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Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition

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Bill Warren's Keep Watching the Skies! was originally published in two volumes, in 1982 and 1986. It was then greatly expanded in what we called the 21st Century Edition, with new entries on several films and revisions and expansions of the commentary on every film.

In addition to a detailed plot synopsis, full cast and credit listings, and an overview of the critical reception of each film, Warren delivers richly informative assessments of the films and a wealth of insights and anecdotes about their making. The book contains 273 photographs (many rare, 35 in color), has seven useful appendices, and concludes with an enormous index.

This book is also available in hardcover format (ISBN 978-0-7864-4230-0).

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ISBN-13:	9781476625058
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	01/12/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1040
File size:	42 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Bill Warren (“sci-ﬁ completist extraordinaire”—Joe Dante) wrote and contributed to many books and articles and for ten years was the Hollywood correspondent for a French television series. He was long active in the Los Angeles Science Fiction/Fantasy Society. Film Quarterly (40:4) gave “thanks to Warren’s extraordinary ability to tap and release, in the reader’s memory, intense...memory-impressions. He knows exactly which scenes to describe, in order to yank us, Proust-like, into the past.” Research associate Bill Thomas is a lead reference librarian and lives in Lancaster, California.
The late Bill Warren ("sci-ﬁ completist extraordinaire"--Joe Dante) wrote and contributed to many books and articles and for ten years was the Hollywood correspondent for a French television series. He was long active in the Los Angeles Science Fiction/Fantasy Society. Film Quarterly (40:4) gave "thanks to Warren's extraordinary ability to tap and release, in the reader's memory, intense...memory-impressions. He knows exactly which scenes to describe, in order to yank us, Proust-like, into the past."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Howard Waldrop
Preface
Source Abbreviations

THE FILMS

Between pages 276 and 277 are 16 “A” color plates showing 23 posters Between pages 668 and 669 are 8 “B” color plates showing 12 posters

Appendices:
I. Films in Order of Release
II. Oh, Yes, They’re the Great Pretenders
III. Announced Titles
IV. The Bowery Boys
V. 1950s Movies That Have Been Remade
VI. Science Fiction Serials of the 1950s
VII. Notable Posters of the Period
VIII. One More Film
IX. Farewell to the Birdman of South El Monte

Bibliography
Index

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Editorial Reviews

this detailed chronicle from a devoted sf buff is recommended for film studies students and dedicated aficionados of the genre...highly recommended”—Library Journal; “very well indexed and cross referenced...recommended”—Choice; “handsomely produced new edition is the premier reference for this subject...all of the essays are newly revised...highly recommended”—Booklist

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handsomely produced new edition is the premier reference for this subject...all of the essays are newly revised...highly recommended

Booklist

very well indexed and cross referenced...recommended

Choice

film history students and science fiction buffs alike will enjoy this impressive work...highly recommended

Library Journal

Gr 6 Up—This long-overdue revision of the magisterial original (volume one, 1982; volume two, 1986) offers lengthy, richly informative, and extensively revised essays on hundreds of films, packing the entries into one hefty volume and rearranging them from chronological to a more accessible alphabetical order. Film scholar Warren opens with perceptive reflections on the history, common motifs, and enduring appeal of the era's science-fiction movies, then in an unfailingly lively style goes on to examine releases from the renowned The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Manchurian Candidate to the likes of Teenagers from Outer Space and Attack of the Crab Monsters. While limiting his purview to feature films (not serials) with at least perfunctory scientific content released theatrically in the U.S. from 1950 to 1962, Warren includes within extensive back matter a long list of excluded films from the period, with explanations as to why they were left out. Other extras include a release-date index, a list of announced-but-never-made titles, and a huge multimedia resource list. Enhanced by hundreds of black-and-white stills, plus two arresting sections of posters in color, this opinionated but clear-eyed and authoritative labor of love will not only draw scuttling hordes of researchers but also turn even casual browsers into rabid fans. It is a significant addition to any pop-culture collection, even those including such broader but far shallower guides as C. J. Henderson's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies (Facts On File, 2001) or Phil Hardy's The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction (Overlook, 1995).—John Peters, New York Public Library

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