"SUSPENDING MY DISBELIEF: SINISTER CINEMAS" (1958-1969): Fantasy Films - Signed
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"SUSPENDING MY DISBELIEF: SINISTER CINEMAS" (1958-1969): Fantasy Films - Signed . The author examines these films plus many others - over sixty in fact - in a loving look back at what made these films so special, as well as their unique place in the annals of cinema. He analyzes films from great producers such as George Pal and Tomoyuki Tanaka, to masters of special effects like Ray Harryhausen and Eiji Tsuburaya, and skilled directors such as Sergio Leone and Stanley Kubrick. The late 1950s through the 1960s was the Golden Age of Fantasy Films, coming on the heels as it were on the Golden Age of Science Fiction films (covered in the author's earlier Suspending My Disbelief: Televised Terrors (1950-1959) , which is also available on eBay). It was a glorious time to be a kid going to the Saturday Matinee movies every Saturday to see marvelous films of every type, from Knights in Shining Armor (The Magic Sword ) to Sword and Sandal (The Colossus of Rhodes), to voyages to other worlds (The Angry Red Planet , Journey to the Seventh Planet ), to horror (The Man with the X-Ray Eyes ), to dinosaurs (Dinosaurus! , One Million Years, B.C. ), to trips to inside the human body (Fantastic Voyage ), to trips on mighty airships (Master of the World ), and strange islands (Mysterious Island ), to giant monsters (Gorgo , Reptilicus ), and even comedy (The Three Stooges in Orbit , The Nutty Professor ). The author examines these films plus many others - over sixty in fact - in a loving look back at what made these films so special, as well as their unique place in the annals of cinema. He analyzes films from great producers such as George Pal and Tomoyuki Tanaka, to masters of special effects like Ray Harryhausen and Eiji Tsuburaya, and skilled directors such as Sergio Leone and Stanley Kubrick. After giving a detailed synopsis of each film, he then closely examines and offers concise comments on them in a manner meant to engage as well as elucidate. Ultimately, it is an affectionate tribute and a fond remembrance of a world where sentiment overshadowed cynicism, where bravery won the day, and when love still conquered all. The author will sign each book. Note: There are only two copies left in stock to be signed.
