Hazy evening in the canyons of Utah [OC][3851 x 5776]

Hooligans by me

French Horn by Travis Anderson

No Return [3440×1440]

The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter: Directed by Nick Castle. With Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason, Lance Guest, Dan O’Herlihy. High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.

Recently released by Arrow Video in 4k / HDR and originally released in 1984 this film still holds up by ever measure that I could apply to it. The music is still unique and interesting, the plot is captivating, and the special effects are obviously from the beginning of the CGI era, but they still look great.

The basic story is that a young man in a trailer park so far away from civilization that there’s no light pollution from city lights gets good enough at a video game that an alien organization takes note and recruits him to be a Starfighter. There’s a bunch of trailer park shenanigans, including a 80’s era trope of a young kid looking at playboy magazines, but for the most part this is a timeless movie that’s going to hold it’s appeal for a long time. I remember as a kid myself being freaked out by the clone’s freaky face, the laser drilling into the spy’s head, and being moved by the “victory or death” chant.

It’s definitely a kid safe concept, but there’s a whole bunch of un-kid safe stuff like the playboy and brain laser thing.

I get some very strong Wing Commander vibes from most of the in space stuff, not sure if WC did that intentionally or if they were both in the same genre. It wasn’t until the end of the film that we get a good sense of just how large the GUNSTAR really is. 10 stories? it’s huge!

The disk comes with some pretty cool special features:

interview with Catherine Mary Stewart, the main female character
interview with composer Craig Safan: intention to stay away from star wars music sounds
interview with writer Jonathan Betuel: struggle to stay away from star wars concepts, “bigger’s not better, emotional works every time”
interview with special effects supervisor Kevin Pike
interview with sci-fi author Greg bear about CGI production: he has a emotionally gushing explanation of the computer generated graphics and the company that made them “Digital Productions”
interview with arcade game collector Estil Vance on reconstructing the Starfighter game, which never actually came out.

Buy On Amazon!

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How many fingers will you have left?

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores [3440×1440]

Fly with Gwen from Spiderman ATSV by Yugoro

Melyssa Ford

Cargo Transporters by Ivan Laliashvili

Marin by jazzybaby

Herman Hermit by Pablo Munoz Gomez

Jedi by Lily Lopez (me)

Ophelia Station by Maciej Rebisz

Selena Gomez

Space Horror by Mathew O [3840 x 2160]

Zendikar Incarnate by Lucas Graciano [1800 x 1332]

And that is destiny fulfilled

Barge by Ailantd Sikowsky

Flight of the Protostar – A Star Trek Fan Production (2023)

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill ending permanent alimony

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue.

‘Cesspool of Corruption’: Dems Reintroduce Bill to Impose Supreme Court Term Limits

“Our Founding Fathers intended for lifetime appointments to ensure impartiality,” said Rep. Ro Khanna. “The decision today demonstrates how justices have become partisan and out of step with the American public.”

This is why we can’t have nice things

He’s Saving Addicts By the Hundreds. Why Is His Hometown Fighting Him?

The opioid epidemic devastated Portsmouth, Ohio, now a former Army Captain is trying to bring it back — one burpee at a time

Are you sick of winning yet?

Seems counterintuitive

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Let’s park these in front of churches everywhere this Sunday and see how they like it.

Orbital elevator by me. 2023, blender

He won’t ever touch Loving v. Virginia tho…

quark kent

Guess what’s off the banned repost album?

Dream of Aurora, by Alex Shuper, Blender 3D

Olivia Rodrigo – vampire (Official Music Video)

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two different types of Turkish UAVs [1920×1157]

artwork by David Schleinkofer

I painted Blushweaver from Warbreaker (Based on Alphonse Mucha’s “Rose”) [No Spoilers]

But they are people of God

A-monite portable EV-charger for use in parking lots (by Chang Joong)

Asteroid Day 2023 by Mac Rebisz

Here in the US, we have propaganda billboards advertising milk, funded by the dairy industry.

Seafood Street by Ming Yee Sheh [3840×2160]

Ancient Time Machine, Florenaux (me), 3D, 2023

Margot Robbie

Sylphrena [AIA]

artwork by David Schleinkofer

Knight Terrors

Who killed Google Reader?

Google Reader was supposed to be much more than a tool for nerds. But it never got the chance.

Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Actor, Dead at 89

Actor also starred in Argo, Glengarry Glen Ross, Catch-22, and The Kominsky Method during career that spanned over 60 years

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The Energon Universe Has Arrived

Lmfao.. uh oh, no wonder why he turned old fast