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Christoph Waltz returns in strange, new Terry Gilliam movie “The Zero Theorem”
The director of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has a new film coming soon to a theater near you. Terry...
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First look–A new trailer for 2001: A Space Odyssey?
If you love 2001: A Space Odyssey or Stanley Kubrick, just walk away now. More than any other science fiction movie it stops me in my tracks. Every five years or so I re-watch it, thinking, like...
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3D Blu-ray review–Rogue One: A Star Wars Story even better in home release?
Review by C.J. Bunce How can a movie get better on repeated viewings? What makes that possible? After three viewings of the home release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story–the Digital HD edition, the...
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Review–Take a visual journey from Apollo to Mars in photographer Vincent...
Review by C.J. Bunce A giant new photographic essay of the space program reads like a behind the scenes account of the greatest production ever attempted. And it might be just that. Space Utopia: A...
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The Making of Alien–An enthralling 40th anniversary gift to Alien fans...
Review by C.J. Bunce So many books that go behind the scenes of films take a similar approach, skimming the surface with interviews of only top production heads, providing diehard fans of the property...
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The Andromeda Evolution–Sequel to Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain a...
Review by C.J. Bunce It’s as good as it gets for Michael Crichton fans. Not only is The Andromeda Evolution a new thriller being released more than a decade after the author’s passing, it’s a sequel...
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Typeset in the Future reveals how classic sci-fi cinema conveyed the future...
Review by C.J. Bunce In art director and designer Roger Christian’s book Cinema Alchemist (reviewed here at borg) readers learn how the Oscar-winning set designer changed the way audiences see the...
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Aardman and Netflix’s Farmageddon–The next must-see animated movie is here...
Review by C.J. Bunce Only mere seconds into Farmageddon—the next big production from frequent Oscar-winner and stop-motion pioneer Aardman Animations–and viewers will feel the pangs of their favorite...
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New TCM chronicle looks back at 52 More Must-See Movies That Matter–review...
Review by C.J. Bunce Over the past decade I have reviewed most of the books from publisher Running Press chronicling Turner Classic Movies’ in-depth research into the best of classic and genre films....
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Retro fix–Tor Essentials re-issues Robert Charles Wilson’s science fiction...
Review by C.J. Bunce Tor Essentials is a new library of backlist science fiction and fantasy novels from Macmillan Publishing’s Tor imprint, so far featuring 15 novels plucked from the past few...
View ArticleStar Trek’s George Takei hosts sci-fi concert at new Kauffman Center
Led by guest conductor Jack Everly, the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra performed to a sold out theater Friday night in the new 1,600 Helzberg Hall of the inaugural season of Kansas City’s Kauffman...
View ArticleReview —“Special Effects: The History and Technique,” a master class in film
Review by C.J. Bunce If you ever had an inkling to go to film school, if you are going to film school or if you teach film courses, Richard Rickitt’s Special Effects: The History and Technique should...
View ArticleA very, very different kind of movie trailer
A new movie trailer may explain why Ridley Scott has not been saying anything about what to expect in his new movie Prometheus, the new science fiction film from the universe of the Alien franchise....
View ArticleHype schmype
We’ve all been there… your friends, co-workers, boss, agent, and big brother can’t stop talking about some hot new “must watch” (or read) film, TV show, book, whatever. They are aghast, sympathetic,...
View ArticleAnatomy of science fiction–The space suit
By C.J. Bunce Outer space looks so peaceful and tranquil from the images we have received over the years from NASA astronauts. Yet the reality of space is that it is an unforgiving place, and...
View ArticleSpectacular visuals and Fassbender’s David rise to the top of Prometheus
Review by C.J. Bunce Ridley Scott suggests a “sequel to the prequel” is a possibility in the feature material to the October 9, 2012 release of his is-it-or-isn’t-it-a-prequel to Alien blockbuster...
View Article100 movies in a box–Warner Bros. releases gigantic set of hit movies
Not long ago the idea of having all your favorite movies available for viewing instantly was as far out there as hover cars. With streaming options like Netflix you can have access to thousands of...
View ArticleReview–Syfy Channel book chronicles 100 years of sci-fi movies and TV
Review by C.J. Bunce If you think you’ve watched all the science fiction movies worth watching, odds are there’s something out there you’ve missed. You’ve probably seen the modern blockbusters from...
View ArticleTrailer Park–New summer sci-fi previews
We’ve previewed the first trailer for Matt Damon’s science fiction film, Elysium, earlier this year. Writer/director Neill Blomkamp offers his next entry in the science fiction as social commentary...
View ArticleRoom 237–New documentary about The Shining highlights the dark side of fandom
More so than Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, or The Shining, writer/director Rodney Ascher’s documentary Room 237 seeks and finds the heart of obsession and insanity. But...
View ArticleNow streaming–A very different Pixar star pilot returns in animated movie...
Review by C.J. Bunce After having a lackluster theatrical release (what hasn’t?), Disney Pixar’s tie-in movie Lightyear landed on Disney+. What should have been a big film for the studio, Lightyear is...
View ArticleThe Tribute–Snowpiercer creators’ sci-fi novel gets English edition
Review by C.J. Bunce Everyone wants more. That’s a big reason for a new English translated edition of writer Benjamin Legrand and artist Jean-Marc Rochette’s 1995 French science fiction comic strip...
View ArticleD&D Remastered–Quests from the Infinite Staircase marks 50th anniversary
Review by C.J. Bunce For the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons it’s been a quiet year compared to years of the 5th Edition where we had a half dozen new adventures. As we inch toward late...
View ArticleRetro fix–The desperate are spirited away in Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi tale,...
Review by C.J. Bunce Galactic Pot-Healer contains major themes pre-dating The Last Starfighter, a host of Michael Crichton novels including especially the ocean voyage Sphere, and The Borg Collective...
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