I still wanna see this — but only if the right people are involved.

Sigh.

Yes, here is hoping.

While Lynch’s version wasn’t the book, it at least had a unique look and sensibility. The Sci Fi Channel production managed to make an amazing piece of literature into a boring exhibition of people wearing bad hats in front of poor scenic paintings.

will expose a long-standing government conspiracy

Good post. Unfortunately the hipster masses have gotten their marching orders from head moo cow on this one. They were confused by the end, it mentions emotions, and someone way smarter than them revealed a couple aspects of the Science Fiction movie weren't Science Fact. So they freak out like a stampede. Best to…

So we hate Interstellar this week? Ok cool just trying to keep up.

Not a reread, but I had no idea what to make of 2666 by Roberto Bolaño after I finished reading it. The writing of the book is itself such a heroic task completely at odds with the nihilistic nature of its subject matter. It wasn't until a year or so late, when I realized that I was still constantly thinking and…

Not to mention the ethical dilemma when you're given an ethically questionable order (as embodied by Scotty), the theme of blind revenge blowing up in people's faces as opposed to approaching a crisis with reason and intellect... Seems pretty Trekish to me.

This.

Here's a pretty recent one that I like a lot:

Approved Leia figures:

Also, Saga vols. 3 & 4 and still working my way through Wolf Hall.

The Winds of Winter

Such a fine line between homage and rip-off. As it is Cameron, I'll opt for rip-off.

So true, awesome film. The tension of the countdown clock scene when O'Niel is waiting for the hitmen to arrive is amazing - nobody films like that anymore.

Incidentally, the hazmat suits worn by the salvage team at the beginning of Aliens were actually the space suits from Outland, stripped down and minus the helmets.

Yes, a gazillion times yes. It's lazy, cheap and we let it happen.

I'd have to include Alien, although it was nice to see T1 getting its much-deserved love.