Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Franchise to Subvert Its Own Canon again

— 20th Century Fox The biggest twist of the original 1968 Planet of the Apes was actually very different from the Pierre Boulle novel, and that twist has since determined the direction of every single Apes adaptation, reboot, and sequel. But as the latest trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes suggests, the best bet for this high-concept planet might be to undo the oldest twist of all time with... the original twist.During the 2024 Super Bowl, Fox dropped a new trailer for the latest i...

Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Franchise to Subvert Its Own Canon again

— 20th Century Fox The biggest twist of the original 1968 Planet of the Apes was actually very different from the Pierre Boulle novel, and that twist has since determined the direction of every single Apes adaptation, reboot, and sequel. But as the latest trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes suggests, the best bet for this high-concept planet might be to undo the oldest twist of all time with... the original twist.During the 2024 Super Bowl, Fox dropped a new trailer for the latest i...

The Bride Wore Black

The Bride Wore Black (La Mariée était en noir) is a 1968 crime drama by Francois Truffaut.The Story: after witnessing the love of her life murdered on her wedding day, the bride (Jeanne Moreau) overcomes her depression and vows bloody revenge. One by one she attempts to track down and kill a group of men responsible for the death of her groom.The Bride Wore Black has quite a reputation. Possibly because it counts among Truffauts more accessible, more pop endeavours and presents an aesthetic a...

The Singing Stones (review) by Glowing Fish - Everything2.com

The Singing Stones (review) See all of The Singing Stones, no other writeups in this node. "The Singing Stones" is a 1968 novel by Juanita Coulson, published as an Ace Double, along with Derai by EC Tubb. At the time of publishing, Coulson had published only one other book, but was already well known in the science-fiction community for her work on the fanzine Yanro, together with her husband, Robert Coulson. She would write many other books, mostly in the 1980s. All of which I d...

Dark side of the Moon: the lost Surveyor missions (page 1) - The Space Review

NASA Administrator James Webb showing President Lyndon Johnson how Surveyor would be used in support of Apollo landings. After the initial Surveyor missions, NASA planned on using some Surveyor missions to certify specific sites as safe for the Lunar Module to land. Although 17 Surveyor missions were initially planned, only seven ultimately flew, with five successes. (credit: NASA) Dark side of the Moon: the lost Surveyor missions by Dwayne DayMonday, December 20, 2021 ...

Tim Parks: Have you seen my hand?

‘Look both ways when you cross the street,’ Giovanni’s mother tells him when he goes out. He’s a careless boy, easily distracted, and the reader is primed. In the street, the boy is ‘so pleased with how careful he’s being that he starts hopping along like a sparrow’. A polite gentleman warns him that this is carelessness indeed: ‘You see? You’ve already lost a hand.’ Looking for his hand, Giovanni’s attention is absorbed by a tin can, then a limping dog. He doesn’t even notice he’s lost ‘a wh...

The spaghetti western and once upon a Time in the West

These peaks and valleys are laced with most of the same minerals found on land

These peaks and valleys are laced with most of the same minerals found on land. Scientists have documented their deposits since at least 1868, when a dredging ship pulled a chunk of iron ore from the seabed north of Russia.