The Adjustment Bureau and Creationism
| April 21, 2011 | Posted by Martin under International SF |
A couple of weekends ago I went to see The Adjustment Bureau. I was expecting a really good science fiction romance, which I have a weak spot for, but must say I was disappointed. I liked the idea, the acting by Matt Damon and Emiliy Blunt was pretty solid and it was entertaining most of the time. Still, something disturbed… more!
How to Cast a Movie – Actors
| March 24, 2011 | Preproduction |
There’s a lot that have to work to make an actor or actress suitable for your production. It might be great to cast a shy person, depending on the role, or an excellent performance may have been performed by an unpleasant person. What you’re after depends on the role, the movie and yourself. If you have filmed the audition, here are some things to think about while watching it. more!
Stargate and the Arab Revolutions
| March 18, 2011 | International SF |
A couple of nights ago I got an urge to watch the original Stargate movie, from 1994. The movie is directed by Roland Emmerich and have actors like Kurt Russel, James Spader and actually the late Swedish actress Viveca Lindfors in important roles. The characters are part of a military expedition, lead by Colonel O’Neil, which travels through a gate… more!
The Threat From Above
| March 5, 2011 | Theses |
I wrote ‘The threat from above. The impact on Swedish science fiction film from the Swedish art cinema institution’ or ‘Hotet från ovan. Konstfilmsinstitutionens inverkan på den svenska science fiction-filmen’ as my Bachelor degree thesis at Lund University, during 2010/11. It is written in Swedish, but if there is a demand and I got time for it, I will gladly… more!
Sektor 236 – Tors Vrede review
| December 4, 2010 | Posted by Martin under Swedish SF |
As a film maker, what line is one to take to low budget feature film projects that does not end up being a great indie movie? The question was once again raised, after watching Sektor 236 Tors Vrede last night. The movie is about some kind of supernatural phenomenon that exists in a few different places around the world, including… more!
Starship Troopers analysis
| December 1, 2010 | Posted by Martin under International SF |
This article is a translation of a paper I wrote about Roz Kaveney’s comparison between the Starship Troopers movie and the original book, which can be found in From Alien to the Matrix. I doesn’t cover all aspects of the movie, but some that I do find interesting. About the movie Movie vs. book Failure in style Johnny’s relationship with… more!
Endhiran review
| October 23, 2010 | Posted by Martin under International SF |
Science fiction is not very common in the Bollywood film industry. Earlier this year I was on my way to write an essay about Indian sci-fi, but because of the lack of movies I wrote about Indian superhero movies instead. Last night I got an SMS from a friend that the blockbuster Endhiran was going to have a one time… more!
Cargo review
| September 30, 2010 | Posted by Martin under International SF |
I’ve seen a lot of fresh sci-fi from Germany (or in German) lately. Pandorum (2009) and Transfer (2010) are both really good and tonight I saw another one, Cargo. Just as with Pandorum, Cargo takes place on a interstellar ship with the crew in hypersleep. We follow a medic that goes on those missions to save money to afford to… more!
Listen to me at Radio AF
| September 29, 2010 | Posted by Martin under Latest News |
Today at 16.00 I’m visiting Kerberos at Radio AF in Lund to talk about moviemaking in general with examples from my zombiemovie Somdom (2010) among other things. If you’re in town you can tune in at 99.1 Mhz or you listen to the program online at http://radio.af.lu.se/program/kerberos more!
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