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Ancient Rockets.
Title:
Ancient Rockets.
Author:
Baker, Kage.
ISBN:
9781616961138
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (311 pages)
Contents:
Introduction -- Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) -- Voyage à Travers L'Impossible (Impossible Voyage) -- Frankenstein -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea -- The Golem: How He Came Into the World -- The Master Mystery -- The Man From Beyond -- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari -- The Mechanical Man (L'Uomo Meccanico) -- Aelita: Queen of Mars -- Metropolis -- The Lost World -- The ? Motorist -- Frau im Mond (Woman on the Moon) -- Modern Times -- L'Atlantide (The Queen of Atlantis) -- Orlacs Hände(The Hands of Orlac) -- Siegfried and Kriemhild's Revenge -- Haxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages) -- Schatten (Warning Shadows) -- The Adventures of Prince Achmed -- Nosferatu -- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz -- The Patchwork Girl of Oz -- The Magic Cloak of Oz -- His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz -- Unnamed -- A Midsummer Night's Dream / The Tempest -- Gertie the Dinosaurus -- The Thief of Bagdad -- Faust -- Der müde Tod (Destiny) -- The Bells -- Paris Qui Dort (The Crazy Ray) -- Tarzan of the Apes -- The Son of Tarzan -- The Adventures of Tarzan -- Tarzan and the Golden Lion -- Tarzan The Tiger -- The Fall of the House of Usher / La Chute de la Maison Usher -- Waxworks -- The Phantom of the Opera -- The Haunted Castle (Schloss Vogeloed) -- Wolf Blood -- The Pet -- The Flying House -- Scrooge -- or Marley's Ghost / A Christmas Carol -- A Christmas Past (Collection) -- This book is dedicated to Neassa,.
Abstract:
From Metropolis to the pre-Technicolor Oz, take a fantastical journey through the wildest frontiers of the silent films of the silver screen. Ancient Rockets brings you the earliest (and cheesiest) special effects, the best and worst directors, the tour de forces and the utter trainwrecks. Forty-nine cinematic odysseys will take you on A Trip to the Moon and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, swinging upon jungle vines with Tarzan and into the terrifying laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein, from The Adventures of Prince Achmed all the way to Modern Times. These are the pinnacles and the pitfalls of science fiction's silent movies as affectionately viewed by Kage Baker (the Company series) with acerbic wit and historical acumen. Ancient Rockets presents the mad scientists, terrifying fiends, flimsy plots, and glorious landscapes that have inspired generations of fans and filmmakers alike.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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