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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Keith M. JohnstonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Berg Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.336kg ISBN: 9781847884763ISBN 10: 1847884768 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 November 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsJohnston brings a fresh eye to science fiction criticism in this book, drawing attention to some of the exciting and influential films that resonate within the genre and discussing often forgotten elements such as trailers, posters and adverts. Lincoln Geraghty, University of Portsmouth, UK Johnston's book should take its place as the most sophisticated and original introduction to the genre. Kevin Heffernan, Southern Methodist University, USA Johnston brings a fresh eye to science fiction criticism in this book, drawing attention to some of the exciting and influential films that resonate within the genre and discussing often forgotten elements such as trailers, posters and adverts. Lincoln Geraghty, University of Portsmouth, UK Johnston's book should take its place as the most sophisticated and original introduction to the genre. Kevin Heffernan, Southern Methodist University, USA Compiling an introductory work that briefly comprehensively covers a particular film genre - particularly one as richly diverse and complex as science fiction -is no easy tasks. Yet Keith Johnston has been remarkably successful in this endeavour, surveying and unpacking in detail a wide range of issues and films pertinent to the science fiction film scholar, student and general reader. -- Adam Brown, Deakin University Media International Australia Johnston brings a fresh eye to science fiction criticism in this book, drawing attention to some of the exciting and influential films that resonate within the genre and discussing often forgotten elements such as trailers, posters and adverts. Lincoln Geraghty, University of Portsmouth, UK Johnston's book should take its place as the most sophisticated and original introduction to the genre. Kevin Heffernan, Southern Methodist University, USA Author InformationKeith M. Johnston is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia and author of Coming Soon: Film Trailers and the Selling of Hollywood Technology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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