DEFIANCE

Defiance is an American science fiction television series developed by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Kevin Murphy, and Michael Taylor. The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions, in transmedia collaboration with . . . . . continue

OBLIVION

Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the visionary director of TRON: Legacy and producers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes . . . . . continue

Pacific Rim

When giant monsters arise from the outside and inside of Earth, it starts a war that takes millions of lives and quickly consumes humanity's resources . . . . . continue

John Carter Online Storyboard

More of a condensed version of our featured Enhanced Script Presentations, explore the John Carter detailed synopsis along with screenshots . . . . . continue

Ridley Scott's Prometheus

A team of scientists journey through the universe on the spaceship "Prometheus" on a voyage to investigate Alien life forms. The team of scientists becomes stranded on an Alien world, and as they struggle to survive it . . . . . continue

James Cameron‘s Avatar

Upon entering Avatar Movie Zone, you will find that our showcase on James Cameron's sci-fi adventure is the most extensive coverage on the web. Explore numerous pages of Avatar features, image galleries, trailers, video clips, interviews, and more.
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SFMZ's Alien and Predator Zone

The original classics of Alien and Predator live on with sequels and the much hated/loved AVP spinoffs. Explore our showcase of the Alien, Predator, and AVP film series along with feature topics, multimedia, and more. . . . . . continue

Tribute to Metropolis

While it may not be the very first sci-fi film, Fritz Lang's sci-fi silent classic is undoubtedly one of the first important landmarks of the genre. Explore SFMZ's tribute to this historic film regarded by many as a stellar icon of sci-fi film. . . . . . continue

TRON

Both the 1982 classic and Tron Legacy are well repesented here with films stills, trailers, soundtrack, and more. . . . . . continue

Enter the Stargate

We have some special features showcased here on the feature film, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, Continuum, and The Ark of the Truth. . . . . . continue

The Terminator

We bring loads of info on the orignal 1984 The Terminator including analysis, reviews, images, soundtrack, script, and more.
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Comic Hero Movies

Don your cape and explore our showcase on super heroes, dark brooding chararacters, and other graphic novel type characters that have been made popular in cinema.
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The Similarities Between
Alien and The Thing

Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) and John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) just beg to be compared and SFMZ offers up a checklist on their shared concepts.
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The Similarities Between
Aliens and Them!

Our second stare and compare between two sci-fi films, James Cameron's Aliens (1986) and Gordon Douglas' Them! (1954).
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Alien Director's Cut Analysis

SFMZ takes a look at what the Alien Director's Cut brings to the table starting with the scene of Brett's death. . . . . . continue

The Best of Sci-Fi Short Films Online

After viewing dozens of sci-fi short films by upstart film makers, we cherry picked a few that are real standouts definitely worth a look. . . . . . continue

SFMZ's THEM!
Image/Dialogue Gallery

Experience the nostalgic horror of Them! with SFMZ's Image/Dialogue Gallery, over 250 screenshots, highlighted dialogue, some plot description, cast details, and more. . . . . . continue

Intriguing Characters of Sci-Fi Film

Breaking away from our top ten trend for this article mainly to keep it open ended. There are just so many great characters of sci-fi, so keeping this article free of the confines of a top ten list format allows . . . . . continue



50's Sci-Fi

The fifties ushered in some of the cheesiest, yet glorious alien creatures in the history of sci-fi film. Take a trip down memory lane thru vintage posters and video. Check out our picks for the top ten sci-fi classics of the fifties.



SFMZ Exclusive: Interview with Character/Creature Designer Jordu Schell

We had the fortunate opportunity to speak by phone with Jordu Schell who's talent as a designer and sculptor is world renowned. His credits include 'Avatar', 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian', '300', 'Hellboy', and many more.



The Transcendental Science of Avatar

Astronomer and Best Selling Author Abdul Ahad (The First Ark to Alpha Centauri) weighs in on the science of Avatar exclusively for SFMZ. Abdul offers some interesting insight regarding Avatar's scientific foundation and brings forward the scientific accuracy Cameron delivered regarding Pandora and it's creatures along with real life examples that fortify their plausibility.





SFMZ's Top Ten Sci-Fi Films of All Time

We sampled ten popular online top sci-fi film polls to determine SFMZ's Top Ten Sci-Fi Films of All Time. Based on their average ranking per poll, each film was measured how well it fared in the lists




SFMZ's Top Ten Sequels of All Time

Using the same formula for our Top Ten Sci-Fi Films of All Time, we sampled ten online top sequels polls to determine SFMZ's Top Ten Sequels of All Time. While drama, horror, and fantasy films enter the mix, six of ten sequels selected are sci-fi.




The Top Sci-Fi Movie Planets

Sci-fi films featuring alien worlds is a common and popular vehicle for their imaginary tale, though only a few truly explore their fictional universe to any extensive degree.




The Greatest Hand Weapons of Sci-Fi Film

We put together a list of the greatest sci-fi movie hand weapons packing enough firepower to dispatch the biggest and baddest villains or creatures on film.




The Greatest Sci-Fi Film Weapons
of Mass Destruction


Whether they are needed to liquify our armies or level entire cities, sci-fi film's mega-weapons showed us how to reign global destruction supreme.



The Greatest CGI Scenes in Sci-Fi Film

Special effects and sci-fi film seem to go together like baseball and hotdogs, it goes without saying the genre demands it. With the introduction of computer graphics, this new craft opened the sci-fi genre into a much larger world of cinematic creativity.



The Greatest Sci-Fi Soundtracks

The soundtrack of a sci-film or television is arguably just as critical as the visual awe we experience from the greats such as 2001: A Spaced Odyssey, Blade Runner, Alien, Star Wars and many more.



12 Intriguing Characters of Sci-Fi Film

Breaking away from my top ten trend for this article mainly to add more characters if I decide to expand this article. For now, here are 12 characters, some from iconic sci-fi films, to get this party started.



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Sci-Fi Around the Web

We surf the web for you, picking out interesting articles related to sci-fi movies and more. Excerpts only are provided along with the source link to read the full article.



SFMZ's Enhanced Script Presentations

Read sci-fi film scripts like you have never experienced before. Each presentation is featured with hundreds of screen shots, audio clips, and highlighted dialogue.

Enhanced Scripts: Alien 79, Aliens 86, Blade Runner, Prometheus, 2001: A Space Odyssey. More coming soon.



Explore the Subgenres of Sci-Fi

Many sci-fi fans know that there are a variety of subgenres under the umbrella of science fiction, but you may be surprised just how deep that cyber-well really is. Explore dozens of sci-fi subgenres along with film image examples.



Sci-Fi History

The history of science fiction films parallels that of the motion picture industry as a whole, although it took several decades before the genre was taken seriously.



Sci-Fi at the Box Office

While Sci-Fi films seem to be shunned by the Oscars for the most part, the box office has been a bit more generous with praise, or at least monetarily.



Movie Aliens vs. Pre-historic Real Beasts

Imagine an epic battle between a T-Rex and the Alien Queen, or Star War's Rancor against a Triceratops. This feature showcases a match-up of movie aliens verses pre-historic real beasts for the ultimate sci-fi smackdown. You decide the victor for each match-up.



The Golden Age of 3D

From the world's first 3D feature film, The Power of Love, to Andy Warhol's Frankenstein 3D, SFMZ looks at vintage 3D films from the 20's to the 70's.



Stan Winston Tribute

SFMZ provides this permanent tribute to the premiere special effects master Stan Winston. He helped bring Jurassic Park, Aliens, the Terminator and others to the big screen.



Spotlight on James Cameron

This showcase is our comprehensive James Cameron online dedication. We have researched and archived over 20 years of Cameron articles and interviews, along with a detailed biography, and more.


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