Tag Archives: Science Fiction
Rollerball (1975)
70’s cinema produced a striking number of dystopian visions. Maybe it was fallout from the assassinations and riots of the 60’s, or the fledgling environmentalist movement, or lingering bitterness over Vietnam and Nixon, or all those things; but the future … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Action, Dystopia, James Caan, motorcycle, Science Fiction, Sports
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Quatermass 2 (1957)
Hammer Films quickly followed up on their breakthrough success of The Quatermass Xperiment (1955; US title, The Creeping Unknown) with two films: the gory SF quickie X the Unknown (1956) – with no relation to Professor Quatermass, but just as … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Action, Alien Invasion, Hammer, horror, Science Fiction
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Mysterious Island (1961)
Since I just covered 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), this naturally leads us into Mysterious Island (1961), the film adaptation of Jules Verne’s sequel, which follows up on the fate of Captain Nemo and his Nautilus. Eventually. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Action, Fantasy, giant animals, Jules Verne, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction
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