Bill Warren ("sci- completist extraordinaire"-Joe Dante) has
written and contributed to many books and articles and for ten
years was the Hollywood correspondent for a French television
series. He has long been active in the Los Angeles Science
Fiction/Fantasy Society and he and his wife Beverly live in Los
Angeles. Film Quarterly (40:4) gave "thanks to Warren's
extraordinary ability to tap and release, in the reader's memory,
intense...memory-impressions. He knows exactly which scenes to
describe, in order to yank us, Proust-like, into the past."
Research associate Bill Thomas is a lead reference librarian
and lives in Lancaster, California.
"Weighing in at more than one thousand pages, the book that was
declared definitive when it first came out in 1982 is now bigger
and more detailed than ever. No one knows more about this fruitful
period of science-fiction films than Bill Warren, and this magnum
opus will doubtless be browsed, consulted, and cited for many years
to come"--Leonard Maltin.com; "a fantastic reference tool...the
only book the fan of classic Sci-Fi Films will ever
need"--www.mania.com; "the quality and infectious enthusiasm of the
writing help spark a reexamination of the genre's formative years.
Over time, and despite sturdy library binding, many fans of the
book found themselves with scuffed-up volumes literally falling
apart at the seams, the spines frayed like tassels. Copies had
literally been read to death"--DVD Talk; "fascinating"--The
Washington Post; "a legendary labour of love...probably the biggest
work on SF films ever published...warm, nostalgic, incredibly
detailed...indispensable"--Interzone; "the definitive look at 1950s
SF movies, filled with exciting insights into their making and
fascinating film facts"--Starlog; "the ultimate examination of
Fifties SF films, written by their ultimate fan...everything you'd
ever want to know about marvels"--Cemetary Dance;
"massively-researched...the absolutely, irrevocably final word on
its subject...the best study of SF cinema of any era...will
become...one of the few enduring classics of film
studies...intense...any serious fan of SF cinema must have this
book"--RetroVision; "[an] essential encyclopedia of marvelous
mid-century mutations"--The Intelligencer Record; "a monumental
piece of work"--Film Review; "excellent" --Monsters from the Vault;
"entertaining...lively, well-informed account...useful"--VOYA;
"essential...marvelous"--San Francisco Examiner Magazine; "the
reference work of science fiction films released between 1950 and
1962...excellent"--Cornerstone Magazine;
"exhaustive...penetrating"--Science Fiction Studies; "a hearty
thumbs-up...a great reference book...delightful"--SpeedReaders.
"one of those reference books that has everything, especially for
fans of the genre and the period. Statistical information, reviews
and assessments, memories from those who worked on the films,
further background information, and box office success all combine
to make each entry an interesting, informative and entertaining
read. This latest volume solidifies the book's continued status as
the definitive look at sci-fi films of the 50s"--Rogue Cinema;
"one-of-a-kind"--Midwest Book Review; "Warren writes with vigor and
an enormous understanding of these films...he loves this
stuff"--Filmfax
"a hearty thumbs-up...a great reference
book...delightful"--SpeedReaders; "contains so much fun and
fascinating information you'll spend hours pouring over each film
entry and come away with a new appreciation of the mid-20th Century
paranoia filmography."--Boyce McClain's Collector's Corner.
"a lush production on heavy coated paper for better photo
reproduction--clearly the publisher presumes (or knows) that there
are a lot of fans out there for this sort of fare"--Communication
Booknotes Quarterly; "captures much of the flavor of the many films
it chronicles"--Science Fiction Studies; "more than a simple
reference book...will provide years (if not decades) of informative
entertainment"--totalscifionline.com
"a monumental piece of work"--Film Review; "excellent" --Monsters
from the Vault; "entertaining...lively, well-informed
account...useful"--VOYA
"essential...marvelous"--San Francisco Examiner Magazine; "the
reference work of science fiction films released between 1950 and
1962...excellent"--Cornerstone Magazine;
"exhaustive...penetrating"--Science Fiction Studies
"is indispensible... to a thing of beauty and joy forever,
beautiful cover artwork too"--Destructive Music; "an outstanding
expert...a very useful reference book that totally sticks out from
other movie surveys"--popcultureshelf.com
"marvelous tome...amazing...a fantastic book"--The Thunder Child;
"indispensable and immensely entertaining"--VideoScope;
"invaluable...essential"--Reference Reviews
"massively-researched...the absolutely, irrevocably final word on
its subject...the best study of SF cinema of any era...will
become...one of the few enduring classics of film
studies...intense...any serious fan of SF cinema must have this
book"--RetroVision; "[an] essential encyclopedia of marvelous
mid-century mutations"--The Intelligencer Record
"still the standard work on the science fiction film of the
fifties"--Literra; "you could get so wrapped up as to lose all
sense of time...a behemoth...unequivocally essential for the
bookshelf of every cult-film fanatic"--Bookgasm
"the definitive look at 1950s SF movies, filled with exciting
insights into their making and fascinating film facts"--Starlog;
"the ultimate examination of Fifties SF films, written by their
ultimate fan...everything you'd ever want to know about
marvels"--Cemetary Dance
"the definitive look at sci-fi films of the 50s"--Examiner;
"fascinating...worth every penny"--Critical Mass; "knows his movie
history"--Video Watchdog
"the quality and infectious enthusiasm of the writing help spark a
reexamination of the genre's formative years. Over time, and
despite sturdy library binding, many fans of the book found
themselves with scuffed-up volumes literally falling apart at the
seams, the spines frayed like tassels. Copies had literally been
read to death"--DVD Talk; "fascinating"--The Washington Post; "a
legendary labour of love...probably the biggest work on SF films
ever published...warm, nostalgic, incredibly
detailed...indispensable"--Interzone
"the wait is finally over: Bill Warren's magnum opus on classic
fantastic cinema is back in print, this time emblazoned with a
gorgeous cover by monster maven and comic-book artist Kerry (Bela
Lugosi's Tales from the Grave) Gammill. Truly a labor of
love...exhaustive remembrance of things past.... This big, heavy
lavishly produced book is filled with lively, fun-to-read
information about each film"--Fangoria; "you will turn to this book
again and again as your knowledge and appreciation of the films
grow"--Fielding's Review
"this detailed chronicle from a devoted sf buff is recommended for
film studies students and dedicated aficionados of the
genre...highly recommended"--Library Journal; "very well indexed
and cross referenced...recommended"--Choice; "handsomely produced
new edition is the premier reference for this subject...all of the
essays are newly revised...highly recommended"--Booklist
"this long-overdue revision of the magisterial original offers
lengthy, richly informative, and extensively revised essays on
hundreds of films, packing the entries into one hefty volume...this
opinionated but clear-eyed and authoritative labor of love will not
only draw scuttling hordes of researchers but also turn even casual
browsers into rabid fans"--School Library Journal; "while its
traditional encyclopedic information is commonly found, the
research and appraisal of each film highlights spectacular
information about each film and others of its kind"--ARBA
"you could get so wrapped up as to loose all sense of
time...behemoth...unequivocally essential for the bookshelf of
every cult-film fanatic"--Flick Attack; "there isn't another
resource book on this topic that can match what Warren and his
researcher Bill Thomas have accomplished. It's manna for genre
obsessives and scholars. The Index is fantastic. Poring through it
underscores how much valuable scholarship is found in the pages of
the two volumes"--Plan 9 Crunch
"Bill Warren has crafted the definitive--and I do mean
definitive--study of 1950's science-fiction films, stunning in its
scope and detail. But 'study' is perhaps misleading, for it is in
equal measure a frolic, a celebration, a compulsively readable
wallow of laugh-out-loud film-geek joy. Warren proves to be the
nonpareil authority (there isn't even a close runner-up), his
knowledge vast, his love of the subject shining through on every
page. Both a scholarly volume and a fan's love letter, Keep
Watching the Skies is the author's big-hearted gift to those of us
who share his obsession. It is, simply put, indispensable"--Frank
Darabont, director of The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and
The Mist
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