Category Archives: FIlms

Disclosure Day

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Truly one of the best movie teasers I have seen to date is Disclosure Day. The trailer features a chilling sequence with Emily Blunt as a weatherwoman who appears to be “possessed” or “hijacked” by an extraterrestrial force while live on the air. Instead of words, she emits a series of rhythmic, mechanical clicking sounds—a haunting “mysterious language” that suggests these aliens might communicate through us rather than just appearing in ships, solving one of Sci-Fi’s greatest challenges–– space travel, even at the speed of light is slow.

Unlike Spielberg’s previous alien films (Close Encounters), as well as other great Sci-Fi movies (Alien), which usually focus on a small group of people or a single family, the teaser suggests a simultaneous global event. The tagline, “This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people,” hints at a narrative where the entire world learns of extraterrestrial life at the exact same moment.

Now, I would have probably combined two aspects of Sci-Fi: something real and something imagined, using The “God of Chaos” Asteroid: 99942 Apophis, due to arrive on Friday the 13th in April of 2029, a mere 20,000 miles above the Earth. Steve, I’m available for your next film.. I have plenty more where this came from.

This is one I will not miss in the theaters…. as good as my home theater system is.

TRON: Ares – The Anticipation of a New Sequel

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I am not a fan of film sequels, which which too often dilute a masterpiece in an effort to enhance it. However, I was a huge fan of TRON ( Director: Steven Lisberger, Story by: Steven Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird) TRON: Legacy (Director: Joseph Kosinski, Screenplay by: Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, Story by: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Brian Klugman, and Lee Sternthal), and the concept of TRON: Ares (Director: Joachim Rønning, Screenplay: Jesse Wigutow, Story by David DiGilio and Jesse Wigutow.

The first two films were spectacular and I am hoping the talent continues.

Screenplay by: Jesse Wigutow

What I am cautious of is the focus on sensationalism these days as well as dragging all the current socio-political B.S. into a film, like we are seeing in so many new releases. There are masters of Sci-Fi who know how to write a trilogy, but in films, the baton is often passed to someone who is too focused on technology and their own perceived talent to fully grasp the subtle meaning of the original work. They are correct in that new technology allows them to do anything, but they often fail to do the right thing and that is giving depth to the characters.

Still–I am looking forward to the release, where I can even go to a theater to see it on the big screen, like I have the two previous films. It is not often I would say that because I love my home theater system, where there is no one else but me in the theater and I can lounge in my soft-clothes and hit pause if I get a craving for Diana’s biscotti.