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A Guide to Apocalyptic Cinema [Hardcover]

Charles P. Mitchell (Author)
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"Though this is a textbook and reference material, I cannot consider it heavy reading. It was a breeze to go through, the examples used were diverse in type and well placed through the book. This is a recommended "Sit on the shelf, use when needed" volume for horror buffs, film students, theology (eschatology) students..." -

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This examination and comprehensive assessment of apocalyptic cinema studies fifty films that illustrate the variety, range and different categories of the genre. Apocalyptic films are those that depict, on screen as part of the story, an event threatening the extinction of mankind. A brief overview identifies seven major categories of apocalyptic films: the religious or supernatural, celestial collision, solar or orbital disruption, nuclear war and radioactive fallout, germ warfare or pestilence, alien device or invasion, and scientific miscalculation. Alphabetically arranged entries rate the films and provide production information, an annotated cast listing, a synopsis of the film, a critique, and representative quotes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for film enthusiasts, Mar 19 2002
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This review is from: A Guide to Apocalyptic Cinema (Hardcover)
This remrkable book covers 150 film titles involving various nd of the world scenarios. 50 of the titles are explored in great depth, including Cornel Wilde's NO BLADE OF GRASS, DR. STRANGELOVE, ON THE BEACH, H. G. Wells' THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES, DELUGE, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, THE LAST WOMAN ON EARTH, CRACK IN THE WORLD, THE SATAN BUG, MARS ATTACKS, METEOR, THE SEVENTH SIGN and many more. The introduction divides apocalyptic films into eight categories and the author explains the differences between apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic genres. A spellbinding and essential film resource book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and definitive, April 2 2001
This review is from: A Guide to Apocalyptic Cinema (Hardcover)
This is a fascinating, comprehesive study of END OF THE WORLD films ranging from comedies such as THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT to profound and dark films like NO BLADE OF GRASS and THE SAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE. Mitchell also makes a unique distinction between apocalyptic and postapocalyptic films. He examines a hundred examples of aocalyptic films and fifty of postapocalyptic as contrast. Fifty films are provided in depth coverage. My three favorites are the whimsical treatment of THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES, the penetrating study of Abel Gance's truncated Thirties masterpiece, END OF THE WORLD, and DELUGE. My examples are all Thirties films, but all decades are included up to ARMAGEDDON and END OF DAYS. There are a number of interesting photos as well, including a mock newspaper headline from the rare Thirties film DELUGE, as well as a shot showing the Statue of Liberty getting swept away in a flood. This is a genuine first rate fimography. Recommended
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and definitive, April 2 2001
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This review is from: A Guide to Apocalyptic Cinema (Hardcover)
This is a fascinating, comprehesive study of END OF THE WORLD films ranging from comedies such as THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT to profound and dark films like NO BLADE OF GRASS and THE SAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE. Mitchell also makes a unique distinction between apocalyptic and postapocalyptic films. He examines a hundred examples of aocalyptic films and fifty of postapocalyptic as contrast. Fifty films are provided in depth coverage. My three favorites are the whimsical treatment of THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES, the penetrating study of Abel Gance's truncated Thirties masterpiece, END OF THE WORLD, and DELUGE. My examples are all Thirties films, but all decades are included up to ARMAGEDDON and END OF DAYS. There are a number of interesting photos as well, including a mock newspaper headline from the rare Thirties film DELUGE, as well as a shot showing the Statue of Liberty getting swept away in a flood. This is a genuine first rate fimography. Recommended

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for film enthusiasts, Mar 19 2002
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This review is from: A Guide to Apocalyptic Cinema (Hardcover)
This remrkable book covers 150 film titles involving various nd of the world scenarios. 50 of the titles are explored in great depth, including Cornel Wilde's NO BLADE OF GRASS, DR. STRANGELOVE, ON THE BEACH, H. G. Wells' THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES, DELUGE, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, THE LAST WOMAN ON EARTH, CRACK IN THE WORLD, THE SATAN BUG, MARS ATTACKS, METEOR, THE SEVENTH SIGN and many more. The introduction divides apocalyptic films into eight categories and the author explains the differences between apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic genres. A spellbinding and essential film resource book.
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