Tag Archives: Sci-Fi

It’s a hard life, being a movie extra. The hours are long, the pay’s crap, and you’d be lucky if you’re on screen for more than 5 seconds. Now, you can add injury to insult. The City News Toronto today reported that a group of 11 actors dressed as zombies were hurt during the filmingContinue Reading

Geeks of the world, unite! Well, they sure have in this case. The city of Detroit is slowly but surely crumbling from high unemployment rates, social problems and a dramatic population loss. Don’t blame President Obama. The decay started long ago. What the city needs is a symbol of hope. The geek community decided thatContinue Reading

“Tron: Legacy” was seen as a critical and box office disappointment. Frankly, both are debatable, depending on who you ask. Personally, I thought the film was an artistic triumph that lacked a strong narrative throughline and a proper emotional hook. Financially, the bean counters at Walt Disney Pictures considered this an underperformer, although UD$400 millionContinue Reading

I liked “The Cooler” and “Running Scared”, two of director Wayne Kramer’s films. He has a certain visual flair that’s hip without calling too much attention to itself. The latter film is particularly notable because Kramer managed to squeeze a good performance out of Paul Walker. Yes, the wooden “Fast And Furious” dude. So I’mContinue Reading

Y’know, it’s really strange that “Tron: Legacy” is considered something of a box office failure. At least by the studio, Disney. The film’s (reported) production budget was about US$170 million, plus another US$100 million in marketing and promotions. Its worldwide box office takings hit US$400 million. That’s a profit of roughly 130 mil. And ancillaryContinue Reading

I don’t think there’s a single sci-fi geek in existence who’s not heard of “Akira”. Yet, this anime classic is hardly known amongst the general public. Based on Katsuhiro Otomo’s manga series, “Akira” is set in the futuristic city of Neo-Tokyo decades after a devastating nuclear blast has destroyed much of civilization. Japan has alwaysContinue Reading

Earlier this month, Electroshadow broke the news that a new director had been confirmed for the reboot of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi classic “Robocop”. According to a scoop by entertainmant site Motion TV Online, that director, Brazilian José Padilha, had actually been locked and confirmed quite some time back. Which begs the question for thoseContinue Reading

Director Jon Favreau is popular with fans for one good reason. Well, apart from the fact that he (usually) makes good films. He genuinely cares what his fanbase thinks, he tweets regularly to keep them in the know, and even goes down to ground level to seek their opinions. It makes the viewer feel includedContinue Reading