io9
scifi karaoke
Posts Tagged “
David Bowie
”
scifi karaoke
triviagasm
Ten Scifi Songs You Should Take to a Barren Asteroid
The year is 2199, and you've just entered the long phase of your thirty-year journey to the outer reaches of the galaxy. You're about to enter suspended animation when, oops, something goes wrong. You end up stranded an a decent-sized chunk of asteroid, and thanks to the technology of the future, you have a self-replenishing oxygen supply, and a foodgizmo that will keep you flush with nutrient cubes for decades. However, your implanted music device has shorted out during the crash, and you only have one playlist available to you: Great Science Fiction Songs From Back In The Day. What's on that playlist? Click through to find out. More »
the men who fell
Prisoners Explore Industrial Underground City in Scifi Indie
The Men Who Fell is a low budget sci fi indie film that's been busy flying low under the radar. It screened at Cannes earlier this year and scored itself a Japanese DVD release (which came out last Friday under the lame title Biohazard X). But what is this movie all about, other cool effects, vast sandy wastelands and raspy-voiced extraterrestrials? Watch the trailer to see what you think, and then find out everything we know about this cool flick. More »
life on mars
Ally McBeal Meets Time-Traveling Cop in New Show
As of today, the second season of the time-traveling BBC hit show Life On Mars can be seen on BBC America here in the States, although producer David E. Kelley (who worked on Ally McBeal) is also working on an American version of the show for ABC next season, which probably means we'll have yet another bad adaptation of a British show to make fun of. Note how they try to hammer home the 1973 setting of the show by featuring a car in the publicity photos. "Hey! We're in 1973! Look how authentic it is!" More »
the man who fell to earth
Must See: The Man Who Fell To Earth
Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.Title: The Man Who Fell to Earth
Date: 1976
Vitals: Cult science fiction rock star David Bowie stars in a cult science fiction flick created by cult science fiction director Nicholas Roeg. The weird thing is that the result is actually worth watching: The Man Who Fell to Earth is a surreal, melancholy look at Earth life through the eyes of an alien who has come to save his dying planet but discovers he can never go home. Despite a urine-soaked sex scene and Tommy-esque depictions of celebrity life, this flick shines as one of the few examples of a director trying to represent alien consciousness on film. More »
