Posted by Notcot on Aug 1, 2010 in
Steampunk
Average Rating: / 5 ( Reviews)
Product Description
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy, that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of “the path not taken” of such technology as dirigibles, analog computers, or digital mechanical computers (such as Charles Babbage’s Analytical engine); these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or with a presumption of functionality.
- Length 14.5 cm
- MATERIAL: Premium Grade Cold Cast Polyresin
- PRODUCT TYPE – Decorative Figurine
- The price is for stand only.
Stand for Cod – Fantasy Replica Gun – Colonel Fizziwig – Steampunk
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Posted by Notcot on May 20, 2010 in
Steampunk
Average Rating: / 5 ( Reviews)
Product Description
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy, that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely usedusually the 19th century, and often Victorian era Englandbut with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of “the path not taken” of such technology as dirigibles, analog computers, or digital mechanical computers (such as Charles Babbage’s Analytical engine); these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or with a presumption of functionality.
- Length 17.5 cm
- MATERIAL: Premium Grade Cold Cast Polyresin
- PRODUCT TYPE – Decorative Figurine
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- The price is for stand only.
Stand for Consolidator – Fantasy Replica Gun – Colonel Fizziwig – Steampunk
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Posted by Notcot on May 4, 2010 in
Cult Film
Average Rating: 4.0 / 5 (9 Reviews)
Amazon.co.uk Review
A volatile, toxic potion of satire and nihilism, road movie and science fiction, violence and comedy, the unclassifiable sensibility of Alex Cox’s Repo Man is the model and inspiration for a potent strain of post-punk American comedy that includes not only Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), but also early Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, in particular), Men in Black, and even (in a weird way) The X-Files. Otto, a baby-face punk played by Emilio Estevez, becomes an apprentice to Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a coke-snorting, veteran repo-man-of-honour prowling the streets of a Los Angeles wasteland populated by hoods, wackos, burnouts, conspiracy theorists, and aliens of every stripe. It may seem chaotic at first glance, but there’s a “latticework of coincidence” (as Tracey Walter puts it) underlying everything. Repo Man is a key American movie of the 1980s–just as Taxi Driver, Nashville, and Chinatown are key American movies of the ’70s. With a scorching soundtrack that features Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies. –Jim Emerson
Repo Man
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Posted by Notcot on Apr 25, 2010 in
Noir
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Posted by Notcot on Apr 23, 2010 in
Noir
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Posted by Notcot on Apr 18, 2010 in
Cult Film
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Posted by Notcot on Apr 9, 2010 in
Noir
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