{"product_id":"9781578595341","title":"The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz","description":"Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e covers the broad and widening range of science-fiction movies. From the trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters, this cinefile’s guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest, baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic and TV science fiction. You’ll find more than just Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers, with reviews on many overlooked and under-appreciated gems and genres, such as ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eMonsters! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eSuperheroes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-man, Superman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAvant-garde masterpieces:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Solaris, 2001, Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• and many, many more categories and movies!!","brand":"Visible Ink Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150255571184,"sku":"9781578595341","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781578595341_p0.jpg?v=1763789493","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781578595341","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}