Happy Star Wars Day


Humans will never reach another star

Screenwriter Jon Spaihts says science fiction consistently overestimates the future achievements of the human species. Which, as far as I’m concerned, is part of the raison d’etre of the genre. If it’s not about reaching for the stars and attempting to predict what may become of the human race in centuries to come, or how


New Star Trek TV show in the Offing?

Well, possibly. At least if the reports that Brians Singer and Fuller are considering pooling their resources to get one made are to be believed, then there could certainly be the foundations for new Trek on TV.


Harrison Ford in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner Sequel? Yes please.

This is big news. If this happens I’d be a very happy visitor to the cinema upon the film’s release. Digital Spy article.


DIY TARDIS

Now then, this is how it’s done. Ladies (and the BBC props department!), take note!


This is brilliant!

The Bark Side: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial Teaser


Bad NASA

A new documentary about space tourist Richard Garriott’s flight to the International Space Station is hitting theaters now, but the sci-fi movie he made aboard the orbiting lab remains under wraps. C’mon, NASA. Sort it out. 1st Science Fiction Movie Filmed in Space Stays Underground on space.com


Sci-Fi Films of 2012

Got a couple of links for you in this post. First up is The Best Science Fiction Films at This Year’s Sundance from io9. A lot of these look good to me, but out of all of them I’m intrigued most by Song of the Spindle and Chasing Ice. Second link is Eleven Science Fiction


Film Set Photos : Destination Moon

I found a wonderful little webpage that has set pics of the 1950 film Destination Moon. There’s something very cool, I find, about looking at photographs of a film that are clearer and better resolution that what you actually get if you watched the film itself. Here is the IMDB page for the film. Here


My Films of 2011

It’s that time of year again, where I post up my list of films that I’ve seen throughout the whole of the past 12 months. For those not familiar with the concept, basically I keep track of all the films I watch (I’ve been doing this since 2006) on a monthly basis over the course