Tech-noir : the fusion of science fiction and film noir / Paul Meehan.
Title:
Tech-noir : the fusion of science fiction and film noir / Paul Meehan.
Personal Author:
Publication:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]
Copyright:
©2008
Publication Date:
2008
ISBN:
9780786433254
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index.
Contents:
Things to come seen through a scanner darkly : the world of tech-noir -- Metropolis of the homunculus : the German silent and early sound period, 1916-1932 -- Mad doctors and mobsters : American sci-fi/horror films, 1932-1949 -- Atom-age noir : tech-noir and film noir in the atomic fifties, 1950-1961 -- Eating Soylent Green in Alphaville : genesis of a subgenre, 1961-1979 -- Blade runners, terminators, and neuromancers : cyberpunk cinema, 1980-1989 -- Masters of the matrix : the triumph of black tech, 1990-2006 -- Genre splice : night and the mega-city.
Abstract:
"From the German Expressionist cinema of the late 1920s to the present-day cyberpunk movement, the book examines over 100 movies in which the common noir elements of crime, mystery, surrealism, and human perversity intersect with the high technology of science fiction. The author also details the hybrid subgenre's considerable influences on contemporary music, fashion, and culture"--Provided by publisher.
Content Type:
text
Carrier Type:
volume
Language:
English
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