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User Interfaces in SF Movies
The paper “Human Computer Interaction in Science Fiction Movies,” produced for the Instrumented Spaces computer seminar at Saarland University explores the way that people interface with computers in SF TV and movies, from Forbidden Planet to Johnny Mnemonic. Screen shots accompany a thoughtful analysis of the various categories of user interface.How come I never got…
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:::whew:::
When I saw the headline, “‘Matrix’ producer plans remake of sci-fi classic,” I feared the worst. What beloved film were they going to savage? Forbidden Planet? Blade Runner? Nah.Joel Silver, who was responsible for producing all of the Matrix movies–in rather the same way that the Japanese were responsible for producing the Bataan Death March–has…
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For GRRM fans
From http://grrm.livejournal.com/ 17th January 2007 12:20pm: HBO Options A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Yes, it’s true. Yes, this is the Big News that I have been hinting at. No, the Big News was not the pizza crawl, or the delivery of the new WILD CARDS book, though of course I’m excited about those as…
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Sci Fi to Produce Diamond Age Miniseries
Neal Stephenson’s Hugo award-winning The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer is being made into a six-hour miniseries for the Sci Fi Channel. When a prominent member of society concludes that the futuristic civilization in which he lives is stifling creativity, he commissions an interactive book for his daughter that serves as a…
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Locus Magazine Reviews The Prestige
Two reviews of the new steampunk movie starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman are up on the Locus home page: One by Gary Westfahl and one by Howard Waldrop & Lawrence Person. The movie also stars David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, which brings a smile to my face just thinking about it.
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Wil Wheaton Reviews ST:TNG
Wil Wheaton (yeah, him) has started doing reviews of Next Generation episodes over at TV Squad. The mood on the bridge is tense. Rumors about the Ferengi are numerous, and include some terrifying suggestions: they eat humans, they’re big and scary, and they have really huge wangs. :::cackle:::Link
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To Boldly Go…Oh, Not Again
More than forty years after the original Star Trek series was cancelled, a group of fans is resurrecting it…by acting as Kirk, Spock, and McCoy and financing the cost of production themselves. From their FAQ: Q. What is the premise of the new show? A. The new show will be the continuing voyages of Captain…