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Scifi And Kung-Fu: The Ultimate Team-Up

Science fiction and martial arts totally belong together. After all, they both involve a deep introspection and awestruck contemplation of our place in the universe. Oh, and nothing improves a story about robots and aliens more than people kicking each other in the head. Yet, shockingly enough, scifi and kung-fu only really found each other pretty recently. What took so long? We investigate — with our fists of blood. More »

11:00 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
2,844 views, 43 comments

found footage

Terminator Vs. Kung-Fu Master In Hot Shirtless Action

The ultimate German fighting robot poses in a halter top and shiny thong over his black tights, in this seminal moment from Robotrix, the 1991 Hong Kong robosploitation epic. When a random guy in the audience decides to challenge this Terminator wannabe to a kung-fu fight, you just know it's not gonna go well. Click through for another clip of what happens next, when a Sorayama robo-babe fights the greatest American robot of all time. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,874 views, 5 comments

Latest by AmishJohn: Could be worse.Could be Robot Jox. more »

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Metropolis Was the Silent Film Blockbuster That Inspired Pat Benatar

The news that Fritz Lang's 1927 classic Metropolis is being remade by Hollywood made us take another look at the original. For a silent film made 80 years ago, it's still cutting-edge. Strange facts you never knew about this prescient scifi flick, including its odd connection to Pat Benatar, in our Metropolis triviagasm after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Kevin Kelly
468 views, Comment