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Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have SF movies evolved together with filmmaking technology over the past century? Once a cult phenomenon, now a fixture of contemporary pop culture, SF films have never been more prominent. In The Geek's Guide to SF Cinema, deputy editor for Den of Geek, Ryan Lambie, shines fresh light on critical turning points in the evolution of SF cinema through thirty significant films. Both entertaining and enlightening, this Geek's Guide highlights SF's most influential films,…mehr

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Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have SF movies evolved together with filmmaking technology over the past century? Once a cult phenomenon, now a fixture of contemporary pop culture, SF films have never been more prominent. In The Geek's Guide to SF Cinema, deputy editor for Den of Geek, Ryan Lambie, shines fresh light on critical turning points in the evolution of SF cinema through thirty significant films. Both entertaining and enlightening, this Geek's Guide highlights SF's most influential films, from those of the pioneering Georges Méliès to such contemporary blockbusters as Star Wars, Alien, Avatar and Inception. Through interviews with directors, actors and academics, this book provides a detailed tour of an evolving genre. From finding out how Rutger Hauer wrote one of the most famous lines in genre cinema to better understanding the lasting power of Japanese classic Akira, The Geek's Guide to SF Cinema is a lively pop-culture book with unrivalled depth.
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Since 2010, RYAN LAMBIE has served as the deputy editor of denofgeek.com, a Dennis Publishing-owned entertainment website that has a global reach of around 5 million unique users per month. Specialising in feature-writing, primarily about genre movies, he has interviewed all kinds of actors, directors and producers in the course of his work, including Ridley Scott, Donald Trumbull, Alejandro Iñárritu, Rutger Hauer and Denzel Washington. As a freelance writer, his other work has included pieces on movies and videogames for such publications as the Guardian, the Mirror, Bizarre, Mental Floss and the Escapist. In 2014, Ryan received the Richard Attenborough Award for best blogger at the FDA Regional Critics Film Awards.