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
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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
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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
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John Carter Online Storyboard
More of a condensed version of our featured Enhanced Script Presentations, explore the John Carter detailed synopsis along with screenshots
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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
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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.
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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.
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TRON
Both the 1982 classic and Tron Legacy are well repesented here with films stills, trailers, soundtrack, and more.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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