Future Tense: The Cinema of Science Fiction

'''Brosnan, John. Future Tense: The Cinema of Science Fiction.''' New York: St. Martin's, 1978.

History of SF films from 1900 to 1978, with criticism. Includes an Appendix, "SF on Television," giving a year-by-year chronology of SF shows on TV. Primarily useful for its plot summaries and unabashed judgments of cinematic quality, plus interesting critical comments (passim) on 2001, THX 1138, and other relevant films.