tomorrow
2004, in 3 top lists 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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