Film is First to Star People with Disabilities, Representing Five Primary Senses The 46th Annual Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival announced that the independent feature film "Making Sense" will be virtually screened beginning on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. EST and continuing until February 15. The film is the first to feature five people with disabilities who each … [Read more...] about Independent Feature Film “Making Sense” to Premiere at Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
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Star Trek’s Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, Stars in Her Final Performance
Renegades: Ominara to Start Production Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) & Atomic Studios are partnering for an epic production. After an illustrious career spanning sixty years, Nichelle Nichols is retiring from the screen. Best known as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek, Nichelle Nichols was also instrumental in diversifying NASA's space program by recruiting astronauts such as Mae … [Read more...] about Star Trek’s Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, Stars in Her Final Performance
William Shatner Makes History on the WAX Blockchain; Digital Trading Cards Sell Out in Minutes
For the first time ever, troves of actor William Shatner's most personal memorabilia is available to the public in digital form on the WAX Blockchain. The demand for the sale was so high that the 10,000 packs filled with approximately 125,000 digital photographs sold out in just nine minutes. Sales and trades on secondary markets are booming as collectors are buying, … [Read more...] about William Shatner Makes History on the WAX Blockchain; Digital Trading Cards Sell Out in Minutes
Coming of Age Spy Series “Alex Rider” to Premiere as an IMDb TV Original in the U.S. and as an Amazon Original for Germany, Austria and Latin America
IMDb TV and Amazon Prime Video have secured the exclusive U.S., Germany, Austria and Latin America rights to Alex Rider, a new coming of age spy-thriller series based on Point Blanc, the second novel in the Alex Rider franchise, which has become a global phenomenon selling over 20 million copies worldwide. Alex Rider will premiere on IMDb TV in the U.S. on … [Read more...] about Coming of Age Spy Series “Alex Rider” to Premiere as an IMDb TV Original in the U.S. and as an Amazon Original for Germany, Austria and Latin America
Margin Films and Creator Quentin Lee Win 2020 Roddenberry Impact Award and Announce 3 New TV Series
Winning the 2020 Roddenberry Impact Award, Margin Films' owner and creator Quentin Lee (White Frog, The People I’ve Slept With, Comedy InvAsian) is co-creating with Author Adi Tantimedh (The Ravi PI series from Simon & Schuster) a sci-fi comedy web series titled Comisery (#comiserytv), currently being shot and released on Facebook via AsianAmericanMovies.com, an SVOD … [Read more...] about Margin Films and Creator Quentin Lee Win 2020 Roddenberry Impact Award and Announce 3 New TV Series
XPRIZE Announces Winner of Global Short Story Contest to Imagine the Future of Telepresence Technologies
XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, in partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest 5-star airline, announce the winner of a global writing contest to imagine future use-cases of telepresence technology, as part of the Avatars Inc anthology. The anthology, edited by Ann VanderMeer, was first published online in March … [Read more...] about XPRIZE Announces Winner of Global Short Story Contest to Imagine the Future of Telepresence Technologies
“Crisis Moon” Challenges Hollywood
Industry veteran and Hollywood screenwriter-turned-author/publisher Michael McGruther (Tigerland, The Puddle Club) releases space thriller CRISIS MOON and launches a call to action to indie writers nationwide. The novel is a rally against conventional Hollywood. First penned and marketed as a screenplay, McGruther encountered … [Read more...] about “Crisis Moon” Challenges Hollywood
“Forbidden Power” Movie Wins 28 Awards
Cult movie director Paul Kyriazi is back, after a 30 year absence from feature films, with twenty-eight first-place, international film festival awards and a totally original concept: A young man has a one-night stand with a beautiful woman and wakes up with enhanced physical and mental powers. In other movies, such as Limitless, LUCY and Wolf, the hero's powers comes from … [Read more...] about “Forbidden Power” Movie Wins 28 Awards
June 20-21, 2020 Phantasmic Fest to Focus on Fantastic Art Confab Gathers Eclectic Mix of Sci-Fi, Asian-Inspired Art, Artists
Fans of all things formidably fantastic and phenomenal can collectively find fulfillment the weekend of June 20-21, 2020 at Phantasmic Fest. Phantasmic Fest — a convention and exhibition featuring Asian-Alternative, horror, sci-fi, cyberpunk and fantastical art that brings together the creators of those genres and their fans — will take place at THE LAB, 12838 … [Read more...] about June 20-21, 2020 Phantasmic Fest to Focus on Fantastic Art Confab Gathers Eclectic Mix of Sci-Fi, Asian-Inspired Art, Artists
Tubi to Exclusively Stream Robert Rodriguez’s Latest Film and Docu-Series – The Sci-Fi Thriller and Companion Docu-Series Will Be Available Free This Summer
Tubi (www.tubi.tv), the world’s largest free ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service, today announced it would be the exclusive streaming home to Red 11 and The Robert Rodriguez Film School from the eponymous critically-acclaimed filmmaker of From Dusk Till Dawn, Spy Kids, and Alita: Battle Angel. Following a world premiere at SXSW and official … [Read more...] about Tubi to Exclusively Stream Robert Rodriguez’s Latest Film and Docu-Series – The Sci-Fi Thriller and Companion Docu-Series Will Be Available Free This Summer