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Political scientist by day, sci-fi nerd by night. @umich.edu PhD. Teach at @gwu1821.bsky.social. Edited books about #Dune, #StarWars, & #StudioGhibli. Also write about politics in #BladeRunner, #LOTR, & #StarTrek. More @ domnardireviews.wordpress.com

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Star Wars Visions Volume 3

Star Wars Visions Volume 3

Star Wars Visions Volume 3 is now available on Disney+.

Please share with us your opinion on these nine new shorts when you're finished πŸ––

29.10.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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What β€” ANOTHER book release? Well, yeah! Bizarrely, I got my very first hardcover editions of both the STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT novel and the comics within three hours of each other today. Let's walk through the releases, starting with next Wednesday's OLD REPUBLIC OMNIBUS 2 from Marvel!
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29.10.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A black-and-white photograph of Takahata Isao reading

A black-and-white photograph of Takahata Isao reading

Today is Takahata Isao's birthday! Born on 29 October 1935, the director would have turned 90 today.

29.10.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heat it with warm water or a hairdryer to soften the plastic

26.10.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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First look at "Wildwood" new stop-motion feature film by Laika studios.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQ-...

26.10.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 856    πŸ” 259    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 29

as someone who didn't know Matt Damon was in the film before seeing it, this cameo really broke my sense of immersion. It was hard to see the character because people in my theater were laughing at seeing Damon.

26.10.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The fact that nothing like them will ever be made again hits hard. πŸ’”

24.10.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œMerger after merger in the media industry has harmed workers, diminished competition and free speech, and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars better invested in organic growth. Combining [them] or another major studio or streamer would be a disaster for writers, for consumers & for competition"

24.10.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 319    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Frankenstein | Official Website | October 17 2025 Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Frankenstein on the official site. In theaters October 17 2025 brought to you by Netflix. Directed by: Guillermo del Toro. Starring: Oscar Isaac, ...

Cinemas playing FRANKENSTEIN right now!! frankensteingdt.com

21.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 928    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 70
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#TheHuntforBenSolo with @fangirling0nly.bsky.social and @hamsa.bsky.social

Youtube:
youtu.be/ZNpQOJuaPNk

Itunes:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/2WB1...

Podchaser
www.podchaser.com/podcasts/wha...

LinkTree:
linktr.ee/wtforce

21.10.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 45
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Nintendo has released a 35 page digital sample of #Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective.

#OperationMetroidPrime4

shinesparkers.net/metroid-prim...

20.10.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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10 days until #StarWarsVisions Volume 3! ✨

19.10.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Didn't go to film school? Don't worry. Legendary investor and movie buff Marc Andreessen doesn't think that will be an issue for future creatives.

During an episode of "Monitoring the Situation," the podcast for the venture capitalist firm that Andreessen cofounded, A16z, he said advancements in AI technology β€” like OpenAI's Sora 2 β€” have made it possible for a new type of filmmaker to emerge.

"The filmmaker with no visual skill, or access to a set, or to a camera, or to actors, but with an idea," Andreessen said on Friday. "It's going to start with shorts and animated things and so forth, but it's going to work its way up to full movies."

Didn't go to film school? Don't worry. Legendary investor and movie buff Marc Andreessen doesn't think that will be an issue for future creatives. During an episode of "Monitoring the Situation," the podcast for the venture capitalist firm that Andreessen cofounded, A16z, he said advancements in AI technology β€” like OpenAI's Sora 2 β€” have made it possible for a new type of filmmaker to emerge. "The filmmaker with no visual skill, or access to a set, or to a camera, or to actors, but with an idea," Andreessen said on Friday. "It's going to start with shorts and animated things and so forth, but it's going to work its way up to full movies."

It’s tiresome at this point, but again, their entire pitch is β€œwouldn’t it be great if there were no such things as talent, craft, and skill,” and what that means is a bland, slop-filled world. www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...

17.10.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1615    πŸ” 432    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 224

I don't want to see the path to becoming a filmmaker easier. I want it to become better! The world doesn't need more "content". It needs more art.

17.10.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was late to see this news, but very sad to hear of Drew Stuzan's passing. His art truly was incredible. Human craftmanship matters, and we must never lose sight of that.

17.10.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of The Power of Many: The Acolyte Fanzine. There are images of Osha and Mae from the series as well as moons and stars.

Cover of The Power of Many: The Acolyte Fanzine. There are images of Osha and Mae from the series as well as moons and stars.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the zine! I had such a great time putting it together.

Check out the amazing talent in The Acolyte fandom in the link below✨

The Power of Many: The Acolyte Digital Fanzine

15.10.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 10
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Alien Earth was surprisingly good! Not perfect... But it's the first time since Prometheus that the Alien franchise did something genuinely interesting. I loved that the show featured other alien creatures aside from the xenomorph. It made this universe feel large and mysterious again.

12.10.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My life is linked to Steven Spielberg, in a way. My first movie was E.T. My childhood was Indy and then JP. Schindler when I was 13 and I was opening to the world. Ryan at 18. Munich 26. I saw Bridge of Spies this year and it was like he was talking about the world today. I owe so much to Spielberg.

12.10.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

at what point does he become "Doctor of Evil"?

10.10.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so happy to see you join the club! I'll have to send photos of my Star Wars collection.

08.10.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Would you recommend this to somebody already pretty familiar with the making of Star Wars? I've watched tons of documentaries and read the Rinzler, Duncan, and other books. I do like the idea of this book to introduce people to the behind the scenes.

08.10.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thereβ€˜a never been an official hardcover version of my first novel, STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT β€” until now! @inkstonebooks.bsky.social Books has announced a version of the Essential Edition, signed by me and numbered to 750 copies. Should be ready for general soon β€” find the link in the comments!

08.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

you and @theswu.bsky.social posted this at nearly the same time! bsky.app/profile/thes...

29.09.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re missing out

29.09.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you played Stray? It’s a great game and you play as a cat in a sci-fi setting.

29.09.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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With pet shelters overwhelmed, @profgalloway.com makes his case for adopting a rescue dog.

Watch the latest episode of Pivot on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

26.09.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 374    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 12

and even with the price increase consoles are still much cheaper than gaming computers.

19.09.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revenge of the Sith

12.09.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is almost as great of a crime against humanity as the Ghorman Massacre itself

07.09.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Production Designer Luke Hull, Supervising Art Director Toby Britton, and Set Decorator Rebecca Alleway pose with their #Emmy awards after winning β€˜Outstanding Production Design’ for their work on #Andor! πŸ†

07.09.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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