[Lidija]

I tako, nova je godina, i na sve strane su krenule sumarizacije stare... 

za početak, imamo listu najgorih saj-faj filmova 2016:

The 10 Worst Sci-Fi Movies of 2016

okej, tu nema Arrival...

ali opet, nema ga ni na Golden Globe listi... 

[tomat]

http://collider.com/mute-movie-images-paul-rudd/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=collidersocial&utm_medium=social/#alexander-skarsgard

[zakk]

Sad možeš da staviš Pola Rada za avatar

[tomat]

da, brci su tu 

[Lidija]

... nije u pitanju film nego dokumentarac, no ipak...


AMC Teaming With James Cameron On Docu-Series About The History Of Sci-Fi — TCA


During the network’s TCA presentation, AMC announced today the greenlighting of a documentary series-look into the history of science fiction, from one of the most influential figures of the genre. James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction sees the legendary filmmaker behind The Terminator, Aliens, and Avatar exploring the evolution of science fiction from its cult beginnings in pulp to the engine for blockbuster film and television success it is today.

Comprised of six one-hour episodes, James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction will debut on AMC in 2018. Each episode will see Cameron introducing one of the “Big Questions” humanity has grappled with through history, delving into Science Fiction’s past to look at how the genre’s films, TV shows, books, and video games were born, and where the genre, and humanity, might be headed. Throughout, Cameron and his contemporaries debate the merits, meanings, and impacts of the films and novels that influenced them.

“When I was a kid, I basically read any book with a spaceship on the cover and I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey many, many times,” said Cameron in announcing the series. “The movie inspired me to become a filmmaker. I liked the special effects, but I really loved the ideas and the questions behind them: How will the world end? Will technology destroy us? What does it mean to be human? These are subjects sci-fi has never been afraid to tackle.”

“With this series, we are going back to the origins of sci-fi, following the DNA of these ideas back to the source. Without Jules Verne and H.G. Wells there wouldn’t have been Ray Bradbury or Robert A. Heinlein, and without them, there wouldn’t be Lucas, Spielberg, Ridley Scott or me. As a filmmaker who specializes in science fiction, I’m interested in exploring the struggles and the triumphs that brought these incredible stories to life and seeing how art imitates life, as well as how science fiction imitates and sometimes informs science.”

Produced by Left/Right, James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction is executive produced by Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver. Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), which houses the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, is consulting on the series.

[Lidija]

I tako, došlo vreme da se overi i treća sezona Black Mirror-a… i već posle gledanja dva dela, moram da priznam kako sam prilično razočarana.

Za Men Against Fire mogu samo da kažem da je beznadežno osrednji u svakom pogledu, jer ta ideja o implantima koji vojnicima omogućuju da neprijatelje vide kao izopačene, nakazne mutante da bi im se olakšala savest oko ubijanja je užasno stara i izanđala… baš koliko i njen pančlajn sa moralnom dilemom da vojnik na kraju to svojevoljno odabere, da ne bi morao da živi sa uspomenama na užase koje je počinio. I utrpati tu ovolike količine melodrame znači temeljito banalizovati i poslednju šansu za nekakvu iole gledljivu verziju tako silno izraubovanog koncepta.

Hated in the Nation mi je otud bio za tri koplja bolji od prvog uratka, i ta ideja o dronovima u funkciji veštačkih pčela koje se ujedno i zloupotrebljavaju za nadziranje civila svakako ima još šarma kao post-Snowden materijal, a i sam zaplet je prilično intrigantan, sa onim delom o posledicama angažovanja u hajkama na ljude po društvenim mrežama. Ali Black Mirror kao da sve svoje ideje uporno svodi na najniži zajednički tehnofobski nazivnik, i to mi već nekako postaje isuviše monotono za gledanje. Mislim, od SFa se valjda očekuje nekakava provokacija, nekakav izazov da se fokusiramo na ono što nam pomalo izmiče, ili barem da nam se ponudi drugačiji ugao gledanja na običnu svakodnevicu… poslednje što od SFa očekujem je ovako uporno artikulisanje jednog od najbanalnijih i najmasovnijih populističkih sentimenata.

A za ovu epizodu kažu da je još i najbolja u sezoni, tako da ne znam više isplati li mi se uopšte odgledati ostale. 

[Ghoul]

na predstojeći FEST dolazi ovo:

seksi sirene!

romantični splater mjuzikl!

i fantazija i horor i dvije žlice sf-a!

iz poljske!

THE LURE
(Córki dancingu, 2016)

http://cultofghoul.blogspot.rs/2017/02/the-lure-corki-dancingu-2016.html

[Lidija]

RIP Bill Paxton jedan on naših najomiljnenijih žanrovskih glumaca...




Storm chasers combined forces this afternoon to pay tribute to a man who put them on the map by literally putting his initials on their maps. Hundreds of professionals and enthusiasts are checking in to form the letters “BP” with their GPS coordinates.

Paxton reportedly died on Saturday due to complications following heart surgery. He was just 61-years-old.

Like Paxton’s character in the 1996 blockbuster Twister, storm chasers grabbed their gear and hit the road to mark the coordinates that would draw out an epic tribute to the prolific actor.

Coordinating through Facebook groups, the mourners placed their Spotter Network markers in apps like RadarScope Pro.

It was a small thank you to the actor who considerably raised the national profile of storm chasers when he played one in Twister. While Paxton had spent years playing supporting characters in films like Apollo 13, Near Dark and Aliens, it was Twister that made him a household name.

 
Just before his death, Paxton was set to reprise his role as Master Sergeant Farell in an upcoming sequel to Edge of Tomorrow. The director of that film, Doug Liman, spoke to the New York Daily News today. He said Paxton was in great spirits recently, “Even facing major surgery, his optimism for the future was infectious.”

Unfortunately, Paxton won’t be coming back. But the audience has his previous roles, the storm chasers have his inspiration and those who knew him remember him fondly. “Bill Paxton could play any role, but he was best at being Bill - a great human being with a huge heart. My thoughts are with his family,” Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted.

[Ghoul]

RIP Bill Paxton jedan on naših najomiljnenijih žanrovskih glumaca...

I REDITELJA!

Nemojmo zaboraviti njegov odličan horor FRAILTY.

Režirao je samo jedan, ali itekako vredan i nadasve zreo film - i po tome je sličan Čarlsu Lotonu, recimo, glumcu značajnom po više uloga u filmovima horora i fanastike koji je režirao samo jedan, ali danas antologijski film, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.

Veliki je bio Bil, i kao glumac, i kao reditelj, i srce mi plače što nećemo videti horor-triler koji je nedavno počeo da priprema...

[Lidija]

secam se tog filma, ali nisam znala da ga je on rezirao... greota, stvarno, mlad covek.

[Lidija]

The 15 Best Free Science Fiction Movies on YouTube, Ranked

[Lidija]

BLADE RUNNER 2049

[Ghoul]

jednom rečju: OVERDESIGNED.

previše kitnjasto i šareno...
ALI - ima tu i kadrova i stvari u njima koje mi ga čine i dalje umereno obećavajućim.

[Lidija]

E, pa, najzad jedna trezvena obrada standardne SF teme o ET životu. Najzad film koji je naprosto gledljiv, dakle, film koji ne izgleda kao da je pravljen od strane dvanaestogodišnjaka za vršnjake, i koje ne smara kvaziintelektualnim tupavljenjima, i koji ne kupuje saspens jeftinim horor trikovima, i koji pruža mrvičak nade da SF filmovi ipak mogu imati normalne protagoniste. Samo to, ništa više.

How we lower our sights...  jeste, ali eto, posle toliko užasno loših pseudoSF filmova u zadnjih par godina, ovo mi sad dođe kao vrh, makar zato jer mi je zapravo prvi gledljiv film nakon Ex Machina...

[Miodrag Milovanovic]

jel film za veliko platno ili može i na TV-u?