Showing posts with label sci fi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sci fi. Show all posts
7/3/11
Them! Trailer (1954)
Streamed this tonight. Dan's influence is infecting me. I enjoyed this and thought it was pretty good. The added bits of sexism are funny--like this one scene where this dope of a detective isn't comfortable addressing a woman as "doctor."
"You can call me Pat if it makes you feel more comfortable."
And then anytime they begin speaking in science jargon, he is like, "Hey buddy! Try speakin' English! I'm a dope!"
6/24/10
1/10/10
2001: A Space Odyssey- The Dawn Of Man
On the DVD the actors reveal that the shots of Africa used were all still photographs enlarged and backlit on a sound stage. The reason? Kubrick hated flying and would not film in Africa.
2001: A Space Odyssey- Documentary
A condensed version of a featurette from the 2 disk DVD version of the film.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Watched the DVD today, with commentary by Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea. A very good commentary on one of the greatest and most profound films (and works of art) ever made.
Here is the official trailer:
Here is the official trailer:
Metropolis
Metropolis is one of those films everyone has heard of and many film buffs claim to have watched, but when one speaks of it, most details, save for the scene of the fembot's clothing in flesh, tend to disappear.
But the truth is that the film, although technically sci fi, is really a polemic. Fritz Lang would make one of the more interesting films on class struggle ever made, yet, like Rod Serling would do decades later, in the television series The Twilight Zone, he would get away with his attacks on materialism and social disorder and dehumanization because many people, in that day, dismissed all sci fi.
The best version of the film that I've seen is the one released by Kino. It is restored to its full length (give or take a few seconds) and is remastered digitally.
But, the truth is that, even in the public domain, the film is worth seeing. I saw a scratched up version of the film decades ago, on tv, and it still impressed.
One thing to bear in mind, though, is that the film is a silent film, which means it is, in a sense, a different art form than modern sound and color film. It has its own rhythms, and once one gets used to them, the film unfolds very naturally. But, if you are expecting the spoonfed crap of modern Hollywood, you'll loathe this film.
You've been warned.
But the truth is that the film, although technically sci fi, is really a polemic. Fritz Lang would make one of the more interesting films on class struggle ever made, yet, like Rod Serling would do decades later, in the television series The Twilight Zone, he would get away with his attacks on materialism and social disorder and dehumanization because many people, in that day, dismissed all sci fi.
The best version of the film that I've seen is the one released by Kino. It is restored to its full length (give or take a few seconds) and is remastered digitally.
But, the truth is that, even in the public domain, the film is worth seeing. I saw a scratched up version of the film decades ago, on tv, and it still impressed.
One thing to bear in mind, though, is that the film is a silent film, which means it is, in a sense, a different art form than modern sound and color film. It has its own rhythms, and once one gets used to them, the film unfolds very naturally. But, if you are expecting the spoonfed crap of modern Hollywood, you'll loathe this film.
You've been warned.
12/24/09
12/23/09
The Thing From Another World
A fairy prescient sci fi classic from the 1950s. It's last line is a killer.
12/22/09
The 27th Day
A classic B sci fi alien invasion film. This one starred Gene Barry, who previously had starred in The War Of The Worlds.
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