http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/07/06/you-should-see-capricorn-one Comments On: You Should See <em>Capricorn One</em> by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:45:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss So...guess I am saying I recommend everyone sit through "2001..." again and maybe throw in the later sequel "2010" with, was it, Roy Scheider? Not as good but still worth seeing I think.. Anyway, happy viewing, guys. Gotta go.
Posted by Booty]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:52:01 -0700 The Stranger Well, I suppose that isn't fair. If it was the proto-Bay at the helm, the hero would be cooing about how he wants to buy a 1976 Chevy Bel-Air with his new Visa gold card.
Posted by William T. Fuckweiler]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:46:44 -0700 The Stranger
In a way, "Moon" reminds me more of "The Omega Man" (nice list, Stinkbug) or "The Shining" in the use of "wish fulfillment gone wrong." (This isn't connected to your "70s" assertion, I'm derailing.)

For those of us who adore the idea of solitude we're paid for we love taunting ourselves with cabin fever imagery; the addition of forces powerful than us trapping us there is an inevitable ideation. Thus it ever so lightly touches on the horror genre, but I wouldn't argue too hard for that.
Posted by Estey]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:56:38 -0700 The Stranger
Posted by Wooden Pennies]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:39:14 -0700 The Stranger Star Wars (1978)

woah, hold it there. Star Wars is synonymous with 1977. Seeing SW and 1978 mentioned in the same breath just isn't right. Perhaps you were thinking of the Star Wars Holiday Special, which somehow was given birth in late 1978.

CE3K was released after SW, although it was much in the works before SW was released.

1978 also makes me think of Superman.
Posted by stinkbug]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:49:00 -0700 The Stranger
Here's a few more choice SF films from the '70's

A Clockwork Orange
Colossus: the Forbin Project
Slaughterhouse Five
The Day of the Dolphin
Sleeper
Dark Star
Phase IV
The Terminal Man
Zardoz
Rollerball
The Stepford Wives
The Man Who Fell To Earth
CE3K
Damnation Alley
Empire Of the Ants

All of these, I believe, are pre-Star Wars (1978), which IMO is the more proper demarcation between 1970's & 1980's SF cinema, since just about everything that came after it owes at the very least a small nod to it in terms of visual effects and style.

Posted by COMTE]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:57:09 -0700 The Stranger
Still, the most interesting thing to me about this film is that it signals the beginning of a brief career arc in SF for director Peter Hyams, which peaked with "Outland" in '81 and declined through "2010" in '84.

And nice touch, using Ed Bishop (the voice of ITC's Gerry Anderson produced "Captain Scarlet" and "UFO"'s Col. Straker) to do the V.O. on an ITC produced film.
Posted by COMTE]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:58:34 -0700 The Stranger Posted by m@tt]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:33:07 -0700 The Stranger Posted by this guy I know in Spokane]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:26:47 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Greg Barnes]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:09:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by tiktok]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:38:11 -0700 The Stranger The Andromeda Strain
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
A Boy and His Dog
Logan's Run
The Omega Man
Silent Running
Solaris
Soylent Green
THX 1138
Westworld
and on and on

Flash Gordon (1980) - if only because you see the line between the 70s and the 80s
Posted by stinkbug]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:19:50 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Nerdygirl Friday]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:42:05 -0700 The Stranger Here's the main overture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXiNHJ5TA…
I can't seem to find the music from the helicopter chase and "hide and seek" though.
Posted by jsteel2005]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:26:01 -0700 The Stranger Posted by m@tt]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:11:46 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Steven Bradford]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:11:34 -0700 The Stranger Posted by m@tt]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:10:19 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Bub]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:07:32 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:55:18 -0700 The Stranger
*sigh*
Posted by Peter F]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:54:25 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:45:35 -0700 The Stranger Posted by m@tt]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:39:38 -0700 The Stranger