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Fans of such thoughtful Seventies sci-fi fare as Solaris and Silent Running should be counting down to the release of Moon , a throwback to the days when the genre was more interested in the loneliness of the inner self than the slam-bam spectacle of outer space.

"Planet of the Apes" A war between humans and simians ends with the apes ruling the planet.

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Who am I? A. Cherry Ames B. Clara Barton C. Edith Cavell D. Florence Nightingale 2. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was based on a game of cards.

Perhaps, someday, going into space will be as mundane as flying on a commercial aircraft: Buy the ticket online, drive to the aerodrome, shuffle through a cattle-pen security line, grab a burger in the food court, watch a mediocre movie on the way up, and so on.

The new British feature Moon is an example of what I'd call existential science fiction.

Stephen Cole From Friday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009 04:59PM EDT M oon Written by Nathan Parker Directed by Duncan Jones When Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in July, 1969, he took one small step for man and one large step for the romantically declined.

Special effects wizard and film director Douglas Trumbull once changed the way we look at science fiction movies -- and yet he walked away from film 25 years ago after a career of frustration.

The Topia Theatre is launching its summer season with classics of the silver screen that all relate in some way to the Berkshires.

Hungry for the type of science fiction films he grew up on a ' flicks from the late '70s and early '80s like Alien , Outland and Silent Running a ' he paid tribute to those films and tried to make a movie he would like to watch.

A tall, slender Method-trained actor, Bruce Dern has utilized his good looks and striking blue eyes in both heroic and villainous roles.

Modern-day special effects, for all its reliance on computers, digital graphics and ultra high-end technology, owed much of its existence to John Dykstra.