Sunshine is a divisive movie, with some viewers feeling that the final third of the movie doesn’t jibe with what came before it, while others feel it’s the perfect culmination of the flick’s themes. Regardless of where you come down in that argument, it’s undeniable that Sunshine is...
Summertime is officially upon us, and that means escaping from the broiling heat inside the cool confines of a movie theater accompanied by a feedbag piled with popcorn and your favorite frosty beverage — and maybe your cat! One of the most anticipated June releases is "A Quiet Place: Day...
the show was not asked to create any further episodes. It did rerun this season again during the next year or 2, but Josie and the Pussycats as a series headliner was effectively over. Their memory stayed fond, and in 2001 evolved into a live action form for a movie. A movie that do...
I only wanted to see this movie because it looked like charming 60's Sci-Fi and, most importantly, because it was the first film directed by Antonio Margheriti (A. Dawson) who would later become one of Italy's most reliable horror/western/crime filmmakers. "Assignment: Outer Space" is a...
movie and The Mole People and Zombies of Mora Tau are my favorites from the time period. Please watch it and see if you agree with me. Many of the current movies cannot hold my interest and I have to force myself to sit through them. This movie has a certain charm and holds my ...
Homer Hickam, author of the memoir Rocket Boys (made into the movie October Sky), recalls his first years as a NASA engineer while also telling the story of his fluffy black and white cat Paco who had the magic ability to make people smile and give them hope. But when Paco was struck...
Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, the headstrong Earthmen who rocketed into futuristic and/or otherworldly adventures, are the prototypical space heroes. Both originated in newspaper comic strips—Rogers in 1929, and Gordon in 1934—and were immortalized beyond the funnies in movie serials, Big Little...
Sean BrodrickonThe Green Inferno: “Excellent review of a pathetic and very disappointing movie. You’re right on target with your critique. Please keep it up.” Michael B.onPublicity? Who Cares?: “I’ve had the same problem getting people in indie films to realize the importance of shar...
They require no ablative heat shields unless they are designed to perform aerobraking to burn off delta-V without requiring propellant (like the Leonov in the movie 2010 The Year We Make Contact). Hop Davis estimates that a orbit-to-orbit spacecraft will require a delta-V budget of only 3...
Oct. 15: Fritz Lang's "Frau im Mond" (The Girl in the Moon) movie, which inspired many rocket pioneers, is premiered in Germany. October: Tsiolkovsky's work entitled "Space Rocket Trains" is published. He also proposes a jet aircraft to the military, which is deemed unfeasible. Nov. ...