Showing posts with label science fiction movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science fiction movies. Show all posts
Sunday, May 17, 2026

This Island Earth

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Although some scholars find the roots of science fiction in ancient myths and fantastic poems such as A True Story by Lucian of Samosata, t...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

ANDROMEDA, STRAINED

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I accidentally borrowed the 2008 remake of The Andromeda Strain from our city library. Long ago, a fter seeing the 1970 movie, I read the bo...
Friday, January 1, 2021

When Worlds Collide

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Over the course of a couple of weeks, I watched the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn while reading about Bronson Alpha and Bronson Beta app...
Sunday, September 30, 2018

Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers

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Arguably Heinlein’s last juvenile novel, the story is a shoot-‘em-up. I got lost in the jargon of military organization. I accepted at face...
Sunday, September 2, 2018

Captain America: the original is still the best

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We watched  Captain America: The First Avenger  the other night. It was my fourth viewing. Yesterday, I brought home  Winter Soldier , whic...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Armadillocon 40, Part 1

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Once again, we had a great time at Austin’s very literary science fiction convention. They have no filkfest singing, no television stars as...
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Sunday, August 13, 2017

ARMADILLOCON 39

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On August 4-5-6, 2017, the 39 th annual Armadillocon science fiction convention brought possible futures and alternate pasts to Austin. A ...