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Law Abiding Engineer, an Amazing Machinima

6. July 2010

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I think I'll let this little piece of awesome video speak for itself. Watch and enjoy.

Eclipse, The Last Airbender, Fully Functional Computers, and other reasons to celebrate

4. July 2010

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Eclipse, The Last Airbender, Fully Functional Computers, and other reasons to celebrate

It’s certainly a weekend to celebrate. I finally have my computer back, virus free and functioning, and not one but two movies I was worried about ended up being entertaining. Here's a short review of Eclipse and a longer one of The Last Airbender.

Project London and modern SciFi – rethinking movies from the ground up

4. May 2010

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What to do when you have an idea for a SciFi blockbuster with plenty of special effects, talented actors and a script in hand but you just can't get the funding together? If you're the folks at Spiral Productions you politely give the finger to thoughts of funding and script shopping then you go out and make your live action effects laden SciFi blockbuster. If that's not impressive enough, the film looks good and this is coming from a SciFi movie aficionado. Project London is an epic film with huge budget worthy special effects, and plenty of them, created by volunteers on the web and resulting in an actual, watchable, movie.

How to Train Your Dragon, and Why I refuse to pay more for 3D

5. April 2010

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I was more than pleasantly surprised with how good this movie turned out to be, and I already had high expectations going in. There is one caveat though, I did not see it in 3D, nor really do I recommend 3D over 2D, and I'll tell you why.

Project London: a perfect blend of no money, no Hollywood and tons of mind-blowing special effects

29. March 2010

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We've covered the soon to be movie phenomenon Project London before here on TC. Back in June of '09 it looked like a very cool idea making its way into realization. Now, it's set to be an actual, real, kick-ass SciFi movie in the near future! How cool is that? One of our celebrity friends, Jen Page is in the cast, which is also an added bonus for everyone.

Tex: Vampire Hunter to screen at Beloit International Film Festival in Wisconsin

9. February 2010

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Tex: Vampire Hunter to screen at Beloit International Film Festival in Wisconsin

Last year I was able to catch up with Gabriel, filmsmith and all around cool guy who was developing Tex: Vampire Hunter (or) Make Thick My Blood: A Tragedy in One Act. The film had a bunch of stuff going for it right from the outset. Vampires. Cowboys. Jen Page. Blood and gore. All the good stuff.

Escape from City 17, The next big step for Machinima

25. November 2009

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Escape from City 17, The next big step for Machinima

Escape from City 17 is amazing. The film-makers have combined life-action with elements of Half-Life 2 for the special effects and a lot of the sound work. It's set in the Half-Life universe, near the climatic events of Half-Life 2 as the city nears complete destruction. Enjoy.

New Moon, a review from a non-(rabid)-fan

21. November 2009

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New Moon, a review from a non-(rabid)-fan

So, I just got back from watching New Moon with my family, (it’s my Sister-in-law’s birthday) and I have to say, it was better than I thought it would be. Is it worth seeing, assuming you didn’t hate Twilight? Yes, I’d definitely say it is. Overall it improves on its predecessor, and certainly it is better than most of the other movies currently out. New Moon is an entertaining romp of romantic fancy with enough action to keep the guys happy. It’s not high art, but then, high art is rarely fun.

Star Trek XI on Blu-ray

15. November 2009

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Due to ordering in advance from Play.com I happily opened the door to my postie Saturday morning as he was delivering my copy of Star Trek XI (two days before official UK release). Now, when I saw the movie at the cinema I was totally blown away and wanted to go see it again – [...]