- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd; Updated edition (27 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854109464
- ISBN-13: 978-1854109460
- Product Dimensions: 29.7 x 24.1 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,196,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Of all the movie genres, science fiction has provided poster artists with the greatest imaginative freedom and wildest sources of inspiration, and the artists have responded by creating some of their very best examples of their work, from the iconic figure of the female robot in Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" to the familiar shapes of R2D2 and C3P0 from "Star Wars". This collection, starting with the original 1912 French poster for "Conquest of the Pole", features posters for all the sci-fi fans' favourite movies: "2001", "Bladerunner", "Close Encounters", "The Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Forbidden Planet", "Planet of the Apes", "Rollerball" and series such as the "Star Wars", "Star Trek" and "Alien" films, as well as lesser known or long-forgotten works like "Girl in the Moon", "Invaders from Mars" and B-feature films featuring Flash Gordon and the 1940s American superheroes such as Superman and Batman. Moreover, although many of the films may be familiar, a fair proportion of the posters will not. For alongside the widely-used British and American posters the editors have juxtaposed the work, often previously unpublished in book form, of Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish and other foreign poster artists which frequently provides a startling and fascinating contrast to the posters that Western fans remember and cherish. Thus there are no less than eight posters for "Planet of the Apes", British, US, French, two different German styles, and images from Czechoslovakia, Poland and Romania - four different posters for "The Man Who Fell to Earth", six different takes on "Barbarella" and eight efforts to capture the enigmatic message of "2001: A Space Odyssey".
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Science Fiction Poster Art,
By Eugene Nouril (London) - See all my reviews
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The best book so far by Nourmand & Marsh and possibly the best book I've seen on Sci-Fi posters. Some of the most dazzling images I've seen reproduced.
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A highly recommended visual treat,
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Color reproductions from science fiction posters pack a gorgeous presentation which focuses as much on the background history and talents of the artists themselves as on the works. Tony Nourmand is co-owner of a poster gallery in London and a poster consultant for Christie's; Graham Marsh is a designer and art director: their joint efforts here pack genre history with full-page poster reproductions in living color. A highly recommended visual treat.
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Spectacular Science Fiction art,
By Guy P. Harrison "author of 50 Popular Beliefs... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Science Fiction Poster Art (Paperback)
If you are a fan of Sci-Fi films, you will love this book. Every page has one or more images of sci-fi movie posters, all in color.
The text is perfect, brief and informative, and never gets in the way of the art. I highly recommend this book. --Guy P. Harrison, author of Race and Reality: What Everyone Should Know About Our Biological Diversity and 50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God
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Science Fiction Poster Art,
By Danny Ly - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Science Fiction Poster Art (Paperback)
Great Book, great quality printing and lots of amazing rare posters that I've never knew it existed.
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