Tag Archives: science-fiction

2022 as seen from 1973 (film: Soylent Green – Richard Fleischer, 1973)

There are several good reasons why Richard Fleischer‘s ‘Soylent Green‘ (1973) deserves to be seen in 2023. Fleischer had made three years earlier together with two Japanese directors the film that would remain the biggest success of his career – … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Dune – Acesta este doar începutul

Încep prin a-i preveni pe cititorii rubricii CHANGE.WORLD că sunt un admirator entuziast al ciclului de romane ‘Dune’ creat de Frank Herbert. Acest avertisment mi se pare necesar, deoarece perspectiva unui fan al unei cărți, sau a unui film sau … Continue reading

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Încă o odisee spațială (carte: Andy Weir – Proiectul Hail Mary)

Andy Weir s-a născut în 1972 la Milpitas, în California. A fost copil unic, părinții săi, ambii având o orientare științifică (tatăl fizician, mama ingineră electrotehnistă), s-au despărțit când el avea opt ani. A crescut citind literatură de science-fiction (Asimov, … Continue reading

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survival of the Force (film: The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson, 2017)

Me and ‘Star Wars’ was not a love at first sight story. I remember myself watching the first series created by George Lucas in 1977 and being quite confused. What was the big fuzz about? I was a big eater … Continue reading

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to survive the night (Film: The Purge, Anarchy – James DeMonaco, 2014)

The issue with science fiction books or films that address the future with pessimism is that the imaginary stories tend to become reality faster than their authors expect. This does not prevent most science fiction creators today from imagining the … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Westworld – O oglindă a lumii noastre

Una dintre slăbiciunile mele mărturisite este vizionarea serialelor ştiinţifico-fantastice. Oferta este foarte bogată, oferta de calitate este mult mai puţin numeroasă, cam ca în orice gen artistic. Şi totuşi, odată la câţiva ani apare câte un serial care mă face … Continue reading

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techno-survival (Film: ‘The Martian’ – Ridely Scott, 2015)

I expect something special when I go to a film by Ridley Scott . In his long and remarkable career Scott approached many genres from space horror to historical sagas, from road movies to gangster comedies and succeeded exceptionally well … Continue reading

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efficient space horror (Film: Pandorum – Dennis Quaid, 2009)

‘Pandorum’ is not a very inventive or original film. Horror stories about space-ships overtaken by horrible monsters were already told a few times. The ‘Alien’ series is probably the most (deservedly) famous item of the genre. ‘Pandorum’ has no Sigourney … Continue reading

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viewers brains are still used at 10% capacity … or less (Film: ‘Lucy’ – Luc Besson, Scarlett Johansson, 2014)

Lucy was supposed to be a film I should highly enjoy. I love Scarlett Johansson not only for the way she looks but also for daring to undertake complex and different roles that put at work her acting talent. Science … Continue reading

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Carte: Arkadi & Boris Strugatki – Un miliard de ani pana la sfarsitul lumii

Colectia “Fictiune fara frontiere” a editurii Paralela 45 a reusit in ultimii ani sa readuca in atentia publicului romanesc amator de literatura stiintifico-fantastica dar nu numai lui, operele scriitorilor sovietici Arkady si Boris Strugatsky – un cuplu de autori al … Continue reading

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