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Tag: Science Fiction

Posted on April 13, 2018

The ‘?’ Motorist (1906) A Silent Film Review

What would you do to get out of a traffic ticket? Fly to Saturn? That is the solution hit upon in this delightful British sci-fi comedy.

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Posted on March 11, 2018

Felix Trifles with Time (1925) A Silent Film Review

Felix is having trouble making ends meet in the modern world (trash has entirely few bones for a start) and so he asked Father Time to send him to another era. However, a stint in prehistoric days soon has our bold tuxedo cat ready to return to the Jazz Age.

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Posted on September 8, 2017

The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship (1905) A Silent Film Review

An inventor hallucinates an attack on himself and his airship and finds that he cannot awaken from the dream. Dark stuff that may come as a surprise to anyone who thinks Méliès was all about cute anthropomorphic moons.

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Posted on January 22, 2017January 22, 2017

Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) A Silent Film Review

A mysterious message from outer space captures the imagination of a Russian scientist. He has other problems, though, as he suspects that his wife is stepping out on him with a petty official who moonlights as a black-market dealer. Oh yes, and there are scenes on Mars.

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Posted on September 25, 2016October 5, 2017

The Crazy Ray (1923) A Silent Film Review

René Clair’s first film as director, this is a quirky little science fiction comedy about a mad scientist and a special ray that freezes the entire city of Paris. All of it except for the very top of the Eiffel Tower and the night watchman sleeping there. What will he do now that he is the king of a frozen city?

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Posted on September 18, 2016October 5, 2017

Himmelskibet (1918) A Silent Film Review

A band of intrepid dreamers design and build a spaceship with the goal of an exploratory mission to Mars. What they discover is a shockingly peaceful culture for a planet named after the god of war. This pacifist film is often called the first space opera.

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Posted on September 11, 2016October 5, 2017

An Excursion to the Moon (1908)

A group of intrepid explorers blast off for an anthropomorphized moon but find more than they bargained for when they meet the moon’s residents, acrobats and ballerinas. If all of this sounds suspiciously close to Méliès, that’s because it is a ripoff of same by Pathé.
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Posted on September 4, 2016October 5, 2017

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) A Silent Film Review

Jules Verne’s legendary nautical science fiction tale was adapted in grand style by Universal, complete with underwater photography and billed as the “First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed” by the proud studio.
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Posted on August 31, 2016August 31, 2016

Theme Month! September 2016: Silent Science Fiction

On September 8, 1966, a little science fiction show called Star Trek made its network debut. What does this have to do with silent films? Not much at all but the fiftieth anniversary of Star Trek is too important to pass up!

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Posted on February 19, 2016February 19, 2016

The X-Rays (1897) A Silent Film Review

Have a spare 44 seconds? Then you may want to check out this charming trick film from 1897. A wacky scientist turns his x-ray machine onto a courting couple and the inevitable occurs. British film pioneer George Albert Smith brings his usual whimsy to the table.

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Posted on March 29, 2015December 23, 2016

A Trip to the Moon (1902) A Silent Film Review

One of the single most iconic silent films and certainly the most famous picture from the pre-feature era, A Trip to the Moon has been studied and discussed for over a century. Why is it so beloved and how did it drill down so deeply into our pop culture? That’s what we’re going to find out.
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Posted on December 15, 2013April 19, 2016

The Lost World (1925) A Silent Film Review

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may be famous for Sherlock but what he really loved writing were rousing adventure tales. The most famous of these concerned Professor Challenger and his intrepid band of explorers who discover dinosaurs in a lost world atop a plateau. Cutting edge stop-motion made the film adaptation one of the most beloved silent films.

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