New Fan Convention Documentary – Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
Documentaries on geek culture in connection with fan conventions are a continued item of interest for TheoFantastique. In addition to those explored in previous posts we are pleased to add Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope to the list. The film synopsis from the official website: Have you ever imagined a place where Vulcans and [...]
Call for Papers – “Science-Fiction Myths: Travels through Time and Space”
CALL FOR PAPERS “Science-Fiction Myths: Travels through Time and Space” An area of multiple panels for the Film & History Conference on “Film and Myth” September 26-30, 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA www.filmandhistory.org Deadline: June 1, 2012 Films that depict travel through time and space captivate us with tales of the past, the future, the distant, [...]
Most Influential Science Fiction Movies
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Call for Papers: Science Fiction Across Media: Alternative Histories, Alien Futures
Science Fiction Across Media: Alternative Histories, Alien Futures Umeå University, Sweden April 23-24, 2012 Science fiction is becoming a mainstream and increasingly popular genre in fiction and film, as demonstrated by recent novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, Michel Houellebecq, Junot Diaz and William Gibson as well as the global success of James Cameron’s Avatar. Yet science [...]
Call for Papers – Religion and Dr. Who: Time, Space, and Faith
Doctor Who is a cultural phenomenon in both the UK and the United States, continuing to go from strength-to-strength as it approaches its 50th anniversary in 2013. Over the show’s long history on television—and in various spin-off TV shows, audio adventures, novels and comic books—religion and religious themes have consistently been a subject of interest. [...]
Trek Nation: Documentary on a Fatherhood and Pop Culture Legacy
The documentary Trek Nation debuted on the Science Channel on November 30, presenting an interesting personal quest to understand the life and legacy of Gene Roddenberry. While many books and television programs have been done exploring Roddenberry and the Star Trek phenomenon he created, the unique aspect of Trek Nation comes in the form of [...]
Jeffrey Kripal Interview on Mutants & Mystics: Comics, Sci-Fi and the Paranormal
Jeffrey Kripal has returned to discuss his latest book addressing the esoteric and the paranormal in popular culture. In this case his new book is Mutants & Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal (University of Chicago Press, 2011). From the book’s description: In many ways, twentieth-century America was the land of superheroes and [...]
Religion and Science Fiction: Interview with James McGrath
James McGrath has been a guest previously with an interview on religion and science fiction. He now returns to discuss the topic as the editor and contributor of a new book titled, appropriately enough, Religion and Science Fiction (Wipf & Stock, 2011). Following is the volume’s description: Religious themes, concepts, imagery, and terminology have featured [...]
In Time: Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast 2:42.1
Cinefantastique’s Spotlight Pocast 2:42.1 is now available where Dan Person’s and I discuss the new science fiction film In Time. Listen to the podcast here.
io9: How 9/11 Changed Science Fiction
The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is coming up in a few days, and with the remembrance of that tragedy it is helpful to remember how the impact of that event on the national psyche influenced a number of areas, including pop culture. One area is cinema, particularly genre films like science fiction and horror. io9 [...]
