Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Star Wars (1977)

Posted on April 9, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

As a child, I slept in Star Wars sheets while wearing Star Wars pajamas. I listened to the storybook record and tapes of the radio adaptation. I collected the trading cards and obsessed over the action figures, setting a personal … Continue reading →

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Fata Morgana (1971)

Posted on April 4, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

“In Paradise, man is born dead.” So speaks the gruff German narrator of the second movement of Werner Herzog’s apocalyptic travelogue, Fata Morgana (1971). The images support the thesis. This, Herzog’s third full-length feature film, depicts an African landscape littered … Continue reading →

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The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

It was an unexpectedly trippy moment during this year’s Oscars ceremony. In a clip of Hollywood stars explaining their early movie memories, Brad Pitt briefly summarized the plot of a Japanese monster movie in which an evil, green Gargantua battles … Continue reading →

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