Tag: science fiction

The opening frames of this film quote the profound wisdom of an acknowledged grand master of science fiction, Sir Arthur C Clarke – “Two possibilities exist: Either we

It is March 2077, fifty year after the Earth was attacked, and though the invaders have been defeated, the cost was terrible, the Moon split in two, the

When District 9 hit cinemas in 2009, it was a shock to a system accustomed to vacuous blockbusters of no greater purpose than product placement; it was science

Writer/director Andrew Niccol once crafted a modern classic of science fiction cinema, both in the sense that is a film that has remained untouched by the years which

Released late last year and inspired by the science fiction poems of Edwin Morgan, some of which are presented here, this collection is subtitled contemporary science fiction poems

The marginal outings of Mission: Impossible and Vanilla Sky aside, Tom Cruise doesn’t often dabble in science fiction, but his two previous outings, the Philip K Dick adaptation

Described as “Britain’s best selling science fiction author,” Peter F Hamilton is a prolific writer of epic space opera. Best known for the Greg Mandel Trilogy, the Night’s

It’s not often a debut novel gathers the attention that greeted the launch of The Quantum Thief two years ago, a book that received critical praise despite its

A true polymath, Neal Stephenson is a prolific writer who spans genres, spinning together computer science, mathematics, language and history in his epic tales. Coming to prominence with

Much as global austerity has forced cuts to the space programmes of the major nations, diverting funds to more immediate concerns of continuity and survival, so has science