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17
Jun

Spaceman

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Children dance happily to the cosmic sounds of the Sonic Manipulator on Swanston Street, Melbourne (2009).                    

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14
May

Will we be connected or conquered by new media? An apprehensive yet hopeful glimpse into our future through the posthuman eyes of WALL-E

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The following is an essay written by Virginia Streit as part of course work for her Master of Communication degree. The brief was to use a work of fiction to explore our uneasy relationship with technology.   With its strong environmental message and anti-consumerism theme, Pixar’s 2008 robot romance WALL-E appears at first to be a […]

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08
Nov

Film Review: Gravity (2013)

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Occasion: Date night (2D) Anticipation: High Overall Rating:  Mission Specialist Dr Ryan Stone (Bullock) finds herself spiraling into space after her crew are hit by a rouge cloud of space debris. Things go from bad to worse as Stone and fellow survivor Matt Kowalski (Clooney) struggle to get back to Earth before the debris completes […]

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13
Jul

Film Review: Dark Star (1974)

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Occasion: DVD night Anticipation: Medium Overall rating:    Sci-fi stoner-surf comedy adventure Dark Star takes place on the ship of the same name, that four bored and bearded crew members call home. Gone a bit loopy from the tedium of 20 years of space travel, they perform mundane and repetitive tasks in cramped conditions, frequently reacting to comical […]

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17
May

Film Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

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Occasion: Geek night Anticipation: Medium Overall rating:    Star Trek Into Darkness is a buddy movie about two seemingly miss-matched friends, who’s opposing instincts help them to save the world.   Chris Pine is James Tiberius Kirk, a loose canon, who makes decisions based on impulse; on gut feeling and passion. His best friend, Spock […]

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