Disney Strikes Back on Blogger Star Wars Rant
Disney filed a copyright claim against a four-hour YouTube video by Jenny Nicholson, a prominent nerd culture YouTuber, in which she gave a critical review of the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel, leading to a discussion about the impact of such claims on content creators and the eventual closure of the hotel.
Unfilmable Sci-Fi Books That Stump Hollywood
While some science fiction novels, such as Dune and Foundation, have recently been successfully adapted, there are still many novels, like Ancillary Justice, Culture Series, Dhalgren, Dawn, The Genesis of Misery, The Left Hand of Darkness, Stranger in a Strange Land, and This is How You Lose the Time War, that are considered impossible to adapt due to their philosophical, trippy, and introspective themes that may not translate well onto the screen.
FAA’s Space Data Integrator program – space traffic jam fixer?
The FAA announced that three more companies, Firefly, Virgin Galactic, and Sierra Space, have joined SpaceX in using the Federal Aviation Administration’s Space Data Integrator, a tool designed to track and integrate data from space vehicles in near-real time to improve safety and efficiency for air traffic controllers and commercial flights in the National Airspace System.
Robotic Noir: Mars Express Dystopian Scifi
Mars Express is a French animated film with a film noir tone and structure, inspired by classic detective movies and featuring a female private investigator, set in a futuristic world where robots are being hacked and a conspiracy threatens to upend human-robot civilization, with influences from both Japanese animation and classic cinema.
Fancy Cleantech Air Storage Plant Creates 700 Jobs!
Work has begun on a £300m energy plant in Carrington, near Manchester, which will store surplus electricity from wind and solar farms in liquid air and have the capacity to power 480,000 homes, creating over 700 jobs and providing long-term clean energy storage for the UK grid.
SciFi Fans Rejoice Over Megalopolis Release Date?
Francis Ford Coppola’s highly divisive and unconventional sci-fi film, Megalopolis, has finally found a North American distributor in Lionsgate, and its release is set for September 2024, with the film breaking cinematic tradition and featuring a controversial fourth wall-breaking scene that presents a major challenge for theatrical showings.
Solarpunk in New York City
Local Law 97 in New York City requires buildings over 25,000 square feet to meet specific emissions limits by 2030 or face fines, leading the owners of a 17-story building at 345 Hudson Street to install heat pumps now to meet the requirements and reduce emissions by 70-90%, through a thermal circulatory system and a miniature district heating system that will also be connected to a nearby building’s energy efficient ground source heat pump system, potentially leading to a reduction of emissions from over 6000 high rise buildings in New York City.
‘Quiet Place’ Scifi Monsters Are Dumb
The monsters in A Quiet Place Part II behave in a confusing and contradictory manner in regards to their motives and reactions to sound, leading to questions about whether they kill for food or because of the sound itself, with possible answers in future films.
Filoni Fails: Acolyte Writer Blames for Star Wars Low
The highly anticipated Star Wars TV series, The Acolyte, has received a dismal 14% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the worst-rated Star Wars television series of all time and surpassing the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special; the show’s writer has subtly placed the blame on Dave Filoni, a prominent figure in the Star Wars universe, for the decline in quality, sparking controversy and discussion among fans.
Watchable? Apple TV’s SciFi Trailer for ‘Sunny’
Apple TV’s newest addition, the sci-fi series Sunny, has surprised and excited fans with its intriguing plot and visually stunning trailer, and is set to premiere on July 10th on the streaming platform.