How have films responded to and created cultural fears about computers and their potentially destructive and dehumanizing effects on society? This sections explores cine-cyber-phobia, in all it's various manifestations.
"Human Errors" examines how 2010 (1984), the sequel to 2001 (1968), transforms HAL-9000 from a paranoid, murderous villian into a hero and saviour of humanity.
"Utopia/Dystopia" takes a look at how Godard's film-noir/sci-fi classic Alphaville (1965) makes unmistakable connections between scientism and fascism.
"Cold War Paranoia" explores 3 films--The Invisible Boy (1957), Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), and WarGames (1983)--in which one technological terror (nuclear armageddon) is replaced with another (ambitious computer intelligence).
"Domestic Invasions" looks at Demon Seed (1977), in which the technological threat hits very close to home.
"Paranoia in the Age of Simulation" Examines how Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi-noir Blade Runner explores the crumbling distinction between "real" and "artificial" in the age of high-tech reproduction.
"Corporate Nightmares" will look at the dangerous intersection of advanced computer technology and corporate capitalism as imagined in films such as RoboCop and Demon Seed.