science fiction

Will Smith should get an Oscar

Just got home from seeing the movie "I Am Legend" starring Will Smith. Apparently this isn't the only movie loosely based on the book of the same title, written by Richard Matheson. There is a review of the book here. In 1971, the movie "The Omega Man", starring Charlton Heston was one of the others.

"His Dark Materials" trilogy - Commentary and Review

At the prompting of my two daughters, I finally picked up "The Golden Compass", by Philip Pullman about two weeks ago. Now that Hollywood has produced a film based on the book, it has prompted some strong reaction from religious groups, and non-religious groups alike... all claiming that the author has some agenda throughout the story.