| Description |
x, 291 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: "I dream for a living" -- Duel (1971): paranoid style -- Jaws (1975): hydrophobia -- Close encounters of the third kind (1977; rev. 1980): unidentified flying object relations -- E.T. (1982): a fairy tale -- Poltergeist (1982): divorce American style -- Raiders of the lost Ark (1981): totem and taboo -- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984): bad medicine -- Indiana Jones and the last Crusade (1989): raiders of the lost father -- Always (1989): the eternal triangle -- Short films: "Kick the can" (1983) and "The mission" (1986) -- Hook (1991): Peter Pan syndrome -- Jurassic Park (1993) and The lost world: Jurassic Park (1997): Jaws on land -- A.I. (Artificial intelligence) (2001): separation anxiety -- Minority report (2002): Oedipus redux -- War of the worlds (2005) and trauma culture -- Conclusion: moving toward the light |
| Summary |
"Empire of Dreams is the first definitive look at all of the science fiction (SF), fantasy, and horror films directed by Steven Spielberg, one of the most popular and influential filmmakers in the world today. In the 1970s and 1980s, Spielberg along with George Lucas, helped spark the renaissance of American SF and fantasy film, and he has remained highly productive and prominent in these genres ever since. SF fantasy and horror films form the bulk of his work for over thirty years - accounting for sixteen of the twenty-six theatrical features he directed from 1971 to 2005. His films have become part of a global consciousness and his cinematic style part of the visual vocabulary of world media."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Credits
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Science fiction films -- History and criticism.
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Fantasy films -- History and criticism.
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| LC no. |
2007024397 |
| ISBN |
9780742555778 hardback |
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0742555771 hardback |
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9780742555785 paperback |
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074255578X paperback |
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