The Daily Stream: Woman In The Dunes Finds Grains Of Truth In A World Of Sand
A man takes a break from city life and finds himself sentenced to a life of shoveling sand in Japanese New Wave film Woman in the Dunes.
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How Easy Rider Set The Stage For An Overlooked Douglas Trumbull Sci-Fi Classic
While Easy Rider glorified the great unknown, Silent Running was an environmentally conscious meditation on our planet's future.
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Avi Arad Options Mass Effect
Avi Arad has optioned the movie rights to Bioware's sci-fi action role playing game Mass Effect.
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Star Wars Is A Mirror For The World, And It's Best When It Remembers That
Star Wars may appear to be a space opera on the surface, but it is also a reflection of society.
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Star Trek VI Is A Perfect Tale Of How Idealists Grow Conservative
The Undiscovered Country hits harder than ever in 2023.
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How Godzilla Vs Kong Tried To Dodge Comparisons To Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Director Adam Wingard made a conscious decision to avoid the clichés associated with Jules Verne's classic story.
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Star Trek Isn't An Action Franchise, And It's Best When It Remembers That
Action has its place in the Star Trek universe, but it's never been the driving force behind the sci-fi franchise as a whole.
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George Lucas' 'Uncertainty' About Star Wars Went Away With Return Of The Jedi
Thankfully, his confidence won out.
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Under The Skin's Opening Scene Was A Tribute To The Established 'Language' Of Sci-Fi
Jonathan Glazer's film evokes classic sci-fi images only to subvert them for its own purposes.
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Avatar: The Way Of Water's Early Organic Scuba Creature Designs Were Too Close To Alien's Facehugger
Avatar: The Way of Water does technically feature aliens — just not the facehugging kind.
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Harrison Ford Was One Of The 'Few People' Who Actually Thought Star Wars Could Work
'I just thought George [Lucas] had tapped into something primordial, some myth that I recognized the power of.'
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Recording Mad World For Donnie Darko Took No Time At All
Donnie Darko is an indefinable classic, and its cover of Mad World is its calling card.
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Stalker Ending Explained: May Everything Come True
Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker mixes philosophy with science-fiction, so we've got an ending explainer to help make sense of it all.
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Jolene Purdy Almost Quit Acting Over Donnie Darko's Near-Kissing Scene
Alexa, play 'Mad World' by Gary Jules.
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Charlton Heston's Beneath The Planet Of The Apes Ending Would Have Put A Nail In The Series' Coffin
In one of the countless billions of galaxies in the universe lies a medium-sized star...
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How Jake Gyllenhaal Made Donnie Darko's Frank The Rabbit Scenes His Own
'I remember as an actor making a choice in that scene as to how I talked to the rabbit.'
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Count Dooku's 'Brutal' Fate In Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith Wasn't Written In The Script
Thanks to Christopher Lee's masterful performance, we see the turn in Anakin with just a single look from Dooku.
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Yes, M3GAN Is A Goofy Horror Movie, But It's Also A Thoughtful Science Fiction Film
Come for the memes, stay for the thoughtful commentary on technology.
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How Raccoons In A Bathtub Helped Set The Tone For Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Don't forget about the chimpanzees in the office.
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Frank Oz Was 'Shocked' By Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Plan For Bringing Yoda Back
Yoda came back, baby! And in full puppet form.
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Revenge Of The Sith's Original Younglings Massacre Scene Was Too 'Horribly Violent' For Star Wars
The scene would have actually shown Anakin running his lightsaber through those unsuspecting younglings, which is not very wizard, Annie.
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The Empire Strikes Back Was A Massive Undertaking For The Star Wars Sound Department
Perhaps one of the finest technical achievements from the Star Wars franchise is the sonic soundscape created for The Empire Strikes Back.
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Tank Girl Is The Anarchic Sci-Fi Movie We Need In Our Modern Dystopia
Rachel Talalay's cult comic book movie predicted some of our current environmental and economic horrors.
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Jake Gyllenhaal Related A Lot To Donnie Darko, Except For All That Rabbit Stuff
No rabbits were harmed in the making of Donnie Darko.
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A Planet Of The Apes Stunt-Gone-Wrong Sent Kris Kristofferson And Michael Clarke Duncan To The Hospital
Thankfully, this story doesn't have a tragic ending.
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The Return Of The Yoda Puppet In Star Wars: The Last Jedi Put Frank Oz Through The Wringer
Bringing a puppet character to life is a tough gig.
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