At its core, SOLARIS is a film about second chances. I'm glad I was able to have a second chance with it. On its 20th anniversary, might you give it a second chance too?

So the Winter Beijing Olympics have come and gone and…boy was it a wild ride this year. Let’s take a look at all the programs this year that were inspired by or told SciFi stories.

Yes Other Worlds fans, it is true: I have never read a single page of the actual book. I don’t have any real excuses.

The first wave of the 2021 festival program is HERE!
Read up on our Opening Night film + 7 more titles…

Our plan is to continue showing the films of the past and examining them in the modern context. Not every film ages well and that’s a part of the exploration as well…what does an older film mean to today’s world? What can we excavate?

Once the realization set in, all I could do was cry and listen to the beloved Bowie songs I grew up with. That night I joined a packed theater at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline thanks to James Pound who threw together an impromptu David Bowie dance party.

We get alter-egos, ambitious storylines, and style to boot. I've compiled a grouping of videos that run the gamut from robots to aliens to scientists.