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BFI Film Classics 1: Alien by Roger Luckhurst is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is BFI Film Classics 1: Alien about?
A legendary fusion of science fiction and horror, Alien (1979) is one of the most enduring modern myths of cinema – its famously visceral scenes acting like a traumatic wound we seem compelled to revisit. Tracing the constellation of talents that came together to produce the film, Roger Luckhurst examines its origins as a monster movie script called Star Beast, dismissed by many in Hollywood as B-movie trash, through to its afterlife in numerous sequels, prequels and elaborations. Exploring the
Who reads BFI Film Classics 1: Alien?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Roger Luckhurst
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781844577880
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Sports, Literary Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (50 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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