Any year that finds movies like Inception and The Social Network being tossed about as serious Oscar contenders is a good year for the film nerds. That would be guys like me, who could parse Blade Runner, analyze The Fountain and diagram Primer all day long. For us cinephile geeks, it was a very good [...]
Tuesday, July 28th, 2010
In lieu of a Techland Show we have a special video for you this Friday. It’s a primer on Iron Man 2, where Peter and Steve break down everything you need to know before you go and watch the movie (including a re-cap of the first movie and what to expect from the all-star cast).
Only a couple days left, until Kick-Ass mania finally descends on unsuspecting movie fans. We’ve written plenty about the film – from our interview with Mark Millar himself to our spoiler-free review around the time of the film’s world premiere at South By Southwest – and we have interviews with the cast going up this week as well.
Every Thursday, the Techland Screening Room digs deep in an attempt to appreciate one of the 50 most important sci-fi titles of cinema’s first century. When we’re not analyzing the films, we’re announcing the next title in the series. We welcome your thoughts, insights, grumblings and epiphanies.
Welcome to the inaugural Techland Screening Room post. To bring you up to speed: I’ve marked out the 50 most important sci-fi movies of all time, and every other week, we’ll be taking a close look at what makes these works so great.
Okay, here’s the deal. You’re thinking about seeing Avatar tonight, yes, or this weekend? You know it features blue people. And that it’s set on a different planet. But you’re still a little confused – and not entirely sure if your girlfriend is going to dig it. (Check out our spoiler-free morning-after Avatar review)
