Author John Scalzi is soliciting from folks their votes for the Fifty Most Significant SF Films.
As some of you know, I’m currently writing The Rough Guide to Science Fiction Film, which will be a general overview of the history of Science Fiction in films, with chapters on some various themes (science in science fiction, SF film icons, crossover subgenres, etc) and so on. The heart of the book, however, will be the Science Fiction Film Canon: The 50 classic Science Fiction films. In my own brain, I see this list as the list of the most significant science fiction films, as opposed to the “best” or the most financially successful. This gives me latitude to, say, include films that are influential on science fiction filmmakers, but not necessarily the audience (or, vice versa, as the case may be).
He’s done some initial vetting of the list, but is open to suggestions and refinements. A lengthy and interesting set of comments ensues, worth reading even if you don’t have anything to contribute. (Everything I could think of was already listed by one or more, usually more, people.)
(via BoingBoing)
Time to include all those obscure foreign SF films. Which one, beyond Solaris?
Me, not so much into the obscure foreign films, of any genre. A weakness of mine, I know.