Science fiction

The Onassis Cultural Centre (OCC) joins forces once again with London’s Barbican Centre for a new show titled “Science Fiction: A Journey into the Unknown” that opened on October 9, 2017 and runs until January 14, 2018.

"What era of science fiction would you like the exhibition to focus on?"
"Hm. All of them."

The long-awaited sequel to the classic Blade Runner headed the North American box office 35 years after the original film from 1982, reports bgnes.

Although it managed to get to the top spot on his debut weekend, the science fiction film starring Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling did not perform that well in respect to revenues - just USD 31.5 million.

A shocking video showing a dead dog with a fresh shot wound to its body has emerged. The horrific footage was captured by a neighbour of a 74-year-old priest, who had allegedly shot his pet with a carbine after stringing it from a tree. The disturbing incident occurred in the village of Epia in Messinia, in the southwest Peloponnese.

Actress Evan Rachel Wood says working on "Westworld" changed her life.

She says the series about a futuristic park manned by robot hosts where humans can live out their fantasies has inspired existential questions about her own life. She also says the powerful character she plays has empowered her off-screen as well.

Ridley Scott’s 1982 movie “Blade Runner” is arguably in a class of its own in the sci-fi genre. The direction, the mood, the visuals, the acting accompanied by that masterpiece of a soundtrack composed by Vangelis capture a dystopian Los Angeles with genetically engineered replicas. Well for all the fans that grew up with Blade Runner, get ready because the sequel is finally here.

Thandie Newton appears naked in the next episode of Westworld .
The 43-year-old actress – who plays the role of Maeve Millay in the drama – wakes up confused and scared as appears as the robot sex worker.
The controversial HBO series – which appears on Sky Atlantic in the UK – has already caused upset with its use of violent, graphic scenes.

The concept of a parallel universe or reality has been a theory, albeit far-fetched, postulated by some in the scientific community. The sci-fi Matrix trilogy by the Wachowski Brothers at the end of the 90s and the start of the 2000s, was arguably the most successful attempt at encapsulating what it might look like if such a parallel reality actually existed.

NASA’s revelation that liquid water exists on the surface of Mars was “manna from the heavens” for 20th Century Fox’s new sci-fi film “The Martian”, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Cynics quickly pounced on the coincidence.

A Chinese millionaire and self-confessed Star Trek fan has boldly gone where no man has gone before with the design of his company headquarters, erected in the shape of the USS Enterprise.

The office block in the eastern city of Fuzhou has the emblematic circular contours and tubular features of the show's spaceship, according to images on the website of the People's Daily newspaper.