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k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9 · 11 months

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Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990) directed by Rick King and starring Corey Haim and Patricia Arquette

#Prayer of the Rollerboys #independent science fiction film #science fiction film #Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990)#Corey Haim #Patricia Arquette #my gif #gifs #my edit #gif

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 10 months

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Born in Flames (Lizzie Borden, 1983)

#films watched in 2023 #Born in Flames #Lizzie Borden #1983 #quote #feminism #army #violence #eighties #science fiction #independent cinema #fantastic #dystopia #fashion #smoke #guns #sunglasses #revolution #ocho

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schlock-luster-video · 1 month

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On April 18, 1985, Repo Man debuted in the Netherlands.

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otakunoculture · 1 year

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Relax, I'm From the Future. So What Can Absolutely Go Wrong (or Get Right)?

Want to catch a quirky #Canadian made #scifi #comedy concering #timetravel? It's playing @vicfilmfestival tonight in #yyj and there's also info in where to find it next. #moviereview at:

Playing at the Victoria Film Festival Odeon 2, Feb 8th, 8:30pm (limited tickets left at the door) Casper (Rhys Darby) is from the future, and he’s out to change history just a little …. or a lot! However, in Luke Higginson‘s expanded version of his short film, Relax, I’m From the Future, what he’s altered has ramifications to more than the lives of those he met. It’s also about preventing that…

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#Canadian Film #Comedy #Gabrielle Graham #Independent Film #Janine Theriault #Julian Richings #Luke Higginson #Rhy Darby #Science Fiction #Time Travel

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zariothebrand · 2 years

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cineclub84 · 1 day

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Independence Day, 1996

Une immense soucoupe volante envahit le ciel terrestre, libérant un nombre infini de plus petites soucoupes qui prennent position au-dessus des plus grandes villes du monde. Un informaticien new-yorkais décrypte les signaux émanant des étranges voyageurs. Ils ne sont pas du tout amicaux et ces extraterrestres se préparent à attaquer la Terre.

J'ai beaucoup aimé Independence Day, bien sûr que ce n'est pas le film le plus original jamais réalisé ou le meilleur mais c'était ce qu'il était censé être. Un film d'attaque extraterrestre des années 50 mélangé a un film catastrophe des années 70. Je pense que c'est un film divertissant avec beaucoup d'action et une bonne dose de comédie. Une plainte que j'ai, c'est que cela dure un peu et que vous sentez que le temps ne passe pas comme dans d'autres films. Il y a un large ensemble de bons acteurs certains dans les meilleurs rôles de leur carrière. Will Smith a été vraiment lancé en tant que star de cinéma par ce film et il a des répliques très drôles. Jeff Goldblum a l'air vraiment ringard comme scientifique qui aime jouer aux échecs. Et Bill Pullman est le président américain impeccable qui proclame que le 4 juillet ne sera plus une fête américaine mais une fête mondiale. Le reste de la distribution comprend des petits rôles comme Judd Hirsch et Randy Quaid. Le film est essentiellement un film d'invasion extraterrestre et c'est comme un film de science-fiction des années 50.

Independence Day - Official Trailer

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giantspecks · 5 days

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Worried the color scheme on concept #6 looked too much like a copier or desktop printer, here's a darker and more serious-looking take.

#prop design #concept art #scifi #science fiction #indiefilm #indie filmmaking #independent film #theoriginalcopy #thelastproduct

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roseshavethoughts · 21 days

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Primer (2004)

Primer (2004) #Review

Synopsis- Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there’s something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they’ve built, wrestle over their new invention. Director- Shane Carruth Starring – Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Anand Upadhyaya Genre- Science Fiction | Thriller Released – 2004 ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Primer, directed by Shane Carruth, is a…

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#2000s Cinema #Anand Upadhyaya #★★★#cinema #David Sullivan #film review #Film Reviews #Independent Cinema #movie review #science fiction #Shane Carruth #Thriller

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markashtonlund · 4 months

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Festival Launch

SOS United States: The Prime Minister of the UK arrives in the United States. This week began the launch (submission) phase of First Launch. While it will take some time to see if the script is accepted into festivals, I’m glad the “First World Universe” is getting out into the market. This is the first time in my career I’ve submitted a script that is a sequel to a previously produced story –…

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#artificial intelligence #film festival #Film Freeway #First Launch (movie)#First Signal Movie #First World Universe #independent film #Justice is Mind #Microsoft Bing #mind reading #Queen Elizabeth ocean liner #science fiction

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k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9 · 11 months

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#Prayer of the Rollerboys #1990 #90's #90s #Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990)#independent science fiction film #Corey Haim #Patricia Arquette #delivery boy in near-future Los Angeles.#my gif #gifs #my edit #gif #logo

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scotianostra · 8 months

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Happy 90th Birthday Scottish actor David McCallum.

Born as David Keith McCallum, Jr on this day 19933 in Maryhill, Glasgow, the second of two sons of Dorothy Dorman, a cellist, and orchestral violinist David McCallum Sr. When he was three, his family moved to London for his father to play as concertmaster in the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Early in the Second World War, he was evacuated back to Scotland, where he lived with his mother at Gartocharn by Loch Lomond.

McCallum won a scholarship to University College School, a boys' independent school in Hampstead, London, where, encouraged by his parents to prepare for a career in music, he played the oboe.In 1946 he began doing boy voices for the BBC radio repertory company. Also involved in local amateur drama, at age 17, he appeared as Oberon in an open-air production of A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Play and Pageant Union. He left school at age 18 and was conscripted, joining the 3rd Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, which was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force.In March 1954 he was promoted to Lieutenant. After leaving the army he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (also in London), where Joan Collins was a classmate.

David McCallum’s acting career has spanned six decades; however, these days he is best known for his starring role on the police procedural NCIS as medical examiner as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard. I first really remember McCallum for his role in another US show, The Invisible Man which ran for 13 episodes in the 70's. McCallum by then was a veteran of many TV and Film roles, starting in the 50's including Our Mutual Friend and The Eustace Diamonds, in the 60's he was in several ITV Playhouse shows before moving across the Atlantic to take roles in The Outer Limits and his big break as Illya Kuryakin in several incantations of The Man from Uncle.

His most notable films were The Greatest Story Ever Told as

Judas Iscariot and of course Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal' in The Great Escape.

As well as the aforementioned Invisible Man in the 70's he took time to pop back over to our shores to star in two quality series, as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter in Colditz and Alan Breck Stewart in an adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's, Kidnapped.

The 80's saw him team up with the lovely Joanna Lumley in Sapphire & Steel and several guest roles in the likes of The A Team, Hart to Hart and Murder, She Wrote as well as a one off reprise of Illya in the TV movie The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair.

The 90's saw David in Cluedo and Trainer on our TV screens over here and American science-fiction series VR-5 in the states..

During the last 20 years or so he has been in the kids TV show, Ben 10: Omniverse as the voice of Professor Paradox and of course Donald Horatio "Ducky" Mallard in over 350 episodes of the popular NCIS.

David has been married twice. He married his first wife Jill Ireland in 1957. They met on the set of the movie Hell Drivers. Together, they had two sons and a daughter, Paul, Jason and Valentine, with Jason being the only one who was adopted. In 1963, David introduced Jill to his co-star on The Great Escape, Charles Bronson, and she left David and married Charles in 1968. In 1967, David married Katherine Carpenter and they have two children together, a son Peter and a daughter, Sophie. He and Katherine currently live in New York.

In NCIS since 2018, Ducky, played by McCallum, has appeared in fewer episodes. avid McCallum explained that appearing in fewer episodes will allow him to see more of his family, which includes his wife, children, six grandsons, and their cat, Nickie. According to IMDB he has chalked up an amazing 457 appearances in the show, morethan anyother character in the series.

#scotland #scottish #actor #television #cinema #happy birthday #NCIS #ducky mallard

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schlock-luster-video · 1 month

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On April 16, 1960, Horrors of Soider Island debuted in West Germany.

Here's some new Spider art to celebrate!

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otakunoculture · 2 months

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When a Movie Titled, “With Love and a Major Organ” is Constantly Beating, Who Can Stop Me Now?

Coming to theatres in #Canada this week is the wonderful #independentfilm With Love and a Major Organ. It's not just another #romcom #sciencefiction #drama. #moviereview at:

Playing at select movie theatres in Canada. When machines are being used to tell people how to manage the everyday in the the sublime and thoughtful science fiction drama With Love and a Major Organ, sometimes that individual can’t get to live the life the way they want. It’s a problem today’s society may well face if social media platforms and AI get their way. If there are issues to be found,…

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#Anna Maguire #Independent Film #Kim Albright #Romantic Comedy #Science Fiction #Vancouver

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zariothebrand · 2 years

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love and providence x out this friday. 🎵 🎹 🙏

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nestofstraightlines · 6 months

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I saw a post noting the Hitchhiker's Guide vibes in Wild Blue Yonder, and noticed the replies were full of Doctor Who fans to whom the references were news - fair enough, obviously, Tumblr has a young and international population.

Most Who fans probably know the name Douglas Adams if only vaguely - that this independently successful author was also at once stage in the late 70s Script Editor for Doctor Who and himself wrote three very well-regarded serials for the show.

They may also be aware that he's a particular influence on New Who partly because of that direct connection, and partly because he's kind of to British and/or comedic science fiction what was Tolkein is to fantasy.

So the suggestion you try some Adams if you're a Doctor Who fan is probably not a new idea. But for many, diving into fairly tangentially related fiction from 40+ years ago might not seem very tempting on those grounds alone.

But just in case no one's told you, what Hitchhiker's Guide can offer you as a New Who fan is kind of more New Who.

As I say, though Adams was only briefly (though significantly) in charge of Who itself, his influence on modern Who writing is almost as big on its own as the rest of Classic Who combined.

And it's not just the voice and humour that will ring a bell.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is what happens when you tell the Doctor Who story but take away the Tardis from the Doctor figure. It's a twist on the Doctor Who format where an alien grabs a human away from Earth to travel through a mad galaxy with them, but this alien has no transport of his own and must thumb a ride, and instead of a Littlest Hobo urge to fix every bad situation he stumbles into wishes only to have a good time (bit of a Hartnell touch there I guess).

Crucially I'm not describing a parody of Doctor Who. I don't now that Adams was even super conscious of this read of his most famous tale. But he had certain archetypes in his brain and the comedy writer's habit of wondering 'what if X but Y' and what you get from it could absolutely be described as the Doctor Who show of a different timeline. Something which offers all the pleasures of Doctor Who approached from a different angle.

Finally, in terms of what format to seek out (because Hitchhiker's exists as a radio serial, a set of novels, a TV series and a much later film adaptation) I'd strongly recommend the radio series. In general, and specifically as having the most of offer Doctor Who fans.

The books have become often regarded as somehow the central 'canon' because people assume as books they must have come first. In fact the radio series came first.

I also think it couldn't be more perfect for Doctor Who fans because like that show it's got all the pleasures of great performances as well as the great writing (there is a Hitchhiker's TV series but trust me when I say this is tale built for audio). It's not just full of great performances delivering Adams' comedy perfectly, it also feels huge; the music and sound design evoking such an existentially big, grand, weird, thrilling universe. So especially if you already like Big Finish stories but haven't listened to Hitchhiker's Guide before, you've got such a Who-ish treat awaiting you.

(Toppodcast dot com has it all available.)

#the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy #doctor who #douglas adams #cw warning naturally for the occassional piece of language or framing #nothing egregious that I remember but it's an older text now

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spouseoftherisingsun · 7 days

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^old finished projects vs recent sketches^

current list of projects under the cut for the curious

Baba Yaga: Out of the Woods

Key words: HOME, COMMUNITY, FOLKLORE, WHIMSY

What is it? Rogue-lite narrative-heavy video game, wherein you play as Baba Yaga trying to escape the suburbs and return to the Russian woods through a combination of crafting quests, NPC encounters, party-building, and puzzle-solving.

What do you need to work on? Additions and second drafts of outline, pitch, bible, screenplay, concept art, and storyboards. Research on twine?

Untitled Arthuriana Project

Key words: NAMES, REBIRTH, THEATER, OTHERWORLDLY

What is it? A project reinterpreting the Arthurian canon particularly with favor to and focus on the extended mythos of Morgan le Fay, the medium for which is undecided, with favored options being: animated series, animated film, book series, comic series.

What do you need to work on? First drafts of outline and pitch. Additions and second drafts of bible, screenplay, concept art, and storyboards. Revisiting medium decision.

Witches of the Four Movements [s.t.c.]

Key words: POWER, HISTORY, MYSTERY, COLORFUL

What is it? An original fantasy project of epic scale, focused on four independent storylines tied together by the relationships of the four secret witches propelling each plot, and the two secret witches yet undiscovered that are unintentionally interfering with them.

What do you need to work on? First draft of outline, pitch, and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of bible, screenplay, and concept art. Revisiting medium decision.

House of God

Key words: POSSESSION, FAITH, HORROR, FIRE

What is it? An eerie trilogy that starts with a team of grad students assigned to the excavation and restoration of an abandoned rectory.

What do you need to work on? First draft of pitch, bible, concept art and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of outline and screenplays. Revisiting decision between film and television.

Primewick

Key words: CARETAKING, TRAPS, EERIE, DOMESTIC

What is it? A speculative thriller about a motorcyclist who crashes and wakes up in the care of an odd woman living in her old friend's massive, secluded estate.

What do you need to work on? First draft of pitch, bible, concept art, and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of outline and screenplays. Revisiting medium decision.

Untitled Ghost Project

Key words: CLARITY, MEMORY, GHOSTS, MUNDANE

What is it? A speculative drama about an amateur independent journalist dropping out of college to return home and investigate a cold case of the disappearance of a local teacher and single mother, and how locals, especially the missing woman's now-grown children, cope with the renewed operation. (This work shares a storyworld and narrative elements with Primewick.)

What do you need to work on? First draft of pitch, bible, screenplays, and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of outline and concept art. Revisiting medium decision.

Caspar Unlimited [s.t.c.]

Key words: IMAGE, INTIMACY, TRAGEDY, REALITY TV

What is it? A television series taking place in a contemporary world characterized by supernatural and speculative events, combining mockumentary footage following the lives of various employees of corporate empire, Caspar Multinational, and typical drama footage following the documentary crew and cast ostensibly part of it.

What do you need to work on? First draft of outline, concept art, and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of pitch, bible, and screenplays.

Untitled Labyrinth Project

Key words: COLLABORATION, CRAFT, UTOPIA, RUINS

What is it? Slow-burn, esoteric, science fiction mystery about a group of strangers who find each other in a labyrinth of unknown origin.

What do you need to work on? First draft of outline, pitch, bible, and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of screenplays and concept art. Revisiting medium decision.

Untitled Weird Project

Key words: CRIME, HIJINKS, CHASE SCENE, FUTURISTIC

What is it? Animated feature exploring a futuristic city run by silly rules and filled with whimsical characters, including a gang made up of germs and diseases evolved into humanoids; a zombie-vampire pair of lesbian bounty hunters; a skateboarder in his forties wanted by the law for failing to commit to the bit; and his general practitioner, a blue-haired, nine-year-old cyborg obeying disembodied voices of medical talents long passed on.

What do you need to work on? First draft of outline, pitch, bible, screenplays, and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of concept art.

Bad House

Key words: DEBT, FAME, THEATER, FOLK MUSIC

What is it? A comic-concept album-tarot deck combination following a schtick-rock band called Bad Box made up of masked characters in the wake of a scandal that revealed the identities of its two founding members as they tour and promote their latest, and sonically much-toned-down, concept album, which is inspired by and features a few covers of the House of the Rising Sun.

What do you need to work on? First draft of outline, pitch, bible, screenplays, and storyboards. Additions and second drafts of concept art.

Untitled Clue Project

Key words: VIOLENCE, SECRETS, GAMES, GLAMOR

What is it? A television series based on the mechanics and premise of the game Clue/Cluedo, where each season features the same cast of actors assigned a new role, in a new setting, and with new context.

What do you need to work on? First draft of pitch, screenplay, bible, storyboard. Second drafts of outline and concept art.

if you got this far thanks here are some bonus pics of poor quality, pls reply with which project looks most interesting bc i have no basis for inferring atm

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