Archive for January, 2010
Bad, So Bad: Splice, A Comedy
Jan 31st @ 5:42PM
I find it hard to describe this movie. This post talks about it a little, mentioned actors and the director. Though I must say that after a full 20 hour day of the Sundance Film Festival, Splice was actually a really great way to end it. If you’ve heard what people are saying about it, [...]
Robots, Still Science Fiction?
Jan 30th @ 6:00AM
Ok, I was reading an article in Popular Mechanics talking about some of the advancements in robotics (term coined by Asimov, I already knew that though) and some of the social, legal and ethical challenges this sci-fi field faces. Then they mentioned this video: Mostly it seems people are a little creeped out by it. [...]
Creating a ‘Better Place’
Jan 28th @ 6:00AM
Some of you may know I write for Rhombus Online Magazine, where you will soon be able to find this post as well. With that, Mr. P pointed me at Better Place, as a request to write an article for them, which I obviously did. So what is Better Place? Simply put, Better Place is [...]
Sunny Sun, Sunshine
Jan 26th @ 6:00AM
Ok, this isn’t anything new, I’ve mentioned this movie several times and just recently watched it with some friends. So I thought I should give it its own review. Directed by Dany Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later), written by Alex Garland (also wrote 28 Days Later and writing the 2012 announced Halo movie), staring [...]
Not Just a Processor
Jan 24th @ 6:00AM
This post was spurred by looking at Mr. Lewis’ new computer. Mainly due to the fact he was running OS X on a home built Intel Core i7. Now, that may mean nothing to some of you, but that means the middle-named N had to make sure all his hardware was Apple friendly, because as [...]
Really Discovering, The Time Machine
Jan 22nd @ 6:00AM
This will be the first in a long series of reviews covering what I hope to be many of the great and classic SF novels. It started when I wrote my Sci-Fi Masters post. I’ve read some of them, am familiar with most of them and their stories, but am not as thoroughly acquainted with [...]
An Original of Originals, Das Metropolis
Jan 20th @ 7:00AM
Having finally got around to it, watching a silent film from 1927 that is supposed to be a pinnacle of modern SF and film in general was, in a word, enlightening. The movie which I speak of, naturally, is Metropolis. Now, I am no student of film, just a fan. But as I see it, every [...]
The Legacy of Tron
Jan 18th @ 5:00AM
Here’s one for the record books. Tron was easily the most visually stunning movie to ever come out… at the time of release, which was 1982. This was the first time a movie relied so heavily on non-traditional/practical FX. Something we see running rampant in the past decade (Star Wars prequels, Avatar, etc). It was [...]