martinwikner.com http://martinwikner.com Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:02:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Adjustment Bureau and Creationism 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!

The Adjustment Bureau and Creationism

]]> http://martinwikner.com/the-adjustment-bureau-and-creationism/ How to Cast a Movie – Actors 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!

How to Cast a Movie – Actors

]]> http://martinwikner.com/how-to-cast-a-movie-choose-actors/ Stargate and the Arab Revolutions 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!

Stargate and the Arab Revolutions

]]> http://martinwikner.com/stargate-and-the-arab-revolutions/ The Threat From Above 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!

The Threat From Above

]]> http://martinwikner.com/hotet_fran_ovan/ Sektor 236 – Tors Vrede review 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!

Sektor 236 – Tors Vrede review

]]> http://martinwikner.com/sektor-236-tors-vrede-2010-review/ Starship Troopers analysis 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!

Starship Troopers analysis

]]> http://martinwikner.com/starship-troopers-analysis/ Endhiran review 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!

Endhiran review

]]> http://martinwikner.com/endhiran-2010-review/ Cargo review 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!

Cargo review

]]> http://martinwikner.com/cargo-2009-review/ Listen to me at Radio AF 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!

Listen to me at Radio AF

]]> http://martinwikner.com/listen-to-me-at-radio-af/ Transfer review The annual Lund International Fantastic Film Festival has begun. Last year there was not as many science fiction movies as I hoped for, but I got to see the Swedish premiere of Moon (2009) which compensated for that. This year I'm going to watch three films of the genre and first out was the German movie Transfer. The movie takes place in a future where science have made it possible to rent or buy someone else's body and transfer your mind into it. more!

Transfer review

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