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THE FIVE SHIPS Tee Shirt

The Five Starships represent the five venues where this Festival has traveled. From it's early beginnings at the legendary Orson Welles Cinemas to the current Somerville Theatre, the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival has wandered the galaxy. The places we've been are honored in this year's tee. Be sure to check out the names of each ship. Read more »

sf38 Trailer - It's Awesome

This just in, the Boston Science Fiction Film Marathon trailer has been unleashed on an unsuspecting world. We dare you to watch it! Be warned we cannot take responsibility for any adverse reactions like laughing or groaning that may occur.

a special tip of the hat to Phoenix Media Group, who conceived and executed branding creative for the 'Thon as well as creating the trailer to promote it. Thanks guys. You're more than awesome!

Top 10 Reasons Why Top 10 Lists Suck

sci-fi, filmsAt this time of year, people are incessantly asking, what are your Top 10 films for 2012? Or what are the Top 10 Worst Films of 2012? Enough already! Top 10 Lists SUCK, and here are the Top 10 reasons why the suck.

1) Top 10 lists promote poor math skills. People now think that all math is the number ten. Forget about calculus, geometry or even long division. Read more »

Star Wars VII and Brad Bird?

Star Wars VII, Brad Bird, sci-fi, hollywoodIn a word, nope.

The rumors flying around the ether were all a'buzz that somehow Brad Bird, he who made , is making a film called 1952. The speculation was that he was really in the inside track for SWVII. Read more »

Film Submission Problem

science fiction, film, indiesWe've been informed and confirmed that Without A Box, our submission web site partner, had a computer meltdown. For us, this resulted in a near complete loss of data inputted for the past several months on all the films submitted to the 38th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival.

We are now in the process of rebuilding that info. Lucky for us, we had hard copies of just about everything. Read more »

To Judge or Not to Judge

...that is the question. Dredd it not.

science fiction, judge dredd, sci-fi We're looking for a few more judges to round out our already outstanding group. If you're interested and have no vested interest in the outcome, please send us a brief missive as to why you'd be a most excellent addition. Send it to klaatu (at) bostonsci (dash) fi (dot) com

Sorry for the spelled out version of the email address, but those pesky spammers have been lurking around the site again. Read more »

Mega Fan Fest

For those who like meeting celebrities, this locally produced show makes it easy as a Vulcan Mind Meld. Sean Young? Traci Lords? Avery Brooks? And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

It's just around the corner. Head over to their web site for more info. www.SuperMegaFest.com

New Poll: Who'd win a fight between Ymir (20,000 Miles from Earth) and T-Rex (Jurassic Park)?

Submitted by Garen Daly on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 06:43

Earthquake Movies

Last night New England felt a smallish earthquake of roughly 4.0. Perhaps it is a wake-up call for the region does have a history of laying a top of some faults though not as active as those on the West Coast still present some serious issues for the region.

Yet it got us thinking. How has Hollywood depicted this tectonically shaking event? Here is a quick selection of our five best "Earthquake movies".

2012 (2009) Read more »

A Vew To Thrill

This is from Wired Magazine

If you're the sort of person who enjoys looking out of airplane windows, watching landscapes pass and Earth unfold, then see these videos from the International Space Station.
Assembled from photographic sequences captured in April and May, the videos show Earth from an orbital perspective. Continents pass in minutes. Glories like the northern lights and a solar eclipse fit in their entirety within one person's sight. Read more »

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