(released 2009) “Moon” is a British science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones, co-written with Nathan Parker, and stars Sam Rockwell, as Sam Bell, and Kevin Spacey, as Gerty the computer. It is a brilliant film with a cozy feel and an interesting story that captivates you as the story unfolds. This film has both…
(released 2011) “The Descendants” is directed by Alexander Payne and stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer and Robert Forster. It was nominated for several Oscars including best picture, best film editing, best director, best actor and best adapted screenplay. It also won an Academy Award and two Golden Globes.It takes place on…
(released 2013) The movie “The Hunger Games” is taken from a book of the same name by author Suzanne Collins. The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland. The story takes place in a dystopic future where North America is called Panem and is divided into 12 districts that are…
author: Paolo Bacigalupi The Windup Girl is a Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel by the author Paolo Bacigalupi and deals with a future where gene-manipulation of foods and diseases are weapons used for economic warfare in a collapsing, dangerous world. The story is set in a future Thailand that is plagued by flooding, starvation, oil…
Clean author: Alex Hughes This book is another fast read with an interesting story line and an unconventional main character. The main character is a telepath who has fallen into the pit of addiction and so struggles with it and the consequences of his past mistakes every day. He has been fighting against a relapse…
Prometheus released 2012 www.ink2quill This film was directed by Ridley Scott and stars many capable actors such as the Swedish actrice Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba and Logan Marshal-Green. Check out the website because it is beautiful and well put together. http://www.prometheusmovie.com/ It is a beautiful film to watch and is…
The Hobbit released 2012 It goes without saying that the book “The Hobbit´´ is a fantasy/ sci-fi classic. Hobbits are very likeable creatures even though they are not strong, big or brave. They would prefer breakfast over an adventure or a meal to a distant travel. The movie captures the likeable qualities of the hobbits…
This picture turned out surprisingly well so I thought I´d share it. This is a picture on top of the Duomo cathedral. I didn´t think any of these pictures would turn out good but I´m glad to say I was wrong. I think it´s nicer than Notre Dame. I have to say though that all this stone…
Oblivion released 2013 I have to say that the movie “Oblivion´´ was surprisingly very good. If you like Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, if you like sci-fi movies with an unraveling mystery and a theme of questioning invisible authority then you´ll love this movie. It was well done and beautiful to watch with environmental themes…
Authors: George R. R. Martin Gardner Dozois Daniel Abraham This book is the pleasant, fast moving story of prospector Ramon Espejo. The story takes a turn when his usual life cocktail of alcohol and a bad temper get him in trouble and he is forced to flee civilization. This poses little problem to…