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"Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing...
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
576 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is the definitive encyclopedia for the science fiction fanatic. From Barbarella to Blade Runner, from Solaris to Star Wars, and from 1984 to 2001, Sci-Fi Chronicles seeks out 200 of the greatest galactic creations. Presented in an arresting blend of incisive text, infographic timelines, and stunning photographs, each chronologically arranged entry features an entertaining overview written by a science fiction expert, plus: The lifespan of...
5) The Asphyx
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Language
English
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A scientist becomes obsessed with the possibility of obtaining immortality by capturing the Asphyx, the essence of death locked deep in our souls.
Author
Series
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Spanning nine decades and branded by the most trusted authority on film, Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Sci-Fi showcases 50 of the most shocking, weird, wonderful, and mind-bending movies ever made.From A Trip to the Moon (1902) to Arrival (2016), science fiction cinema has produced a body of classics with a broader range of styles, stories, and subject matter than perhaps any other film genre. They are movies that embed themselves in the depths...
7) Piranha
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Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
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"While searching for missing teenagers. novice skip tracer Maggie McKeown and local town boozer Paul Grogan stumble upon a top-secret Army laboratory conducting genetic research on piranha fish for the purpose of developing biological warfare. When the deadly eating machines are accidentally released from the compound, they're soon headed downstream and consuming everything, and anything, in their path. Just when you thought it was safe to go in the...
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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Whether you judge by box office receipts, industry awards, or critical accolades, science fiction films are the most popular movies now being produced and distributed around the world. Nor is this phenomenon new. Sci-fi filmmakers and audiences have been exploring fantastic planets, forbidden zones, and lost continents ever since George Melies 1902 film A Trip to the Moon. In this highly entertaining and knowledgeable book, film historian and pop...
11) Alien
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English
Description
When the crew of the space-tug Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a barren planet, they discover a mysterious life form that breeds within human hosts. The acid-blooded extraterrestrial proves to be the ultimate adversary as crew members battle to stay alive and prevent the deadly creature from reaching Earth.
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Series
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
79 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The complete guide to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this Visual Dictionary reveals all of the characters, creatures, drois, locations, and technology, "--page [4] of cover.
13) Reign of fire
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
In present day London dragons awake. Fast forward 20 years, to a world devastated by their destruction. Fire Chief Quinn, is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a community alive in what's left of the world. Into their midst comes a hotshot American, Van Zan, who says he has a way to destroy the beasts and save mankind.
14) From beyond
Publisher
Orion Pictures
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Unrated director's edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland, which is the sixth sense, it opens the doors to a parallel and hostile universe.
15) Cloud atlas
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. The story is a time-shifting weave of six interlinking narratives, with diverse settings from the savagery of a Pacific Island in the 1850s to a dystopian Korea of the near future.
16) Damnation Alley
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a horrific nuclear assault, three soldiers band together in a special all-terrain land cruiser and head for Albany, NY, the only American city to be spared in the attack. As they travel through the post-nuke wastelands, they pick up a beautiful woman and an incorrigible teenager while battling mutant insects, packs of violent survivors, and brutal electrical storms that savage the already barren plains.
Publisher
Retromedia Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Twentieth anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A space ship gets lost and must make an emergency landing on an unknown and mysterious planet. It appears to look a lot like earth but they soon find that they are trapped in a nightmare world of prehistoric monsters.
18) Dinosaurus!
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Language
English
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Description
Building a new harbor off the coast of an island, an American engineer sets off a blast on the ocean floor that uncovers the frozen bodies of a Brontosaurus, a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a Neanderthal Man. They are hauled ashore by the crew, who are unaware that the giants are still alive. Struck by lightning during a storm, the monsters awaken and prowl the island jungles! Also restored to life is the caveman, an amiable brute who joins the island boy...
19) Aliens
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing's Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Aliens have haunted the monster movies that have chilled and thrilled rapt audiences for years. This fun-filled film resource begins with the ancient alien history in art, literature, and other classic works. It covers scary science fiction's most significant writers and how their stories came to influence alien movies for years to come. Beginning with the first alien films ever made, the book carries readers through the most popular flicks and sequels,...
20) Transformations
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A transport pilot crashes and finds himself in the hospital ward of a prison colony. He soon contracts a mysterious disease that transforms him into a horrendous beast, and only the purity of beautiful Miranda stands between the deadly disease and the rest of mankind.
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