{"id":5018,"date":"2019-03-21T22:08:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T22:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2019-03-21T22:08:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T22:08:15","slug":"out-now-science-fiction-italian-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/latest-news\/out-now-science-fiction-italian-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Out now &#8211; Science Fiction, Italian Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And it&#8217;s out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Science Fiction, Italian Style is now available on Amazon. You can pick up a copy using the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/1799284077\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk']);\">Amazon UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1799284077\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.amazon.com']);\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/1799284077\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.amazon.de']);\">Amazon Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/1799284077\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.amazon.fr']);\">Amazon France<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/dp\/1799284077\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.amazon.it']);\">Amazon Italy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/dp\/1799284077\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.amazon.es']);\">Amazon Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Science Fiction, Italian Style<\/em><span><span>\u00a0<\/span>is 287 pages long,\u00a0<\/span><span>18.9 x 24.6 cm, covering all science fiction films made in Italy between 1958 and 2000. H<\/span>ere\u2019s the blurb:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Italy is not a country generally known for its science fiction cinema. Over the years, however, a number of films belonging to the genre have been made and \u2013 while there might not be a single, defining science fiction \u2018movement\u2019 as such \u2013 they make for a curious, compellingly disparate whole. From critically acclaimed futuristic satires to cheapjack exploitation films featuring deadly extra-terrestrials; from counterculture polemics set in an imminent dystopia to post-apocalyptic action movies populated by Mohican-sporting thugs. There might be many different types of films, but they all deal with shared themes and concerns. And that\u2019s not even mentioning the giant chickens and flesh-eating fish.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first English language book to deal comprehensively with the subject. Covering all Italian science fiction films made between 1958 and 2000 in detail \u2013 as well as including an overview of productions made in subsequent years \u2013 it examines a range of interconnected sub-genres, looking into how recurrent narratives came about, evolved and eventually faded. So zip up your space suit, settle back in your anti-gravity seating device\u2026 and welcome to the wild, wild world of Science Fiction, Italian Style.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The contents themselves cover all kinds of science fiction films made in Italy, including (deep breath): Peplum \/ science fiction crossovers, comedies, space films (like the Antonio Margheriti Gamma One series), alien invasions, mad scientists, creature features, body horror, spy films with a fantasy element, fumetti adaptations, dystopian future films, Mad max rip-offs, robots and cyborgs\u2026 and much much more. There\u2019s also a section which looks at a science fiction films made since 2000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5008\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170310.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170310.jpg\" alt=\"Science Fiction, Italian Style - cover\" width=\"283\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170310.jpg 283w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170310-66x88.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Science Fiction, Italian Style &#8211; cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5007\" style=\"width: 567px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170407.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170407.jpg\" alt=\"Science Fiction, Italian Style - interior 3\" width=\"567\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170407.jpg 567w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170407-117x88.jpg 117w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170407-326x245.jpg 326w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170407-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Science Fiction, Italian Style &#8211; interior 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5006\" style=\"width: 567px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170413.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170413.jpg\" alt=\"Science Fiction, Italian Style - interior\" width=\"567\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170413.jpg 567w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170413-117x88.jpg 117w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170413-326x245.jpg 326w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170413-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Science Fiction, Italian Style &#8211; interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5005\" style=\"width: 567px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170424.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170424.jpg\" alt=\"Science Fiction, Italian Style - interior 2\" width=\"567\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170424.jpg 567w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170424-117x88.jpg 117w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170424-326x245.jpg 326w, http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20190316_170424-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Science Fiction, Italian Style &#8211; interior 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apologies for the silence over the last few months: The WildEye has been on something of a hiatus while I put the finishing touches to my new book (yes, another one)\u2026 Science Fiction, Italian Style is 287 pages long, covering all science fiction films made in Italy between 1958 and 2000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[838,6],"tags":[1454],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5018"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5019,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5018\/revisions\/5019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}