Sci-Fi Forum

On Monday, October 24, 2011 at the Madera Community College Center, the NCFA instructors participated in the Sci-Fi Forum.  Gregory Ramirez served as moderator for the event, allowing the panelists to share their choices for the best science-fiction films and to participate in a roundtable discussion about the genre.  Then, there was a Q & A from the audience regarding their choices and science-fiction films.

Below are the lists for each of the instructors who participated:

Cynthia Elliott (in no particular order)
Wall-E (2008)
Abre Los Ojos (1997)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Moon (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Truman Show (1998)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Men In Black (1997)
Contact (1997)

Paul Kaser (from one to ten)
1. THX 1138 (1970)  
2. Forbidden Planet (1956)  
3. Dune (1984) 
4.  Brazil (1985) 
5.  Metropolis (1927)  
6.  Planet of the Apes (1968)  
7.  2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)  
8.  Star Wars V:  The Empire Strikes Back (1980)  
9.  Star Trek II:  The Wrath of Khan (1982)    
10.  Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
  
Jay Leech (in no particular order)
Metropolis (1927)
Blade Runner (1982)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
THX 1138 (1970)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Brazil (1985)
The Matrix (1999)
. . . and films worthy of honorable mention . . .
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
District 9 (2009)

Gregory Ramirez (in alphabetical order)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Blade Runner (1982)
Children of Men (2006)
Dark City (1998)
District 9 (2009)
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982)
The Matrix (1999)
Robocop (1987)
The Running Man (1987)
Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Time After Time (1979)

Sci-Fi Forum