For this month’s edition of my recommendation column „Underdog Cinema“ (Link)…
…here are trailers for (most of) the 23 featured fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious Science-Fiction Movies from the last 20 years… that might deserve more attention:
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01: RICHARD SCHENKMAN, „The Man from Earth“, US, 2007.
02: JACO VAN DORMAEL, „Mr. Nobody“, Belgium / Canada, 2009.
03: DUNCAN JONES, „Moon“, UK, 2009.
04: BOB GALE, „Interstate 60“, US / Canada, 2002.
05: CHAN-WOOK PARK, „I’m a Cyborg, but that’s ok“, South Korea, 2006.
06: BRAD ANDERSON, „Happy Accidents“, US, 2000.
07: ESTEBAN SAPIR, „La Antena“, Argentinia, 2007.
08: JOSH TRANK, „Chronicle“, US, 2012.
09: MIKE CAHILL, „Another Earth“, US, 2011.
10: CORY McABEE, „The American Astronaut“, US, 2001.
11: NACHO VIGALONDO, „Timecrimes“, Spain, 2007.
12: GARETH CARRIVICK, „Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel“, UK, 2009.
13: PIERRE-PAUL RENDERS, „Thomas in Love“, France, 2000.
14: JEONG-KWON KIM, „Ditto“, South Korea, 2000.
15: KATSUYUKI MOTOHIRO, „Summer Time Machine Blues“, Japan, 2005.
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Here are five contemporary classics that I still haven’t seen:
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01: JAMES McTEIGUE, „V for Vendetta“, US/UK, 2005.
02: NEILL BLOMKAMP, „Disctrict 9“, South Africa, 2009.
03: J.J. ABRAMS, „Star Trek“, US, 2009.
04: KURT WIMMER, „Equilibrium“, US, 2002.
05: DARREN ARONOFSKY, „Pi“, US, 1998.
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…and finally, here are three personal favorites:
1: OLIVER STONE, „Wild Palms“, US, 1993 [no trailer – sorry!].
2: ANDREW NICCOL, „Gattaca“, US, 1997.
3: CAMERON CROWE, „Vanilla Sky“, US, 2001.