2012 is Post-Apocalyptic Awareness Year

SIX MOVIES THAT WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THE END OF THE WORLD

2012 may bring meltdown. it may bring the mothership. it may just bring 2013

whatever comes, you ought to be ready. here are a few gems from the projected retrofuture files to help you mentally prepare for an altered reality and more importantly, how to dress for it…

Lathe of Heaven: a 1971 PBS TV movie about a guy who can alter reality with his dreams. a doctor gets involved and quickly tries to upgrade his office and heal the world. Alien Turtles save the day.

Soylent Green: In the future, riot police wear American Football helmets. Charlton Heston, a strict vegan, learns that he’s been eating non-vegan all along

Quintet: The future of fashion is some kind of high Afghan renaissance. Paul Newman is a seal hunter who somehow gets duped into being in this movie about people who are addicted to a dungeons and dragons like game

La jetée: 28 minutes of French people hiding underground and trying to get in touch with their photographic memories

Darkstar: Alien Beachballs are running rampant on a spaceship while the commander has a philosphical conversation with an undetonated bomb

Zardoz:  Omphaloskepsis is reflecting on one’s navel as a means of meditation. It’s vital to yogis, Russian Orthodox priests and the storyline of this debacle. Sean Connery was convinced to do many strange things for this piece of art.