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Author | : Frank Herbert |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 897 |
Release | : 2023-09-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0593640349 |
• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE COMING NOVEMBER 3rd, 2023 Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert • Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, with Stellan Skarsgård, with Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides−who would become known as Maud'Dib—and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Author | : J.P. Telotte |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2008-05-02 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0813138736 |
“A richly detailed and critically penetrating overview . . . from the plucky adventures of Captain Video to the postmodern paradoxes of The X-Files and Lost.” —Rob Latham, coeditor of Science Fiction Studies Exploring such hits as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Lost, among others, The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader illuminates the history, narrative approaches, and themes of the genre. The book discusses science fiction television from its early years, when shows attempted to recreate the allure of science fiction cinema, to its current status as a sophisticated genre with a popularity all its own. J. P. Telotte has assembled a wide-ranging volume rich in theoretical scholarship yet fully accessible to science fiction fans. The book supplies readers with valuable historical context, analyses of essential science fiction series, and an understanding of the key issues in science fiction television.
Author | : Roger Elwood |
Publisher | : Pocket Books |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : American drama |
ISBN | : 9780671487669 |
Author | : Frank Garcia |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2013-09-27 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0786491833 |
This is a detailed examination of 58 science fiction television series produced between 1990 and 2004, from the popular The X-Files to the many worlds of Star Trek (The Next Generation onward), as well as Andromeda, Babylon 5, Firefly, Quantum Leap, Stargate Atlantis and SG-I, among others. A chapter on each series includes essential production information; a history of the series; critical commentary; and amusing, often provocative interviews with overall more than 150 of the creators, actors, writers and directors. The book also offers updates on each series' regular cast members, along with several photographs and a bibliography. Fully indexed.
Author | : Jan Peterson Ewen |
Publisher | : Meriwether Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Teenagers |
ISBN | : 9781566081979 |
These highly creative and imaginative scenes will produce out-of-this-world laughs for both actors and audience! The 16-scene collection includes original stories as well as spoofs of popular movies, books, and television shows. Perfect for classroom use or performance, these sketches include 2 to 6 (or even more!) actors and run 5 to 10 minutes. Complete production notes make it easy to bring these royalty-free skits to life onstage! Actors of all ages and experience levels will appreciate the many roles that can be played by either gender, and the table of contents includes the cast size and running time for each scene. In addition to containing laugh-out-loud scenes, this valuable resource also focuses on important acting skills such as comedic timing, pantomime, using accents, and physical characterization.
Author | : Paul Di Filippo |
Publisher | : Salem Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Fantasy literature |
ISBN | : 9781682172780 |
"Originally published as: Magill's guide to science fiction and fantasy literature. Ã1996" -- Verso title page.
Author | : J. P. Telotte |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2014-03-26 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1135968780 |
The first in the Routledge Television Guidebooks series, Science Fiction TV offers an introduction to the versatile and evolving genre of science fiction television, combining historical overview with textual readings to analyze its development and ever-increasing popularity. J. P. Telotte discusses science fiction’s cultural progressiveness and the breadth of its technological and narrative possibilities, exploring SFTV from its roots in the pulp magazines and radio serials of the 1930s all the way up to the present. From formative series like Captain Video to contemporary, cutting-edge shows like Firefly and long-lived popular revivals such as Doctor Who and Star Trek, Telotte insightfully tracks the history and growth of this crucial genre, along with its dedicated fandom and special venues, such as the Syfy Channel. In addition, each chapter features an in-depth exploration of a range of key historical and contemporary series, including: -Captain Video and His Video Rangers -The Twilight Zone -Battlestar Galactica -Farscape -Fringe Incorporating a comprehensive videography, discussion questions, and a detailed bibliography for additional reading, J. P. Telotte has created a concise yet thought-provoking guide to SFTV, a book that will appeal not only to dedicated science fiction fans but to students of popular culture and media as well.
Author | : Jonathan Bignell |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2017-06-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1526125390 |
A collection of essays that examine landmark popular television drama from the last forty years, from 'Doctor Who' to 'The Office'. Contributors focus on programmes across the range of popular genres, from sitcoms to science fiction, gothic horror and children's drama
Author | : Rob Latham |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 641 |
Release | : 2014-09-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0199838852 |
The excitement of possible futures found in science fiction has long fired the human imagination, but the genre's acceptance by academe is relatively recent. No longer marginalized and fighting for respectability, science-fictional works are now studied alongside more traditional art forms. Tracing the capacious genre's birth, evolution, and impact across nations, time periods, subgenres, and media, The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction offers an in-depth, comprehensive assessment of this robust area of scholarly inquiry and considers the future directions that will dictate the terms of the scholarly discourse. The Handbook begins with a focus on questions of genre, covering topics such as critical history, keywords, narrative, the fantastic, and fandom. A subsequent section on media engages with film, television, comics, architecture, music, video games, and more. The genre's role in the convergence of art and everyday life animates a third section, which addresses topics such as UFOs,
Author | : George Edgar Slusser |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780820317267 |
Through case studies, other contributors relate science fiction to other forms of "underground" literature, consider the continual cycle of illegitimate art replacing legitimate art, look at young readers of science fiction, chart the rising and falling "stock" of science fiction writers' reputations, and consider the influence of editors on a writer's work.