Jules Verne

Richard Matheson, who wrote the original "I Am Legend" novel and numerous Twilight Zone" episodes, adapted two of Jules Verne's stories into one screenplay. "Clipper of the Clouds" (1886) and "Master of the World" (1904) both featured the main character named Robur. The well-adapted writing and big name stars such as Vincent Price and Charles Bronson, yield a result above AIP's usual low-budget average. Overall, (MotW) fits well into the film portfolio of Verne stories. Quick Plot Synopsis After a prelude of some silly (failure) flying machines footage, the movie begins in earnest. Fearful rumblings, flames, and voices quoting Scripture come from atop a ... Read Full Story

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One has to admire the artistic yoemanship of Brendan Fraser. Like Owen Wilson, he's OK with playing the same character in every movie- no "I want a challenging project" pretentiousness here. In Journey to the Center of the Earth , he's once again a brave, humorous, capable but not intimidating man urged by events to great acts of heroism. Fraser's character this time around is Trevor, a soon-to-be defunded vulcanologist. Trevor's PSP-addled nephew, Sean (Joshua Ryan Hutcherson), is hostile to the notion of spending 10 days with Trevor, but Sean agrees to do so as long as Trevor allows him to watch Family Guy ... Read Full Story

“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” Web design still amazes me. Apparently, I’m alone here. I grew up with loads and loads of sci-fi. I wasn’t really crazy about flying cars (though they still owe us that…) and space travel as much as I was with virtual realities. The idea of reinventing the world we live in has always obsessed me. I have always considered that we have LOTS of limitations and our choices narrow our capabilities. We get what we can, not what we really want . The Internet made me dream of a universe much sweeter than the one I lived in. ... Read Full Story

by Alan Boyle ESA The unmanned Jules Verne ATV cargo ship breaks up in a spectacular display during re-entry, as seen on Monday over the Pacific from an observation plane. The European Space Agency's first cargo mission to the international space station ended in a spectacular fireworks show today, with the fiery re-entry of the unmanned Jules Verne ATV spaceship over the South Pacific. "Jules Verne has now successfully completed its mission," ESA Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain declared at the International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow, Scotland. The end came at around 9:30 a.m. ET, when controllers back at Europe's mission control in Toulouse, France, directed ... Read Full Story