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more about #retrofuturism more comments → hwilam: The "Remember my Forgotten Man" number would work really well with the Matrix visuals... and, as far as her lapsing into pig latin (or the same lyrics... more » Golem100: I've only seen the "rave" scene in The Matrix Reloaded in "Fast Forward". more » 1Grand_Marquis: I think it's too well edited to actually capture the proper feel of a 30s trailer. :p more » schrodingers-katana: I feel like that Matrix spoof has just raped my brain. more » betty.black: man, I ♥ Busby Berkeley SO MUCH!!! more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Brilliant. I'd totally put on my dancing shoes for that. Still no match for Busby Berkley, though. more » bluehinter: I think Keanu missed his calling as a silent film star, or possibly one of those early kinematoscopes. more » Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon: You're right Annalee, that dance scene from Gold Diggers IS psychotic... especially when she sings in pig latin. more » Julius Seizure - Canuck: By very definition, anything is better as a musical. I have to admit, "The Matrix" should be up-tempo and could have used more 80's/90's R/B divas.... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: "Interlude of Pointlessness." HA! more » Quilt: You mean women don't already? #futurism more » ArthurByronCover: Philip Wylie's 1951 novel The Disappearance is about what happens when women are whisked off into another time line and men are left to their own devi... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: No Greg, you're not a man. You're a Momma's boy. At night when she's asleep you lock yourself in your bedroom and pleasure your self while sniffing ... more » Makidian: My wife is the sole money maker in our house right now, and I have ben a stay at home parent for the last year and a half. It was a choice though, and... more » gorehound: i still have a copy of the world without men ace paperback from the 50's. great read for you and there is a great paperback from beacon paperback but ... more » -
#retrofuturism
Would "The Matrix" Have Been Better As A 1930s Musical?
This semi-funny parody of The Matrix picks up on something serious, which is that the Matrix flicks were heavily-inspired by 1930s iconography. I do love the 30s-style trailer, showing the dance sequence. Compare it with a real 30s trailer! More » -
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Will Women Rule Over Men In The Future?
In the next month, women will overtake men in the labor workforce, according to statistics from the US Labor Department. Way back in the 1950s, a science fiction author predicted what would happen when this came to pass. More » -
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Gas Masks That Turn Biochemical Warfare Into Art
Tom Banwell's ornate gas masks capture the creativity and detail of retro-futurist style. If you must plunge into a world of zombifying gases, at least you can look good. More » -
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The Inventor Of The Light-Space Modulator Couldn't Let The Nazis Get Their Hands On It
When Laszlo Moholy-Nagy fled the Nazis in the 1930s, he lugged this bizarre contraption through customs in country after country. The Light-Space Modulator looks like a mad-science experiment and sounds like a time machine, but it helped pioneer digital design. More » -
#steampunkart
Concept Art That Will Make You See Steampunk Anew
Yap Kun Rong's incredible "Lord Of Yamamoto" adds some much-needed color to steampunk. It's just one of our collection of concept art images which might make you see steampunk a whole new way. Banish those boring goggles and waistcoasts! More » -
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The Vatican's Secret Storehouse Of Space Knowledge Is On Display At Last
The Vatican didn't just torment Gallileo — it also helped further the development of astronomy, with masterpieces like this 18th century Planetarium, created by Martin Benjamin. And now the Vatican's treasures of astronomy are going on display. Gallery below. More » -
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The Trippy Robot Toys of Yesteryear
Children of the 1950s might have delighted in the battery-powered robots lining their toy shelves, but the real gems are the boxes they came in, depicting alien scenes of our multicolored, sparking, smoking, and missile-launching robot future. More » -
#video
It's An Existential Post-Apocalypse in Video Short "Bunker"
The world has been nuked. Under Paris, a woman waits months alone in a bunker with only canned food for company. She's about to commit suicide when a voice comes over the radio. Find out what happens next in Bunker. More » -
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#design
The Architect Who Inspired J.J. Abrams' Star Trek
When TrekMovie.com asked designer Scott Chambliss what influences he and director J.J. Abrams lifted from for the new Star Trek, he listed only one name: Finnish-American designer Eero Saarinen. And it's easy to see why: Saarinen's creations define space awesomeness. More » -
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Laptop Depicted in 1937 Flash Gordon Comic
A Macedonian comics fan recently noticed this panel from a reprint of the 1937 Flash Gordon arc "The Outlaws of Mongo," which depicts the henchmen of Ming the Merciless apparently communicating via laptop computer. [Science Fiction Observer via Reddit] -
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Happy Birthday to Science Fiction's Oldest Film
Science fiction cinema turns 107 today with George Méliès A Trip to the Moon, which debuted in France on September 2, 1902. Watch as silent astronauts construct a rocket ship, put out the moon's eye, and fend off irate aliens. More » -
#bombshelters
Bomb Shelter Decor for Post-Nuclear Living
In the days of duck-and-cover drills and atomic anxiety, many families bought space in bomb shelters, stocking and decorating their possible nuclear homes. Richard Ross's photographs capture the abandoned shelters and what some families planned to take to the apocalypse. More » -
#scifiarchitecture
Yesterday's House Of The Future Went Cheap
You missed your chance to own a piece of retro-futurist awesomeness. The Futuro House, a Finnish flying-saucer-shaped masterpiece built (wait for it) in 1968, sold at auction for only $50,000. Also auctioned: a Zen chair, and Buckminster Fuller blueprints. More » -
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A Military Targeting Computer, Circa 1922
A stiff-backed man manipulates the knobs and levers of a "target computor (sic)," designed to help aim large pieces of artillery, in this image from 1922. Bigger version at the link. [Shorpy, thanks Bec!] -
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Century-Old Science Fiction Film Flies Us to a Handpainted Moon
If you are looking for an antidote to the pyrotechnics and computer generated effects of summer blockbusters, look no further than Segundo de Chomón's century-old films, which depict space travel using painstakingly handcrafted optical trickery. More » -
#1884
Gilliam Animator Brings Puppets to Steampunk
Take one part steampunk, add a dash of spy comedy, mix liberally with puppets and computer animation — and you've got the recipe for 1884: Yesterday's Tomorrow, a film concept by animator and frequent Terry Gilliam collaborator Tim Ollive. More » -
#conceptart
Retro Posters Add Class to Your Favorite Scifi Quotes
So, you want to show off your love of Star Wars or Forbidden Planet, but your roommate finds movie posters tacky. The Retrofuturs series offers the perfect solution: a witty mash-up of retro images with quotes from science and scifi. More » -
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A Future of Petticoats and Personal Airships
While steampunkers imagine that Edwardian technology could achieve improbable feats, Edwardians themselves often did the same. These turn of the century postcards depict a glorious future where phenomenal technologies are powered by electricity and steam. More » -
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The Nautilus' Finest Hour, In 20,000 Leagues Concept Art
The retro-futuristic sea vessel Nautilus gets caught in a blazing fire-fight, in concept art by artist RobertSimons. If McG really goes forward with a 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea movie, he should look Simons up. More pics below. More »
