Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) are having another sit down, talking more about feelings—specifically the loss of her parents. When Bernard offers to take away her pain, she asks why she would want that, using the same words Bernard had used when talking with his ex-wife about the death of their son—basically,…
I guess if you want to gift a robot a thought-provoking piece of literature, then Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) is a fine choice. “Who in the world am I?” Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) reads aloud from the classic that Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright) passes to her in another of their covert meetings. …
Dr. Robert Ford. Somehow this name didn’t quite register while watching the first episode. I mean I heard it, Anthony Hopkins plays Robert Ford, creator, or rather “God,” of Westworld. But what a choice of a name it happens to be … Bob Ford, the man who lives in infamy for shooting outlaw Jesse James…
The opening music and visuals stamp a creepy feel in Westworld. An ambient tune flows over images of a white gluey substance being sinuously crafted into humanoid and equine forms, finishing with a modern take on Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Vitruvian Man. The first scene closes in on one of these finished forms—robots—named Dolores Abernathy…
In addition to last night’s thrilling “Battle of the Bastards,” HBO aired its new trailer for the upcoming Westworld series. Judging from the trailer, this series is going to be dark, sexy, creepy, mind-blowing, and all-around good television. Featuring a star-studded cast, including Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Jimmi Simpson, and…
While we couldn't be more excited for the upcoming Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt, we do feel like it's time to have a serious talk to anyone who thinks a theme park filled with real dinosaurs is a good idea. It's just not! It won't work. The dinosaurs will try to kill you.
The Phantom Empire starring Gene Autry is widely regarded as the first mash-up between Western and science fiction on the big screen. From the singing cowboy to recent films like Cowboys and Aliens, here are seven titles offering up androids and spaceships mixed with six-shooters and stagecoaches. The Phantom Empire (film serial, 1935) Gene Autry’s…
Sean Connery filmed one traditional Western: 1968’s Shalako. But two others have strong Western bonds (no additional charge for the bad pun) and deserve viewing by anyone who enjoys the genre. It would have been interesting to see the individual seeking finance for the film: “So, what do you think about a Sean Connery Western…
From the creative geniuses that brought us Stormtroopers on the Subway, Improv Everywhere, comes the next step: Movies in Real Life. The group is based in New York City (but never fear, they have tour dates). Recently they reinacted the famous scene from When Harry Met Sally in Katz's Deli, but for the more criminally-minded,…
Easy Go is one of 10 early Michael Crichton novels being reissued as an e-book (available July 23, 2013). The prospect of wealth does strange things to people. That quote, from one of the characters in this 1968 novel, originally published as The Last Tomb, goes a long way toward summing up the overriding theme…
