Jon Spaihts, screenwriter of Prometheus, on the benefits of working with a top-flight artist like Ridley Scott : “I’d go home, then come back the next morning, and on the wall there would be a four foot-wide painting of the scene I had talked about the night before,” he remembered. “That’s the luxury of working at …
I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of days now, and I really can’t compile my all-time favourite top ten sci-fi list. There’s just too many really good science fiction films out there that would miss out on a spot. Quite a few of what’s contained in the link at the bottom of this …
Screenwriter Jon Spaihts says science fiction consistently overestimates the future achievements of the human species. Which, as far as I’m concerned, is part of the raison d’etre of the genre. If it’s not about reaching for the stars and attempting to predict what may become of the human race in centuries to come, or how …
Well, possibly. At least if the reports that Brians Singer and Fuller are considering pooling their resources to get one made are to be believed, then there could certainly be the foundations for new Trek on TV.
This is big news. If this happens I’d be a very happy visitor to the cinema upon the film’s release. Digital Spy article.
Now then, this is how it’s done. Ladies (and the BBC props department!), take note!
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A new documentary about space tourist Richard Garriott’s flight to the International Space Station is hitting theaters now, but the sci-fi movie he made aboard the orbiting lab remains under wraps. C’mon, NASA. Sort it out. 1st Science Fiction Movie Filmed in Space Stays Underground on space.com
Got a couple of links for you in this post. First up is The Best Science Fiction Films at This Year’s Sundance from io9. A lot of these look good to me, but out of all of them I’m intrigued most by Song of the Spindle and Chasing Ice. Second link is Eleven Science Fiction …