If you’re looking for something to watch to take your mind off things, why not make it a supernatural show? These programs are everywhere and one of the best ways to escape into the unknown (along with science-fiction and fantasy programming, of course), and while some supernatural programs can border on horror, others are more […]
Welcome to Fanfiction Friday, your passport into the world of fanfiction! This week, we’re starting this new feature with some essential vocabulary that is necessary to understand before we dive in to the real content. If you’re already a fanfic veteran, please be patient and stay tuned for next week, which will be right up your alley! Until then, keep reading for an introduction to some key terms.
Lately, I have become somewhat disillusioned with filmmakers I once considered genius. Alfred Hitchcock’s fall from grace (sorry) is similar to the one taken by Woody Allen. I am less inclined to demote Allen from his high-standing, despite #MeToo accusations which make him a pariah to some of my acquaintances. Hitchcock, on the other hand, […]
I have a theory that limited budgets can often result in better movies than if the director had unlimited resources to film all the things he wanted. A limited budget forces the filmmakers to come up with creative, practical solutions to effects problems. And because practical and miniature effects are costly and time consuming, director’s […]
via ‘Beyond the Rising Moon’ (1987) Review — ScreenAge Wasteland
The Simpsons predicted coronavirus and murder hornet swarms in a 1993 episode, a former writer for the show has jokingly claimed.
Are you looking for the best sci fi movies to stream on Netflix right now? The service itself is basically the stuff of science fiction — a huge repository of motion pictures, available to watch at the push of a button. Time travel to any era in cinema history (more or less)! It’s a magical, […]
via Best Sci Fi Movies on Netflix Right Now (May 2020) | IGN — Flag of Ulysses
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells Format: Audiobook Source: Scribd Publisher: Dreamscape Media Audio Genres: Classic, Sci-fi Narrator: Gordon Griffin Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Publication Date: 23rd May 2017 Synopsis/Blurb (taken from Goodreads): “This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent […]
via The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (Audiobook Review) — Mani’s Book Corner
Based on the Valiant comic book, the sci-fi movie Bloodshot is an updated Universal Soldier, which of course is an updated Frankenstein story, which is of course an updated Pinocchio story, which of course is an updated Satan-rebelling-against-God-as-maker story. But Frankenstein is the Ur science fiction story that seems most conspicuous here. Vin Diesel plays […]
Fantasy tends to be a genre of dead mothers and wicked stepmothers. Perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise since modern stories often draw on generations of fairy tales and retellings with absent moms. Yet when the mothers are part of the story, they frequently function solely in their parental role, without an indication of their […]
via Awesome Moms of Science Fiction and Fantasy — Den of Geek
Jane Austen, the writer of Emma, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility (among others) is widely considered ignored in her lifetime–and a bit of a prude. As Devoney Looser explains in The Washington Post, these are just two of the persistent myths surrounding Austen. Let’s see what else most people get wrong about her! […]
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