Not exact matches
well we consider religion as a fairy
tale and we are indeed right to be puzzled as to why
fiction is
so prelevent on a news site...
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.
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.
Another unclassifiable, firmly original science
fiction tale, footage and synopses released
so far aren't giving much away, but it looks like his filmmaking has taken a big step forward, and the film seems to have a relationship - y core to it that might make it more accessible to the more casual fan.
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.
The only narrative (a.k.a.,
fiction) I have
so far seen (though I have screeners at home screaming to be watched before the start of the festival) is (the also aforementioned) The Strange Ones, which tells a haunting
tale of loss and redemption, and which won a well - deserved Special Jury Recognition for Best Breakthrough Performance at SXSW.
I'm
so tired of heathen
tales — especially the ones posing as Christian
fiction.
So while the
tales feature different women in different circumstances, each has an underlying ring of truth that blurs the line between fact and
fiction.
You'd think that operating a small business for a few years to satisfy immigration conditions would be pleasant enough... cook a bit of bacon in the mornings, take the rest of the day off... but scheming opposition, recalcitrant hot tubs, bizarre weddings and murderous guests produce a
tale so bizarrely alarming it wouldn't work as
fiction.
A horrible infection has fallen over a desolate town in this short horror story.The townsfolk are forced into action to protect themselves from further outbreaks caused by an addicting berry that grows amongst the base of large boulders.When Emmie returns home to find one of The Lost in her backyard, she suspects the strange berries have grown back, but confronting this horrible human creature unfolds a great realization — one that would challenge her beliefs of The Lost.This story is merely a glimpse of Kenneth W. Cain's work,
so if you enjoy «Desolate,» be sure to pick up Kenneth's Embers: A Collection of Dark
Fiction, available from Crystal Lake Publishing —
Tales from the Darkest Depths...
It's maybe easier to swallow the future when it's framed as science
fiction; stories like The Handmaiden's
Tale (1985) perhaps more productively frame the potential problems of repressive societies,
so we can learn to spot warning signs when they appear.