Tag: aliens
Aliens (1986) : another look by: GF Willmetts (small article).
Watching ‘Aliens’ (1986) again, there are some interesting dilemmas to ponder on. Sorry if this piece is a little more scattered than I normally write but as all of us here are pretty familiar with the film, I’m jumping to the chase. The flight from Earth to LV-426 has always bothered me. Sending a message […]
Ancient BC-dated mobile phone discovered. Aliens, Atlanteans or time travellers?
An 800-year old clay model of a mobile phone-style communicator or tricorder has been discovered in Germany – and while the clay model is itself 800 years old, the writing on the device’s keys is cuneiform dating from around 2500BC. The clay tablet came from a 13th century archaeological dig site in Austria. So far […]
Editorial – June 2013: Would Science Fiction survive should we meet aliens?
Would Science Fiction survive should we meet aliens?? Hello everyone In many respects, Science Fiction can take most knocks. It’s a flexible genre. Changes in what we know about the universe? Yep! The early SF where the rest of the Solar System has life? Seen as childish today bur now only as acts of the […]
The Host (Frank’s Take) (film review).
The true queen of teen torture and angst, novelist Stephanie Meyer, shows how to milk a mawkish melodrama while tapping into the cinematic psyche of adventurous adolescents everywhere. Clearly, Meyer has a proven track record of stroking the teeny-bopper tendencies in romanticism courtesy of her ‘Twilight’ phenomenon that has defined sensual cinema for young love-stricken […]
