Science fiction News
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Matthew Medney, the new CEO of Heavy Metal, chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos. Heavy Metal is the brand that has shaped the pop culture and science fiction world for the last four decades.
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‘Underwater’ is a sci-fi horror picture that unfolds in the all-encompassing darkness of the ocean floor where a stranded drill crew must not only survive the elements, but whatever unseen creatures are stalking them.
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ brings the inter-generational saga to a fitting end that takes audiences further across the galaxy, leading to the final battle between the dark and light sides.
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‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ goes back to the beginning, as the heroes must save the future’s next saviour from an elite assassin machine.
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‘Ad Astra’ takes the action into space when a potentially maniacal astronaut threatens to destroy the universe and his son is recruited to stop him.
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‘Synchronic’ is a bizarre sci fi picture about a designer drug that’s main side effects include time travel and possible historical death.
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Today, I read an interesting article on why humans will never colonize Mars. The author said that unless we radically adapt our brains and bodies to the harsh Martian environment, the Red Planet will forever remain off-limits to humans.
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‘Alita: Battle Angel’ is about a heroine in a futuristic city that didn’t realize it needed saving until she took down the worst perpetrators and mastered their main sport.
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‘Serenity’ starts off as a solid neo-noir before turning into something completely different, which runs the risk of derailing the narrative and alienating audiences.
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‘Lifechanger’ is an engrossing narrative that subtly debates the value of one life over another via an immortal man’s choices.
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‘Mortal Engines’ squanders away its potential by getting caught up in the minutiae of a story that would’ve played better without the trivial details.
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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ is an ambitious adaptation that wields an impressive cast and delightful imagery, but falls somewhat short in the storytelling department.
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‘Arrival’ is a riveting science fiction narrative that convincingly narrates what an alien encounter could look like, depicting both the international and local challenges such an event would present, while remaining optimistic in its approach.
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A missing series of six episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s have been brought to life through detailed animation. The first episode has been unveiled by the BBC, 50 years after it was first broadcast.
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While physicists toy with the theoretical idea of teleportation, neurologists have been considering if our brains could cope with being scrambled and reassembled. The outcome of this inquiry has recently been published.
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Even though the possibility of events in ‘The Martian’ occurring remains science fiction, the story that unfolds is wholly comprehensible and human.
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Science fiction, fantasy and horror writer Tanith Lee has passed away. Lee authored over 90 books and several screenplays, including episodes of the cult television series 'Blake's 7'.
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The road from childhood passion to accomplished writer is often fraught with potholes and learning curves, yet with perseverance and dedication it may just lead to the stars.
Or beyond.
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Canberra -
Two Australian laser physicists have developed the world's first first long-distance optical tractor beam, capable of not only attracting objects, but repelling them as well.
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‘Time Lapse’ is a respectable addition to the sci-fi genre in which the lives of three friends are transformed when they discover a machine that tells the future.
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Miami -
BBC Worldwide, Monday, issued an appeal to the public not to divulge plotlines from the upcoming series of Doctor Who as five scripts from season 8, due to start airing from August 23 leaked online.
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EuroCorp has released a new trailer for Luc Besson's upcoming English-language, French-produced science-fiction film, "Lucy."
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Chicago -
The FIRST Divergent movie is great fun and better than the book, but will the final installment result in teen suicides, bad AP scores and a dumbed-down public? Can the sanity of Divergent viewers be saved with a new ending to the series?
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London -
The Doctor Who 50th Birthday celebrations kicked off this weekend with a special convention held in London. The exhibition featured stars of the show and mixed classic era Doctor Who with costumes and exhibits from the show's successful revival.
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‘The World’s End’ is a sci-fi comedy about five friends who reunite to complete an epic pub crawl in their hometown, only to unwittingly become mankind’s last hope for survival.
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As "Man of Steel" and "Iron Man 3" take over the summer box office, it is time to remember "Marvel's The Avengers" once again.
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Ever since the first recorded history of Atlantis, written by the Greek philosopher Plato over 2,360 years ago, debate has raged as to whether or not Atlantis ever really existed. Why some of us still search for the answer to this mystery?
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‘La Jetée’ is Chris Marker's influential science fiction classic and one of cinema's most profound meditations on time and memory.
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Barcelona -
The Spanish film industry has produced some excellent movies in recent years. While excelling in horror and fantasy films, Spain is now dabbling in science fiction, with this end-of-the-world apocalyptic thriller.
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This week’s releases include a stylish English action thriller; an Emmy-nominated, top-notch political comedy; and a time-bending battle against bizarre creatures.
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A scene from 'Lifechanger' Uncork’d Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment
Matt Damon stars in Ridley Scott's 'The Martian' Twentieth Century Fox
A scene from 'A Wrinkle in Time' Disney Studios
Warner Archive Collection
A scene from ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Lucasfilm
A scene from 'Underwater' Twentieth Century Fox Film
Brad Pitt stars in 'Ad Astra' Twentieth Century Fox
A scene from TIFF 2019 selection, 'Synchronic' TIFF
A scene from 'Mortal Engines' Universal Pictures
Rosa Salazar stars in 'Alita: Battle Angel' Twentieth Century Fox
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