Science Fiction Film (Genres in American Cinema)

Telotte, J. P. Science Fiction Film (Genres in American Cinema). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Contents include

Part I. Approaches
 1. Introduction: The World of the Science Fiction Film
 2. Science Fiction Film: The Critical Context

Part II. Historical Overview
 3. A Trajectory of the American Science Fiction Film

Part III. Film Analyses
 4. The Science Fiction Film as Fantastic Text: THX 1138
 5. The Science Fiction Film as Marvelous Text: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
 6. The Science Fiction Film as Uncanny Text: RoboCop
 7. Crossing Genre Boundaries / Bound by Fantasy: THE FLY (1986)
 8. Conclusion: A Note on Boundaries

Notes
Bibliography
Select Filmography of the American Science Fiction Film
Index

Richly illustrated.

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A major student of the genre deals with a number of films of interest to users of this Wiki. In addition to those linked above: BLADE RUNNER, FORBIDDEN PLANET, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, Flash Gordon serial (1936), THE BLACK HOLE, THINGS TO COME, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, DEMON SEED, LOGAN'S RUN, MODERN TIMES — and a number of others.

RDE, finishing, 22May23