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Getting a Spinal Implant in a Gas Station Just to Play a Videogame

The movie eXistenZ is many things: a commentary on videogame madness, a chance to see Jennifer Jason Leigh caress a nipple-covered biological game controller, and a seriously weird "what is real" tale that doesn't always work. It's one of David "The Fly" Cronenberg's lesser films for a good reason. And yet there are moments in it that truly shine, such as this one when the squeamish Jude Law decides he needs to get a bioport — a game port in his spine — so he can jack into virtual reality and play Jennifer Jason Leigh's cool game called (what else?) eXistenZ. Unfortunately, he needs an untraceable gameport in the middle of the night, so he visits a local gas station to get one under the table. Who better than Willem Dafoe to shoot that sucker into his spine? [eXistenz]

7:16 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Annalee Newitz
3,410 views, 43 comments

Latest by n/a: I have to weigh in with the 'loved it' camp, although it is in my second tier (with The Fly, Scanners & Dead Zone). The Matrix (3/99), eXistenZ (4/99) and The 13th Floor (5/99), now that was a good year for more »

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Eight of the Oddest Inspirations for the Coolest Science Fiction Machines

Some of the most awesome science fiction machines ever conceived for film, like the turbo-tank AT-ATs from Empire Strikes Back, were inspired by things the concept designers saw every day. You may already know that George Lucas was allegedly inspired to create the AT-ATs by these cargo lifters at the Port of Oakland — but did you know the T-1000 "liquid metal" Terminator was inspired by chocolate fudge? Find out which strangely ordinary items inspired eight of the coolest science fiction machines, and be humbled. More »

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12:41 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Annalee Newitz
66,222 views, 65 comments

Latest by n/a: The best ones that show actual resemblances to me are deifinitely the At Tanks from Empire Strikes back and the Sundae which does indeed look like the bad guy! It's amazing how people get their inspiration from the weirdest places more »