Category Archives: Movie

Movies set in the (near) future: has the future in film delivered?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Stefano

As 2018 unfolds I’ve been asking myself how this year has been represented in past movies – namely SF movies and TV shows. It seems that most of the time, script writer were wrong – luckily, since most alternative futures … Continue reading →

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“Computer chess”: a 2013 nerd movie about vintage computing – and more…

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Stefano

I recently watched a 2013-movie: Computer Chess. To my real shame, I missed it when it was released, some 3 years ago. It’s very compelling and well-made – and funny too; written and directed by Andrew Bujalski the movie it’s … Continue reading →

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Swiss illustrator turns Star Wars Episode IV into a very looooong infographic

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Stefano

“The Force is strong with this one [infographic]” Swiss illustrator Martin Panchaud has just gone some parsecs beyond common Star Wars fanatism (even beyond mine…). He worked on a single infographic that covers all of the 1977 first Star Wars … Continue reading →

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“A Lego Brickumentary”: that’s what a great movie is made of (literally)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Stefano

“A Lego Brickumentary”, in Theaters July 31st, 2015, with Jason Bateman as the narrating voice, this is the movie you’ve been waiting for! Lego-addicts all around the world are eagerly awaiting this one and, for sure, this will “build” great … Continue reading →

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Jurassic Park (and several other blockbusters) completely recreated with Lego by a dad and his daughter

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Stefano

Animator Paul Hollingsworth (with Digital Wizard Studios) and his daughter Hailee did something very weird, truly unusual and so cool! Using some $100,000 of LEGO pieces, they digitally managed to recreate the 1993 dino-thriller Jurassic Park along several other video … Continue reading →

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Pixels: an (awesome) upcoming movie about vintage gaming

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Stefano

You may already have seen this video, Pixels, released in 2010 by french director Patrick Jean: it’s awesome and has been an inspiration for most vintage game lovers around the world. New York is suddendly surrounded by the best 80s … Continue reading →

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Atari: ‘Game Over’ documentary due for November release about the mass burial of videogames

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Stefano

This promises to be really awesome! You may recall about the Atari videogame burial site affair… “Atari E.T. Dig- Alamogordo, New Mexico (14036097792)” by taylorhatmaker – Atari E.T. Dig: Alamogordo, New Mexico. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. … Continue reading →

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#Drones in the future (according to New York Magazine)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Stefano

Aptly titled “Drones and everything after”, this long article by Benjamin Wallace-Wells featured in the latest issue of NYMag is an excellent compendium of ‘drone experiences‘ around the US and the world alike. Several real-world examples are given about how … Continue reading →

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Vermeer’s legacy? Tim Jenison investigates paintings, photography, art and computer graphics

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Stefano

Texas-based CGI specialist Tim Jenison is someone that has crossed my life a long time ago with his mind-blowing products. In 1986, when I bought my Amiga 1000, Tim Jenison was the founder of NewTek, which was so famous, back … Continue reading →

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What do “The edge of tomorrow” and Wargames movies have in common?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Stefano

The edge of tomorrow is a pretty cool movie: the plot and the script shows some really nice ideas about time warping, looping and so on. As a movie fan, though, I spotted something very funny. In the opening scene, … Continue reading →

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