The End of Oak Street is a recent science fiction survival film written, co-produced, and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella and Christian Convery as a family whose […]
AM radio was the birthplace of media science fiction (unless you count the comics). Before there were blockbuster SF movies, there were radio shows that dramatized SF and fantasy stories. Because there were no pictures, people had to use their imaginations to see wondrous things. And now it seems, AM is on its way out. Or is it?
Poor Things is currently streaming on Hulu, and it’s also available for sale on Amazon and other locations. You might find it in limited post-Oscar release in some theaters as well. It’s based on the […]
Nowadays you can often see a cheap movie at the theatre on Tuesdays for about $8-10. But in the ‘30s & ‘40s (and sometimes the ‘50s) you could see two movies and a serial (and a cartoon or travelogue) for a dime! (Of course, that’s probably $15 in today’s money…)
Terence Jackson shares his impressions of the ComicCon held in Manchester, UK, as well as Donald Manning’s photos of cosplayers who attended.
A Sci Fi scavenger hunt!
Tarzan, ERB’s most popular character, has gotten the film treatment since 1918; a handful of portrayals have stood out as true to the character. Will Skarsgard’s live up to the legacy?
Mr. Jackson apparently doesn’t know we’re not supposed to share our guilty pleasures!
Has anyone ever challenged the notion that film viewers are fundamentally happy to be served the same old stuff time and time again?
I recently got to thinking about all the little posts that people put on Facebook and what others reply. Now, I have quite a few geeky friends, mostly from going to various cons over the […]
Entropy happens whether we want it to or not. Why are we so fascinated with helping it along?
Forget about all the things we were promised to have in 2015 by Back to the Future. 2015 seems to be our year for the movies, us geeks and nerds, that is. I do hope […]
There are no super heroes in real life – that’s why we go to the movies!
Robocop 2014: better than the original? Or worse?
“Greetings! Welcome to SciFi4Me.com – where we talk science fiction, not wrestling. “ I ask you how can one not love a sci-fi based website that has that as the first thing you see on […]
Conan, from Weird Tales to remakes – with a dash or two of Frazetta thrown in for verisimilitude.
Steve discusses both super and non-super flying heroes – Commando Cody, Captain Marvel and Superman. Who didn’t want a rocket pack when they were growing up? Towels worn as capes just don’t seem to be able to get the job done!
What do Captain America, Buck Rogers, Batman, Flash Gordon, the Green Hornet and Gene Autrey have in common? They’ve all appeared in serials!
This past year has shown us quite a lot in the world of film. Audiences are beginning to finally understand that pricey CGI-driven action clustercusses aren’t exactly worthwhile entertainment. As always, Hollywood is slow to […]
Le but de Besson n’est pas de faire une oeuvre de science fiction mais un film de cinéma. A vouloir être grand public, il finit par vouloir plaire aussi bien à ceux qui aiment le genre qu’à ceux qui n’en sont pas des amateurs réguliers.
Over four decades Pat Mills has been a major force in keeping the British comics industry alive. I caught up with him to chat about the reappearance of one of his most enduringly popular characters, the Celtic barbarian, Sláine.
I won’t say it’s the best SF film I’ve seen lately—it’s certainly one of the best-looking, however; but it’s deserving of a second look if you’ve been hoping for a moderately good science fiction film to watch this summer.
The Conjuring may be the single most frightening movie I’ve ever seen. It’s the perfect balance between Classicism and Modernism.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning Released by American Zoetrope Many modern Horror aficionados lament the current state of the Genre: doomed to a nostalgic half-life, a perpetual twilight […]
Rumor has it that Shane Black is writing a script for a Doc Savage movie that may come out in 2015. It has a good chance of introducing the greatest of pulp action heroes to […]
Muchos han sido los post preferidos de mayo. Empecemos con los libros Libros Jack Dowden en su serie “Characters” (personajes) analiza a Kvothe, personaje principal de los libros “The Name of the Wind” y “The […]
Como dije en el otro post, seguimos produciendo. He aquí de las novedades que me han comunicado de los meses de abril y mayo LIBROS “De monstruos y trincheras” de Ramón Merino Collado. (Espiral Ciencia […]
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