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  The Unsinkable Joel Hodgson Floats New Show

  Damon O'Donnell
  May 6, 2011

  Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.

  
• May 12, 2011
  
  

  The Unsinkable Joel Hodgson Floats New Show

  Damon O'Donnell
  May 6, 2011

  Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.

  
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  The Unsinkable Joel Hodgson Floats New Show

  Damon O'Donnell
  May 6, 2011

  Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.

  
• October 12, 2010
  
  

  'Metropolis'

  Oct 18, 2010

  After the discovery of a premiere release print in an Argentine film museum, a German restoration crew has pieced together the most complete version yet of Fritz Lang’s silent science fiction masterpiece. ‘Metropolis’ plays at the Smith Rafael Film Center with 25 minutes of added footage.

  
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  Karim Ahmad on ITVS's Forward-Thinking FUTURESTATES

  Adam Hartzell
  Mar 21, 2010

  Think of U.S. public television and science fiction or any type of fiction doesn't spring to mind. ITVS aims to change that perception with a series of mini-features.

  
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  'District 9' a Summer Sci-fi Surprise

  Dennis Harvey
  Aug 14, 2009

  This fanboy-anticipated New Zealand-produced film set in South Africa, with gang activity, theft, riots, and ever-mounting interspecies hostility, is a summer breakout.

  
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  'In-World War:' Brant Smith's Directorial Debut

  Michael Fox
  May 20, 2009

  Michael Fox reviews Brant Smith's In-World War, a dark sci-fi comedy about a beta tester trapped in a futuristic war on terror.

  
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  'Christmas on Mars' Non Halloween

  Dennis Harvey
  Oct 30, 2008

  Wayne Coyne's Flaming Lips movie extends a long, lately rising number of narrative features made by musicians.

  
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  Q&A: Alex Rivera, 'Sleep Dealer'

  Michael Guillen
  May 14, 2008

  Rivera's debut centers on a young man grappling with a technological future in which neural implants, telerobotics and ubiquitous computing serve a global economy.

  
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  "From the Tsars to the Stars: A Journey Through Russian Fantastik Cinema"

  Dennis Harvey
  Aug 23, 2007

  The Pacific Film Archive offers a three-week sampling of Russian sci-fi films stretching from the silent era to the end of Communism.

  
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  Tommy Pallotta's Reanimation of "A Scanner Darkly"

  Daniel Cowles
  Apr 18, 2006

  The producer talks about the barriers filmmakers have faced in bringing Philip K. Dick's novel to the screen.