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I have seen the future…

…and it looks like this: <p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/147365861″>UNCANNY VALLEY</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/user12563589″>3DAR</a&gt; on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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“The Lobster” (2016)

The Lobster  Director:  Yorgos Lanthimos Writer(s):  Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos Cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Lea Seydoux, John C. Reilly, Ashley Jensen Don’t get me wrong, I genuinely liked “The Lobster”. Love the notion of an alt-reality where being single … Continue reading

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“Hard To Be a God” (Movie Review)

Hard To Be a God (2013) Director: Aleksei German Screenplay: Svetlana Karmalita & Aleksei German Cast: Leonid Yarmolnik, Dmitri Vladimirov, Laura Pitskhelauri, Aleksandr Ilyin How does one even begin to review, to assess, to assimilate Aleksei German’s “Hard To Be a God”? Any discussion of … Continue reading

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“Jodorowsky’s Dune” (film review)

Jodorowsky’s Dune (2014) Director:  Frank Pavich Madness. Pure madness attempting to translate Frank Herbert’s epic science fiction novel into a feature length movie in the first place. The production was bound to be difficult, the special effects alone pushing mid-1970’s … Continue reading

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“The Zero Theorem” (Directed by Terry Gilliam)

Director: Terry Gilliam Screenplay: Pat Rushin Cast: Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Melanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon Terry Gilliam wants to know what makes us special. What separates us, as individuals, from the hive mind of humanity, the constant background … Continue reading

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Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)

He was with us so long, we came to believe he’d live forever. Sadly, that wasn’t the case. Even legends fade with the passage of time and, eventually, the mountains will slowly crumble away and the sun will flicker, flare … Continue reading

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“Love” by William Eubank

There have been some interesting “little” science fiction films in recent history. I’m thinking about movies like “Cargo” and Duncan Jones’ “Moon”. The latest issue of Sight and Sound ran a short review of a film called “Love” and when … Continue reading

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“First Contact”

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“Forbidden Planet”…and warm memories of another time

We’ll call this a eulogy for fallen stars. Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis were two of the principals associated with the ground-breaking 1956 science fiction film “Forbidden Planet”.  They died within months of each other (November 28, 2010 & January … Continue reading

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