Encountering the Impossible : The Fantastic in Hollywood Fantasy Cinema

State University of New York Press

Encountering the Impossible\nby Alexander Sergeant\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Alexander Sergeant\nTitle: Encountering the Impossible\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Film history, theory or criticism\nPublisher: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9781438484587\nISBN-10: 1438484585\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThe first academic explanation for how spectators use their imaginations as part of the experience and appreciation of popular fantasy filmmaking.\n2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title \nShortlisted for the 2022 Best First Monograph Award presented by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies \nHollywood fantasy cinema is responsible for some of the most lucrative franchises produced over the past two decades, yet it remains .