question of the day: Is science fiction on the rise in Hollywood?
Do new remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels indicate a suddenly love of SF in Hollywood?
talk amongst yourselves
question of the day: Who are the coolest scientists on TV or in movies?
Mine is a no-brainer: it’s the Doctor, of course. Though Buckaroo Banzai would come a close second.
question of the day: Are stories about racism automatically racist if told through the eyes of white characters?
If the Association of Black Women Historians thinks The Help is racist, aren’t I just demonstrating my own white privilege by insisting that it isn’t?
question of the day: Are the Smurfs cryptofascists?
I mean, c’mon: Smurf society is the archetype of a totalitarian utopia marked by Stalinism and Nazism. Isn’t it?
question of the day: How much is too much to spend on producing a movie?
Disney shuts down production on The Lone Ranger over budget concerns even though it seems like a sure thing. Have we finally hit a ceiling on production costs?
question of the weekend: Are the London riots this week the inevitable consequence of consumerism, and are we likely to see more such unrest?
In at least one shop that was being looted, the looters took the time to try on clothes. That’s much more like shopping than it is like looting…
question of the day: Is it possible that spoilers don’t spoil?
A supposedly scientific study has ”proven” that people prefer stories that have been pre-spoiled for them. Can this be right?
question of the day: What screen legends don’t deserve their legendary status?
Perhaps you don’t get the appeal of Humphrey Bogart. Perhaps Rita Hayworth does less than nothing for you.
question of the day: Why is there such a disconnect between serious film lovers and casual moviegoers?
How can the news of a remake of Dirty Dancing and a sequel to The Smurfs prompt so much groaning from movie devotees and yet be welcomed by more general audiences?
question of the day: Where are all the British superheroes?
Is there something inherently American about the notion of a caped crusader or a vigilante crime fighter?
