Rollerball

History of cinema is full of biographies of people whose careers had spectacular rises only to be followed by even more spectacular falls. One of the best known (and the most infamous) examples can be found in John McTiernan, director who created some of the greatest action films of late 20th Century, like *Predator* and *Die Hard*. He completely wrecked his career with *Rollerball*, 2002 action film, which not only…

For most of the 20th century, science fiction films, especially those coming from Hollywood, were usually seen as a sorry excuse for infantile escapism. Today science fiction films are seen as a sorry excuse for a display of CGI. In between those two eras there was a brief but glorious period when Hollywood science fiction films tried to be the medium for some important messages about the world and its future. Unsur…

Rollerball is a 1975 science fiction sports film directed and produced by Norman Jewison. It stars James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn and Ralph Richardson. The screenplay, written by William Harrison, adapted his own short story, "Roller Ball Murder", which had first appeared in the September 1973 issue of Esquire. Rollerball is another of those great 70's cult sci-fi films. It features a g…