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Empire of dreams : the science fiction and fantasy films of Steven Spielberg / Andrew M. Gordon.

By: Gordon, Andrew, 1945-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth : Rowman & Littlefield, c2008Description: x, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780742555778 (cloth : alk. paper) :; 0742555771 (cloth : alk. paper) :; 9780742555785 (pbk. : alk. paper) :; 074255578X (pbk. : alk. paper) :Subject(s): Spielberg, Steven, 1946- -- Criticism and interpretation | Fantasy films -- Criticism and interpretation | Science fiction films -- Criticism and interpretationDDC classification: 791.430233092 LOC classification: PN1998.3.S65 | G67 2008
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.
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Book Book Paul Hamlyn Library Paul Hamlyn Library Floor 3 791.430233092 SPI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 05848261
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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