Submitted by ionscifi on November 23, 2021 - 14:07
The Los Angeles Times reports that Netflix has announced a deal to acquire Vancouver visual effects studio Scanline.
Scanline has worked on Netflix titles including their recently released Cowboy Bebop, seasons 3 and 4 of Stranger Things and their upcoming film, Don't Look Up.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 23, 2021 - 12:42
We recently reported on a rifle from the original series of Star Trek selling for US $615, 000 (US). At the time no-one - including us - realised that this was a new record for Star Trek, beating the previous record holder of an Enterprise D model which sold at a Christie's auction for $576, 000 (US) in 2006.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 18, 2021 - 19:50
Netflix have released a trailer for their upcoming film, Don't Look Up.
The trailer shows the two main characters reporting an imminent cataclysmic asteroid strike to the US President and being brushed off. Then where they go from there.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 15, 2021 - 13:48
The awards for Sydney's 2nd Science Fiction Film Festival were presented on the weekend and we offer our congratulations to winners, nominees and the event organisers.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 14, 2021 - 09:13
This week saw an interesting confluence of gaming, film and technology.
Unity Technologies, developers of the Unity game engine, announced a deal to acquire film-maker Peter Jackson's New Zealand based visual effects company, Weta Digital.
