As Inception warped our minds and showed us a new generation of sci-fi, Christopher Nolan has admitted to “plundering cinematic history” and using many references while creating his latest film. The films on list below are not only heavily referenced in Inception, but our favorite cerebral sci-fi films.  Read the full story

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Denis Leary‘s production company Apostle Films has released its plans after his FX show Rescue Me ends in 2011. The only one Variety highlighted that peaked my interest, aside from a CBS comedic drama starring Michael Rapaport, was mention of a TV series based on Andrew Niccol‘s overlooked 1997 sci-fi masterpiece Gattaca. The only hard information is that they “plan to develop [it] as a one-hour police procedural set in the future.” It would be written by Gil Grant, who has worked on 24 and NCIS and developed by Sony TV’s international division. Read the full story

By Jordan Raup

12 Angry Men, Citizen Kane, and The Maltese Falcon, aside from being classics, each have one thing in common: all of these films are directorial debuts. Some of my favorite films in recent years fall under this category. Look at City of God, Gattaca, Synecdoche, NY, Amores Perros, Gone Baby Gone, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Cary Fukunaga’s debut Sin Nombre is a striking addition to this category.

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According to Firstshowing Orlando Bloom is set to star in Andrew Niccol’s (Gattaca, S1m0ne, and Lord of War) sci-fi escape film The Cross. Bloom will be joined by Vincent Cassel and Bond girl Olga Kurylenko. The $24 million sci-fi escape story set in a border town, is about a man seeking to cross a mysterious border, something which no one else has achieved. Bloom will play the one trying to cross that border, while Cassel will play the guard who will go to any lengths to prevent him. Pre-production has already started and shooting will begin in July in Australia.

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By Dan Mecca

This list intends to pay homage to recent classics that have not been given the appropriate respect. In no particular order:

1. Lord of War (2005)  - dir. Andrew Niccol

Nicolas Cage as a smooth-talking gunrunner. The opening credits alone are haunting.

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