Mad, Bad and Dangerous? The Scientist and the Cinema
| Author/creator | Frayling, Christopher Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Reaktion Books, Limited Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor] |
| Description | 224 p. ill 17.000 x 012.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Series | Reaktion Books - Focus on Contemporary Issues Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation "Mad, Bad and Dangerous "explores the portrayal of the scientist in the movies from the crazy and scheming weirdo to the hero. In different periods the scientist has been used to evoke the fears and phobias of the time, including the 1950s movies of atomic scientists creating radioactive zombies, and the 1970s preoccupation with scientists as "baddies." Fictional portrayals are examined by Frayling alongside bio-pics of real-life scientists, revealing the madman and the saint as two sides of the same Hollywood coin.Christopher Frayling is Rector of the Royal College of Art, London, and well known as an historian, critic, and award-winning radio and tele-vision broadcaster. His books in-clude "Spaghetti Westerns "(1980) and "Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula" (1991). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Awards note | International Horror Guild Awards (nominated), 2006 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781861891358 |
| ISBN | 1861891350 (Trade Paper) Forthcoming |
| Standard identifier# | 9781861891358 |
| Stock number | 00314465 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |