Photo credit: Luis Nostromo
Luis Nostromo, a 43-year-old driver from Barcelona, has been a science fiction movie fan for as long as he can remember. One film franchise, Alien, caught his eye and for over 20 years, he’s been collecting memorabilia. What better way to showcase all of these goods than by building a museum? That’s exactly what he did, but instead of renting out a warehouse, he turned his apartment into one. To accomplish this in a fairly tiny space, everything had to be handmade using wood, metal grating, plastic, PVC, and other recycled materials. Read more for a video tour and additional information.
Louis Lumière directed and produced Snowball Fight in 1896, a short black-and-white silent documentary film centered around a pathway made through a snow-covered city street. As the title suggests, several men and women line both sides of the street and engage in a snowball fight. A cyclist rides towards the fight, and is shortly hit by a few snowballs as he approaches. Read more to see both the original and the AI colorized / upscaled version.
Slated to hit theaters in December, Monster Hunter is an upcoming fantasy action thriller film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, based on Capcom’s best selling video game series ever. It stars Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, T.I., Ron Perlman, Meagan Good, and Diego Boneta. This movie is centered around an elite military force, led by Lt. Artemis (Milla Jovovich), that falls through a portal into a world populated by giant monsters. Read more for the short teaser trailer and additional information.
Mission: Impossible actor Tom Cruise is officially going to space in October 2021 to either shoot an entire movie or a part of one in space. Universal Pictures hired director Doug Liman, whom he worked with on Edge of Tomorrow, to be the director of this upcoming film. Both Tom Cruise and Doug Liman will be transported on a Crew Dragon capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, with Michael Lopez-Alegria at the controls. Read more for two videos and additional information.
You’re not looking at an image from Blade Runner 2049, just the San Francisco sky on Wednesday. This apocalyptic color comes from smoke particles caused by the burning wildfires across the state. Many people flew drones through the skyline, but the smoke is so thick, you’d think a fire was actually burning close to San Francisco. However, the ash and smoke floating over the Bay Area Wednesday actually comes from the Bear Fire burning near Oroville, around 150 miles northeast of San Francisco. Read more for two videos, including drone footage, and additional information.
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Denis Villeneuve ‘s highly anticipated Dune movie is the first of a planned two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert, which will cover roughly the first half of the book, the first serial published in the Analog magazine. Today, Warner Brothers Pictures released the official trailer and it’s definitely an eye opener. The movie stars many well known actors, including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Zendaya Coleman, Jason Momoa and Javier Bardem. Read more for the video and additional information.
To celebrate the upcoming release of “Wonder Woman 1984“, Microsoft is giving fans a chance to win some special edition Xbox One X consoles that were inspired by the iconic armor and outfits worn by the characters. These three custom consoles include a one-of-a-kind Wonder Woman Golden Armor Xbox One X Console, complete with 24-carat gold leaves. It was handcrafted and features a sophisticated golden eagle crest as well as 3D printed Wonder Woman 1984 logo resting above it. Read more for additional pictures and information.
Set for early release August. 31 stateside where theater reopenings have already begun, Christopher Nolan’s is arguably the year’s first blockbuster film. The director took over five years writing the screenplay after deliberating about TENET’s central ideas for more than a decade. Casting began in March 2019, and principal photography took place in Denmark, Estonia, India, Italy, Norway, the UK, and the United States, starting in May 2019 in both 70 mm film as well as IMAX. Read more for the final trailer and additional information.
Director Matt Reeves released a new “The Batman” trailer at the DC FanDome event earlier today, and it’s fittingly set to Nirvana’s “Something in the Way”. We get a glimpse of Riddler (Paul Dano), who leaves a series of deadly riddles for the Batman and Commissioner Gordon (Jeffery Wright), while also giving us a quick look at Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz). Read more for the trailer and additional information
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Sure, there have been plenty of replica Gone in 60 Seconds Ford “Eleanor” Mustangs that have popped up over the years, but the one you’re looking at was actually used in the 2000 feature film. A total of eleven identical vehicles were built by Cinema Vehicle Services, Steve Stanford, and Chip Foose, with three of them being functional, including this one. Read more for a video, additional pictures and information.