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  Capt. Xerox 9:33 am on April 9, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Here’s an interesting look at the set design behind Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and how it captured the look of the future. https://t.co/nV1yhyxmW9

   

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  Capt. Xerox 5:10 pm on April 6, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: Lord of the Rings ( 7 ), Russian, Tolkien ( 4 )   

  I’m looking forward to watching this unwatchable Soviet TV version of The Lord of the Rings that has been rediscovered after 30 years. I don’t understand Russian, but YouTube can auto-translate the subtitles. We live in an age of miracles! https://t.co/wlxzUw3eaL

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  Capt. Xerox 7:30 pm on March 15, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: fandom ( 34 ), Star Wars ( 205 ), The Mandalorian ( 5 )   

  Star Wars fans in Siberia have built a replica of the spaceship from The #Mandalorian. https://t.co/ABwolYr7oP

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 7:28 pm on March 15, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  By Grabthar’s Hammer! Sigourney Weaver is not giving up hope on a Galaxy Quest TV show. https://t.co/wuhg0lLxvO

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 9:46 pm on March 11, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Watching #scifi #films about pandemics during a #pandemic seems counterintuitive, but it helps us cope. https://t.co/m6WvzBcGLO

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 5:06 pm on March 9, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: movie review ( 11 ), post-apocalyptic ( 7 ), scifinds ( 7 )   

  I kind of liked World Gone Wild, a 1988 post-apocalypse film that tries to fuse Mad Max with the Seven Samurai, but with its tongue planted firmly in cheek. Read my review on SciFinds. https://t.co/DriR4TVKkg

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 5:04 pm on March 9, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  This year’s Saturn nominees are out. Here are the picks for best #scifi #film of the year:

  Ad Astra
  Gemini Man
  Lucy in the Sky
  Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
  Tenet
  Terminator: Dark Fate

  What’s your vote?

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 5:01 pm on March 9, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: lists ( 122 ), post-apocalyptic ( 7 )   

  I enjoyed this history of Mad Max ripoffs and got me thinking which other #scifi franchises have spawned so many imitators. Star Wars, Robocop and Terminator come to mind, but there must be others. https://t.co/Vw9wyiHp7j

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 6:11 pm on February 13, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Just because a movie is set in outer space doesn’t make it a #scifi movie. Here are 10 examples. Feel free to disagree with the choices. https://t.co/MqfbsxOTFJ

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 6:10 pm on February 13, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: funny ( 73 ), Star Wars ( 205 )   

  Enjoy this true oral history of C-3PO’s penis. https://t.co/0ukxSNf3KQ

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 1:58 pm on February 9, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: movie review ( 11 ), scifinds ( 7 )   

  The #scifi film ‘In the Year 2889’ has nothing to do with Jules Verne, but everything to do with surviving a nuclear apocalypse. I review this forgotten 1969 TV #movie on SciFinds. https://t.co/vr0WvceTvm

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:32 am on February 5, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Did you know that there’s a rejected musical score for 2001: A Space Odyssey? Kubrick liked the public domain classical music that was being used as temp tracks so much that he he turned down Alex North’s score. You can listen to it here. https://t.co/kO5ydQrHJk

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 9:22 am on January 29, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Have you ever seen the schlocky direct-to-DVD #scifi movie Hologram Man? It’s so bad, it’s bad. Here’s my #SciFinds review. https://t.co/SjZg0B0MQ5

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 12:53 am on January 1, 2021 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  These are the year’s 5 best (and 5 worst) #scifi #movies, if you take Rotten Tomatoes composite ratings at full value. https://t.co/pgdgkAG55F

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 4:28 pm on December 19, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  In a year that we would rather forget, 2020 still managed to produce some decent #scifi #movies. These were some of the best. What are your picks? https://t.co/0NeAzxhXmE

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 4:16 pm on December 8, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: cyberpunk ( 12 )   

  I think it’s a stretch to say that #cyberpunk was inspired by a 1960s literary movement just because Blade Runner was very loosely based on a PKD book from that decade. I would argue that it’s very much a product of the 1980s. https://t.co/0QLeFdUrmQ

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:06 am on December 3, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Four Sided Triangle is an interesting take on the Frankenstein story, but with a love angle. I review this early Hammer #scifi #movie at https://t.co/dO7kqgXoSE.

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 2:27 pm on November 23, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Check out this list of 10 #scifi #movie flops that should have been more successful than they actually were. I certainly agree with the inclusion of John Carter on the #list. https://t.co/T9E5t48EqE

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:16 am on November 14, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: movie review ( 11 ), scifinds ( 7 )   

  Moon Zero Two is a groovy space Western from Hammer Films from 1969 that imagines life on the moon in the futuristic year 2021. Sadly, the future turned out very differently. Read my review on SciFinds at https://t.co/RSBCZrrj2v

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:15 am on November 14, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  If it weren’t for this legendary #scifi writer, the Bill and Ted movies may never have happened. https://t.co/MyywP70HJQ

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 3:47 pm on October 27, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  This is where special-effects master Ray Harryhausen found inspiration for his terrifying movie monsters. https://t.co/75zUcdyZ8U

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 5:04 pm on October 25, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

  Does the world really need more Buck Rogers? The seminal #scifi character is reportedly returning to the big and small screen in the not-to-distant future. https://t.co/qG1odlCjaR

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:17 am on October 23, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Read my #review of the #scifi #movie Mission Mars on SciFinds. It’s hard to believe that it came out in the same year as 2001: A Space Odyssey. https://t.co/sYZoomnZGD

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 10:11 pm on October 6, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Some have said The Horror at 37,000 Feet is the worst movie that William Shatner has ever made, but I actually kind of liked it. Watch it then read my review on SciFinds. https://t.co/LtoOCx49Zo

  

   
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  Capt. Xerox 4:08 pm on September 25, 2020 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Anticipation is high for the new #Dune movie because it’s such a dense book to adapt for the screen. This story discusses Lynch’s effort and Jadorowsky’s never-made film, but somehow overlooks the Sci-Fi Channel’s under-appreciated mini-series. https://t.co/AquMLn6gTR