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Horizon Zero Dawn's eye - catching science fiction tale of a doomsday apocalypse and a world of awe - inspiring robotic creatures has been a wonderful breath of fresh air for the games industry.

USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith weaves a science fiction tale of love and survival of two modern professors dealing with the past they both love and study.

Our picks for book clubs this month are a literary superstar's short story collection, a stranger - than - fiction tale of two brothers and a timely novel of corruption and celebrity!

USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith weaves a science fiction tale of love and survival of two modern professors dealing with the past.

An all - star cast (Melissa Leo, Adam Scott, Peter Fonda, Juno Temple, Mad Men's Vincent Katheiser) recount the stranger - than - fiction tale of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the woman who founded the American Atheists organization back in the early Sixties, helped to get Bible - reading out of schools and was later kidnapped and killed by one of her former employees.

Sophie Thatcher brought an emotional gravity to «Prospect,» a low - budget science fiction tale of resilience and survival.

Bart Layton's audacious feature debut uniquely tacks together documentary and narrative styles to tell the stranger than fiction tale of a notorious art heist gone horribly wrong.

American Animals is Layton's narrative debut, but it similarly tracks a stranger - than - fiction tale of four young men who brazenly attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in US history.

«I'm a huge David Cronenberg fan, and I always viewed Fantastic Four and the kind of weirdness that happens to these characters and how they're transformed to really fall in line more with a Cronenberg - ian science fiction tale of something horrible happening to your body and [it] transforming out of control.

Not exact matches

This year, though, Brin kicked off the Founders Letter with a quote taken from the very beginning of «A Tale of Two Cities,» a book written over 150 years ago by Charles Dickens — a historical fiction about the French Revolution.

But the author produced a fair bit of science fiction alongside his wilderness tales.

The OT is an apocyphal history of the Semitic people and the NT is a morality tale — mythologized historical fiction.

Whereas the tales of Aslan are classic fairy stories all shot through with the light of the new life of Christ, The Space Trilogy is the science fiction epic subjected to the same treatment.

But now, in A Tale of Love and Darkness, Amos Oz has set aside fiction to write a straightforward memoir.

Everyone has personal favorites, and I would like to close with a few of the books I have enjoyed with my children: Noel Streatfield's books about families with dancing children, including Ballet Shoes and Dancing Shoes; Cotton in My Sack and Indian Captive, books of historical fiction by Lois Lenski; the hilarious picture book Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman; the gentle moral tale of Rose, «who didn't work any harder than she had to»; Seven Loaves of Bread, by Ferida Wolf; and the accurate depictions of family life in both Joanna Harrison's When Mom Turned into a Monster and Jean van Leeuwen's delightful Oliver and Amanda Pig stories.

All impossible in the real world, but possible in the world of science fiction comics and mythical fairy tales.

At a time when many writers of fiction appear content to spin out tales concocted by marketing firms, or else lose themselves in worlds of arch and arcane wordplay, Murdoch is extravagant, enthusiastic and earnest.

The tale made a lasting impression on the Benfords, who shared the Bartletts» affinity for space and were simultaneously drawn to the world of science fiction.

Twain seems to be the only published source — and a rather suspect one at that, given his penchant for fiction and his own published disclaimer: «Stated to me for a fact,» he observed of the train tale in a note to Innocents Abroad.

Borrowed and adapted to countless tales of science fiction, the time travel in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was fairly novel for a videogame.

Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James are acceptable, probably because they're dead; their successors, such as Ian McDonald, Garry Kilworth, Lucius Shepard and many others, aren't even noticed — a ridiculous distinction, for what is science fiction if not the descendant of Victorian tales of the supernatural and lost worlds?

In 1938, when Orson Welles broadcasted a radio drama based on the science fiction classic War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, enough people believed in the tale of invading Martians to cause a near panic.

by Lynn Margulis Drama: A tale of atmospheric scientists from the founder of the endosymbiosis theory, via an ultimately unsatisfying symbiosis of fiction and autobiography.

About Site - Short Story Lovers is a global platform where one can write, read and explore all the existing forms of short stories i.e.True stories, Fiction stories, Romantic stories, Adventure stories, Horror stories, Thriller stories, Inspirational stories, Children stories, Fairy tales, Bedtime stories, Suspense stories, Drama, Tragedy stories, comedy stories and others.

The East Coast About Blog Sophie Perinot, a multi-published author of historical fiction, including: MÉDICIS DAUGHTER (Thomas Dunne 2015) the coming - of - age tale of the youngest Valois princess, Marguerite.

New Delhi, India About Blog Short Story Lovers is a global platform where one can write, read and explore all the existing forms of short stories i.e.True stories, Fiction stories, Romantic stories, Adventure stories, Horror stories, Thriller stories, Inspirational stories, Children stories, Fairy tales, Bedtime stories, Suspense stories, Drama, Tragedy stories, comedy stories and others.

The true - crime documentary «I Touched All Your Stuff,» the tale of an American imprisoned in Brazil, proves stranger than fiction.

The Incredibles, written and directed by Brad Bird, served up something of a definitive superhero tale, using an average family with extraordinary gifts to comment on modern standards and mining the rich history of superhero fiction for endless laughs and excitement.

Together they've made «Insurgent» into less of a youthful romance and more of an action - heavy science fiction story, the kind of rat - a-tat tale that used to star grown - ups before teens ruled the box office.

It's a rousing science fiction / fantasy tale with a dose of hard - hitting drama, an edgy approach that denies Hollywood's penchant for formula, and a smart script that was crafted with care and an attention to detail.

But the film takes a nosedive into overbaked melodramatics when it dusts off the history books and veers in all directions to tell its crooked tale (blurring fact and fiction) of the iron - clad will of the strong monarch (voicing that the good fight was for God and country) and how she defeated the Spanish Armada and brought a long and fruitful time of peace and prosperity to her country.

Coming from a veteran of British intelligence, le Carré's fiction offers a counterpoint to the glamorous spy tales of Ian Fleming and others.

Among those titles, writer - director Tamara Jenkins returned after an 11 - year absence and 2007's The Savages to unleash the well - received infertility comedy Private Life, while docmaker Jennifer Fox turned heads with her first fiction foray, The Tale, a brave dramatization of her own belated discovery of sexual abuse.

Plus, it's not set in the Depression, so Annie's fairy tale transplanting to the world of opulence isn't as pronounced, though the way Stacks lives does border on science fiction in terms of his technological toys.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, this Jennifer Juniper Stratford film is a «science fiction tale told in the style of classic B - movies and outfitted with practical special effects, laser beams and lunatic ideas which are guaranteed to make it the next big midnight movie hit.»

If this were fiction, then no Hollywood studio would pick up the film, as so many elements of the tale are too fantastical to believe.

Abrams and his team have delivered a thrilling tale of human endurance within the science - fiction milieu that would not be out of place amongst the legendary director's filmography.

The exact tale for Rampage is cheerfully dim - witted and makes an attempt to make use of half - baked science fiction ideas (ergo «genetic editing») to provide an explanation for the motive in the back of the movie's raging, mutating, massive behemoths.

«The Space Between Us» is both a science fiction tale and a high - school romance, managing to bridge any gap handily — largely to the credit of the two principal actors.

Documentarian turned fiction director Jennifer Fox now follows one such struggle, her own: The Tale is a personal memoir that deepens into a gut - wrenching true story of sexual abuse (after more than 30 years of the filmmaker's own self - denial).

Other highlights in this strand include: Miguel Gomes» mixes fantasy, documentary, docu - fiction, Brechtian pantomime and echoes of MGM musical in the epic ARABIAN NIGHTS; the World Premiere of William Fairman and Max Gogarty's CHEMSEX, an unflinching, powerful documentary about the pleasures and perils associated with the «chemsex» scene that's far more than a sensationalist exposé; the European Premiere of CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Mosof MGM musical in the epic ARABIAN NIGHTS; the World Premiere of William Fairman and Max Gogarty's CHEMSEX, an unflinching, powerful documentary about the pleasures and perils associated with the «chemsex» scene that's far more than a sensationalist exposé; the European Premiere of CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Mosof William Fairman and Max Gogarty's CHEMSEX, an unflinching, powerful documentary about the pleasures and perils associated with the «chemsex» scene that's far more than a sensationalist exposé; the European Premiere of CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Mosof CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth MosOF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Mosof Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Mosof the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Mosof KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Mosof a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; 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Almost Famous is a mostly fictional tale, but it's often fiction that can reveal the greatest truths: and Cameron Crowe's film is one of the most honest and warm - hearted coming - of - age tales around.

But given the title, we're inclined to assume it's a science fiction tale with a Big Idea, possibly linked to a certain large piece of equipment over at CERN.

,» «A Time to Kill» Antxón Gómez — «Julieta,» «Che» Regina Graves — «Café Society,» «The Taking of Pelham 123» Isabelle Guay — «Arrival,» «The Revenant» Paul Hotte — «Arrival,» «300» Elston Howard — «Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,» «Ray» Helen Jarvis — «Monuments Men,» «Rise of the Planet of the Apes» Tina Jones — «Belle,» «The Last King of Scotland» Kathy Lucas — «The Divergent Series: Allegiant,» «Foxcatcher» Naomi Shohan — «Winter's Tale,» «American Beauty» Carl Sprague — «Infinitely Polar Bear,» «The Royal Tenenbaums» Jon Gary Steele — «Burlesque,» «American History X» Patrick M. Sullivan, Jr. — «J. Edgar,» «Memoirs of a Geisha» Karen J. TenEyck — «Alice through the Looking Glass,» «The Master» Shane Andrew Vieau — «Suicide Squad,» «Juno» David Wasco — «La La Land,» «Pulp Fiction» Elizabeth Wilcox — «The BFG,» «Rise of the Planet of the Apes»

We sit down with iconic author Richard Matheson to talk about «Real Steel,» the rules of science - fiction and the evolution of what is now a 55 year - old robot boxing tale.

Argo, the latest from one - time Hollywood poster boy / laughing stock Ben Affleck, now a respected director of punchy, entertaining, if until now slight films, tells the so - improbable - it - must - be-true tale of a CIA operation to evacuate six American diplomats during the Iranian hostage crisis of» 79 - ’81 by pretending they are members of a science fiction film crew.

Check out the official motion comic trailer, and the cover art for John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction below!

Inspired by Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H.P. Lovecraft, and EC Comics» Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, Stephen King carved a path for himself as the world's foremost writer of horror fiction throughout the»70s and»80s.

What You Need To Know: Touted as an unconventional love story that blends science fiction and romance «in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all,» director Spike Jonze is seemingly making a romance picture for the iGeneration.

Director Alex Garland, whose first film was the impressive science - fiction drama «Ex Machina,» returns with a more elaborate and expensive tale of alien invasion starring Natalie Portman and