82 Ikarie XB1

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solaris72 · #51 Post by **solaris72** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 2:05 pm

Bikey wrote:
"These are the voyages of the starship Icarus – this fascinating, seminal 1963 Czech sci-fi was plundered wholesale by Star Trek, including the philosophical homilies by a verbose captain."
London Evening Standard by Steve Morrissey

Well that's unfair. I love Ikarie XB-1 something fierce (as I do Star Trek) but in my eyes both were clearly born of the same inspiration- Forbidden Planet.

Bikey · #52 Post by **Bikey** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:04 am

Close-Up Film

MichaelB · #53 Post by **MichaelB** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:26 am

solaris72 wrote:
Bikey wrote:
"These are the voyages of the starship Icarus – this fascinating, seminal 1963 Czech sci-fi was plundered wholesale by Star Trek, including the philosophical homilies by a verbose captain."
London Evening Standard by Steve Morrissey
Well that's unfair. I love Ikarie XB-1 something fierce (as I do Star Trek) but in my eyes both were clearly born of the same inspiration- Forbidden Planet.

Both were indeed influenced by Forbidden Planet (it's hard to ignore Ikarie's Robby-style robot Patrick!), but Roddenberry also borrowed from Ikarie. I'm guessing he didn't see the East German/Polish production The Silent Star (1959), which is actually even closer to Star Trek in that its spaceship's crew is explicitly multiracial as well as international.

Bikey · #54 Post by **Bikey** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:18 am

"Disorienting and delirious, the latest addition to Second Run's excellent roster of Czech films might be a milestone of sci-fi cinema, but it's also a work of such sophistication that its production values and allegorical intent took this first-time viewer by cumulative surprise."

Michael Pattison at idFilm

Bikey · #55 Post by **Bikey** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:33 am

"Second Run’s restored print looks and sounds marvellous... Ikarie grips as an acutely realised study of what life could actually be like on a fifteen-year space voyage... Production values and design are astonishing, and all is handled with deft, sober intelligence"

Graham Rickson at The Arts Desk

Finch · #56 Post by **Finch** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:54 am

I watched the DVD the other night and heartily recommend the film as well. Would Second Run consider releasing more Eastern European science fiction?

MichaelB · #57 Post by **MichaelB** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:58 am

Given that the disc seems to be selling rather well (at least by Second Run standards), I wouldn't be at all surprised if they were considering it!

#58 Post by **swo17** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:32 am

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea would seem like an obvious (and welcome) follow-up.

MichaelB · #59 Post by **MichaelB** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:38 am

swo17 wrote:Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea would seem like an obvious (and welcome) follow-up.

It would need a restoration. The existing Czech DVD is grotty in the extreme - far worse than the Czech Ikarie XB-1 disc.

Bikey · #60 Post by **Bikey** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:51 am

Electric Sheep discuss Liška's "stunning" musical score:
The High Pitch of Strangeness: Ikarie XB-1

Bikey · #61 Post by **Bikey** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:44 am

"Ikarie XB-1 is a visual masterpiece that both demands and deserves to be reevaluated within the canon of science fiction classics past and present."

CineVue

admira · #62 Post by **admira** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:59 pm

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Bikey · #63 Post by **Bikey** » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:38 am

Time Out's latest DVD round up.

Bikey · #64 Post by **Bikey** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:03 am

Total Film

Bikey · #65 Post by **Bikey** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 11:22 am

Empire

MichaelB · #66 Post by **MichaelB** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 11:24 am

"Nifty booklet" - I like that!

Although since he writes for the mag, it's a shame that they completely failed to mention Kim Newman's contribution.

Bikey · #67 Post by **Bikey** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:00 am

Double-page spread review by Kim Newman in the latest Sight & Sound

Bikey · #68 Post by **Bikey** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:33 pm

IKARIE XB 1: The Czech STAR TREK
Jordan Hoffman revisits the little-known sci-fi film that influenced STAR TREK at Badass Digest

Bikey · #69 Post by **Bikey** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:14 am

Mondo Digital

perkypat · #70 Post by **perkypat** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:16 am

Its got an extra screening at the Leeds FF, which means tickets are selling well. Great to see it reaching a wider audience outside London.

Bikey · #71 Post by **Bikey** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 6:50 am

Leeds Film Festival dates here -
Sun 10th Nov, 2013, 14:00 @ Leeds Everyman
Sun 17th Nov, 2013, 16:00 @ Leeds Vue

Bikey · #72 Post by **Bikey** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:09 pm

Film Bizarro

Bikey · #73 Post by **Bikey** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:44 pm

IKARIE is DVD Beaver's DVD of the Month!

antnield · #74 Post by **antnield** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:04 am

The Digital Fix.

Bikey · #75 Post by **Bikey** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:53 am

Sometimes they go to Eleven

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