Wednesday Knights Blog

Check out these Star Wars credits done in the style of Saul Bass. If you have ever seen his work (e.g. North by Northwest, you will immediately recognize the style).

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If you like Zombie movies, Fido may be the movie for you. IMDB provides the following plot summary:
Timmy Robinson’s best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when FIDO eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends [...]

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Few things are cooler than having your kids like the classic movies that you love. Several weeks ago, we watched The Princess Bride. Both kids seemed to really enjoy the movie. For several days afterward our three year old would walk around saying “inconceivable” at some of the funniest times.
For Easter, the Bunny brought Cinderella, [...]

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Top 10 things likely to be overheard if you had a Klingon on your software development team:

“This code is a piece of crap! You have no honor!”
“A TRUE Klingon warrior does not comment his code!”
“By filing this bug you have questioned my family honor. Prepare to die!”
“You question the worthiness [...]

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‘With this one we’re going for the broad audience to bring people into “Trek” for the first time,’ Roberto Orci says.

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I saw Night at the Museum over the weekend. When this movie first came out I was not terribly interested in seeing it. However, it was playing on IMAX near us, and my wife wanted to see it. It is clearly not going to make it onto the list of the 100 best movies ever.
Nevertheless, [...]

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Not long ago, Wil Wheaton mentioned that he had watched This Film Is Not Yet Rated. Wil gave the movie “4.5 out of 5, and the official WWdN Happy Monkey of Goodness Seal of Approval.”
After watching the movie, I agree with Wil. The film, a documentary, deals with the MPAA and the manner in which [...]

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If you are not listening to Escape Pod, you should be. Escape Pod describes itself as The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine. The website further explains:
“Escape Pod is a weekly podcast bring you fun short science fiction and fantasy. You can listen at your computer, on any MP3 player, or subscribe to receive each episode. We [...]

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Slice of Sci Fi has an interview with the guys behind the movie The Gamers Dorkness Rising.
I did not see the screening of this at Gen Con, however, I have heard good things about it. The interview is an interesting look at a little of the behind the scenes aspect of making the movie.

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