The Art Of Classic Sci-Fi Movies

The very first science fiction film I ever saw was The Time Machine way back in 1961. 

 

It mesmerized me and over the following years I watched more and more classics like The Planet Of The Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey, First Men In The Moon, Mysterious Island, Fantastic Voyage and dozens more up until the present.

At home I would watch other classics from the 1950s such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, The War Of The Worlds, Forbidden Planet along with with schlockly ‘B’ sci-fi films.

As a retired graphic designer and artist I have always been fascinated with the promotional material of classic science fiction films.

In The Art Of Classic Sci-Fi Movies from Globe Pequot, Applause and editor Adam Newell, the long and and imaginative promotional art of science fiction films are examined. It starts with the dawn of the movie industry.

Full-color and black and white reproductions of posters, placards, newspaper advertisements and other printed memorabilia complemented by text about the individual films, take readers on a imaginative journey through the decades.

It’s big, it’s bold, it’s amazing and it can be all yours with this oversize hardbound book so packed with visual goodies and memories you’ll spend hours pouring over its pages.

Psalms 4:8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.