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more about #cityofember more comments → brentbent: C.O.C.K.R.O.A.C.H. )for all the queer super villians out there(: Why isn't Guiliani on this list? more » SJ_Edwards: The Duke of New York. He's A-Number-1, He's the Big Man, He's Isaac Hayes! more » vinylrake: Am I the only one seeing a snowboarding video when I click on the Aunt Entity video? I never saw Thunderdome so don't really understand, is she one of... more » Michael_GR: Trevor Goodchild Should have been on this list. I don't know if kidnapping your deranged political opponent and installing a portal to a pocket univer... more » AmishJohn: Where does Marion Barry fit on this list? Or either Mayor Daley? more » DRaGZ: Dude, Lando was forced to let Darth Vader in. He had no choice, mang. more » Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon: Regarding Aunty Entity: "Plus she rules with an iron fist, and forces people to fight to the death in a deadly arena. That's not the kind of leadershi... more » NerD: Blattella: Equilibrium is the movie version of that friend I used to have that wanted me to believe in half of the conspiracy theories on X-Files and couldn't fi... more » Elizabeth Weinbloom: What, building a crappy power plant near the Rift so that the Earth is destroyed so you can surf home on your tribophysical waveform macro-kinetic ext... more » redqueenmeg: I nominate the mayor of Omaha when I lived there. He POSTPONED HALLOWEEN. more » tetracycloide: i don't think there was really enough evidence to put lando calrissian on a 'most corrupt' list. it's clear he was coerced into a deal with vader und... more » BloggyMcBlogBlog: Sadly, the mayor of Detroit in Robocop 2 is less corrupt than their former mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Kudos for the inclusion of 2000AD. But wasnt Cal a cheif Judge which puts him much higher than a mayor. Infact most blocks in Megacity 1 had Electoria... more » Iax: You forgot the worst part of the Mayor from Perdido Street Station. He is constantly stealing his citizens eyes. more » burlybax: What about the Mayor of Tromaville? He's actually a mayor more » -
#top10
Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction
You think your city's leadership is bad? Just look at these 10 stand-out examples of terrible mayors and awful city leaders from science fiction and urban fantasy. They steal, they kill, they won't give the people air! More » -
#cityofemberdvdreview
City Of Ember Deserves A Better DVD Release
City Of Ember was one of the best science fiction movies of 2008, with terrific performances and incredible production design. So why is it getting such a cruddy DVD? More » -
#cityofemberreview
Ember Proves The Only Grown-Up Movies Are Aimed At Kids
Why are kids' movies the only ones allowed to deal with real grown-up issues? City Of Ember, opening today, reminded me of the allegory-rich Wall-E. Not least because it talked about issues like scarce resources and the cushiony softness of propaganda. It's such a relief, after watching a thousand allegedly "grown-up" action-adventure movies, to watch a film that actually talks to me like I'm 12, instead of four. Spoilers ahead. More » -
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#cityofember
Will The City Of Ember Kids Team Up With Brendan Fraser?
The new City of Ember poster is out and I can't help but wonder if those two crazy kids ever bumped into Fraser and company from Journey To The Center Of The Earth on their subterranean journey? Also, I did not know the little girl could walk on air. The full poster image is below. More » -
#cityofember
New Pics Show What It's Like To Live In The Doomed City Of Ember
The city of Ember may not have any views of the outside world, but it has some lovely vistas nonetheless — just look at this underground river and the system of bridges and walkways it supports. Too bad the post-apocalyptic underground city is doomed because its power source is finally going out. Click through for a few more pics of the expansive underground world of Ember, plus City Of Ember director Gil Kenan's thoughts on the adapted screenplay and whether he's going to go all Shyamalan on us. More » -
#steampunk
Scifi Movies Finally Catching Up to Novels and Going Steampunk
There's usually a 10-year lag between what's popular in science fiction writing and what's popular in films, and the steampunk craze is no exception. Authors and artists have been steaming things up for decades, creating breathtaking clockwork worlds, industrial-era alien planets, alternate nineteenth centuries, and retro-analog mechanisms. Now Hollywood's finally caught in the gears of steampunk too: A whole slate of new projects coming out over the next several years are trying to get all steamy in the look-and-feel department. But will they succeed? Below, we rate seven upcoming flicks for steaminess using our special brass mechanism that's covered in cool knobs and cranks. More »
