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A 5-day festival of new independent genre films + the longest-running 24-hour scifi marathon in the US, with a podcast, too! More info at bostonscifi.com.
LOTS of great scifi & horror represented in the nominations, also including ANDOR & THE LAST OF US up against SEVERANCE in the Outstanding Drama Series category. What's your pick?
‘Severance’ is the most nominated series at the 2025 Emmys, with 27 nominations.
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
LOTS of great scifi & horror represented in the nominations, also including ANDOR & THE LAST OF US up against SEVERANCE in the Outstanding Drama Series category. What's your pick?
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We feel the same about @somervilletheatre.bsky.social, too. ❤️
We feel the same about @somervilletheatre.bsky.social, too. ❤️
Man, @brattletheatre.bsky.social is a gem and I feel so lucky to have access to it. 💖
July 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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We feel the same about @somervilletheatre.bsky.social, too. ❤️
We feel the same about @somervilletheatre.bsky.social, too. ❤️
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"We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!"
a man in a suit and tie is holding his finger to his mouth and saying today we celebrate our independence day .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding his finger to his mouth and saying today we celebrate our independence day .
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July 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!"
Happy Independence Day! 🚀 One way to celebrate this July 4th: A #FBF look at President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho in our fall ‘24 Boston SciFi podcast on the most memorable cinematic commanders-in-chief.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr56...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr56...
July 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy Independence Day! 🚀 One way to celebrate this July 4th: A #FBF look at President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho in our fall ‘24 Boston SciFi podcast on the most memorable cinematic commanders-in-chief.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr56...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr56...
Have you submitted your list to the @nytimes.com poll of the best films of the 21st century? Here's a gift link in case you haven't.
If you could only include one scifi film, what would it be?
If you could only include one scifi film, what would it be?
The Best Movies of the 21st Century: You Decide (Gift Article)
More than 500 directors, actors and other notable movie fans submitted their ballots for the Best Movies of the 21st Century. Now it’s your turn to vote.
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Have you submitted your list to the @nytimes.com poll of the best films of the 21st century? Here's a gift link in case you haven't.
If you could only include one scifi film, what would it be?
If you could only include one scifi film, what would it be?
Thoughts?
> @realgdt.bsky.social, talking about the role of AI in art. 🔥
June 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Thoughts?
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Keep an eye out tonight! 👀 🌕
The Strawberry Moon will be the lowest point in the sky for the next two decades! The full moon is not expected to be this low in the horizon again until 2043! 🍓
The Strawberry Moon will be the lowest point in the sky for the next two decades! The full moon is not expected to be this low in the horizon again until 2043! 🍓
June 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Keep an eye out tonight! 👀 🌕
The Strawberry Moon will be the lowest point in the sky for the next two decades! The full moon is not expected to be this low in the horizon again until 2043! 🍓
The Strawberry Moon will be the lowest point in the sky for the next two decades! The full moon is not expected to be this low in the horizon again until 2043! 🍓
After 50 years of leading Boston SciFi, Garen Daly has appointed Melissa Starker to be its next director. He'll stay on as emeritus director & CEO. A cinema vet, Mel started her time in independent theaters as a teenager, working for Garen @somervilletheatre.bsky.social.
📸: @leikela4.bsky.social
📸: @leikela4.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
After 50 years of leading Boston SciFi, Garen Daly has appointed Melissa Starker to be its next director. He'll stay on as emeritus director & CEO. A cinema vet, Mel started her time in independent theaters as a teenager, working for Garen @somervilletheatre.bsky.social.
📸: @leikela4.bsky.social
📸: @leikela4.bsky.social
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On the blog: A way-too-late look at #BUFF25.05, including the animated shorts, BEST WISHES TO ALL, FUCKTOYS, and ESCAPE FROM THE 21st CENTURY.
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#filmsky #moviesky #EscapeFromThe21stCentury #BestWishesToAll #Fucktoys
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#filmsky #moviesky #EscapeFromThe21stCentury #BestWishesToAll #Fucktoys
Boston Underground Film Festival 2025.05: "Ragdoll Dance", <I>Best Wishes to All</I>, <I>Fucktoys</I>, and <I>Escape from the 21st Century</I>
Shorts People! Honestly, there could have been two groups like this, but even when I don't do the Saturday midnight, I usually look at t...
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June 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On the blog: A way-too-late look at #BUFF25.05, including the animated shorts, BEST WISHES TO ALL, FUCKTOYS, and ESCAPE FROM THE 21st CENTURY.
www.jaysmovieblog.com/2025/06/bost...
#filmsky #moviesky #EscapeFromThe21stCentury #BestWishesToAll #Fucktoys
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#filmsky #moviesky #EscapeFromThe21stCentury #BestWishesToAll #Fucktoys
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The power of reading can not ever be overstated.
There are worlds to explore, villains to conquer, & shoes to walk a mile in.
At your fingertips, there is a vast supply of freely available e-books awaiting you.
Read. Fascists hate that.
There are worlds to explore, villains to conquer, & shoes to walk a mile in.
At your fingertips, there is a vast supply of freely available e-books awaiting you.
Read. Fascists hate that.
Welcome to Open Library | Open Library
Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books for free.
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May 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The power of reading can not ever be overstated.
There are worlds to explore, villains to conquer, & shoes to walk a mile in.
At your fingertips, there is a vast supply of freely available e-books awaiting you.
Read. Fascists hate that.
There are worlds to explore, villains to conquer, & shoes to walk a mile in.
At your fingertips, there is a vast supply of freely available e-books awaiting you.
Read. Fascists hate that.
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A small selection from my shelves of science fiction books and authors relevant for Pride Month! Stay tuned for a part two! (must hunt through piles, boxes, and shelves).
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #pride #LGBTQ
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #pride #LGBTQ
June 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A small selection from my shelves of science fiction books and authors relevant for Pride Month! Stay tuned for a part two! (must hunt through piles, boxes, and shelves).
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #pride #LGBTQ
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #pride #LGBTQ
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Looks like our chances at spotting the aurora in North America last night fizzled out...but there might be a chance tonight!
NOAA's G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm watch is still active, and the aurora could be visible further south than normal!
Are you going to try to catch the lights later?
NOAA's G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm watch is still active, and the aurora could be visible further south than normal!
Are you going to try to catch the lights later?
June 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Looks like our chances at spotting the aurora in North America last night fizzled out...but there might be a chance tonight!
NOAA's G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm watch is still active, and the aurora could be visible further south than normal!
Are you going to try to catch the lights later?
NOAA's G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm watch is still active, and the aurora could be visible further south than normal!
Are you going to try to catch the lights later?
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We’re proud to introduce "The Leap," a 10-part audio series on scientists who took bold risks in pursuit of discovery. Listen every week on the SciFri podcast starting Monday, May 12.
Produced by @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, brought to you by Science Friday.
Produced by @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, brought to you by Science Friday.
The Leap
“The Leap” is a new podcast series profiling scientists willing to take big risks—personal and professional—to push the boundaries of discovery.
www.sciencefriday.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We’re proud to introduce "The Leap," a 10-part audio series on scientists who took bold risks in pursuit of discovery. Listen every week on the SciFri podcast starting Monday, May 12.
Produced by @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, brought to you by Science Friday.
Produced by @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, brought to you by Science Friday.
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, biological & otherwise. 💐❤️
May 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, biological & otherwise. 💐❤️
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Oh, hey, the awesome winner of the live action Oscar, "I Am Not A Robot" is on youtube. It's good! I saw it at @bostonscifi.bsky.social this year. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrL... (caution: contains self-harm.)
“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) | The New Yorker Screening Room
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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March 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Oh, hey, the awesome winner of the live action Oscar, "I Am Not A Robot" is on youtube. It's good! I saw it at @bostonscifi.bsky.social this year. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrL... (caution: contains self-harm.)
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The Substance just won the Oscar for Best Makeup, and it’s beyond deserved! Gold statues went to Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli for their huge win for horror and practical effects—this one will be remembered. #Oscars #TheSubstance #BestMakeup
March 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Substance just won the Oscar for Best Makeup, and it’s beyond deserved! Gold statues went to Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli for their huge win for horror and practical effects—this one will be remembered. #Oscars #TheSubstance #BestMakeup
Congratulations to SF50 alum & award winner Victoria Warmerdam for winning the Oscar for her short I’M NOT A ROBOT! ICYMI, the film is streaming via @newyorker.com.
“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) | The New Yorker Screening Room
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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March 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Congratulations to SF50 alum & award winner Victoria Warmerdam for winning the Oscar for her short I’M NOT A ROBOT! ICYMI, the film is streaming via @newyorker.com.
ACAC in Danny Dones' CLONE COPS, which mines wacky comedy from late-stage capitalism. It's the very first feature screening at this year's Boston Sci-Fi, Wed Feb 12 at 6 PM with a Q&A with cowriter Phillip Cordell & cinematographer Corey Allen.
Tickets at bostonscifi.com!
Tickets at bostonscifi.com!
SF50 Trailer: Clone Cops
YouTube video by Boston SciFi
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February 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ACAC in Danny Dones' CLONE COPS, which mines wacky comedy from late-stage capitalism. It's the very first feature screening at this year's Boston Sci-Fi, Wed Feb 12 at 6 PM with a Q&A with cowriter Phillip Cordell & cinematographer Corey Allen.
Tickets at bostonscifi.com!
Tickets at bostonscifi.com!
Hey you on that phone! Take time to unplug with opening night film SMALL TOWN UNIVERSE, screening Wed Feb 12 at 8PM in a partnership with Museum of Science. It's followed by a Q&A with director Katie Dellamaggiore & our Opening Night Party at The Burren! 👽
Tickets on sale at bostonscifi.com
Tickets on sale at bostonscifi.com
SF50 Trailer: Small Town Universe
YouTube video by Boston SciFi
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February 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hey you on that phone! Take time to unplug with opening night film SMALL TOWN UNIVERSE, screening Wed Feb 12 at 8PM in a partnership with Museum of Science. It's followed by a Q&A with director Katie Dellamaggiore & our Opening Night Party at The Burren! 👽
Tickets on sale at bostonscifi.com
Tickets on sale at bostonscifi.com
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New column at @cambridgeday.bsky.social! This week @brattletheatre.bsky.social kicks off “Dread of Winter” (including FIRE WALK WITH ME on 35!), a giallo double feature at the Somerville, visiting filmmakers at the HFA, and the return of @bostonscifi.bsky.social!
Let winter chill you through some ‘Repulsion,’ giallo frights and a ‘Walk’ with the late Lynch - Cambridge Day
Experience the “Dread of Winter” at The Brattle with films such as “Repulsion” and David Lynch’s increasingly esteemed “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” scare yourself silly in Someville with with Ital...
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February 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New column at @cambridgeday.bsky.social! This week @brattletheatre.bsky.social kicks off “Dread of Winter” (including FIRE WALK WITH ME on 35!), a giallo double feature at the Somerville, visiting filmmakers at the HFA, and the return of @bostonscifi.bsky.social!
Looking for the the SF50 (50th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival) tickets? You can get them here!
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Tickets for Boston SciFi Film Fest
Buy tickets and passes for Boston SciFi Film Fest.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Looking for the the SF50 (50th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival) tickets? You can get them here!
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Isn't it cool when science follow science fiction? I mean, we may all soon have a neighborhood #Spiderman
#MarvelComics #PeterParker #MCU #BostonSciFi
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#MarvelComics #PeterParker #MCU #BostonSciFi
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Science Has Spun Spidey's Web-Slinging Into Reality
When a US research lab accidentally created a sticky web-like substance, it turned to Peter Parker and comic-book lore for inspiration on what to do next.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Isn't it cool when science follow science fiction? I mean, we may all soon have a neighborhood #Spiderman
#MarvelComics #PeterParker #MCU #BostonSciFi
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#MarvelComics #PeterParker #MCU #BostonSciFi
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I AM NOT A ROBOT just was officially nominated for an #Oscar It's playing at SF50, in the ALTAIR block of shorts on Saturday 2/15, Somerville Theatre.
January 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I AM NOT A ROBOT just was officially nominated for an #Oscar It's playing at SF50, in the ALTAIR block of shorts on Saturday 2/15, Somerville Theatre.