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Robot Overlords

How did I not know this movie exists? It's got The X-Files' Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Gandhi (Ben Kingsly) duking it out, giant robots and a glitchy little android person (Hopefully, this creepy android characterization of a little person won't make everyone terrified of little people in general). All this and a medieval castle, a World War II spitfire , and the beautiful English countryside dominated by some magnificent alien cubes. It looks breathtaking and well worth a watch, and it's fairly family friendly as well. Never did I imagine I'd be contemplating the X-Files and Gandhi at the same time. Gillian Anderson has this really vulnerable scene in the movie that showcases her chops as an actress, and that's on top of her flawless British accent. That left me wondering, is she really British (I heard rumors she wanted to be the next James Bond , which might be laughable if she wasn't so good at what she does)? Anyway, she's won dozens of awards ...

Eat My Dust

DUST is a new science fiction channel that's getting a lot of my attention right now. Well, I call it a channel, but it's not really a television channel, more like a YouTube channel. But they do currently have a programming slot on the TBD television channel, if that matters. According to DUST, they publish new sci-fi short films on Thursday and Saturday. That's amazing, and it confirms what I've heard about there being more films out there than I will ever have time to watch. One thing causes me to wonder, though: Why do they call it "Dust?" Maybe it's a reference to the E.S.P. drug from Babylon 5. Or maybe it's intentionally reminiscent of the science fiction masterpiece, Dune . And when I say Dune is a masterpiece, I'm talking about the original novel, not the movie. However, David Lynch's Dune had some fantastic masterful scenes, and everyone in the production demonstrated mastery in their field. The set designs and costumes were outst...