Seksmisja [Sexmission] (Juliusz Machulski, 1984)

Aug

9

Two poor captured extinct men enjoying breakfast and cigarettes. DP: Jerzy Łukaszewicz.

– Men are extinct.

– They were not mammoths!

#FilmDuJour #August #JuliuszMachulski #HenrykKuźniak #JerzyŁukaszewicz #SciFi #satire #Poland #1980s ★★★½

Sinong lumikha ng yoyo? Sinong lumikha ng moon buggy? [Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?] (Kidlat Tahimik, 1979)

Jul

20

1969

Sinong lumikha ng yoyo? Sinong lumikha ng moon buggy? (1979)

A Bavarian onion dome with the date July 20, 1969 superimposed over it. DP: Kidlat Tahimik.

“Fantastic! You are a first class dilettante!”

– Kidlat's proud parents

#FilmDuJour #July #KidlatTahimik #KidlatGottliebKalayaan #documentary #docufiction #animation #fantasy #SciFi #comedy #Philippines #WestGermany #1970s ★★★★½

Ikarie XB 1 [Icarus XB 1] (Jindřich Polák, 1963)

Jun

26

An astronaut passing a perfectly symmetrical walkway, similar to the ones seen in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). DP: Jan Kališ.

#FilmDuJour #June #JindřichPolák #StanisławLem #ZdeněkLiška #JanKališ #BookAdaptation #drama #SciFi #Czechoslovakia #1960s ★★★★☆

Black Friday (Arthur Lubin, 1940)

Jun

13

DP: Elwood Bredell.

#FilmDuJour #June #ArthurLubin #BorisKarloff #BelaLugosi #HansJSalter #FrankSkinner #ElwoodBredell #FilmNoir #SciFi #drama #thriller #USA #1940s ★★★★☆

1999 A.D. (Lee Madden, 1967)

Jun

2

1999

Mother Karen (Marj Dusay) busy with online meal planning, her husband supervising her from the other screen. While she scheduling for Tuesday, June 2, 1999 in reality fell on a Wednesday. DP: Vilmos Zsigmond.

“What year is it now? I forgot.”

– Jamie

#FilmDuJour #June #LeeMadden #MarjDusay #KerryMacLane #WinkMartindale #AlexanderScourby #MichelLegrand #VilmosZsigmond #capitalism #ShortFilm #documentary #SciFi #futurology #USA #1960s ★★★★☆

Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem [Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea] (Jindřich Polák, 1977)

Jun

1

Time-traveling tourist Shirley White (Marie Rosůlková) dragging a bewildered Hitler (František Vicena) in front of her husband's photo camera. DP: Jan Kališ.

“Patrick, it's Hitler! Yes it is Hitler! Patrick, you must take a picture of me with him!”

– Shirley White, American time traveler

#FilmDuJour #June #JindřichPolák #MarieRosůlková #FrantišekVicena #KarelSvoboda #JanKališ #SciFi #WW2 #TimeTravel #comedy #Czechoslovakia #1970s ★★★½

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest, 1961)

May

23

Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro) trying to cool down in a bathtub. DP: Harry Waxman.

“Truly the light is sweet; and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun.”

– Peter Stenning

#FilmDuJour #May #ValGuest #JanetMunro #LeoMcKern #StanleyBlack #HarryWaxman #SciFi #ColdWar #GlobalWarming #UK #1960s ★★★★☆

Le 15 mai (Claire Denis, 1971)

May

15

Thu

Claudia Morin in her silver dress showing up in Philippe Rouleau's office. The perpetual calendar behind her – Enzo Mari's Formosa from 1963 – tells us it is May 15. DP: Dominique Le Rigoleur.

“Of course, it's the 15th of May.”

#FilmDuJour #May #ClaireDenis #ClaudiaMorin #PhilippeRouleau #DominiqueLeRigoleur #ShortFilm #StudentFilm #SciFi #mystery #BookAdaptation #France #1970s ★★★★☆

Unearthly Stranger (John Krish, 1963)

May

10

10.30 a.m

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An invitation: The Funeral of Geoffrey Munroe will take place on Friday 10th May at St. Marys Church 10.30 a.m. DP: Reginald H. Wyer.

#FilmDuJour #May #JohnKrish #JohnNeville #PhilipStone #GabriellaLicudi #PatrickNewell #JeanMarsh #WarrenMitchell #EdwardWilliams #ReginaldHWyer #Hooptober #scifi #horror #romance #UK #1960s ★★★★☆

Зеркало для героя [Zerkalo dlya geroya / Mirror for a Hero] (Vladimir Khotinenko, 1987)

May

8

1949

SciFi

Seksmisja [Sexmission] (Juliusz Machulski, 1984)

Aug

9

Two poor captured extinct men enjoying breakfast and cigarettes. DP: Jerzy Łukaszewicz.

#FilmDuJour #August #JuliuszMachulski #HenrykKuźniak #JerzyŁukaszewicz #SciFi #satire #Poland #1980s ★★★½

Sinong lumikha ng yoyo? Sinong lumikha ng moon buggy? [Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?] (Kidlat Tahimik, 1979)

Jul

20

1969

A Bavarian onion dome with the date July 20, 1969 superimposed over it. DP: Kidlat Tahimik.

– Kidlat's proud parents

#FilmDuJour #July #KidlatTahimik #KidlatGottliebKalayaan #documentary #docufiction #animation #fantasy #SciFi #comedy #Philippines #WestGermany #1970s ★★★★½

Ikarie XB 1 [Icarus XB 1] (Jindřich Polák, 1963)

Jun

26

An astronaut passing a perfectly symmetrical walkway, similar to the ones seen in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). DP: Jan Kališ.

#FilmDuJour #June #JindřichPolák #StanisławLem #ZdeněkLiška #JanKališ #BookAdaptation #drama #SciFi #Czechoslovakia #1960s ★★★★☆

Black Friday (Arthur Lubin, 1940)

Jun

13

DP: Elwood Bredell.

#FilmDuJour #June #ArthurLubin #BorisKarloff #BelaLugosi #HansJSalter #FrankSkinner #ElwoodBredell #FilmNoir #SciFi #drama #thriller #USA #1940s ★★★★☆

1999 A.D. (Lee Madden, 1967)

Jun

2

1999

Mother Karen (Marj Dusay) busy with online meal planning, her husband supervising her from the other screen. While she scheduling for Tuesday, June 2, 1999 in reality fell on a Wednesday. DP: Vilmos Zsigmond.

– Jamie

#FilmDuJour #June #LeeMadden #MarjDusay #KerryMacLane #WinkMartindale #AlexanderScourby #MichelLegrand #VilmosZsigmond #capitalism #ShortFilm #documentary #SciFi #futurology #USA #1960s ★★★★☆

Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem [Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea] (Jindřich Polák, 1977)

Jun

1

Time-traveling tourist Shirley White (Marie Rosůlková) dragging a bewildered Hitler (František Vicena) in front of her husband's photo camera. DP: Jan Kališ.

– Shirley White, American time traveler

#FilmDuJour #June #JindřichPolák #MarieRosůlková #FrantišekVicena #KarelSvoboda #JanKališ #SciFi #WW2 #TimeTravel #comedy #Czechoslovakia #1970s ★★★½

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest, 1961)

May

23

Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro) trying to cool down in a bathtub. DP: Harry Waxman.

– Peter Stenning

#FilmDuJour #May #ValGuest #JanetMunro #LeoMcKern #StanleyBlack #HarryWaxman #SciFi #ColdWar #GlobalWarming #UK #1960s ★★★★☆

Le 15 mai (Claire Denis, 1971)

May

15

Thu

Claudia Morin in her silver dress showing up in Philippe Rouleau's office. The perpetual calendar behind her – Enzo Mari's Formosa from 1963 – tells us it is May 15. DP: Dominique Le Rigoleur.

#FilmDuJour #May #ClaireDenis #ClaudiaMorin #PhilippeRouleau #DominiqueLeRigoleur #ShortFilm #StudentFilm #SciFi #mystery #BookAdaptation #France #1970s ★★★★☆

Unearthly Stranger (John Krish, 1963)

May

10

10.30 a.m

An invitation: The Funeral of Geoffrey Munroe will take place on Friday 10th May at St. Marys Church 10.30 a.m. DP: Reginald H. Wyer.

#FilmDuJour #May #JohnKrish #JohnNeville #PhilipStone #GabriellaLicudi #PatrickNewell #JeanMarsh #WarrenMitchell #EdwardWilliams #ReginaldHWyer #Hooptober #scifi #horror #romance #UK #1960s ★★★★☆

Зеркало для героя [Zerkalo dlya geroya / Mirror for a Hero] (Vladimir Khotinenko, 1987)

May

8

1949

Sergey Pshenichnyy (Sergey Koltakov) speaking to one of the 1940s farmers. DP: Evgeniy Grebnev.

#FilmDuJour #May #VladimirKhotinenko #SvyatoslavRybas #BorisPetrov #EvgeniyGrebnev #BookAdaptation #SciFi #SovietUnion #1980s