Dune
Endless dunes An imaginative writer created an extremely rich story, with countless characters, strange places, brave warriors, powerful witches and a saga that would span many years. I am not… Continue reading "Dune"
Tag: science fiction
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2067
Flowers from the Future Even those who are not fond of science fiction know that one of its best known subgenres is time travel. To give you an idea, the… Continue reading "2067"
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Dark City
Dark City, Matrix and the poor mortals At the time when the first movie of “The Matrix” trilogy ( USA, 1999) burst into Brazilian theaters, another release was discreetly reaching… Continue reading "Dark City"
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Recommended movie: 2001: A Space Odissey
Endless journey Although it may seem strange that my choice this week is a production of more than half a century, the importance of this sci-fi movie that… Continue reading "Recommended movie: 2001: A Space Odissey"
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Sputnik
The companion In recent years, Russian cinema has stood out on the international stage thanks to several very elaborate productions, most of them in science-fiction genre. We can… Continue reading "Sputnik"
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Brave new worlds
Recently, in a post in this column, I talked about the breadth of science fiction and its subgenres. One of them, utopian and dystopian societies, is very common in… Continue reading "Brave new worlds"
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Coma
World of concrete memories In the last years, the film industry has produced many sci-fi movies, but most of the time it seems to have fallen into a… Continue reading "Coma"
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Review: “Attraction” and “Invasion”
ET with Russian accent When talking about Russian cinema, the first thing that comes to mind are classic movies like “Battleship Potemkin” (“Bronenosets Potemkin”, RUS, 1925), “Solaris” (“Solarys”,… Continue reading "Review: “Attraction” and “Invasion”"
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After all, what is science fiction?
It is possible that, besides “politically correct”, the strangest combination of words must be science-fiction. After all, fiction refers to the concept of something that is not true, while science… Continue reading "After all, what is science fiction?"
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Recommended movie: “I Robot”
The rave of the stoned robot Any fan of the sci-fi author Isaac Asimov’s books, watching “I, Robot”, will surely have been a bit disappointed, as the… Continue reading "Recommended movie: “I Robot”"