Sentences with phrase «little science fiction»

Ex Machina — I'm not sure if I'm still embargoed on this one, but I feel safe in saying that this is a twisty little science fiction thriller that's pretty damn enjoyable.

Such major studios as United Artists, Universal and Disney (DIS) all passed on George Lucas» peculiar little science fiction project, and finally it was 20th Century Fox that grudgingly said yes.

Not exact matches

A little more science fiction, but if cars can communicate with each other, why can't they transfer energy?

Considering the science - fiction promise of parabiosis, the studies have received notably little fanfare.

At the very least try to come up with something a little more scientific and less Science fiction.

He tried to trademark the term science fiction, and he paid writers so little that H. P. Lovecraft later nicknamed him «Hugo the Rat.»

Weather control is the stuff of science fiction, but scientists have made it at least a little bit real.

A little out of the natural lip lines will give you the illusion of plumper, fuller lips, but let's just enhance our lips to a level of believability, not science fiction.

The finished product is a bit no - nonsense, a little futuristic, and totally streamlined, tapping into the trend of simplistic science fiction that has been filling the runways the past couple of seasons.

Some one that likes a little mess with a lot of cuddles, who loves all history, fantasy, science fiction and expressing self in art

Registration is easy and takes less... Free Online Dating Nerds He's smart, a little shy, quirky, and he loves science fiction, online gaming, comic books, or other related pursuits.

Annihilation is some heady nightmare fuel, but its most striking quality may be how little it has in common with the current trends in mainstream science fiction.

He's made a science fiction film with verve, imagination and even a little wit.

I Am Legend perhaps revealed that Mr. Lawrence could handle contemporary screen icons, as did Constantine, which starred Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, and Tilda Swinton among other potentially hazardous alchemy; but the show also affirmed that Mr. Lawrence could handle adaptations of science fiction literature (the script for Catching Fire is credited to Michael Arndt, but under a pseudonym, after having written Little Miss Sunshine and several animated movies).

He switched gears a few times with little success, turning to romantic drama in At First Sight and to science fiction in Red Planet, but neither fit his dramatic intensity.

Silent Running is no jerry - built science fiction film, but it's a little too simple - minded to be consistently entertaining.

Though a little harsh for family viewing, Rise constitutes a first - rate piece of science fiction.

-- proved himself adept at any genre he turned his hand to, from the action sci - fi of Escape From New York (1981), to the science fiction romance of Starman (1984), to the high - comedy fantasy of Big Trouble In Little China (1986).

But with its theme of a character realizing that all isn't what it seems like in his perfect little world reminded me most of Dark City (although it is an entirely different movie altogether) and some science fiction short stories.

It was a hit that got overlooked when another 20th Century Fox science fiction film, a little thing called Star Wars, opened just a few weeks later, but a cult following kept it alive through revival house, college campuses, and video releases ever since.

I'm generally not a science fiction fanatic, but this is sci - fi I really like, set in the near future in a society that looks like the world we know but full of these little details that catch you off - guard.

Hippy science fiction, that's what this little - known but influential drama can be described as.

And just cuz you're the heroine in a science fiction adventure doesn't mean you can't have a little voice in the back of your head telling you not to kiss the wrong boy.

Since his first cinematic composition, a collaboration with then - newcomer Richard Band on the low - budget science fiction thriller, LASERBLAST (1978), Joel scored a number of feature and television films throughout the 1980s and «90s, including the sci - fi series SUPER FORCE (1990), Roland Emmerich's early sci - fi thriller MOON 44 (1990), and Jim Wynorski's gentle family comedy, LITTLE MISS MILLIONS (1993).

The music sounds like a science fiction film and the sound effects are a little tacky at the best of times.

But if you're willing to forgive it just a little, it delivers a whole lot in return: as much as its predecessor and more than enough to rank it among the better science fiction films in recent years.

It's inoffensive at all times, is only «science - fiction» because there's a blue filter on the lens, and offers so little that is its own that it's easy to miss an exceptional cast doing exceptional work.

It may be a little safe and comfortable for people who like their science fiction edgy and provocative, but that's not what Never Let Me Go is, and what it does it does superbly.

That, of course, was no doing of Allen's decorated little film, but its most formidable rival, George Lucas» Star Wars, which took populist entertainment and visually wondrous science fiction to new heights.

Way back at the turn of the century, The Wachowskis created a little science - fiction film entitled The Matrix.

Ever since «Star Wars» rewrote the proverbial rule book, there has been so little room in cinemas for calm, brainy science fiction that anything that isn't space opera seems like a feast — «Arrival» is pretty easy to overrate.

A common science - fiction trope (seen, for instance, in the X-Men series) depicts Western - style imperialism being inflicted upon white, Western peoples — i.e., a dystopian allegory of racism and colonialism with little - to - no representation of its real victims.

A decent science - fiction film that might spark the imagination and maybe a little philosophical debate.

Or perhaps you want your science fiction (yes, Black Panther is still sci - fi) a little harder and deeper; look no further than Annihilation, the latest from writer and director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) and starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez (some strong female greats), and Oscar Isaac.

Just a little over a decade ago, online learning for many educators fell into the realm of science fiction, or worse, snake oil.Visions of students accessing an array of courses on their computers, interacting with teachers over the Internet, and participating in virtual «field trips» seemed more fantasy than reality.

Bringing more nonfiction into students» lives will require many educators to stretch a little — from English teachers who love to inspire others through their favorite poems to science teachers accustomed to relying on textbooks to kids whose reading of choice is fiction, fiction, and more fiction.

Honda's electric future might sound a little bit (or a lotta bit) like science fiction, but they're not the only ones with the heads out of the dirt (because that's where oil comes from — get it?).

- If you're writing a series, particularly in science fiction or fantasy, write yourself little notes of characters, plot threads, or premises that could be good spin offs in the future.

I think some of the most successful blogs that I see from authors are usually multi-contributor blogs, where you see like five or six thriller authors or romance authors or science fiction authors get together, and that helps reduce a little bit of the burden and the pressure because you're trading off blogging responsibilities, but you're also bringing together all of the different audiences you have, and there's a lot of good cross-pollination there.

Take some romance, throw in a little bit of historical fiction and add a dash of time travel and science fiction and you have the basis for this interesting story.

In Science Fiction, the story and action have to be plausible, so you don't leave the reader thinking, «That can't possibly happen, it's ridiculous,» which makes it just a little bit harder task, but one I enjoy doing since I love sci - fi myself.

About as unlike Hairy London as it's possible to get and still feature here, Kit Reed's Little Sisters of the Apocalypse is a novel that treads the indistinct boundaries between fantasy, science fiction and realism, as befits an author who describes her work as «transgenred».

Take some romance, throw in a little bit of historical fiction and add a dash of time travel and science fiction and you have the basis for this interesting storyThunder Mountain by Dean Wesley Smith is one of those reads that defies genre classification.

About the Author: Gregory D. LittleRocket scientist by day, fantasy and science fiction author by night, Gregory D. Little began his writing career in high school when he and his friend wrote Star Wars fanfic before it was cool, passing a notebook around between (all right, during) classes.

Unbound Worlds offers readers insight into books and authors across and between the science fiction and fantasy worlds, including horror, slipstream, pop science, fairy tales and folklore, magical realism, urban fantasy, and anything that's just a little bit weird.

Little A and Day One will join the other Amazon Publishing imprints: Montlake for romance, Thomas & Mercer for mysteries, Encore for reintroduced out - of - print titles, Crossing for internationally translated works, and 47 North for science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles.

Yet even as he and his new comrades scramble to prepare for the alien onslaught, Zack can't help thinking of all the science - fiction books, TV shows, and movies he grew up reading and watching, and wonder: Doesn't something about this scenario seem a little too... familiar?

Rocket scientist by day, fantasy and science fiction author by night, Gregory D. Little began his writing career in high school when he and his friend wrote Star Wars fanfic before it was cool, passing a notebook around between (sometimes during) classes.

It sounds like science fiction, for one thing, even though the monkey — a cute little critter named Belle — is completely real and scampering at Duke University.

Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist, and blogger, as well as the coeditor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of young adult novels like Homeland, Pirate Cinema, and Little Brother and novels for adults including Rapture of the Nerds and Makers.