Top 10 Science Fiction films

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
4. Star Wars (1977)
5. The Wrath of Khan (1982)
6. Planet of the Apes (1968)
7. The Thing (1982)
8. Blade Runner (1982)
9. Alien (1979)
10. Frankentstein (1931)

Sci Fi History: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick directed this amazing sci-fi masterpiece. The film is split into four acts that follows man's evolution, which is aided by mysterious monoliths. It begins with "The Dawn of Man" featuring a bunch of protohumans learning to kill. In the second act, 21st century man discovers a monolith on the moon. Act III sends the cast to Jupiter where 2001 transforms into a horror film. The ship's computer, HAL, systematically murders the crew. One man survives into Act IV where he seemingly evolves into a higher being after an encounter with the monolith.

2001 was revolutionary. It did not feature humanoid aliens. A conspiracy on Earth program HAL to kill the astronauts 25 years before The X-Files. The special effects were cutting edge. The film influenced George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Additionally, elements of 2001 can be seen in Blade Runner, Close Encounters, Alien, Contact, and other films and television programs.


Dawn of Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypEaGQb6dJk




Trailer:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ywMnbef6Y




Theme Song:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxLacN2Dp6A

Greatest Movie Villains: #1-10

1. Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins)
2. Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen, James Earl Jones, David Prowse)
3. The Joker (Heath Ledger)
4. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)
5. Alex De Large (Malcolm McDowell)
6. Dracula (Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee)
7. Kahn (Ricardo Montalban)
8. Mrs. John Iselin (Angela Lansbury)
9. Hal 2000 (Himself)
10. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)

Top 10 Movies of the 1960s

Here's my top 10 list...for the 1960s.

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Bonnie and Clyde

Dr. No

The Manchurian Candidate

In the Heat of the Night

Dr. Strangelove

Planet of the Apes

History Shorts: Prehistory to 5000 B.C.

Quick review of the history shorts involving prehistory.


Agriculture:

http://cicero390.blogspot.com/2010/06/history-shorts-almost-invention-of.html

Man Discovers Fire:

http://cicero390.blogspot.com/2010/05/history-shorts-man-discovers-fire.html

The Dawn of Man:

http://cicero390.blogspot.com/2010/05/dawn-of-man.html

History Shorts: The Dawn of Man

Most people want to see history as opposed to read history. So, here is Hollywood’s take on the first major turning point in human pre-history. The clip is not entirely accurate. In reality, tool use preceded man becoming man. Also, there was no alien intervention! However, this scene demonstrates the rise of human intelligence and mankind’s emergence from the animal kingdom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOx_nuuhq4E&feature=related