You will have heard at least some of the legend of Waterworld’s fraught production and filming. The budget that spiralled out of control, the hirings and firings, Costner’s ego, sets literally sinking into the deep and the perils of shooting on the ocean all contrived […]
With Game of Thrones not around for a while, and the current nerd offerings on television and in film only as epic as Donald Sutherland’s totalitarian beard (why is Mockingjay two films anyway?), it has become necessary to plug into some other rich veins of […]
Video games, science fiction and sex have the ability to create an informal triumvirate of perfection. The three just seem to fit so well together, don’t they? Of course, this trio tend to imbue themselves with lessons in and about morality, self-ability, the promise of […]
A real huge amount of science fiction deals with humans banding together to beat up the (insert extraterrestrial conquerors) that have landed on our beloved rock to wreak havoc. I’d say the biggest part of what makes those fictions, really, is not the science, but […]
Last week, the teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens awoke the Internet and a few select cinemas. Since it’s appearance, critics and writers have dissected the very essence out of the 90 second teaser, and if I have to […]
I love Philip K. Dick. His works, I mean. I even love his crappier efforts… and there were several (have you ever read Dr Futurity?). PKD’s real forte was his constant stream of wild ideas and luckily he could type fast enough to keep up […]
