John Carpenter’s student film expanded to feature length with backing from the man who made The Blob (1958). It’s a sci-fi satire that bridges the gap between 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Star Wars (1977). But not only is it Carpenter’s debut, it’s a collaboration with his film school classmate Dan O’Bannon, who went […]
One of Quality Film Club’s youngest members curates this program of contemporary-ish sci-fi and fantasy animated features. Heady action fun for the whole family. 1:00 pm: Titan A.E. 3:00 pm: Wolfwalkers
La Jetée is an experimental sci-fi featurette comprised almost entirely of still images, like a bonkers Power Point presentation or a harrowing slideshow of your weirdest relative’s worst vacation. How strange is it? Strange enough to inspire quintessential oddball Terry Gilliam to reboot it as 12 Monkeys, 33 years later. But what is time, anyway? […]