Dreamworks is developing a live action version of Oshii Mamoru‘s classic and masterful anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow‘s original manga . . . Ghost in the Shell. The title is a reference to housing a “soul” or “intelligence” within an artificial, cybernetic shell. What is the…
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Here’s our list of 17 not to be missed movies to see starting next month and through the end to 2017. Each day we will bring you the next on the list. These are in chronological order of release date, not any specific ranking of hype or expectations. We leave that up to the re…
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Dreamworks is developing a live action version of Oshii Mamoru‘s classic and masterful anime adaption of Masamune Shirow‘s original manga . . . Ghost in the Shell. The title is a reference to housing a “soul” or “intelligence” within an artificial, cybernetic shell. What is the inte…
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http://infinispace.net/2016/09/ghost-in-the-shell-teasers/
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The text below the break is part of a DVD review originally published on October 28th, 1999.
Here are some updated thoughts: Holy crap, I remember nothing about this movie. Even re-watching the trailer sparked no memories of eXistenZ. Nothing about the plot, characters, or if I even loved it o…
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The text below the break is part of a theatrical review originally written on May 28, 1999*.
Here are some updated thoughts: It’s a bit mind boggling that this movie was nominated for a Saturn Award. It eventually, and justly, lost to The Matrix. I have to be completely honest, I’…
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Halting State by Charles Stross was not the book I was expecting. As a gamer and MMORPG player the book piqued my interest based on the description. Instead of getting the intrigue of a mysterious bank heist that takes place in a game world, with virtual reality hackers infiltrating a world of …
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Never judge a book by its cover, so the mantra goes. In the case of Simon Morden’s Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy I threw that right out the window. There I was perusing the shelves of the local Barnes & Noble (yes, looking are real books, with words printed on real paper) when my eyes f…
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For quite some time I’ve been interested in aspects of the various singularity theories that have been floating around for years. These are not to be confused with gravitational or mass singularity (black holes) theories, but those dealing with a “technological…
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Nova was published in 1968 before Samuel R. Delany entered his more experimental writing phase, beginning chiefly with the monstrous Dhalgren. It’s a tale that can be consumed and interpreted in several ways. As a mythological quest that parallels the crazed and obsessive Captain A…
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