‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968) marked the start of a new kind of sci-fi movies, more realistic and philosophical, of which ‘Solaris’ is an example; but anyone looking for the stunning, smooth narrative of Kubrick’s classic in Tarkovsky’s film will be disappointed. And yet they share the will to explore the limits of knowledge and …Continue Reading
‘Source Code’ has been defined as ‘Inception’ meets ‘Groundhog Day’ plus quantum physics. But while these are clear influences to the movie (as also are ‘Run Lola Run’ or even ‘Avatar’), the second feature film by Duncan Jones (‘Moon’) stands on its own thanks to its unpretentious, smart sense of entertainment. The premise is certainly …Continue Reading
200,000 dollars, a handful of actors, one setting and a good, well developed idea are enough to make a remarkable sci-fi movie, as proven by ‘The Man from Earth’. The film, by unknown director Richard Schenkman, benefits from a solid script by Jerome Bixby, a classic science fiction writer responsible of some ‘Star Trek’ and …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
Customs and setting seem to be taken from a bad science fiction movie, but they correspond to the actual moonwalk rehearsal of the Apollo program. This is the way in which they tested the effects of weightlessness on the human body. Things have changed a bit in the space program since then. Source: Retronaut via Interweb3000 …Continue Reading
