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What Scifi Dream World Would You Rather Be Trapped Inside?

The best science fiction often includes a healthy dose of escapism — and sometimes even the main characters get to escape from reality for a while. Whether it's Captain Picard's happy flute-playing dream world, or Superman's wish-fulfillment chest flower, science fiction is full of dream worlds that are trippy, or lovely, or scary but cool. Which world of beguiling illusion would you like to spend your weekend trapped inside? More »

11:14 AM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,913 views, 57 comments

Latest by DarlingMagpie: I love "The Inner Light" it always makes me feel so sappy. more »

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When Heads Explode

I don't know about you, but I love a good exploding head. Ever since I saw psychic mutant head-exploder flick Scanners as a tot, I've tracked all the ways a head can explode in film. Sometimes it just pops like a watermelon dropped off a roof; sometimes it gets all bulgy and eye-poppy; and sometimes it goes slowly, with gradual brain leakage. Of course, science fiction is the perfect vehicle for the exploding head. And here's why. More »

2:26 PM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Annalee Newitz
2,786 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: What, no love for Outland? There was some serious head-splodin' in that movie, even though it got explosive decompression hilariously wrong. more »

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Greatest Car Chases In Science Fiction (Part 1)

Emilio Estevez talks smack to Mick Jagger and manages to dodge 10,000 futuristic dune-buggies at the same time, in this huge car-chase from the movie Freejack. Car chases are a huge part of sci-fi movies. And with Knight Rider coming back next month, we want to pay tribute. After all, no matter how high-concept your plot may be (like time travel and brain-transplants) it always comes down to a bunch of cars zooming around trying to smush each other. Here's part one of our favorites, with clips. More »

11:20 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By charliejane
26,143 views, 67 comments

Latest by n/a: THX 1138 definitely has a car chase and it's pretty great. Should been on this list, altho I get the feeling this was more for laughs than anything else. more »

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In SF, Third Breast Is More Common Than Third Eye

Why does science fiction love extra breasts so much? Blame Douglas Adams, who threw in a reference to the triple-breasted whore Eccentrica Gallumbits in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It sounded all sophisticated and sly coming from a Brit. But then William Shatner and Paul Verhoeven got their hands on the concept. Star Trek V, Shatner's directorial debut and swansong, features a three-breasted cat dancer (above) who wrestles Captain Kirk. In Total Recall a year later, a sex-worker flashes her accessory breast at Arnie, who miraculously doesn't grope her. How long before we have three breasts in 3-D? Find out in our gallery. (NSFW below the fold.) More »

7:30 AM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By charliejane
9,407 views, 15 comments

Latest by cde: @DoctorNine: Stop trying to insert logic into pr0n more »

total recall

Must See: Total Recall

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly.

Title: Total Recall
Date: 1990

Vitals: A victim of memory-imlant technology gone awry, Schwarzenegger discovers that he may be a secret agent from Mars - or he may be. He kills a lot of people on Earth, then goes to Mars and kills a lot of people there, too. And it's all totally awesome.




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6:30 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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