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Enemy Mine: SFX Miniatures

Enemy Mine was a movie that was so ahead of it’s time in so many ways. The story is timeless, the Special effects were great for it’s day and it came from a time when not everything had to be a blockbuster. You just tell a good solid story, you make the viewer care and you are done. This is a movie that stays with you long after you watch it. Could a movie that focuses on just two characters with limited effects even be made today? Probably not and that’s a damn shame.

The special effects that were in the movie looked amazing at the time. Check out some of this movie’s SFX miniatures and a few behind the scenes shots. What a special movie. It is really unique compared to most Science Fiction in that it has such heart and humanity while both characters are so far from home.

via cineweekly

by Scifi Staff — February 9, 2016 in Behind The Scenes 0

Star Trek 3 Piece Pillow Set

Whether you’re camping out in a shuttlecraft on an away mission gone bad or just chilling on the couch, these Star Trek pillows will provide a nice soft place for your head. This Star Trek TOS pillow set includes: 1 gold Command pillow, 1 blue Science pillow and 1 red Engineering pillow. These are going to look great in your home. Rest your head and dream of adventure in the final frontier.

by Scifi Staff — February 3, 2016 in Decor 0

The Evolution Of Robots In Movies And TV

This fun video shows off how robots evolved in movies and TV. Nowadays Sci-Fi flicks just aren’t complete unless they feature robots. That’s cool, because we love robots around here. Some of the best movies of all time have robots. The artwork is from Scott Park and Sploid turned his work into a cool video.

Sit back and enjoy the evolution of these synthetic beings. It makes me wonder what kind of robots we will see next.

via Sploid

by Scifi Staff — January 14, 2016 in Art 0

Star Wars Re-Imagined As Historical Moments

Albert Nguyen has reimagined Star Wars, by merging it with history from our own galaxy. He uses historical paintings for inspiration and places Star Wars characters within them. You might recognize Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware, or the historic photo Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photographed by Joe Rosenthal.

It is a fun series that lets us see these characters in a whole new light. Many of them are made to look like old personal photographs. Also included is Boba Fett in place of Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

via Nerdist

by Scifi Staff — January 7, 2016 in Art 0

Never-Before-Seen Back to the Future Poster

We all know the iconic poster for Back To The Future that shows Marty and Doc with the Delorean, but there was another poster that you may not know about that was almost used instead. This unused poster concept recently came to light after a former employee at Lonsdale Advertising in England found it in their collection.

Now it is headed to auction. This is an awesome poster, but I’m glad they went with the other one. The retro 50s element of the first movie would have been the focus here. It works, but it is not nearly as dramatic.

by Scifi Staff — January 5, 2016 in Art 0

Alien And Predator LEGO Portraits

These LEGO portraits of Xenomorphs and Predators are fun yet terrifying. Also awesome. They capture each creature perfectly using only LEGO bricks. These 3D portraits were created by New Zealand-based LEGO enthusiast Grantmasters. Some of you may recognize the Alien portrait, which was inspired by the original cover for the Alien: Weyland-Yutani Report Collectors’ Edition book.

I would hang these on my wall, but I’m not sure they would stay. They are just too scary despite being made of LEGO.

via Geyser of Awesome

by Scifi Staff — December 29, 2015 in Art 0

Retro Forbidden Planet Night Light

Forbidden Planet fans will love this retro and stylish night light which features the movie poster all lit up. It has a great modern/industrial design.

This night light will geek up any room instantly and remind you of one of Sci-Fi’s all time classics. It looks really amazing lit up. This would be perfect for my desk.

by Scifi Staff — September 10, 2015 in Decor 1

Repurposed Sci-Fi Vintage Vinyl Record Clocks

VinylEvolution sells all kinds of cool vintage vinyl records that have been turned into amazing geek clocks. They have everything from Batman to Jurassic Park to Star Wars and the Terminator. They are groovy and geeky. Pun intended. They would look great in any mancave or geeked out home. The details are super nice and they are affordable. I’m not sure how they are cutting them so nicely, but the end result is pretty amazing.

If they don’t have the theme you are looking for they will probably make it for you.

by Scifi Staff — July 3, 2015 in Art 0

Star Trek: Behind The Scenes Photos Of The U.S.S. Pasteur

You are going to love this collection of behind the scenes photos of the U.S.S. Pasteur. The photos were originally taken by Greg George. Greg designed and built the miniature on his own, before offering it up for use in the final episode of The Next Generation. Now that is dedication. You can see the quality of his work for yourself. There was never a doubt that they would use it.

There are some shots of the blueprints as well as some work in progress shots. She is a lovely ship despite that round front. The original name for the ship was the U.S.S. Olympic, but it was eventually renamed since it was used as a medical vessel.

Check out the original gallery for more.

by Scifi Staff — June 23, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0

Fantasy Movie Posters

Artist Sean Hartter reimagines classic science fiction films and casts them in an alternate universe, creating some amazing and memorable tributes to midcentury B movie graphics. It’s a great big “What if”. I can definitely see these as movie posters from a parallel dimension.

“I’m a total sci-fi geek,” Hartter says. “These posters are based on the idea that they’re from multiple universes, which frees me up to tinker with time frames and poster design.”

That X-Men poster is especially awesome.

via Wired