Sight: AI is for Awkward Intelligence
Sight, by Sight Systems, is a short futuristic film by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo that was submitted as a grad project for the Bezaleal Academy of Arts. I couldn’t take my eyes of this clip and now my mind is racing. Is it me or does this video signal AI’s entrance into the Awkward? [...]
Cloud Atlas: Tom Hanks and Halle Berry Sci Fi Flick
Cloud Atlas, the new science-fiction novel adaptation starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry looks like a jaunt from the past thru the future, a dream where lovers meet in multiple lives, and our past impacts our upcoming lives and we remember…some…moments. This is a deep exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one [...]
Kara
Game developers QUANTIC DREAM shows off their new in game engine and motion capture with “Kara”. This is all realtime rendering. This is not a game in development by the company, it is a lovely short film that displays the beauty this company is capable of.
Game of Thrones Season 1 is here!
“Summers span decades. Winter lasts a lifetime.” Get ready to relive the beginning of the war for the Iron Throne with yesterday’s release of HBO’s fantasy epic Game of Thrones. The 5-disc first season features all 10 episodes and is available in both Blu-Ray and standard DVD. Bonus Features Complete Guide to Westeros An interactive [...]
External Film Inspiration No. 81-ROCKS!
Wow! This is one of the coolest and most innovative combinations of music and VFX I’ve seen in a while. It lives as part of the “External Film Inspiration“ which is a serial of short films, trailers, motion graphics and music clips by different artists from across the world introduced by Cromoart at www.cromoart.de/. With [...]
Whistle
A woman deals with an unknown force that is haunting her. Directed by Eric Walter and Jon Parke
Teaser Trailer – JOHN CARTER
Check out the teaser for John Carter – due in theaters March 2012. It’s the latest effort by Disney Pictures and is an adaptation of Edgar Rich Burrough’s classic sci-fi literature series.
First Look: Will and Jaden Smith Set Scenes From M. Night Shyamalan’s – After Earth
Fresh off the presses, are new photos from the Costa Rican set of M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming offering to the Sci Fi Gods – After Earth. Shots are of director, crew and stars, Will Smith and his son Jaden, who last wowed the world in The Karate Kid. According to plot notes, the story is [...]
Chronicle – I want super powers
Just saw this. Thought it was epic. A very cool twist your standard steroid filled, look at me I got a whole lotta power movie. Somewhere in the middle there you get the vague idea that this could be you and your friends and that you could go around doing super cool stuff. I appreciated [...]
Eight-foot tall combat robot has an identity crisis
Archetype is about a hulking metal fella who looks deep into its metallic soul and finds a reason to short out. Aaron Sims, the creature designer behind many blockbusters, is branching out and stepping behind the camera to direct. His credits include Men in Black, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Constantine, [...]
First Look: The Dark Knight Rises trailer
Do you really need a setup for a Dark Knight Rises trailer? The trailer is impressive…and on point with the times. #letsgo We are impressed, Mr. Nolan.
Who hungers?
We’ve already speculated if the Suzanne Collins young adult trilogy “The Hunger Games Movie” will be the next big thing to come out of Hollywood. And from the look at the fan reaction to the world premiere of the first full-length trailer on “Good Morning America,” it seems as if it’s brewing up just the [...]
Flicks We Like – Another Earth
Imagine one day a planet that looks just like ours – suddenly appears in the sky as if its a reflection in a mirror larger than anything you could imagine. Now imagine being a young woman named Rhoda, who despite being on a high enough tier academically, does something extremely stupid that ruins the lives [...]
10,000-Brick Lego Sandcrawler
Marshal Banana spent the past 9 months building this truly faithful recreation of the Sandcrawler in Lego. This massive minifig-scale model retains a high-level of details despite its size. The builder goes beyond to add remote-controlled steering and other functions such as a motorized crane and conveyor belt. A fully detailed interior completes this perfect [...]
Annie…
“You go get our people back!” Universal has debuted the full theatrical trailer on Apple for Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, based on the Platinum comic books, starring Daniel Craig and a whole host of other awesome actors, including Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano and even Clancy Brown. Given we’ve already seen [...]
Will & Jaden Smith in New Sci-Fi Adventure
(via The Wrap) This just in… Will Smith, and his son Jaden Smith (The Karate Kid) will star in a new Sci-Fi Adventure film currently in development with director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, The Last Airbender). Set 1,000 years in the future – the film will follow a young boy’s journey (Jaden [...]
ARK
A Short animated film by Grzegorz Jonkajtys and Marcin , ARK feels looks like a video game, feels like an action movie, but is in fact something entirely different. Ponder the ending all you want. Really. Ponder and ponder and ponder, then stew over it until you draw some really interesting parallels between old people [...]
Captain America vs Hugo
Hugo Weaving our favorite villain from The Matrix is back. EW.com: This week’s EW has an interview with CAPTAIN AMERICA director Joe Johnston and an exclusive look at the Red Skull, played by Hugo Weaving, which became unexclusive. The premise of the movie, out July 22, is that the serum only brings out the subject’s [...]
World of Warcraft – Cataclysm Cinematic Trailer
The outstanding cinematic intro trailer for the epic World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm.
Thor! He lookth pithed!
Whatever you do, do NOT get in my way on May 6th, 2011. I’ll be hurtling toward the local multiplex like the indestructible Mjolnir itself, destroying everything that stands between me and the next installment of the Marvel Universe to be realized on the silver screen – “Thor.” Directed by Kenneth Branagh – yes, THAT [...]
Kyle Cogan interprets Phathom
Writer/Director/Editor Kyle Cogan punches out a slick interpretation of Phathomness. Kyle has a way of bringing unusual thoughts to well executed life. To see more of his work – Go here. Actor/Concept artist Mike Altstadt and Voice Talent – Jerry Bryant round out this nimble but powerful crew. Keep an eye peeled for this talented [...]
Nuisibles
What happens when a small army of people invade your private domain? Erick Hupin, Hans Baldzuhn, Pierre Nahoum, Baptiste Odeand Phillipe Puech give us a close up look.
