Mass Effect - Series 3: Episode 11 'The Code' & Episode 12 Admiral Zorah'

Continuing with the serialisation of Matt Beaudette's TV show style edit of the Mass Effect trilogy with another double episode of the third chapter of the Mass Effect saga. (If you've not played the games, there be spoilers ahead!)

Episode 11: "The Code"
In the aftermath of the Cerberus coup attempt on the Citadel, Commander Shepard receives a message from Asari High Command, requesting the Normandy's help with a sensitive matter.



Episode 12: "Admiral Zorah"
The Normandy travels into Geth space to meet the Quarians and request their help in the fight against the Reapers

Short Film: 'Rahab' by Rob McLellan

From the director of 'ABE' (which has now been picked up to become a full length motion picture at MGM), here's an earlier sci-fi short film from Rob McLellan and stars David Oyelowo, Jessica Oyelowo, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Victoria Bailey and Nick Ashdon. 

This short won the 2011 Enter The Pitch contest, with the brief that you create a 2 minute pitch for your short film idea, based on a story in the bible, whether directly or loosely, and the winner gets £25,000 to produce it. 'Rahab' is based on the Biblical story of the fall of Jericho, and centers on a slave, a spy, a city under siege and a choice to be made that will change their world forever.

Cool Art: 'The Desert Sands' by JC Richard

'The Desert Sands' by JC Richard.

This 'Star Wars' inspired print is a 18 "x 24" 7 colour screen print. On sale details will be available soon at his blog and at his Twitter @microcosmcmedia.

Cool Art: Final Prints In Marko Manev's 'Noir' Series

Bottleneck Gallery will be releasing the final two prints in Marko Manev’s current 'Noir' series titled 'No Fate' and 'Dawn of Man', this Tuesday, September 17th at 12 EST.

Inspired by 'The Terminator' and '2001 A Space Odyssey' films, they are both 13" x 19" numbered giclée prints on velvet fine art paper in a limited edition of 100. And as a thank you to those that bought a subscription to this print series, they will be including a 'Planet of the Apes' inspired print entitled 'I’m Home' in every tube.

Check out all three prints below.

No Fate by Marko Manev

Trailer For Kickstarter Indie Film 'Hardland'

After losing their parents, two brothers endure the collapse of modern society when the power grid goes down. 

Writer/Director Samuel Jacob has created a story in the spirit of "The Thin Red Line", and "The Road", that takes us on a journey through loss, love, and legacy. 

In their new world, devoid of civility, the ensuing chaos creates difficult circumstances that they must navigate in order to survive, Hardland.

This is a Kickstarter Film Trailer, their aim is to finish the film and submit to festivals in 2014 such as Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca.

A bit more about the film from writer/director Samuel Jacob:

"I desire films that make you feel something deep inside and move you in some way or another. In writing Hardland, I wanted to see how this conflict would make these characters react and respond in the midst of hardships. As a self discovery and awareness film, I think it will cause one to examine what they would do, and how they would react in this scenario, and under the duress our characters are facing.

...Hardland is about choices, facing our fears, and finding hope. 

I don't believe in making a movie just to make one. There has to be a compelling reason for me or I'm not interested."

If you'd like to donate to help Samuel complete this film, checkout the kickstarter here.

'The Dark Knight' As An 8 Bit Video Game

8-bit Cinema "gamifies" your favourite Hollywood Blockbusters into 80's arcade and NES inspired action!

This week: As part of 'Batman Month' on Cinefix, 'The Dark Knight' retold via old-school 8-bit (and a little 16-bit) game tech. No quarters or controllers required!

Cool Art: 'Star Trek: The Animated Series' Posters by Juan Ortiz

Juan Ortiz, having created the 80 'Star Trek: The Original Series' art prints that are currently being released at a pace of four a month (and now available together as a poster book), has now turned his attention to 'Star Trek: The Animated Series'. Ortiz has designed 22 art prints based on The Animated Series, with the prints set to be available in the near future.

StarTrek.com has been unveiling The Animated Series art prints each day all this week.

Check them out below.

Watch 'Batman: Arkham City' As A Movie

Andy Gilleand is back with the sequel to his last game movie, 'Batman: Arkham Asylum', 'Batman: Arkham City'.

Subscribe to his YouTube channel for updates and to see his previous game movies.

Cool Art: Alternative Posters From 'Hey Lucky'

If, like me, you love the current trend for collectible alternative screen prints of your favourite movies, then head on over to brand new British poster company, Hey Lucky, where their aim is to produce collectible limited edition screen prints at affordable prices.

Carefully selected works from artists all over the world will be appearing at Hey Lucky, and much like the more well known US poster companies like Mondo, Hero Gallery Complex and Gallery1988, every film poster at Hey Lucky will be a limited edition, absolutely no re-runs. EVER! Once they're gone . . . they're gone!

They've only recently launched their website and debuted with two cool prints; 'Escape From New York' and 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', both by artist Pan. They are both 16.5″ x 23.4″ screen prints in a limited edition of 150 and cost £40.

Check them out below and visit the Hey Lucky blog for up close detail photos and news on the latest prints. You can also follow them on Twitter @HeyLucky1 and Facebook.

Cool Art: 'Thundercats' by Phil Postma

Phil Postma did these designs quite a while ago, according to his blog, and due to the closing of his website, he'll be posting much more of this kind of art on there.

Check his blog for more.

'Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag': Building A Next Gen Open World

'Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag' marks the first step into next gen for the franchise. Learn how AC4 utilizes next gen technology to create realistic oceans, dynamic weather systems, ambient lighting, & seamless ship boarding.

Development Video For 'The Last Of Us': ‘The Beauty of Abandonment'

The sixth and final video in the development series for 'The Last Of Us' is ‘The Beauty of Abandonment', and focuses on the art and music of the game. Headphones are recommended.

You can go here to watch the previous episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5.

New Poster For 'Robocop' Remake

'Robocop' is out in cinemas February 7 2014.

Cool Art: 'Sleeping Beauty' by Charlie Bowater

'Sleeping Beauty' by Charlie Bowater is an 11.7" x 16.5" signed and numbered print on 270 gsm Satin Fine Art Paper, and in a limited edition of 50. It costs £55.

Go here to buy.

How to Make Star Wars Episode VII Good

JJ Abrams is all set to direct Episode VII, so Screenjunkies pulled together a panel to find out what needs to happen for the best Star Wars film. Have to say, I think I agree with Mike Barryte from Belated Media. I hope Disney/Abrams is watching!

Short Animation: 'The Scarecrow' by Moonbot Studios

'The Scarecrow' by Moonbot Studios is a 3 minute animated companion film/ad for Chipotle's new app-based game. Go to www.scarecrowgame.com to download the free app and join the quest for wholesome, sustainable food.

You can see a behind the scenes video here.

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Cool Art: 'Darth Vader TIE Fighter Advanced' by Tim Anderson

"Darth Vader TIE Advanced" by Tim Anderson.

This is a 12″ X 18″ signed and numbered 5 colour hand-printed screen print, 3 of which are metallic inks. It's in a limited edition of 77 and costs $45, it'll be available Thursday September 12 around 9-10am PDT.

Go here to buy.

'Pacific Rim': Before & After VFX

Storytelling studio Mirada was the creative and technical force behind the two-minute prologue of Guillermo del Toro's robots vs monsters epic, 'Pacific Rim'. Working closely with del Toro, who co-founded Mirada with Pacific Rim DP Guillermo Navarro, director Mathew Cullen and Javier Jimenez, the Mirada team designed, created, shot and edited the key sequence, which included over 80 fast-moving visual effects shots.

Cool Art: 'A Song Of Ice And Fire - Mother of Dragons' by Alex Negrea

'A Song Of Ice And Fire - Mother of Dragons' by Alex Negrea.

Cool Art: 'V For Vendetta' by Marko Manev

Mondo are releasing 'V For Vendetta' by Marko Manev tomorrow. The print is a 24" x 36" hand numbered screen print in a limited edition of 275. It costs $45.

Follow Mondo on Twitter for the on sale announcement. This poster will be available online at a random time on Thursday, September 12th.