Steampunk Movies

Friends Don’t Let Friends Steampunk Alone

riscphree — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:27:15 +0000

Steampunk World’s Fair amasses 3000 guests in camaraderie and steampunk celebration

This May, the Steampunk World’s Fair will hit Piscataway, New Jersey with a bustling three days of the largest steampunk festival this planet has ever seen. Says Jeff Mach, creator of the event, “We wish to create unbelievable and unforgettable pleasure, camaraderie, friendship, and joy for each and every single person who walks into our event.” The steampunk-loving community, whose members flock to the annual fair from across the nation, appreciates such a mission. Their appreciation has made the Steampunk World’s Fair the largest steampunk festival in the nation; the 2011 festival garnered about 3000 guests.

But the World’s Fair is not solely reserved for the loudest fans; anyone with the least bit of interest in anything steampunk are invited to snap on a pair of aviator goggles and join the masses. The event has seen guests of all ages, from senior citizens to toddlers. The atmosphere of acceptance and full-blown entertainment at the World’s Fair make it the ultimate introduction to the genre. Festivals of the past have featured everything from Why Not Cake, an imaginative company of gourmet cake artists; to visits from award-winning author Leanna Renee Hieber.

So whether you’re a first-time steampunk, or you already have your corset and combat boots on, the Steampunk World’s Fair welcomes you with the opportunity to immerse yourself in a mystical world populated with potential friends and good old-fashioned entertainment.

(More information on The Steampunk World’s Fair can be found at steampunkworldsfair.com)

Where’s all the Steampunk??

riscphree — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:57:43 +0000

I don’t know where you’re hiding the steampunk, internet, but I want more of it.

Anyone point me in a direction? Forums? Steampunk blogs? Steampunk movies?

Steampunk on TV show Castle

riscphree — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:15:40 +0000

I have been catching up on some TV shows I watch, this one called Castle. It’s about a novelist shadowing a New York detective. Anyway, there was an episode where steampunk was featured. This is from season 3 episode 4.

Steampunk Music

riscphree — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:43:53 +0000

Might not be a movie, but a damn awesome music video

Steampunk: An Overview

riscphree — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:30:11 +0000

Click here to read: http://filminfocus.com/article/steampunk__an_overview

My Steampunk equation pictured above, in a lovely design by John Coulthart, was meant to describe Steampunk literature, but it does point to a few facts about Steampunk generally. First, it’s both retro- and forward-looking in nature. Second, it evokes a sense of adventure and of discovery. Third, it embraces divergent and extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future.

Over the past decade, Steampunk has gone from being a literary movement to a way of life, a part of pop culture, and a mechanism to look at the idea of “progress.” Steampunk has gained strength and momentum as it has transitioned from a “movement” to an “aesthetic.” A Steampunk aesthetic now permeates movies, comics, fashion, art, and role-playing games, as well as events such Maker Faire and the Burning Man festival. Media coverage from juggernauts such as the New York Times and MTV has fostered its spread through the zeitgeist.

Steampunk draws people from all political persuasions and social classes, but the best of Steampunk in my opinion is unabashedly progressive, proactive, and deliberately pushes against a cynical and jaded world with a brand of cautious optimism. Steampunk also serves as a potent entry point for people to reclaim technology and to talk about a sustainable way of life. Both the Maker movement and the Green movement have become part of the Steampunk subculture.

An exploration of Steampunk begins more than a century before the term was first coined in 1987.

Franklyn

riscphree — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:50:25 +0000

I wrote about Franklyn on my other movie site, wtflicks.com but it also belongs here.

Awesome pics to show you that they really did pull off the steampunk theme really well.

You can check out my review of the movie here: Franklyn review on wtflicks.com

Buy the DVD on Amazon

Franklyn

Image Entertainment 2009, DVD, $3.75

Buy the Blu-ray on Amazon

Franklyn [Blu-ray]

Image Entertainment 2009, Blu-ray, $9.98

The City of Lost Children

riscphree — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:22:53 +0000

This is a pretty good steampunk themed movie. There is a great short review over at WTFlicks.com here: The City of Lost Children

Here are some stills from the movie:

The movie is about a mad scientist that steals children to look into their dreams. Kinda creepy fun an entertaining movie. It is definitely worth a watch.

Cité des enfants perdus, La (1995)

Cast: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet

Director: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Genre: adventure, fantasy, sf

by CinemaRx

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The City of Lost Children

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 1999, DVD, $7.85

Internet’s First Steampunk Movie Site

riscphree — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:34:12 +0000

Welcome to the internet’s first steampunk only movie site!

Steampunk is getting more and more popular in cinema but there are very few sites dedicated to it.

Here you will find reviews, products, and general commentary about steampunk in cinema.