Tag Archives: Surreal
Solaris (1972)
“I knew nothing, and I persisted in the faith that the time of cruel miracles was not past.” -Stanislaw Lem, Solaris (1961) I don’t recall where it was, but when I first learned of the existence of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian, Science Fiction, space station, Stanislaw Lem, Surreal
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Alice in Wonderland (1933)
As a longtime Alice fan, I was always interested in seeing the 1933 Paramount Studios version. (At least, in the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide, its cast made it sound like an interesting, large-scale production.) My first (partial) viewing was completely … Continue reading
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Tagged 30's, Alice in Wonderland, Cary Grant, Fantasy, Gary Cooper, Surreal, W.C. Fields, William Cameron Menzies
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Barbarella (1968)
My first viewing of Barbarella (1968) was held to commemorate the purchase of a lava lamp, which, in retrospect, was ideal, because the film seems to exist inside of one. Roger Vadim’s science fiction spectacle is at its grooviest when … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, angel, cheesecake, Comedy, Fantasy, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Psychedelic, Roger Vadim, Science Fiction, sexploitation, Surreal
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