Tag: science fiction
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Einstein Lives, in Journey By Starlight
Having recently discovered Fred Van Lente’s excellent Action Philosophers series, I’m already sold on the idea that, when it comes to complex ideas, comics can make a fine preparatory point for those of us who’ve come to expect pictures with our words. Ian Flitcroft and Britt Spencer’s Journey By Starlight: A Time Traveler’s Guide to…
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Timecrimes DVD Review
Were there such thing as a regulatory filmmaking handbook, it would clearly state that whenever man travels back in time he must either a) risk endangering his own birth or existence, or b) be responsible for his chronological reallocation in the first place. Timecrimes, the inventive debut from Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo brashly follows the…
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The Door (Die Tür) DVD Review
2009 Director: Anno Saul Script: Jan Berger Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwarz, Heike, Makatsch Following on from such curiosities as The Box and The Bothersome Man, German thriller The Door fits into a science fiction subgenre perhaps best described as “could have been a Twilight Zone episode.” It’s a dark and inventive “what if?” fantasy…
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Zonad DVD Review
2009 Written and directed by: John Carney, Kieran Carney Cast: Simon Delaney, David Pearse, Janice Byrne Extraterrestrial invaders battle for the quaint town of Ballymoran in this low budget Irish comedy. Only, Zonad and his archnemesis Bonad aren’t aliens but two escaped lunatics – unlike “prot” in K-Pax, there’s no question as to whether these…
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Primeval: Extinction Event Book Review
Titan Books Written by Dan Abnett Primeval, the Saturday night sci-fi show genre fans love to hate. I’ve become a bit of the proponent of the show over the last few years; particularly the third season, in which Primeval’s ‘dinosaurs leap through rifts in time to terrorise England’ premise veered into more interesting territory, with…
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Avatar Collectors Vault Book 3D Review
Published by Whitman Publishing / Titan Books James Cameron’s “Pocahontas in Space” may not have been the first 3D cinema experience, but it’s certainly proven to be the third dimension’s most prominent emissary. While cynical cinephiles interpreted Avatar’s success as further proof that visual gimmickry will compensate for all manner of plot deficiency, the fact…
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Avatar Collector’s Vault Brings the 3D to Your Coffee Table
To coincide with the DVD/Blu-ray release of the Avatar: Extended Edition – you know, the one you didn’t hold out for and now wish you had – on the 15th November, Titan Books are releasing the intriguingly titled Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D. This oversized hardcover “interactive book” comes in a slipcase and contains over 60…
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Firefly: Still Flying Book Review
Published by Titan Books Firefly may have been cut down in its prime (only to be briefly brought back as a criminally underappreciated movie) but its fans refuse to move on. Not that they should, of course; few other sci-fi shows featured as enduring a cast or as distinct a universe as Joss Whedon’s…