Description: ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface1. Introduction: The Formation of the Genre 1. Definitions and approaches 2. Traditions, forerunners and science fiction film Interview: Writer Brian Aldiss Interview: Writer William Gibson 2. Science Fiction Films in the 1950s 1. Fathers, sons and alien visitations 2. Romantic encounters 3. Daddy's girl 4. Outside influences Interview: Actor Billy Gray 3. Spaced Out: Between the 'Golden Years' 1. The odyssey begins Tunnels of perception 2. New worlds and old worlds Interview Director Ken Russell 4. The Masculine Subject of Science Fiction in the 1980's Blockbuster Era 1. The family films 2. The 1980's cyborg film 3. Science fiction and the global film market Interview: Director Paul Verhoeven5. Gender Blending and the Feminine Subject in Science Fiction Film 1. Horror and the female subject in science fiction as 'co being 2. Replicating the femme fatale 3. Beyond the femme fatale 4. Mind over matter 5. Female hero meets femme fatale Interview: Director Paul Verhoeven (Part 2) 6. Alien Others: Race and the Science Fiction Film 1. Representations of 'blackness' in science fiction films of 1960s and 1970s 2. The African American alien in 1980s science fiction film 3. Issues of authenticity in the 1990's virtual reality film 4. The Asian American and the 'oriental' 5. The oriental in Euro-American science fiction film Interview: Actor Joe Morton 7. Generic Performance and Science Fiction Cinema 1. Externalising Performance 2. Internalising Performance Interview: Actor Dean Norris8. Conclusion: The Technology of Science Fiction Cinema 1. Computer Graphics and Contemporary Science Fiction Interview: Special Effects Technician Stan Winston Interview: Director Roland Emmerich Bibliography Films Cited Index

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