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Star Wars Vehicles by Size

Star Wars Vehicles by Size

Gizmodo and artist Scott Park tried to enumerate the vehicles from the original Star Wars trilogy according to their size. They made a couple of mistakes, but it’s still a good list. Scott sells prints of this compilation and more cool works on Society6.

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley

“Gameplay is… it’s just simpler. There’s no people. Just targets.” Federico Heller’s impressive dystopian short film is about a future where virtual reality video games have become extremely addictive. One junkie stumbles onto the chilling conspiracy behind it.

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Midnight Special (Trailer)

Midnight Special (Trailer)

A father does everything to protect his son, who possesses an incredible ability that made him a target for religious zealots and the US government. Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst and Adam Driver star in this sci-fi drama by Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter).

Singularity

Singularity

As part of their war against humans, sentient androids attacked and pinned down the President of the United States. A team of Delta Force operators is sent to rescue their leader. The Bicycle Monarchy’s action short film cuts straight to the point.

Metroid: The Sky Falls

Metroid: The Sky Falls

Bounty hunter Samus Aran receives a distress signal from the extinct Chozo in Rainfall Films’ exciting short film. Writer and director Sam Balcomb made the short in the style of ’60s and ’70s sci-fi films such as 2001, Alien,and Solaris.

Sumer

Sumer

(PG-13: Language) The year is 2331. Mankind has reduced Earth to a toxic wasteland devoid of other animals or any plant life. But a boy stumbles upon the discovery of a lifetime. Alvaro Garcia’s short has glaring plot holes, but it’s still fun to watch.

Brain Hack

Brain Hack

(Flashing lights, PG-13: Language) A computer science student believes that a certain pattern of images induces visions of God, and it’s been the spark of all religions. He teams up with a film student to complete the pattern in Joseph White’s cheesy but entertaining short.

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The Martian (Trailer 2)

The Martian (Trailer 2)

A bit more becomes illuminated in the second trailer for Ridley Scott’s The Martian, where we catch a deeper glimpse into the hostile circumstances Astronaut Mark Watney must face in order to survive, both mentally and physically.

Nero: Two Minds

Nero: Two Minds

Director Greg Jardin’s sci-fi music video for Nero’s soulfully-voiced electropop track is best described as Videodrome meets Ghostbusters, as a trio of weapon-wielding agents attempt to take down a living embodiment of a television signal.

The Last One

The Last One

In this short film, man perfected androids, but the two races got in a war of extinction. One man is determined to not let himself be the last of his kind. A graduation film by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg students.

The Martian (Trailer)

The Martian (Trailer)

Ridley Scott and Drew Goddard’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel. In The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left stranded on the red planet, and must survive on his own. Yep, it’s Castaway in space. Meet the crew here.

Rotor

Rotor

A lone security guard on the night shift at a mysterious facility sees an intruder and proceeds to investigate. Not since The Usual Suspects has a coffee cup been so crucial to the plot as in this archetypal sci-fi thriller.

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Future Hero

Future Hero

Writer/director Ramin Serry’s short flick is a story about a father and his time-traveling grown-up son who has to come back in time to kill the android sent to kill him as a baby. A spot-on parody of confusing time-bending sci-fi plots.

Ex Machina (Trailer 2)

Ex Machina (Trailer 2)

The second trailer for the critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller Ex Machina teases us with intense moments and vivid contrasts between nature and man-made objects, as two men and a female A.I. play tester-testee musical chairs.

The Expanse (Trailer)

The Expanse (Trailer)

A 10-episode space opera based on the eponymous book series. Set in a world where man has colonized the Solar System, The Expanse is about the tensions between the colonized planets and the people caught in between.

Atropa

Atropa

An off-world detective is investigating a missing research vessel. He finds the ship but it appears to have skipped time. Sadly, this is more of a concept than a complete film and can’t stand on its own. Very interesting though.

Chappie (Trailer 2)

Chappie (Trailer 2)

The second trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie reveals more action-packed scenes as well as the hero’s origin. It appears that the self-aware and emotional robot is based on a Police droid. In other words, he’s RoboCop in reverse.

The Landing

The Landing

A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to verify a traumatizing event from his early life, when an unidentified flying object crashed on their farm. Josh Tanner’s The Landing is as good as short films get.

Interview with a Time Traveler

Interview with a Time Traveler

A journalist meets with a man who’s been sending him accurate predictions, claiming to be a time traveler. James Cooper’s short won’t wow you with effects or action, but Eric Johnson’s portrayal of the mysterious figure makes up for it.

Iron Sky 2 (Teaser)

Iron Sky 2 (Teaser)

The sequel to the 2012 sci-fi comedy about Nazis on the Moon, Iron Sky The Coming Race ditches the final frontier for a hidden civilization underneath the Earth… where there are Nazis. And Nazi dinosaurs. What?

Chappie (Trailer)

Chappie (Trailer)

From director Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) comes a drama about a robot child created specifically to learn, adapt and feel like a human being. Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman.

Ex Machina (Trailer)

Ex Machina (Trailer)

A programmer wins a prize to meet his company’s reclusive CEO. But he ends up becoming a pawn in his boss’ experiment with artificial intelligence. Written and directed by Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine). International trailer here.

Spaceship Sizes Chart Complete

Spaceship Sizes Chart Complete

After almost a year of tweaking, Dirk Loechel has released the final major version of his enormous spaceship size comparison chart. It’s by no means definitive, but at least Dirk included the International Space Station for scale.

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