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12/29/2009

Cosmos Latinos: Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain (Book Review, Part Two)

The previous post covered the introduction of the Cosmos Latinos anthology edited by Andrea L. Bell and Yolanda Molina-Gavilán. This post will briefly describe the 27 short stories in the book without spoilers except for the first two essay-type stories. … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Alberto Vanasco, aliens, André Carneiro, Andrea L. Bell, Angélica Gorodischer, Argentina, Álvaro Menén Desleal, Ángel Arango, Braulio Tavares, Brazil, bureaucracy, Chile, colonialism, Cosmos Latinos, Cuba, Daína Chaviano, dystopia, Eduardo Goligorsky, El Salvador, Elia Barceló, Ernesto Silva Román, fanboys, Federico Schaffler, futurism, genocide, Guillermo Lavín, Hugo Correa, individualism, interplanetary travel, inventions, Jerônimo Monteiro, José B. Adolph, Juan José Arreola, Juan Nepomuceno Adorno, Latin America, Luis Britto García, Magdalena Mouján Otaño, Mauricio-José Schwarz, media, Mexico, Michel Encinosa, Miguel de Unamuno, Nilo María Fabra, Pablo Capanna, Pablo Castro, Pedro Jorge Romero, Pepe Rojo, Peru, political metaphors, racial purity, religious imagery, Ricard de la Casa, robots, spaceships, Spain, technology, time travel, totalitarianism, utopia, Venezuela, video games, virtuality, Yolanda Molina-Gavilán

10/01/2009

Oasis Terminal, Colombian Sci-Fi Short

Check out the dystopian short Oasis Terminal by Colombian filmmaker Rubén Fernández. The story is about a young man that dreams of finding The Oasis, a genetic vault that contains all the necessary biological material to restart the world after … Continue reading →

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09/21/2009

Sleep Dealer or “Never Trust a Woman With Nodes” (Movie Review)

Sleep Dealer is a science fiction film by New York-based writer/director Alex Rivera. His first feature-length film is set in near future Mexico (Rivera himself is of mixed Peruvian heritage). In this world of hi-tech, killer flying drones are common … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Alex Rivera, dystopia, immigration, Leonor Varela, Luis Fernando Peña, Mexico, movie review, Peru, Sleep Dealer, Stargate Atlantis

09/10/2009

Women on Top: “The Future of Women (El futuro de ellas)”

Set to premiere in the winter of 2011, The Future of Women (my translation, not official) is a film set in a world where women rule. It follows two police officers, Lara Cabel and Mila Brieros, in their dangerous mission … Continue reading →

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Tagged as dystopia, El futuro de ellas, future, Rubén Arnaiz, Spain, women