{"id":3336,"date":"2005-05-23T20:32:11","date_gmt":"2005-05-24T03:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/2005-sci-fifantasy-films\/"},"modified":"2019-12-13T14:58:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T22:58:49","slug":"2005-sci-fifantasy-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/2005-sci-fifantasy-films\/","title":{"rendered":"2005 Sci-Fi\/Fantasy Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dori&#8217;s got a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backupbrain.com\/2005_05_22_archive.html#a004541\" title=\"Backup Brain: Star Wars thoughts\">very handy list<\/a> of this year&#8217;s Sci-Fi and Fantasy films that are likely to be potential <a href=\"http:\/\/worldcon.org\/hugos.html\" title=\"The Hugo Award (Science Fiction Achievement Award)\">Hugo Award<\/a> nominees. Some I&#8217;ve seen, most I&#8217;ve heard of, but there were a few listed that I didn&#8217;t know about &#8212; including a new Terry Gilliam film!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  &#8230;I started thinking about the sheer number of F &amp; SF films that will be\/have been released in 2005, and thereby eligible for the 2006 Hugo awards (yes, we&#8217;ll be there, and yes, we&#8217;ll be voting). Here&#8217;s the list I&#8217;ve come up with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18 February: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0360486\/\" title=\"IMDB: Constantine\">Constantine<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/wb\/constantine\/\" title=\"Constantine\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>11 March: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0358082\/\" title=\"IMDB: Robots\">Robots<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/fox\/robots\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailer - Twentieth Century Fox: Robots\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>1 April: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0401792\/\" title=\"IMDB: Sin City\">Sin City<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/miramax\/sin_city\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailers - Sin City\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>29 April: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0371724\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\">The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movie-list.com\/trailers.php?id=hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy\" title=\"Movie-List: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trailer Page\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>19 May: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0121766\/\" title=\"IMDB: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith\">Star Wars: Episode III &#8211; Revenge of the Sith<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/episode-iii\/release\/trailer\/archive.html\" title=\"Star Wars: Episode III | Ads &amp; Trailers Archive\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>10 June: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0347149\/\" title=\"IMDB: Hauru no ugoku shiro\">Howl&#8217;s Moving Castle<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimatedvd.org\/en\/Trailers\/Details.aspx?Trailer_Id=2142859611\" title=\"Ultimate DVD: Howl's Moving Castle - Movie Trailers\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>15 June: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0372784\/\" title=\"IMDB: Batman Begins\">Batman Begins<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/wb\/batman_begins\/trailer4\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailers - Batman Begins\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>17 June: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0407304\/\" title=\"IMDB: War of the Worlds\">War of the Worlds<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/paramount\/waroftheworlds\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailers - War of the Worlds\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>8 July: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120667\/\" title=\"IMDB: Fantastic Four\">Fantastic Four<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/fox\/fantastic_four\/\" title=\"Fantastic Four\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>15 July: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0367594\/\" title=\"IMDB: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/wb\/charliechocolatefactory\/\" title=\"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>22 July: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0399201\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Island\">The Island<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/dreamworks\/the_island\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailers - The Island\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>29 July: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0403358\/\" title=\"IMDB: Nochnoy dozor\">Night Watch<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/fox_searchlight\/night_watch\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailers - Night Watch Nochnoi Dozor\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>29 July: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0405325\/\" title=\"IMDB: Sky High\">Sky High<\/a><\/li>\n<li>29 July: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0355295\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Brothers Grimm\">The Brothers Grimm<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 September: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0318081\/\" title=\"IMDB: A Sound of Thunder\">A Sound of Thunder<\/a><\/li>\n<li>22 September: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0402022\/\" title=\"IMDB: Aeon Flux\">Aeon Flux<\/a><\/li>\n<li>23 September: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0121164\/\" title=\"IMDB: Corpse Bride\">Corpse Bride<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/wb\/corpse_bride\/\" title=\"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>30 September: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0379786\/\" title=\"IMDB: Serenity\">Serenity<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/universal\/serenity\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailers - Serenity\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>18 November: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0330373\/\" title=\"IMDB: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\">Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/wb\/harry_potter\/thegobletoffire\/\" title=\"Apple - Trailers - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>23 November: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0406375\/\" title=\"IMDB: Zathura\">Zathura<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/trailers\/sony_pictures\/zathura\/\" title=\"Zathura\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>9 December: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0363771\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\">The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimatedvd.org\/en\/Trailers\/Details.aspx?Trailer_Id=2142859609\" title=\"Ultimate DVD: Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Movie Trailers\">trailer<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>14 December: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0360717\/\" title=\"IMDB: King Kong\">King Kong<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  Note that this isn&#8217;t a list of all the genre films that are being released this year, just a list of those that I suspect have a fanbase that will want their movie nominated. Given that only five can make the cut, it&#8217;s going to be difficult. If I missed your fave, or I misunderstood <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcon.org\/bm\/const-2002.html\" title=\"2002\/2003: WSFS Constitution\">the rules<\/a> (I&#8217;m not quite sure how foreign films fit), let me know.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lots of interesting looking stuff showing up in the next six months or so. Going over that list, I&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wasn&#8217;t interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0360486\/\" title=\"IMDB: Constantine\">Constantine<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0358082\/\" title=\"IMDB: Robots\">Robots<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>have seen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0401792\/\" title=\"IMDB: Sin City\">Sin City<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0371724\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\">Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0121766\/\" title=\"IMDB: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith\">Star Wars<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>am not terribly interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120667\/\" title=\"IMDB: Fantastic Four\">Fantastic Four<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>am looking forward to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0372784\/\" title=\"IMDB: Batman Begins\">Batman Begins<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0407304\/\" title=\"IMDB: War of the Worlds\">War of the Worlds<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0367594\/\" title=\"IMDB: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0121164\/\" title=\"IMDB: Corpse Bride\">Corpse Bride<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0330373\/\" title=\"IMDB: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\">Harry Potter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0363771\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0360717\/\" title=\"IMDB: King Kong\">King Kong<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>am curious about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0399201\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Island\">The Island<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0402022\/\" title=\"IMDB: Aeon Flux\">Aeon Flux<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0379786\/\" title=\"IMDB: Serenity\">Serenity<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>hadn&#8217;t even heard of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0347149\/\" title=\"IMDB: Hauru no ugoku shiro\">Howl&#8217;s Moving Castle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0403358\/\" title=\"IMDB: Nochnoy dozor\">Night Watch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0405325\/\" title=\"IMDB: Sky High\">Sky High<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0355295\/\" title=\"IMDB: The Brothers Grimm\">The Brothers Grimm<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0318081\/\" title=\"IMDB: A Sound of Thunder\">A Sound of Thunder<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0406375\/\" title=\"IMDB: Zathura\">Zathura<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not a bad lineup at all, from the looks of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dori&#8217;s got a very handy list of this year&#8217;s Sci-Fi and Fantasy films that are likely to be potential Hugo Award nominees. Some I&#8217;ve seen, most I&#8217;ve heard of, but there were a few listed that I didn&#8217;t know about &#8212; including a new Terry Gilliam film!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2037],"tags":[23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3336"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}