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OPENS: May 21, 2009
RATING: PG-13 (Violence, Gore, Language)
GENRE: Science Fiction, Horror
Starring: Christian Bale , Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Blair Williams , Bryce Dallas Howard, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter
Director: McG
Writer:маси и столове John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris
Plot: Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and [...]

The eleventh and newest Star Trek film with its all-new cast posted an all new opening record this past weekend. It brought in more than $72.5 million in ticket sales in its debut weekend – more than the next 19 top-grossing films combined. Additionally, compared to other Trek films, after only three days of release, the film [...]

Teen heart-throb Zac Efron’s latest film, the light fantasy comedy 17 Again pulled in enough teen greenbacks to finish in the top spot in this past weekend’s box office. . It brought in more than $24 million in ticket sales in its debut- weekend – almost more than the next two top-grossing films combined.
The only [...]

OPENS: April 24, 2009
RATING: R (Violence, Language)
GENRE: Horror, Science Fiction
Starring: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Sean Pertwee, Benno Fürmann, John Malkovich
Director: Simon Hunter
Writer: Philip Eisner
Plot: In the year 2707, war rages between earths four giant corporations as they battle over the planet’s dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the [...]

After spending last week on at the top spot, animated science fantasy flick, Monsters vs. Aliens fell to the No. 2 spot behind the fourth installment fo the Fast and the Furious franchise.
The only sci fi flick to debut this weekend was Alien Trespass, the 50’s-era sci-fi comedy spook starring Eric McCormick, which debuted at [...]

If you’re a fan of the 1927 silent science fiction classic Metropolis, I’ve got some news for you: you haven’t seen the whole movie. In fact, you don’t know the half of it. Literally.
This past summer, film archivists discovered Fritz Lange’s director’s cut of the 1927 film that has been thought lost for 80 years.
The [...]

Aliens invade – and hilarity ensues. Set in 1957, Alien Trespass chronicles a fiery object from space that crashes into a mountaintop in the California desert, bringing the threat of disaster to Earth. Out of the flying saucer escapes a murderous creature – the Ghota, which is bent on destroying all life forms on the planet. A benevolent alien from the spaceship, Urp, inhabits the body of Ted Lewis (Eric McCormack) – a local astronomer – and with the help of Tammy, (Jenni Baird) a waitress from the local diner, sets out to save mankind.

Pseudonyms of Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Authors
Compiled and Edited
by
Jon D. Swartz
N3F Historian
 
While not as prevalent today as in the past, science fiction, fantasy, and horror (SF/F/H) authors continue to use pseudonyms (pen names). Reasons for this practice include the following: 1) Publishers of prolific authors want to avoid flooding the market with many books by the [...]

What do you get when you re-make a classic landmark of science fiction film history like the 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still?

Better yet, throw in box-office favorite Keanu Reeves as the alien with the warning to humanity and replace the cold war message with one dealing with today’s obsession about environmental catastrophe.

So, I’m taking History 17A (from about the time of Columbus all the way to 1877) as an online course. For the last three days I’ve been writing two essays for this class, and that’s my first midterm (apparently I have two midterms plus a final). The essay topics are about slavery in the Chesapeake [...]