Entries Tagged as 'sci-fi'

Friday, August 7th, 2015

Watch a Condensed Version of Star Wars I-III Cutting Away all the Crap

To say that Star Wars fans were disappointed with the prequels that Lucas Pukus spat out of his furry Ewok butthole is an understatement—they’ve gone down in cinematic history as being the worst prequel to anything ever. An example of what not to do to when making one, and a how-to in alienating your fan [...]

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

Mad Max Meets Star Wars in Mashup ‘The Imperator Strikes Back’

Two epic franchises meet in this mashup that ponders if Mad Max was actually part of the Star Wars universe. You might think they don’t have much in common, one is a sci-fi space opera, the other a post-apocalyptic road movie, but Krishna Shenoi, who made this video, shows that they do.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015

‘Wanderers’ – a Short Film About Mankind’s Future in Space

Although NASA has grounded it’s shuttles and manned space travel isn’t something they’re following in the immediate future, one day they will resume. This short film from Erik Wernquist imagines such a time when humanity ventures off into the solar system and starts to conquer it.

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

Short Film Shows the Humorous Benefits of Having a One-Minute Time Machine

We’ve been thinking about time travel all wrong, instead of far flung ideas of travelling back to see the dinosaurs or Stone Henge being built, we need to think smaller. Like, a lot smaller. Say one minute. That’s the premise behind this hilarious short film, where time travel acts like a ctrl-Z IRL.

Friday, July 3rd, 2015

‘Our Star Trek: The Fifty Year Mission’—Documentary Looks at Fan Made Star Trek Productions

The filmmakers behind this documentary short look at what Star Trek means in the modern era, questioning whether people have misunderstood creator Gene Roddenberry’s original vision. They explore what the series has become and what it means to the fans by following the cast and crew of the fan series ‘Star Trek Continues’ and asking [...]

Friday, June 12th, 2015

Watch The Trailer For Ridley Scott’s Latest Space Epic ‘The Martian’

Matt Damon is back in space and this time he doesn’t seem to be quite such an a-hole of an astronaut in Ridley Scott’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s self-published 2011 novel ‘The Martian’ , which is about a NASA astronaut who gets trapped on Mars and has to survive until he can be rescued.

Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

‘From The Future With Love’—A Satirical Sci-Fi Short About a Dystopian Future

This sci-fi short from K-Michel Parandi has a touch of Paul Verhoeven about it, as it presents a satirical take on a dystopian future, where the police force will only protect you if you pay them a sufficient amount. The consequences of this are presented in a series of stories within the short film, which [...]

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015

Watch ‘Kung Fury’, an Insane 1980s-Inspired Action Comedy

The full-length Kung Fury, the ridiculously over-the-top action comedy directed by David Sandberg (aka Laser Unicorns), has arrived. It started life as a Kickstarter campaign back in 2013 and takes it’s lead from maverick cop movies from the 1980s. The plot involves him travelling back in time to take on a martial arts Hitler, with [...]

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

Adam Savage Recreates the Star Trek Captain’s Chair

It all started when Adam Savage bought a replica of Captain Kirk’s Star Trek chair off eBay, which when it arrived turned out to be garbage. So Savage decided to do something about it, he decided to turn it into the chair he’d dreamed of with his friend Jeremy Williams, adding custom lights, sound effects [...]

Saturday, May 9th, 2015

Fan of Creepy 90s Film ‘Event Horizon’? Then You’ll Be a Fan of This Making Of Doc

If you saw the abominable horror that was ‘Event Horizon’ back in the 90s, chance are its scenes of abject nastiness and hell unleashed will have been etched on your mind for ever more—this feature length documentary goes behind the scenes speaking to the cast and crew to find out how they brought this epic [...]

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

Watch ‘Controller’—an Awesome Sci-Fi Short About a Girl Who Can Control Anything

This short film came out about a year ago and is written and directed by Saman Kesh—it combines a love story with some kickass action and centers around a kidnapped girl who can control anything, so takes control of her own boyfriend to come rescue her.