Simon Spiegel
@simifilm.bsky.social
Film scholar, science fiction expert, utopian, Simpsons aficionado chocolate connaisseur. https://www.simifilm.ch
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.
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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.
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
While it is a red pill, it’s not THE MATRIX.
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Today's book post, courtesy of editor Simon Spiegel.
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today's book post, courtesy of editor Simon Spiegel.
#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...
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#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...
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...
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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March 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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...
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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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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February 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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Look what the mailman brought.
Nerding out on #TheShining!
Nerding out on #TheShining!
January 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Look what the mailman brought.
Nerding out on #TheShining!
Nerding out on #TheShining!
Soeben erschienen in der »Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung«: Willem Conrads Bericht zur #SFAM24 zff.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...
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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January 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Soeben erschienen in der »Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung«: Willem Conrads Bericht zur #SFAM24 zff.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...
Soeben erschienen in der »Zeitschrift für #Fantastikforschung«: Mein Interview mit dem Filmrequisitensammler Roman Güttinger. zff.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...
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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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December 3, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Soeben erschienen in der »Zeitschrift für #Fantastikforschung«: Mein Interview mit dem Filmrequisitensammler Roman Güttinger. zff.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...
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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November 30, 2024 at 4:36 AM
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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@josidiecke.bsky.social und ich berichten auf dem #OMS Blog über die (Weiter-)Entwicklung der Filmannotationssoftware #VIAN.
November 21, 2024 at 12:44 PM
@josidiecke.bsky.social und ich berichten auf dem #OMS Blog über die (Weiter-)Entwicklung der Filmannotationssoftware #VIAN.
„That’s the cup of a carpenter.“
November 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
„That’s the cup of a carpenter.“