Category Archives: science fiction

Monsters vs. Aliens: DreamWorks Hits a Home Run

March 30th, 2009 | Posted in animation, science fiction

Yesterday my family forced me to take a much-needed half-day off, and a part of my relaxation involved taking in a showing of Monster vs. Aliens. I must admit that when I saw the commercials for the film they looked promising but I had my doubts about the ability of the film to live up to […]

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Move Over Boys: The Last Woman on Earth

March 1st, 2009 | Posted in Roger Corman, science fiction

One of my guilty pleasures on Friday evenings here in Utah is watching UEN-TV’s SciFi Fridays. Many times the films are pretty bad and they don’t usually hold my interest for long, but the forum and films bring back memories of my childhood with the many hours spent watching Creature Features on Friday and Saturday evenings […]

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Double Edge Films Presents: Ink

February 27th, 2009 | Posted in fantasy, independent films, science fiction

I received an email today from Double Edge Films making me aware of their new independent “urban sci fi fantasy” film Ink by filmmaker Jamin Winans. I had not heard of this before but am pleased to learn of yet another promising work of indie fantastic filmmaking. One of the trailers for Ink can be […]

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DEAD SPACE: DOWNFALL Animated Exploration of Sci Fi/Horror and Gaming

January 27th, 2009 | Posted in animation, science fiction, video games

Last weekend a new title on the shelves of the DVD section at Target caught my eye and quickly became a part of my animation collection. The film is titled DEAD SPACE: DOWNFALL, and it is a feature-length prequel to the EA Game DEAD SPACE. The subject matter, violence, and gore of this film make […]

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Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Metaphysical Reflection

January 16th, 2009 | Posted in demonology, Minority Report, science fiction, The Devil's Advocate, theological reflection

As readers of this site are aware, I attempt to move beyond a surface level analysis and appreciation of the fantastic in cinema and television to dig a little deeper in order to discover their social, cultural, and at times religious or spiritual aspects these venues provide. Last year I had the opportunity to teach […]

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Interview with Scott Derrickson: The Day the Earth Stood Still

December 8th, 2008 | Posted in science fiction, Scott Derrickson, The Day the Earth Stood Still

One of the classics of science fiction is The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). In this film the alien Klaatu comes to earthwith the warning that humanity must decide to live in peace or face global annihilation brought about through a race of robots such as Gort, Klaatu’s intergalactic traveling companion. This classic has been […]

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008): Potential and Peril

November 19th, 2008 | Posted in 1950s, science fiction, The Day the Earth Stood Still

I was a young child when I first discovered the fantastic through television broadcasts of science fiction films. These became sources that fueled my fears and fed my imagination. My fears took shape through films like Invaders From Mars (1953) with the images of aliens burrowing underground and mind control devices drilled into the base of human […]

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Celebrating 50 Years of The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling Conference at Ithica College

November 16th, 2008 | Posted in 1950s, 1960s, conference, fantasy, Marc Scott Zicree, Rod Serling, science fiction, television, Twilight Zone

The discussion list for the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations included an item recently of interest to TheoFantastique. Ithica College is hosting a Rod Serling conference in October 2009. As the college event’s website describes the event: Picture, if you will, a place where communication students can study the creative work of one of […]

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Aliens R Us: Science Fiction and the Other

November 14th, 2008 | Posted in aliens, Othering, science fiction

Sean Cubitt is Director of the Media and Communications Program at The University of Melbourne. With Zaiudin Sardar he is the co-editor of Aliens R Us: The Other in Science Fiction Cinema (Pluto Press, 2002). As the subtitle indicates, this volume looks at various expressions of science fiction and how the genre has served as a […]

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The Love War: A Legacy of the ABC Movie of the Week

September 28th, 2008 | Posted in 1970s, science fiction, television

The other day a memory of 1970s television came to mind in the form of a science fiction tale, but I couldn’t remember the name of the program. Thank goodness for the Internet and Google. A quick search under “Angie Dickinson” and “Lloyd Bridges,” connected to “1970s television” produced the result I was hoping for. […]

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