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Tag Archives: Science fiction
Welcome to Philip K. Dick’s dystopia
Nothing is private and no one is free By David Samuels Source: UnHerd Philip K. Dick, whose novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? inspired the film Blade Runner, did not live to enjoy his Hollywood success. He died on March 2, 1982, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authoritarianism, consciousness, culture, Dystopia, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged A Scanner Darkly, culture, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Dystopia, Jeremy Bentham, Philip K. Dick, PKD, psychology, Science fiction, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, technology
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Saturday Matinee: Guidance
Guidance By Benjamin Franz Source: Film Threat This year I have started to explore a more cultural take on my favorite genre by experiencing China’s take on science fiction. Cixin Liu wrote a phenomenal trilogy, The Three-Body Problem, which will be adapted … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Technology, Video
Tagged Anders R. Fransson, Chinese Film, Francisco Chen, Guidance 2022, Harry Song, Jia Sun, Neysan Sobhani, Science fiction, Wang Pei Yu
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Dictatorship in Disguise: Authoritarian Monsters Wreak Havoc on Our Freedoms
By John & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live We’re … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Film, media, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged civil liberties, culture, Dystopia, Escape from New York, fascism, film, Government, John Carpenter, police state, Science fiction, Slavoj Žižek, society, surveillance state, Technocracy, They Live
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Saturday Matinee: Annihilation
Movie review: Annihilation By Frank Kaminski Source: Resilience.org Annihilation Directed by Alex Garland; screenplay by Alex Garland; based on the novel Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer; cinematographed by Rob Hardy; edited by Barney Pilling; music by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury; production design … Continue reading
Saturday Matinee: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes: The Most Violent and Bleak of the Franchise The fourth Apes movie, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, showcased Caesar’s controversial and timely fight for freedom. By Don Kaye Source: Den of … Continue reading
Saturday Matinee: 2081
Source: Wikipedia 2081 is a 2009 science fiction featurette which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 29, 2009. It is directed and written by Chandler Tuttle, based on the 1961 short story “Harrison Bergeron” by author Kurt … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Dystopia, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged 2081, Chandler Tuttle, Dystopia, Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut, Science fiction, Short Film
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Saturday Matinee: Seobok
REVIEW: ‘Seobok: Project Clone’ Is a Well-balanced Philosophical Sci-Fi Action Film By Ricardo Gallegos Source: But Why Tho? Lee-Yong Ju’s science fiction film Seobok: Project Clone delves into one of the genre’s most prominent philosophical concerns: the fate of men. And even … Continue reading
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Tagged Gong Yoo, Jang Young-Nam, Jo Woo-jin, Korean Film, Lee-Yong Ju, Park Bo-gum, Project Clone, Science fiction, Seobok
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The Future Is Here: Dystopian Movies Fit for a Dystopian World
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Art, culture, Dystopia, film, George Orwell, Government, Literature, Margaret Atwood, Minority Report i, Philip K. Dick, police state, Science fiction, society, state violence, surveillance state, Technocracy, The Handmaid’s Tale
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