When writing about ‘The Man from Earth’ (2007), the film based on the last script by Sci-Fi author Jerome Bixby, I discovered this B-movie classic also written by Bixby. ‘It! The Terror from Beyond Space’ doesn’t really stand the test of time, neither is a particularly remarkable film, but it is certainly the inspiration, along …Continue Reading
Unlike ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’, of the same year, ‘The Thing from Another World’ doesn’t stand the test of time. It’s not thrilling any more, and its scientific background looks naïve, to say the least. Why, then, is still considered a classic, and rightly so? The movie, based on the story ‘Who Goes …Continue Reading
Until now, British filmmaker Ridley Scott had just made two sci-fi films, ‘Alien’ (1979) and ‘Blade Runner’ (1982), but both stand as genre-defining movies. This will not be the case of ‘Prometheus’, which is set some decades before the events seen in ‘Alien’. In this case, the story centers on a space expedition that arrives …Continue Reading
This impressive infographic by Tremulant Design shows how the future may be according to a wide range of movies and tv shows, including such films as Back to the Future Part II, Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, Cowboy Bebop, Alien, Serenity or Dune. An awesome work that will delight sci-fi fans. Click on the image to …Continue Reading
Despite some old-fashioned effects and costumes, this 1951 movie directed by Robert Wise stands the test of time.Shot in black and white, the film follows the arrival of an extraterrestrial flying saucer to earth, carrying a human-like alien named Klaatu (Michael Rennie) and a powerful robot, Gort. The flying saucer lands in Washington DC, with …Continue Reading
