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Category Archives: Science Fiction
War of the Worlds: Goliath Trailer
New trailer for the animated steam-punk sequel to H.G.Wells’ War of the Worlds — War of the Worlds: Goliath (US-2011; dir. Joe Pearson) Source: Quiet Earth via Avery Guerra
Posted in Animation, Robots, Science Fiction, Update
Tagged Animation, h.g. wells, sequel, war of the worlds, war of the worlds goliath
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The Curse of the Phantom Shadow
An entirely understandable passion for 1940s pulp adventure/crime fiction culture has inspired filmmaker Mark Ross to undertake the always daunting task of making a movie of his own, intended to capture the style and aesthetic qualities of such influences as: … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Film, Independent film, Science Fiction, Superhero
Tagged 40s serials, curse of the phantom shadow, Independent film, pulp adventure, short film
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Last Day of MORAV Appeal
I meant to plug this earlier but ran out of time. So this is a flash info-dump. MORAV — the giant robot combat franchise being developed by Fon Davis — is in its last day on Kickstarter, seeking funding to … Continue reading
Posted in Independent film, News, Robots, Science Fiction, Where's the Film?
Tagged Fon Davis, giant robot wars, MORAV, TV franchise
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Two Suns in the Sunset
So sang Roger Waters on the Pink Floyd album The Final Cut. It was an image evoking the detonation of a nuclear bomb seen on the horizon as the sun sets — both signaling an end. Then George Lucas gave … Continue reading
Posted in It's True! Really!, Science, Science Fiction
Tagged kepler 16(AB)-b ., tatooine, two suns
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The Real War of the Worlds?
One of the most influential novels in my personal development as both a writer and an obsessive SF/horror geek was H.G. Wells’ alien invasion classic War of the Worlds (1898) — a novel that created the template for such things. … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalypse, Film, News, Science Fiction
Tagged found footage, h.g. wells, pendragon pictures, timothy hines, war of the worlds
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Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Laputa: Castle in the Sky [original title: Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta] (Japan-1986; dir. Hayao Miyazaki Reviewed by Robert Hood There is a distinctly steampunk — or perhaps more accurately retro, post-Industrial — aesthetic to Hayao Miyazaki’s typically luminous fantasy anime, … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Fantasy, Film, Review, Robots, Science Fiction
Tagged castle in the sky, laputa, miyazaka
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There’s a New Bug in Town
There’s a new bug in town — and though he doesn’t sound nearly as glamorous as the giant ants from Them!, he does get the attention of the local gals. He’s an earwig — a giant earwig — and what … Continue reading