Science Fiction
Neill Blomkamp uses YouTube, Twitter, Steam to fuel new sci-fi series
There's a new sci-fi series out that's must-view material, but it's not the new season of <i>Black Mirror</i>. This one is from none other than film director Neill Blomkamp (<i>District 9, Elysium, Chappie</i>).<p>Launched on YouTube under the name Oats Studios, the series of 20-minute films takes us on trips …
Battlestar Galactica: A Sci-Fi Noir
Reminiscing with David Eick and Ronald D. Moore? Frak, yeah.<p>The following interviews were conducted in conjunction with The Paley Center for Media’s …
Blade Runner'War for the Planet of the Apes': Nods to the 1968 Original You May Have Missed
The ultimate entry in the new trilogy is really a launching point for the original film.<p><b>[Warning: This story contains spoilers for War for the Planet</b> …
MoviesLuc Besson Is Already Writing the Next Two VALERIAN Sequels
For fifty years. Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières’ epic sci-fi comic <i>Valerian and Laureline</i> has influenced other space operas including <i>Star</i> …
ComicsSure, But Who’s Gonna Pay to Colonize Space?
Author: Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Culture<p>Date of Publication: 07.15.17.<p>Time of Publication: 9:00 am. 9:00 am<p>Science …
[Watch] ‘Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’ Review: Luc Besson Directs | Deadline
Director Luc Besson has long wanted to make the 1967 French graphic serial <i>Valerian and Laureline</i> into a movie since the 70’s. This was even before</i> …
Science Fiction Movies4 Works of Feminist Science Fiction to Read Right Now
Season one of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” wrapped up last month, and you’re probably looking for a new feminist science fiction fix. Presuming …
Little-known sci-fi fact: Whedon spent 7 weeks rewriting 'generic' Waterworld script
The writer/director of one of genre cinema's biggest hits also had a hand in one of its biggest flops.<p>Back in the early '90s, Joss Whedon was …
Movies'War for the Planet of the Apes' review: One of the greatest blockbusters of our time
It's an action-packed spiritual journey for Caesar, the greatest of the great apes.
MoviesGame of Thrones creator George RR Martin to adapt Nnedi Okorafor's Who Fears Death on HBO
<b>Los Angeles:</b> With <i>Game of Thrones</i> close to its end, author Geroge R R Martin and HBO have decided on their next collaboration, an adaptation of …
Game of ThronesOne of the greatest science fiction magazines is now available for free online
Galaxy Magazine changed the direction of science fiction<p>If you like classic science fiction, one of the genre’s best magazines can now be found online for free. Archive.org is now home to a collection of <i>Galaxy Science Fiction,</i> which published some of the genre’s best works, such as an early version …
Isaac AsimovAn AI researcher explains what scares him the most about robots
As an artificial intelligence researcher, I often come across the idea that many people are afraid of what AI might bring.<p>It’s perhaps unsurprising, given both history and the entertainment industry, that we might be afraid of a cybernetic takeover that forces us to live locked away, “Matrix”-like, …
Isaac AsimovWhy Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction
At the end of the 19th century, New York City stank. One hundred fifty thousand horses ferried people and goods through the streets of Manhattan, producing 45,000 tons — tons! — of manure a month. It piled up on streets and in vacant lots, and in 1898 urban planners convened from around the world …
Harvard Business Review'Valerian' is a gorgeous sci-fi film spawned by an iconic comic
Here's everything you need to know about "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," including the extraordinary comic that inspired it.<p>Forty years ago, a young Luc Besson read a quirky, colourful sci-fi comic called "Valérian" that blew his young mind. Twenty years later, his quirky, colourful …
Science Fiction MoviesAnnouncing the British Fantasy Awards 2017 Nominees
The finalists for the British Fantasy Awards 2017 have been announced.<p>Four nominees in each category were decided by votes cast by members of British …
Fantasy FictionFirst Look at Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Filled With Fun Easter Eggs
Love the '80s? Then the first look at Steven Spielberg's "Ready Player One" will stoke your nostalgia.<p>Entertainment Weekly debuted the image, which is chock-full of Easter eggs. The movie is based on Ernest Cline's sci-fi novel and is set in a dystopian world where people escape the ravaged …
Science Fiction MoviesWhy Nova in 'War for the Planet of the Apes' Isn't Meant to Be the Nova From the Original
Writer Mark Bomback says they named the apes’ human buddy Nova to show how history repeats itself<p><b>WARNING: Contains major spoilers for “War for the</b> …
Science Fiction MoviesIs Dystopian Backlist a Publishing Utopia?
It’s been a good half a year for two particular adult dystopian science-fiction backlist titles. In the months following the election of President …
PublishingHuman, all too human: 10 sci-fi films that show what it means to be alive
MoMA’s latest film series sees the institution search deep and wide for the best in out-there science fiction. Here’s a selection that pushes at ideas of humanity<p>When putting together MoMA’s new film series, Future Imperfect: The Uncanny in Science Fiction, its curator, Josh Siegel, set out to …
Film (UK)Movie Review: Luc Besson’s space romp Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets is fun if you can stand the dumb
Whatever one may think of Luc Besson’s futuristic space opera <i>Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets</i>, the idea of spending a cool $225 million so that Rihanna can mount a stripper pole and recite some lines from the poet Paul Verlaine’s “A Poor Young Shepherd” to an audience of one (in full …
100 Books Every INTJ should read
The list was compiled based on votes from the Goodreads community<p>1. <b>Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking</b> by Susan Cain …
Isaac AsimovPirates, Drugs and Time Travel: The Best of New Science Fiction and Fantasy
On the surface, K. J. Parker’s fantastical new tale of empire, <b>MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD (Subterranean, e-book, $4.99; limited-edition cloth, $40</b><b>)</b>, is a whodunit writ large. Mysterious hordes of itinerant pirates have repeatedly attacked the monasteries of a sprawling quasi-Holy Roman Empire. The wife …
BooksValérian: The Rich Graphic Novels Behind the Film
<i>Valérian</i> is one of Europe’s most widely admired and respected graphic novel series, following the exploits of a couple of time-traveling, …
Fiction for Life: Things I Learned from Watching Sci-Fi - Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement
The thought of meeting someone who had just returned from New York excites me. Eleven years is long enough so you bet I was ready for a story-telling …
learnedHere’s Our First Look At Steven Spielberg’s READY PLAYER ONE
Thanks to the good folks at Entertainment Weekly, we've just been given our first look at Steven Spielberg's <i>Ready Player One</i>, based on the …
Steven SpielbergShort of the Day: ‘Good Business’ is Great Sci-Fi
Bugs with guns, hell yeah.<p>We typically assume any alien life we come into contact with will be superior to us. This is a logical conclusion, since to …
Paranormal10 Forthcoming Books With Gorgeous Covers
Ever judge a book by its cover?<p>Of course you have!<p>Back in the day, that’s how I found every single book I read after walking into a bookstore. These …
Books40 Years of Heavy Metal Magazine's Sexy, Sci-Fi Covers
July 13 at 3:11 p.m.<p>July 3 at 2:49 p.m.<p>July 3 at 2:35 p.m.<p>July 3 at 11:18 a.m.<p>June 29 at 3:12 p.m.<p>June 26 at 2:11 p.m.
Pop CulturePlanet of the Apes Prequels Should Remake The Original Next
<b>Spoilers for War for the Planet of the Apes.</b><p><b>–</b><p><b>War for the Planet of the Apes</b> is very much an ending. It’s the cap on Caesar’s trilogy, with Andy …
Science Fiction Movies'War for the Planet of the Apes' best of the trilogy?
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