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“michele brittany”

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  • Horror in Space

    Critical Essays on a Film Subgenre

    Edited by Michele Brittany ...
    In sharp contrast to many 1960s science fiction films, with idealized views of space exploration, Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) terrified audiences, depicting a harrowing and doomed deep-space mission. The Alien films launched a new generation of horror set in the great unknown, inspiring filmmakers to take Earth-bound franchises like Leprechaun and Friday the 13th into space.This collection of new ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • James Bond and Popular Culture

    Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy

    Edited by Michele Brittany ...
    The most recognizable fictional spy and one of the longest running film franchises, James Bond has inspired a host of other pop culture contributions, including Doctor Who (the Jon Pertwee era), the animated television comedy series Archer, Matt Kindt's comic book series Mind MGMT, Japan's Nakano Spy School Films, the 1960s Italian Eurospy genre, and the recent 007 Legends video game. This ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern

    Critical Essays

    Edited by Michele Brittany, Nicholas Diak ...
    From shambling zombies to Gothic ghosts, horror has entertained thrill-seeking readers for centuries. A versatile literary genre, it offers commentary on societal issues, fresh insight into the everyday and moral tales disguised in haunting tropes and grotesque acts, with many stories worthy of critical appraisal.This collection of new essays takes in a range of topics, focusing on historic works ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • A Vindication of Monsters

    Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

    by Lucy Sussex, Nancy Holder, Sara Karloff, Lisa Morton, Carina Bissett, Michele Brittany, Donald Prentice Jr, Ciarán Bruder, Piper Mejia, Anthony P Ferguson, Claire Fitzpatrick, Leslie S Klinger, Lee Murray, Jason Franks, Robert Hood, H K Stubbs, Matthew R Davis, Grant Butlier, Octavia Cade ...
    In 1797 an extraordinary visionary died, leaving behind a grieving husband, a two-year-old daughter, and a newborn. The woman was Mary Wollstonecraft, her daughter Fanny Imlay, and her baby Mary Godwin, who, through many trials and tribulations, grew up to become the remarkable Mary Shelley, creator of one of the most important books in literature: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus. While ... Read more

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  • Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy

    by Michael Knost ...
    Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a collection of essays and interviews by and with many of the movers-and-shakers in the industry. Each contributor covers the specific element of craft he or she excels in. Expect to find varying perspectives and viewpoints, which is why you many find differing opinions on any particular subject.This is, after all, a collection of advice from ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Edited by Stephanie Schwam ...
    Series series Modern Library Movies
    "If 2001 has stirred your emotions, your subconscious, your mythological yearnings, then it has succeeded."--Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick's extraordinary movie 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1969. The critics initially disliked it, but the public loved it. And eventually, the film took its rightful place as one of the most innovative, brilliant, and pivotal works of modern cinema. The ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Horror

    by Brigid Cherry ...
    Series series Routledge Film Guidebooks
    Horror cinema is a hugely successful, but at the same time culturally illicit genre that spans the history of cinema. It continues to flourish with recent cycles of supernatural horror and torture porn that span the full range of horror styles and aesthetics. It is enjoyed by audiences everywhere, but also seen as a malign influence by others.In this Routledge Film Guidebook, audience researcher ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

  • Science Fiction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Seed ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

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  • Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey : New Essays

    New Essays

    by Robert Kolker ...
    Almost all students have seen 2001 but virtually none understand its inheritance its complexities and certainly not its ironies. The essays in this collection commissioned from a wide variety of scholars examine in detail various possible readings of the film and its historical context. They also examine the film as a genre piece--as the summa of science fiction that simultaneously looks back on ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction

    Edited by Edward James, Farah Mendlesohn ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from these different angles. After an introduction to the nature of science fiction, ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

    Edited by Mark Bould, Sherryl Vint, Andrew M. Butler, Adam Roberts ...
    Series series Routledge Literature Companions
    The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at:history – an integrated chronological ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Digital Storytelling

    The Narrative Power of Visual Effects in Film

    by Shilo T. McClean ...
    How digital visual effects in film can be used to support storytelling: a guide for scriptwriters and students.Computer-generated effects are often blamed for bad Hollywood movies. Yet when a critic complains that "technology swamps storytelling" (in a review of Van Helsing, calling it "an example of everything that is wrong with Hollywood computer-generated effects movies"), it says more about ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD