Brave new worlds : science fiction phenomenon / NBD Television Ltd.

It has been written that "science fiction is the true literature of the 20th century, showing us the present through an image of the future. This documentary looks at classic films and novels, pulp fiction, B movies, and the special-effects wizardry of science fiction adventure epics. Interviews wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
NBD Television Ltd
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], ©1992.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Literature > Study and teaching.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Science fiction phenomenon
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Basis of Science Fiction (3:22)
  • Science Fiction of the 1920s and 1930s (5:20)
  • Science Fiction of the 1940s (1:48)
  • Science Fiction of the 1950s (5:00)
  • Science Fiction of the 1960s (3:35)
  • Science Fiction of the 1970s (1:47)
  • Final Frontier: Theme in Science Fiction (5:10)
  • Special Effects vs. Scientific Accuracy (5:11)
  • Obssession With Invasion (4:20)
  • Monsters in Science Fiction (5:15)
  • New Literary Form: Cyberpunk (3:14)
  • Virtual Reality and Science Fiction (2:16)
  • Science Fiction's Future (2:56)