Tag Archives: Science Fiction
Alien (1979)
Here is how I first become conscious of Alien (1979). I was very young – no idea how young, but too young – and my family had innocuously left “Entertainment Tonight” on the television. This was back when ET covered … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Alien Invasion, horror, Moebius, Ridley Scott, Science Fiction
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
Forbidden Planet (1956) was the exception. Most science fiction films of the 50’s were on a shoestring budget, with simple special effects and acres of stiff dialogue delivered by hard-nosed military men and demure female scientists. There were two principal … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Alien Invasion, horror, Science Fiction
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She (1982)
She – apparently filmed in 1982 but not released until 1985 – opens with a quote from H. Rider Haggard’s source novel, “In Earth and Skie and Sea/Strange Thynges Ther Be,” which apparently is all the impetus writer/director Avi Nesher … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Action, cheesecake, Fantasy, God, Punk, Science Fiction, Sword and Sorcery
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