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The Evolution Of Batman’s Gotham City


This is a fun and fascinating video that takes a look at the evolution of Batman’s home, Gotham City. Evan Puschak (The Nerdwriter) explores the city in this seven-minute video essay. This is well worth your time. I don’t think I have ever seen an examination of Gotham like this one. It offers a lot of food for thought if you are a Batman fan.

Gotham is as much a character as Batman himself and just as fascinating, with a history just as rich as the Caped Crusader’s. After all, they are forever intertwined. Did Gotham create Batman? Did Batman create the hellish out of control version of Gotham? Maybe the real question is if they can save each other.

Scifi Staff by — November 17, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Boba Fett Fan Film Movie Trailer


Sometime in the next few years we are going to see Boba Fett back on the big screen. Word is that Lucasfilm has been working on a spinoff movie starring the famous bounty hunter. It may not be confirmed yet, but we know that it’s coming. It might look something like this trailer made by Director Eric Demeusy.

This fan-trailer is called Star Wars: The New Republic Anthology. Boba Fett escapes the Sarlacc Pit and makes his way to his ship, Slave I. The costume looks great, the music is right on target. It makes me itch for Fett’s new movie. It is a great time to be a Star Wars fan.

via io9

Scifi Staff by — September 21, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Flash Gordon Classic Animated Short By Disney’s Robb Pratt


Wow. This hand-drawn animated short resurrects the Flash Gordon serials from way back when. Flash…ah ah. He saved every one of us! Yeah, before that. This short was made by veteran Disney animator Robb Pratt who just loves to work on this stuff all the time, just because he loves it. It keeps him up at night.

It has period appropriate music and other nice touches that make it feel like the old serials have come to life again. Even a scantily clad damsel in distress. Dale Arden of course. Flash and Dr. Hans Zarkov are taken to the planet Mongo and forced to fight an alien creature in an arena. Enjoy.

via Blastr

Scifi Staff by — May 13, 2015 in Animation/Fun Videos 0
Batman v Superman Teaser Trailer – In Neon

By now almost everyone has seen the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Official Teaser Trailer. I don’t know about you, but I am good and ready for this movie. It looks pretty awesome. I just want MORE. Well, if you enjoyed the trailer, YouTuber Neonardo has put together a 30 second neon version of it, which is a lot of fun.

I could easily watch a full length version done in this style. Awesome stuff.

https://youtu.be/YjDeDROFPVo

Scifi Staff by — April 20, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Star Wars: Invasion Los Angeles


This short film blows me away. As a kid I used to envision Star wars battles taking place all around me where I lived and it was a lot like this awesome video. Except this takes place in LA, not in my head. Filmmaker Kaipo Jones created this amazing special effects video.

A massive Star Wars Imperial army is invading Los Angeles. There are AT-AT Walkers, TIE Fighters, Imperial Star Destroyers, AT-STs and more. They can be seen flying over major landmarks as they blast down military jets and just generally cause havoc, destroying everything.

Scifi Staff by — April 15, 2015 in Animation/Fun Videos 0
Predator: Dark Ages Fan Film


This is such an awesome idea for a fan film. Predator: Dark Ages is exactly what it sounds like. Predator hunting people down in medieval times. Something about that sentence makes me very happy. Probably because I love a good Predator movie. The film was written and directed by James Bushe.

Set during the Crusades, the faith & fighting skills of a group of Templar Knights is put to the test when they encounter the Predator. Their battle is the thing Myths and Legends are born from.

The trailer does what it is supposed to do. It leaves you wanting more. I can’t wait to see the final film. The full version will be released in a few short weeks. Keep an eye peeled for this one.

Scifi Staff by — April 14, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Fan-Made Star Wars TIE Fighter Short Film

This amazing seven-and-a-half-minute short created by a fan took over four years to complete, It should should help tide you over until the new Star Wars movies arrive. It was created by Paul Michael Johnson and animated in the style of 80s anime series’ like Mobile Suit Gundam.

The soundtrack is very 80s too and many of the sound effects from the classic TIE Fighter series of games from LucasArts were used as well. He did an awesome job.

Scifi Staff by — March 26, 2015 in Animation/Fun Videos 0
Behind The Scenes Look At Ghostbusters’ Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

CineFix is back with this inside look at the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man of Ghostbusters fame. In this Art of the Scene installment Cinefix takes a look under the sailor suit of Mister Stay Puft, shedding some light on how the sugary giant was brought to life by Richard Edlund and Boss Film Studios.

You’ll find a bunch of behind-the-scenes facts, concept art and other secrets that will excite any Ghostbusters fan.

Scifi Staff by — February 24, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
Game Of Thrones: Creating The Dragons

Check out this neat behind the scenes look at how PIXOMONDO created the dragons for the fourth season of Game of Thrones. It takes a lot of work to make dragons look this good on screen and they have pulled it off quite nicely. These are probably the best dragons to appear on screen in the history of TV and film.

This video is worth your time if you are a fan of the show and want a glimpse at what goes into making these beasts look so alive. This show does CGI right.

Scifi Staff by — February 16, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
Man Of Steel Behind-The-Scenes Special Effects Video

Say what you want about Man of Steel. Even if you didn’t like it, you have to admit that the movie looked great. The movie had some great visual effects. In this behind-the-scenes video, the visual effects team talk about how they came up with one of the most striking elements of Kryptonian technology. The “liquid geo”.

This gray metallic liquid can reshape and form into anything. It works really well in the movie, helping make Krypton technology even more alien. It’s fascinating stuff and worth a watch.

via Cinemablend

Scifi Staff by — January 20, 2015 in Movies/TV 0