The Pirate Movie – Background and Commentary

The Pirate Movie Background: The Pirate Movie is a modern interpretation of Gilbert’s and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, one of their better know works. The Movie is told in a dream sequence by the unconscious Mabel, played here by Kristy McNichol. The original light opera was mainly told, like most operas by G&S, through the point of view of …

What for August 2011

What is Science Fiction? A science fiction story is a story built around human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its scientific content. -Theodore Sturgeon Science fiction is anything published as science fiction. -Norman Spinrad The truth is somewhere between these two positions. The …