Science fiction is an expansive genre that encompasses many different kinds of stories, all in one way or another centered on technology.There are science fiction films about alien technology, ...

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From 2001: A Space Odyssey to WALL-E, Erika Nesvold picks her favourite sci-fi films set in space (and explains why E.T. missed out) Based on the excellent (and more true-to-life) non-fiction book by ...