In a sci-fi adaptation of the Chinese novel Journey to the West, Princess Aurora and her cyborg companions Kugo, Djorgo, and Hakka must travel to the planet of the Great King in order to restore the Galaxy Energy and return peace to the universe. On their journey, they encounter a planet decimated from attacks by space monsters, against whom the last survivors now seek vengeance.
Mysterious forces complicate the everyday problems of high school students in this quirky, blast-from-the-past musical.
As the Martians are about to land on Earth, a young man in a small Chinese town spends the whole day making trouble with his fellow hoodlums. With more and more people returning from the big city rich, he decides to go there to wage battle.
Gives insight into the creators mindset and how they culled from real life events to create some of the biggest sci-fi films of all time.
When a student of intergalactic anthropology is assigned to study our planet, she takes a keen interest in the cosmic cuties and heroic hotties battling beyond the stars and invading our fertile, green orb.
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started out as kids making amateur movies inspired by Forrest J Ackerman's FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and grew up to take Hollywood by storm, inventing the art and technology for filming anything the mind can dream.
Calling all Aliens from Angel City to the desert, razor sharp claws, killer parasites, deadly websites, and world destruction prevail. But have no fear. Bradbury, Jack Deth, Zack Stone and Paul Dean, will save the day. They are out of this world!
A well-meaning genius creates a virtual reality game that leaves his grandson trapped within when a virus invades. The boy's father (Don Wilson) enters the virtual fighting game in order to combat the virus and save his son before they're both trapped forever.
A renegade police officer tracks a rapist spreading a deadly virus around 2009 Boston.
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like "Night of the Living Dead," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and sci-fi gems such as "Blade Runner," and "A Clockwork Orange."
Documentary which discusses Star Trek's great science fiction writers
Since the 1970s, Roberto Pires has militated against the use of nuclear energy. For that, he went looking for the biggest Brazilian name in this subject, César Lattes, professor of Nuclear Physics at UNICAMP. Believing that nuclear energy could, in the long run, extinguish human life. With the collaboration of Orlando Senna, he writes the screenplay for the film “Abrigo Nuclear”, an ambitious production, science fiction film entirely produced and shot in Bahia. With little money, armed with his creative ability, Roberto builds a 'spaceship' and a studio in the backyard of his house. He calls children, relatives and friends and begins production on “Nuclear Shelter”, which is released in 1981. With statements by Orlando Senna, Laura Pires, Nonato Freire, among others, the documentary "Bahia SCI-FI" intends to explore the universe that surrounded Roberto Pires, Bahia and the possible nuclear war of the late 1970s and early 1970s. 1980.
A montage of classic science-fiction and creature-feature trailers from the mid-'50s to the late-'60s, accompanied by evocative narration.
A video game designer creates a rock star that comes to life and begins taking over the world with his music.
Grampa Munster introduces some of the best and worst Sci-Fi trailers from classic films.
Part of the Birthrights series, this BBC Two documentary is a wonderful window into the groundbreaking contributions of Black writers and creatives to the world of science fiction across literature, film and television. The program explores the evolving portrayal of Black characters and narratives in a genre often dominated by exclusionary perspectives, featuring compelling interviews with trailblazers like Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Mike Sargent, Steven Barnes and Nichelle Nichols. Celebrating the imaginative brilliance of Black sci-fi and fantasy creators, this seeks to examine the complexities of race within said genres as well as the visionary paths these resilient storytellers forge for the future of speculative fiction.
Ian Nathan, Neil Norman and Stephen Armstrong run through their top 25 sci-films of the last century, including The Matrix and Planet of the Apes.
A video poem inspired by music.
A parasitic alien infects a young woman, and it's up to two incompetent FBI agents to save her.
iTMRW is a 75-minute dance theater piece set to a live performance of a futuristic concept album by Arc Iris. The romance of Robert and his android partner, Jenny, unfolds against the backdrop of a world where advanced technology is both a source of and a “cure” for human alienation. Advertisements come in the form of pop-up thoughts, entire cities float on islands of trash, and female forms are purchased and discarded at will. The piece takes its title from iTMRW, the ultra mega-corporation that produces and sells every single thing known to man. Amazon, Google, and Facebook hooked up with the U.S government, made ugly, ugly love, and spawned a demon baby.
A bullied shy awkward teenage slowly gains mysterious psychic powers leading him into a dark conspiracy involving a clandestine organization with lethal and frightening consequences for all.
Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible is an American documentary television series on Science which first aired in the United States on December 1, 2009. The series is hosted by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku and is based on his book Physics of the Impossible. In each episode, Dr. Kaku addresses a technological concept from science fiction and designs his own theoretical version of the technology using currently-known science. He also visits scientists developing technology related to the episode's concept.
How Sci-Fi Saved My Life investigates the many fascinating projects of real life that were inspired by sci-fi hits, and examines how they might change life on earth - and beyond - as we now know it. A mini-series in 4 1-hour episodes: "Terminator Saved My Life" "The Matrix Saved My Life" "Stargate Saved My Life" "Men in Black Saved My Life"
Sci Fi Investigates is a six episode reality television series featuring skeptic Rob Mariano, forensic specialist Deborah Dobrydney, archaeologist Bill Doleman, and paranormal investigator Richard Dolan, as they look at paranormal and supernatural phenomenon and try to explain them. The show debuted in October 2006 on the American SyFy channel following Ghost Hunters. There have also been two webisodes.
One week following the events of Owen and his friends discovering a U.F.O. they run into some tough challenges.
Three powerful cyborgs must assist Princess Aurora on her dangerous journey to the Great Planet, in order to restore balance in the universe.
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community. The show is hosted by physicist Stephen Hawking.
The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries. It depicts how they predicted and, accordingly, influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality.
Explore the evolution of sci-fi from its origins as a small genre with a cult following to the blockbuster pop-cultural phenomenon we know today. In each episode, James Cameron introduces one of the “Big Questions” that humankind has contemplated throughout the ages and reaches back into sci-fi’s past to better understand how our favorite films, TV shows, books, and video games were born.
