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Over the years, time travel has become one of the most common plot devices in sci-fi cinema. It has been used, abused, revered, and spoofed in more films than can be counted. But whether time travel is approached as a serious scientific concept, or as a flimsy deus ex machina, its appeal is undeniable. Listed below [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 12:01 am
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For something that only exists as a theory so complex that no two people can actually agree on how it would work, time travel is immensely popular. So much so, in fact, that whenever some yahoo comes along claiming to be FROM THE FUUUUUUTURRRRRE…OR THE PAAAAAAAST, WHICHEEEEEEEVERRRRR, people just wet themselves with excitement. And it [...]
Posted by JF Sargent on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 12:01 am
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Overall, scientists in movies have been given a bad rap and they are invariably depicted as insane and power hungry. The audience has often laughed at the science used in the plots but some of these ideas predicted future scientific developments. Truth is always stranger than fiction. Many films tap into our fears and our [...]
Posted by Anne Iredale on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 12:01 am
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If there’s one thing movies do better than any other art form, it’s weirdness. The combination of sight, sound, and music make for a perfect cocktail to take the audience away on a wild and spaced-out ride; and in recent years filmmakers have even started using film as a way to explore heady philosophical ideas [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 12:01 am
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To be part of Celebdom, one must be born a certain way – confident, attention-seeking and bubbly. Unfortunately, when you mix these ingredients with drink or drugs, give it a good old shake, then stick it on the telly, very bad things happen. Fame can be fleeting for drunk celebrities, so let’s watch them make [...]
Posted by Katherine Watt on Friday, January 9, 2009 at 12:01 am
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When I came up with this list of the top ten time travel movies I set some parameters. The movie must have time travel central to the plot. And when you think of the movie, the theme of time travel must jump to the forefront. So movies like Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery were [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Filed under Movies · Tagged 12 Monkeys, Ashton Kutcher, Back to the Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, butterfly effect, First Contact, h g wells, movie, Movies, Returner, Star Trek, Star Trek IV, Terminator 2, Time Bandits, time machine, time travel, time travel movies, top 10 list