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Best Outbreak movies: The Andromeda Strain (2008)
There are three The Andromeda Strains: the book (1969.), the movie (1971.), and the TV mini-series (2008.). Michael Crichton wrote The Andromeda Strain in 1969., and critics praised it. The movie earned two Oscar nominations (best editing and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration), and the TV mini-series was nominated for six Emmy awards. –some spoilers ahead– I watched only…
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Best nuclear war movies from the 80s
When I was a kid in the eighties, nuclear war was imminent. The cold war was still raging; President Reagan proposed Strategic Defense Initiative, and movies about the possible war were realistic. Some more than others. The Day After was one of them. I still remember how scared I was after we saw it. Even Reagan felt the…
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Books: “One second after” and “Orphan flu”
I read two post-apocalyptic novels recently during a somewhat rainy summer, promising myself that I would continue the streak from my post-apocalyptic Amazon Wish List. These are the books One Second After and Orphan Flu. “Orphan Flu,” by A.D. Bolivar, is an outbreak novel – an unknown form of flu has evolved and started killing…
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Freeks and Geeks: Ode to awkward times and 1980s
You may know him as one of the fantasy baseball players from the Knocked Up movie or the DJ from the Dewey Cox Story, but it’s more likely that you’ve never heard of him. He’s Paul Feig, the creator of the 1999 series Freaks and Geeks, which was canceled after one season. It gained cult status not only…
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The technology behind Motovun Film Festival 2002
This is an article from 2002 about the technology behind Motovun Film Festival. The Motovun Film Festival surprised itself again this year, attracting an even larger audience than in previous years. The increasingly visited festival, except for the film and entertainment program, is less known as a location where new technologies are successfully tested; this…