A nightmarish view of a hospital of the future… a world that avoids over-population by eliminating sexual pleasure… a horrifying experiment in the effects of maximum population density…a vast university rigidly controlled by robots…an exploration of the possibilities of love between human and alien…the unanticipated drawbacks of the “planned city” of the future…the replacement of an entire human body destroyed in an accident …a devastating glimpse of California “after the Flood”…
Bringing together scholars from around the world, this collection examines many of the historical developments in making data visible through charts, graphs, thematic maps, and now interactive displays. Today, we are used to seeing data portrayed in a dizzying array of graphic forms. Virtually any quantified knowledge, from social and physical science to engineering and medicine, as well as business, government, or personal activity, has been visualized.
What do you give the girl who has everything for her birthday? An orgy! I bet she never had one of these!
Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
It’s Friday and everyone is going to the hot new disco. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are there to win the dance contest, or to put a little excitement into a fifth anniversary.
A poignant portrayal of the diverse group of native people who endeavour to save what is left of the Brazilian Amazon. It dissects the economic drivers that fuel large-scale environmental destruction, while exposing the corruption.
Mike takes to the stage again, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can’t refuse.
An earthquake tears through Los Angeles, rips open a hidden world beneath the city, and unleashes a winged dinosaur. A handful of survivors must outrun the apocalypse as the ancient creature tries to eliminate all life on earth.
Everyone hates Ward’s wife and wants her dead, but when his friends’ murderous fantasies come true, additional complications arise. A blackly comic caper about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary.
The world of the supernatural meets the wild west when a small group of solders enter Apache county to find their missing comrade. Quickly, they discover something is terribly wrong as the very land its self appears to have turned against them.
