Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
Film scholar, science fiction expert, utopian, Simpsons aficionado chocolate connaisseur. https://www.simifilm.ch
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Obviously, I beg to differ. Depending on how you interpret the ending of the film, this scene tells you that everything that happens to the Schwarzenegger character is an illusion. He refuses to believe that – because it would spoil his fantasy of being a badass hero.
While it is a red pill, it’s not THE MATRIX.
#TheFearofKnowing, the first edited volume on the phenomenon of the #spoiler, is available as OA or in print. The contributors come from film, literature, game and fan studies, and empirical psychology, and their findings are—spoiler alert!—not always what you might expect. doi.org/10.5771/9783...
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Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
· Mar 27
Rollenspiel als Missing Link der Fantastikgeschichte und -forschung
2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons and the fortieth anniversary of The Dark Eye (Das Schwarze Auge), making it an ideal time to review the influence of role-playing games on...
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Soeben erschienen in der «Zeitschrift für #Fantastikforschung»: Ein Forum zum Thema #Rollenspiel als Missing Link der Fantastikgeschichte und -forschung. zff.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Burnautzki, Sarah et al.: <em>Au-delà de la littérature fantastique et du réalisme magique / Más allá de la literatura fantástica y del realismo mágico</em>. Peter Lang, 2022.
Review of Au-delà de la littérature fantastique et du réalisme magique / Más allá de la literatura fantástica y del realismo mágico edited by Sarah Burnautzki, Daniela Kuschel, and Cornelia Ruhe
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Soeben erschienen in der «Zeitschrift für #Fantastikforschung»: Laura Wiemers Rezension des Sammelbandes «Burnautzki, Sarah et al.: Au-delà de la littérature fantastique et du réalisme magique», herausgegeben von Sarah Burnautzki et al.
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Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Look what the mailman brought.
Nerding out on #TheShining!
Nerding out on #TheShining!
Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Queens of the Future, Los Angeles, 17.–19. Oktober 2024
This article provides an overview of the Queens of the Future conference, which took place from October 17–19, 2024 in Los Angeles, USA.
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Soeben erschienen in der »Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung«: Willem Conrads Bericht zur #SFAM24 zff.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...
Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
· Dec 3
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»Meine Lager sind angefüllt mit Erinnerungen«. Interview mit Roman Güttinger
Film prop collector Roman Güttinger talks about his passion and how collecting has changed.
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Soeben erschienen in der »Zeitschrift für #Fantastikforschung«: Mein Interview mit dem Filmrequisitensammler Roman Güttinger. zff.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...
Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
· Nov 30
Shameless parental plug: Linus and his friends have won this year's Energiefilm Züri award with their stop motion short film «Velolution». If you also think this film is super cute, vote for the movie, so they also win the online award!
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Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
· Nov 21
@josidiecke.bsky.social und ich berichten auf dem #OMS Blog über die (Weiter-)Entwicklung der Filmannotationssoftware #VIAN.
