Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers they are all staples of science fiction books, movies, and tv shows. In the august 1927 issue beloved for its war of the worlds. While you may not be beaming to your next appointment any time soon, researchers are. Additionally, science fiction and fantasy books placed in imaginary worlds often take inspiration from the real world. Deseret books collection of lds documentary movies make learning and studying about the lds faith more fun and interactive. Documentary titles about astronomy, astrophysics, and space exploration. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Docufiction or docu fiction, often confused with docudrama, is the cinematographic. The sciencefiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day. James camerons story of science fiction documentary. Wallace was a legend, a national hero but in this episode of fact or fiction tv personality tony robinson has gone to scotland in order to discover the truth behind the legend. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Occult detective psychobiddy psychological religious science fiction slasher splatter satanic.
Thankfully, the sciencefictional aesthetic runs both ways in herzogs and morriss documentaries, just as it did for genredefying speculative fiction in the nineteenth century. At that strangely familiar border between our realities and our dreams dwell both warnings and wonders. Whether it be a book or a movie, science fiction is well loved for its interesting ideas and exploration into. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area. List of nonfiction works made into feature films wikipedia.
The documentaries cover everything from music and cinema, to literature, religion, politics and physics. Awesome stephen hawking books for kids who love space. Recommended books on nonfictiondocumentary film and video. Jemisins the broken earth trilogy, in which she uses actual science and geological research to make her world believable. Ursula k le guin documentary maker turns to kickstarter. Despite such a loss, hawking has left behind some remarkable gems for generations to comeand not just in the form of complex books on the physics of the spacetime continuum, either. What science fiction documentary, movies or books can make.
Ben bermans documentary is ostensibly an intimate profile about szeles. Emmy awardwinning, 11 episodes, five years in the making, the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the bbc, and the first to be filmed in high definition. A spacetime odyssey 2014, space station 3d 2002, the elegant universe 2003, roving mars 2006 and particle fever 20. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. This is a list of nonfiction works that have been made into feature films. Amc announces a james cameron scifi documentary series. The feature film district 9 2009 uses mock interviews with fictional experts to set the scene for its science fiction action. A personal account of the mount everest disaster by jon krakauer, fast food nation. Science broadcaster and film critic quentin cooper takes a sideways look at trends and debates in science and how they are often foreshadowed in films, tv and books. But the fantastic world of tomorrow is quickly becoming the futuristic world of today.
For more great films, please visit our complete collection. James cameron is creating a documentary series exploring the evolution of science fiction, according to the hollywood reporter. The future of tv where documentary meets fiction meets. With roots in critical media studies and science and technology studies, it hopes to inspire. The documentary tradition developed side by side with, but in the shadow of, the more commercially successful feature film. In the latter part of the century, however, the two forms merged on occasion, and mockumentaries fictional works in a documentary format.
Hosted by morgan freeman, through the wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence the questions that. Documentary film on history of blacks in fantasy, horror. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The truth about science fiction documentary youtube. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books. All this is discussed here, as are woody allen, science fiction films of the. Heres the main difference between fiction and nonfiction. The book inspired albeit very loosely the 1982 ridley scott film. Kelly to dueling fyre fest docs, its been a banner year for the genre. Theyre thoughtprovoking, eyeopening, and enlightening. James cameron teams with amc for documentary series about science fiction posted on monday, january 16th, 2017 by ethan anderton science fiction cinema. Albert schweitzer is remembered as one of the great humanitarians of the 20th century, a man who won the nobel peace prize for his work healing the sick in africa. Recently documentary filmmakers have questioned the.
Through most of the 20th century, the distinction between the fictional narrative film and the documentary was vigorously maintained. Fiction often uses specific narrative techniques to heighten its impact. Moana, by robert flaherty, the first docufiction in film history 1926. Known for its scientific accuracy, special effects, and minimal dialogue, the film includes elements of evolution, technology, artificial intelligence and extraterrestrial. Essays on the intersection of documentary and fictional filmmaking. With jonathan adams, michio kaku, ridley scott, david brin. For documentary fiction relating to novels, see historical fiction. Filmmaker arwen curry launches appeal for funds to complete study of revered science fiction and fantasy author alison flood mon 1 feb 2016 09. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Framed through the pov of a time traveling archivist, the documentary explores 150 years of speculative fiction literature, its origins.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. As this documentary cornucopia reminds us, modern american science fiction dates from the launch of amazing stories in 1926. There are a number of kids books about stephen hawking, as well as a young adult science fiction series hawking wrote with his daughter, lucy. The interrupted journey, the story of the alleged abduction of barney and betty hill in the white mountains of new hampshire in 1961, scared the absolute bejesus out of me when i read it some 40 years ago as a teenager. The invisible universe documentary reveals the history of the representations and participation of black people in the genres of fantasy, horror and science fiction, or speculative fiction sf. Scan this list of the most widely held science fiction books and movies in libraries for your favorites, then blast off to your local library to check them out. Top 50 science and tech documentary or tv series imdb. Similiar to our list of 100 fiction books to read in a lifetime, this list of 50 nonfiction books contains recommendations you might actually read if you havent already. Prophets of science fiction tv series 20112012 imdb. A list of 169 films compiled on letterboxd, including cosmos. The boy with the incredible brain superhuman documentary real stories duration. The best documentaries of 2019 from investigations into michael jackson and r. The visual history of science fiction fandom beautifully. This curated list covers the gamut of nonfiction, from compelling war stories to key feminist texts, to unbelievable struggles for survival, to tales of life in the culinary trade.
If you have ever seen the movie braveheart, forget it, it is a great piece of entertainment but not an accurate guide. The title of the work is followed by the works author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. Frankenstein, or, the modern prometheus by mary wollstonecraft shelley. So, at last, here are your favorite sciencefiction and fantasy novels. A space odyssey is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.