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more about #dystopias EBone: How perfect since she's batshiat crazy. more » The Curse of Millhaven: Arianna is the Jar-Jar of this movie. more » somawiththepaintbox: I saw this headline and was all 'CLOWD ATLAZZ! SQUEE!!11' but no, it's only Arianna Huffington with breast implants on her head. Le sigh. more » drdoombot: Is it more correct to refer to them as the "Wachowski Siblings" now? more » Presidentpez: Lana/Larry...who cares! I'm just happy the Wachowskis are making movies. Plus, am I in the only one who actually liked the Matrix sequels and Speed Ra... more » salthegeek: Will people please stop speculating if Larry had a sex change. It's his business and we should just roll with it. It's not that big a deal. more » Lassus: Huffington's hair does not make me optimistic about this project. more » amygdala: What is that thing on top of Arianna Huffington's head? Is it part of the movie? more » Canoehead: 90 years ago WW I had just ended. Imagine trying to predict modern Germany based on the breadlines and Freikorps of that era? And would you ever pre... more » tonilost: I always will be indebted to Lana for leading me to Buck Angel. more » White_Redeemer: So is "Lana" just Larry dressed as a woman, or did he really have a sex change? I'm really confused. more » ManchuCandidate: T'pau? more » Darklighter: Given the quality of medical science reporting on the Huffington Post, I wouldn't expect her to be alive in 90 years. more » Annalee Newitz: Lana is looking great. Cute as a button. more » Obama takes time to read kotaku's comments...: Is it weird that I feel attracted to this older woman? more » schwartz001: #1 is, to me, the killer -- because it makes the people of the village seem like fools or else entirely conscious dupes, which rather, again, defeats ... more » bluehinter: Gotta say I agree with all 6 of those. The only prisoner remake I was ever excited about was the one that was supposed to star Clive Owen several yea... more » sgw75: while i agree that the things you've listed, i am still enjoying this interpretation of themes that the original expressed more subtlely, as undertone... more » tetracycloide: as someone that has enjoyed what i've seen so far (hours 1 and 2) i must say i find myself agreeing that 6's lack of violence is perplexing. he's been... more » gorehound: No More YARM for me.I can always watch the real Prisoner that is the 1960's original.Hollywood time to stop raping people's past and write new things.... more » -
#wachowskis
What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
Did you know the Wachowskis were filming a new "futuristic" movie? Neither did we, until Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington tweeted a series of pictures from the set of the mystery film, which is about Iraq 90 years from now. More » -
#theprisonerrecap
6 Things The New "Prisoner" Changed For The Worse
The Prisoner used its premise of a spy trapped in an idyllic, but oppressive, village to ask questions about individuality in a conformist, overly processed society. Here are six ways last night's remake throws away that rich premise. Spoilers below...
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#quoteoftheday
Kim Stanley Robinson: Dystopian Fiction Is For Slackers
Gallileo's Dream author Kim Stanley Robinson explains why writing about utopias is much, much harder than writing about dystopias, but also much more worthwhile if we're planning on having descendants around to read our stories in the future. More » -
#johnjosephadams
John Joseph Adams Sees Your Dystopian Future, Starts A Magazine
John Joseph Adams has put out some of the most entertaining themed anthologies in the past few years, taking in zombies, vampires and interstellar civilizations. Now he's putting out an anthology of dystopian fiction, and starting an online fiction magazine. More » -
#gamer
New Trailer Shows That Gamer = Crank + Death Race
The first U.S. trailer for Gerard Butler's Gamer has come out, and it shows a nice mix of rough-and-ready convicts-trapped-in-a-video-game action. It's like Statham's Death Race, only on legs and reimagined by the Crank guys. -
#bookreview
Get Indoctrinated Into Terminator Salvation's Resistance
Suffering from Terminator withdrawal, now that the TV show's on break and the movie's weeks away? Skynet has published a novel and some comics that lead up to Terminator Salvation. We've reviewed them for you.
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#conceptart
Moody Concept Design For "The Road" Is Artwork In Its Own Right
The movie version of Cormac McCarthy's The Road still doesn't have a release date, months after it was supposed to come out. But at least production designer Chris Kennedy's brilliant concept art has appeared online. More » -
#dollhouserecap
Everybody's Broken In The Dollhouse
Joss Whedon's Dollhouse is not a playful space — it's a shattered dungeon where everybody's ruled by id. Dolls and dollmakers alike, everybody's a lightning flash away from revealing their ugly reptilian brains. Spoilers ahead. More » -
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#books
As Our World Crumbles, Readers Clamor For Science Fiction
In these troubled times, whether you're looking for some simple escapism or a vision of how things could be even worse, science fiction has the answer. And book sales are starting to reflect that. More » -
#foundfootage
It's Like Blade Runner, By Way Of Uwe Boll
We need more terrible movies like The Gene Generation, this instant classic - newly on DVD - about a Dark Future [TM] where fetish-wear-clad assassins stalk "DNA hackers." And Faye Dunaway grows tentacles! More » -
#psychohistory
Asimov's Psychohistory May Yet Save Us From Ourselves
Could a "Theory Of Mind" predict future history, based on looking at how people think and behave? It may have helped forecast World War II and our current econom-ick. Is psychohistory finally coming to pass? More » -
#quoteoftheday
Sweatshops Bring Tomorrow's Dystopias To Life, Today
"Edward Burtynsky photographs factories, mines, and vast landscapes transformed by industrialization. His documentary photographs look more sci-fi than any sci-fi I've seen. Why invent a dystopic future... when I could imitate a dystopic present?" More » -
#thehungergames
What's Wrong With A Hunger Games Movie?
At first blush, a movie version of Suzanne Collins' media-saturated death-sport novel, The Hunger Games, sounds like a great idea. Until you realize the major pitfall that movie faces, that is.
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#quoteoftheday
Post-Apocalyptic Movies Should Point The Way To Utopia
"I see many of these post-apocalyptic movies warning us, but I see very little in the line of suggestions for post-apocalyptic living or specific life-changing prescriptions for our current situations... More » -
#franklyn
Franklyn's Alternate-History Superhero Tale Has A Satisfying Payoff
"It's a somewhat arty science fiction romance thriller." "It's a genre of no genre." "It's an urban fairytale fantasy drama, with a parallel-world aspect to it." Even the people making Franklyn struggled to explain it. More » -
#bookreview
KOP And Ex-KOP Are Pure Noir Candy
Science fiction noir doesn't come much nastier than the KOP novels by Warren Hammond. The adventures of a bent cop on a rotten planet, they're like Dashiell Hammett mixed with Philip K. Dick. Spoilers ahead.
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#books
Beware The Deadly Robotic Coffee Pot!
You're probably already a fan of British comedian and writer Ben Elton, thanks to his work on shows like Blackadder and The Young Ones. But did you know he's also a kick-ass science fiction novelist?
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#margaretatwood
Handmaid's Tale Too Politically Incorrect For Canadian Schools?
Margaret Atwood's seminal dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale has been called many things before — but sexist? That's what one Toronto parent is claiming in his quest to get it out of schools. More » -
#theprisoner
How Soap Operatic Will The Prisoner Remake Be?
So far, AMC's remake of 1960s weird-fest The Prisoner sounds like it's on the right track — with plenty of trippiness and explosions. Except for one major new element of soap opera. Spoilers below. More »
