Back in 2007-2008, Digital 3D technology entered cinemas on a mass scale for the first time. Whilst previous experiments in 3D in the 80s and 50s were fads, this current round seems to be sticking around. A trip down to the local multiplex has at least 3 films available in 3D on any given day. …
Rumor mills are always irritating, mostly because of that first word. However, it seems this time the rumors were correct and Fox is making another Alien film starring Sigourney Weaver as Flight Lt. Ellen Ripley. Neill Blomkamp (famous for giving us District 9 and Elysium) met Weaver whilst they were filming Chappie and, according to Weaver, he started talking…
For the record, I think Robert Downey Jr can be a fantastic actor. I really enjoyed his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and if you’ve ever seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, you know he has a talent for comedic timing. Yet every time I have a conversation with my girlfriend about Iron Man, she snorts and tells…
Star Trek celebrates its 50th Anniversary next year and Paramount has a new movie slated for release as a tie in. After the last two Star Trek films gained a strong reception, the challenge is on to make one that matches or exceeds fan expectations. No pressure on the cast and crew then. With the recent death…
We’re all interested in seeing Star Wars back on the big screen this December, but will the film actually deliver on its hype? I remember back in 1997 when George Lucas announced 3 new Star Wars films detailing the origins of Darth Vader. I saw the trailer and nearly bounced out of my seat in excitement. …
“I’ll be back, and I’ll be older!” Arnie promises and Arnie delivers. The Terminator is a classic example of sci-fi mixed with horror. James Cameron acknowledged the work of Harlan Ellison, two episodes of The Outer Limits and a dream he had about a robot emerging from fire as his inspiration. Fast forward to 2015…
In October of 2014, Professor Brian Cox made a bold claim during a BBC documentary in the UK: “There is only one advanced technological civilization in this galaxy and there has only ever been one – and that’s us. We are unique.” I was flummoxed by this assertion at first because, regardless of my opinion…
This is a question I have often asked myself, usually when I’m talking with my friends in a bar somewhere. To the best of my knowledge, we have yet to make significant contact with an alien race. If we have, it has been kept very closely under wraps. With Brian Cox postulating that life (as…
Yes, but let me explain why. Comic book movies were never really “in vogue” throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. Oh sure, Superman was seen as a classic portrayal of the Man of Steel, and Tim Burton introduced us to a much Darker Knight than most people had seen in Batman. But these movies were…
Two Boys Simon Kint (not his real name). It’s amazing how I can still remember the name of the kid who talked over and mocked my presentation on how sci-fi has influenced so many things in our lives. I was seventeen years old and this jumped-up, annoying little rhymes-with-skip kept begging our History teacher to…
