Sci-Fi

  • Shinji Aoyama – Eri Eri rema sabakutani AKA Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? [+Extra] (2005)

    2001-2010AsianJapanSci-FiShinji Aoyama

    My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
    On the same day of this word created from the depth of despair, the Christ passed away on the cross, A.D.2015, Virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease. The virus is infected by pictures. People, once infected, certainly come down with the disease, which leads to death. They have no way of fighting against the disease filled with fear and despair. The media calls the disease the Lemming Syndrome.Read More »

  • Virgil W. Vogel – The Land Unknown (1957)

    1951-1960AdventureSci-FiUSAVirgil W. Vogel

    Synopsis:
    Navy Commander Hal Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antartica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including beautiful reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has survived from the Mesozoic Era. Fighting carnivorous plants, dinosaurs, and a limited time window, they struggle to survive and repair the helicopter, their only means of escape. They are both helped and hindered by Dr. Carl Hunter, a megalomaniac survivor of an earlier expedition, who has learned to adapt to the hostile environment.Read More »

  • Shan Hua – Zhong guo chao ren AKA Infra-Man AKA The Super Inframan (1975)

    1971-1980ActionHong KongSci-FiShan Hua

    Synopsis:
    The ten million year-old Princess Dragon Mom (Terry Liu) attempts to conquer the earth with her legion of mutant monsters. In response, Professor Chang (Wang Hsieh) creates Inframan, turning a young volunteer into a bionic superhero to save the world. However, the Princess kidnaps Chang’s daughter. Can Inframan save her and the planet before it’s too late?Read More »

  • Stuart Gordon – From Beyond (1986)

    1981-1990HorrorSci-FiStuart GordonUSA

    A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.Read More »

  • Karl Hartl – Gold (1934)

    1931-1940DramaGermanyKarl HartlSci-FiThird Reich Cinema

    Synopsis:
    ‘Hans Albers stars as Werner Holk, an engineer who is working with Professor Achenbach on a machine that will turn lead into gold. When an “accident” occurs that costs the Professor his life, Holk swears vengeance, and determines that the mastermind behind the sabotage was Scottish millionaire John Wills, who has his own rival group working on the same machine. Wills actually hires Holk on to help make his machine a success, and while at first Holk is determined to destroy Wills’ effort from within, when Holk meets Wills’ daughter Florence he begins to second guess his mission.’
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  • William Wauer – Der Tunnel AKA The Tunnel (1915)

    Germany1911-1920Sci-FiSilentWilliam Wauer

    David Bordwell wrote:

    In 1913, the popular novelist Bernhard Kellermann published Der Tunnel. It’s not quite science-fiction, more a prophetic fiction or realist fantasy in the vein of Things to Come. The book became a best-seller and the basis of a 1915 film directed by William Wauer.Read More »

  • Jean-Daniel Simon – Ils AKA Them (1970)

    1961-1970FranceJean-Daniel SimonMysterySci-Fi

    An artist grows hateful of commercial demands on his questionable talents when his friend and artist commits suicide. He puts the blame for his friend’s death on an art critic and a shady art dealer. He is able to take out his frustrations on the pretentious critic at a party. When an elderly man moves into the boarding house, he brings a machine he invented that can make people realize their subconscious dreams…Read More »

  • Jack Arnold – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

    1951-1960HorrorJack ArnoldSci-FiUSA

    A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.Read More »

  • Vincent McEveety – The Strongest Man in the World (1975)

    1971-1980ComedySci-FiUSAVincent McEveety

    A school laboratory accident mixes one student’s vitamin cereal mix with Dexter Riley’s chemical experiment. When the kids decide to dispose of the mess to their neighbor’s cow, they learn that the cereal gave the cow the super-strength to give a massively vast supply of milk. When they try it out on themselves, they discover that the stuff gives any human superhuman strength for a few minutes. The school sees this as the thing needed to save their school from closure, as the Dean makes a deal with his relative who owns the company that makes the cereal for financial support, unaware that it was Dexter’s chemical which was solely responsible for the strength. When her competitor learn of this deal, he hires two criminals to stop it.Read More »

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