(1) DRAGON CON BANS AI ART FROM SALES AREAS. The Dragon Con 2024 Art Show Application Form includes this ban: No AI artwork of any kind will be allowed to be sold or distributed in the Dragon Con Art Show, … Continue reading
When the 2024 Oscar Nominations were announced today, as expected two films of genre interest led the field – just not the two everyone predicted. Oppenheimer earned 13 nominations, followed by feminist steampunk fantasy Poor Things with 11. Barbie received … Continue reading
The British Science Fiction Association has released the longlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2023. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s … Continue reading
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts unveiled the BAFTA Awards 2024 nominations on January 18. Two films of genre interest lead the field, Oppenheimer with 13 nominations and Poor Things with 11. And another, Barbie, picked up five … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2024 VES Awards on January 16. Disney’s The Creator and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead the field with seven nominations each; HBO’s The Last of Us tops TV series with six. The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in … Continue reading
THIS IS AN ACTUAL INTELLECTUAL EMERGENCY! PLEASE STAND BY… A Critical Review of Leave The World Behind By Chris M. Barkley: Leave The World Behind (4 out of 4 stars ****), with Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Myha’la, Ethan Hawke, Farrah Mackenzie, … Continue reading
(1) CAN YOU DIG IT? “And the winner for San Jose BART’s boring machine name competition is…” The Mercury News tears open the envelope. After more than 400 submissions and 1,175 votes on a name for San Jose BART’s tunnel boring machine, we have … Continue reading
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the film category nominees for the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Barbie is outrunning the field with 18, with mentions for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and five acting nominations, including stars Margot Robbie and Ryan … Continue reading
SF film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Hugo-winner Apollo 13, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and classic Disney animated film Lady and the Tramp are among the 25 movies inducted into the National Film Registry this year. Librarian of Congress … Continue reading
The 2023 Saturn Award nominees were announced on December 6. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water received 12 nominations, surpassing the record he set back in 2010 when the original Avatar film garnered 10 nominations. Other films leading the way are Christopher Nolan’s biopic, Oppenheimer, with … Continue reading