The Last Sci-Fi Blog: A Faked Moon Landing, A 'Star Trek' History and More

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As expected, a lackluster summer for science fiction has led to an equally lackluster September. While we wait until November for Arrival to show up and save the day, you do have other options to scratch your sci-fi itch. Let’s run down the ways to keep yourself occupied for a little while, shall we?   Operation Avalanche Director/co-writer/star Matt Johnson has managed quite the balancing act with Operation Avalanche. It’s a faux documentary period piece comedy that slowly morphs into a paranoid conspiracy thriller that was largely shot guerrilla style, with the cast and crew literally talking their way into NASA to shoot key scenes. The fact that it hangs to together is astonishing. The fact that it’s pretty dang good is a miracle. This isn’t...
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