“If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting, etc., it is still a gold standard for science fiction.” IfsArtStillsAbleFilmLanguageSpaceFictionExamplePhotographyStandardsGoldScience FictionAccomplishEtcLightingOdysseyGold StandardSpace Odyssey2001 A Space OdysseyArt Direction Author:Matthew Modine
“For me, two of my favourite science fiction films are Blade Runner, which is fantastic, and Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys. Both of those were smart science fiction films hitting more of a medium budget, and I desperately hope there is an audience for that kind of film because I would love that to be my next film, on that kind of scale.” KindTwoFilmNextFictionAudienceSmartScience FictionScalesMediumsFantasticBudgetsTwelveFavouriteHittingRunnersMonkeysBladesBlade Runner Author:Duncan Jones
“If you look at the films that I've done generally, you would probably get an idea of what I'm most interested in, and if ever I do something unusual like a science fiction film or an action film or a comedy or something, then that to me feels like a step to the side to do something different.” IfsFeelsLooksIdeasDifferentDoneActionFilmSidesFictionStepsComedyScience FictionUnusualAction Films Author:Guy Pearce
“Although The Terminator is arguably the more visionary of the first two films, [Terminator 2] is the more visually and viscerally satisfying. It's an exhausting experience and, even 18 years after its release (as I write this review), few films have matched it within the science fiction genre for sheer white-knuckle exhilaration.” WritingYearsFirstsTwoFilmWhiteFictionScience FictionReleaseGenreReviewsSatisfyingSheerVisionariesExhaustingMatchedExhilarationKnucklesTerminator 2 Author:James Berardinelli
“One of the most poignant pieces of recent science fiction for me was the portrayal of the adults in the Pixar film WALL-E. I feel like we're on the cusp of becoming fat babies in floating chairs being fed everything in shake form, and I feel like I am as prone to laziness as anybody.” FeelsFilmFormFictionPiecesWallBabyBecomingAdultsScience FictionFatsShakesChairsFedsLazinessFloatingPoignantPortrayalPixarCusp Author:Nick Offerman