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The Best Movie Space Battles?

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By Brandon Anthony: There is a lot to love about the genre of sci-fi and space fiction, particularly on film. Distorted colors and shapes, (literally) out-of-this-world special effects, and incredible feats of technological ingenuity allow viewers to reimagine the universe. And when intergalactic conflicts arise, impressive sparks fly.

He then goes on to list the movies he feels have the best space battles.

I’ve always liked the space battles where ships blow up, lasers lance through the dark, but we hear not a sound.  Now, that is alien!

 

February 21st Meeting Recap

The theme for February was RED, and several did in fact remember to wear red. Josée won the points for best use of red as she had made her own  Valentine tee-shirt. We found several red tablecloths stashed in the closet and quickly appropriated them for the day.

Early Birds were treated to (or was it tortured with ??) episodes of The Wizard of Aus. It proved a dark influence, at least on one of our members who started using language she barely knew existed.  A wizard fed up with the constant warfare of his world moves to the sanest place he knows:  a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.  It does not remain sane for long….  And by the way, this is NOT the Michael Shanks we know from StarGate.

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Josée Bellemare: Protecting the Magic

Josée Bellemare kicked off the meeting with a debate on “Protecting the Magic” Citing shows such as The Librarians and Warehouse 13, Josée got us thinking about magic, its uses and the dangers it could present in the wrong hands. Of course, being MonSFFen, our debate quickly spawned a slew of discussions on tangential topics, such as people believing in a flat earth, magic stones, various gods, and so on. What is it about the idea of magic that draws us to it? Why do perfectly sane and well-educated people carry good luck charms? If you believe in a magic relic, or sacred religious item, does it become real, at least for the believer? Can there be a God if there is no magic?

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Keith, François, Cathy, Fern–What drives us crazy?

Next up were Cathy Palmer-Lister, François Ménard, and Fern Novo, to lead a discussion on “What Drives you Crazy?” Fern had prepared a series of slides with some of his personal irritants, which really got people talking. Space monkeys, plot holes bigger than Montreal potholes, bad use of science, inconsistencies, budget slashing which leads to us seeing the same 3 ships flying across the screen in every episode, and so on.  Like the talk on magic, we probably could have gone on for another hour! Indeed, during supper, we talked about possibly having a panel on conspiracy theories, pseudo science and just plain bad science, and the strange things people want to believe.  Apparently, lots of things drive us CRAZY!!!

After the break and the raffle, we planned our March 13th outing to the Old Port to see the dinosaurs.

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Predator Trap Stegosaurus juvenile and pack of Allosaurus juveniles, from website

An immersive experience steeped in realism bringing to life 14 roaring full-sized and strikingly real animatronic dinosaurs. Go back in time more than 65 million years to what life was like on Earth and imagine their breath on the back of your neck. Explore spectacular prehistoric scenes telling the story of two major excavation sites, two skeletons, and twenty fossils. Discover newly revealed secrets about these giants by probing into the most recent and remarkable discoveries about their appearance and behaviours. Take command of an animatronic dinosaur and explore our four interactive stations.

We will meet at noon, in the main lobby and  buy tickets for the show closest to 1:00 PM (if shows are scheduled), and proceed to a search for snacks. (It does not seem that there are scheduled shows, but we are aiming for 1:00 PM. ) I called the science museum, we are permitted cameras, and we can get real food at a kiosk next to the ticket booths. We are also permitted to bring our own lunch boxes.

I recommend buying tickets on line, if possible, to save time. Information on parking is here. http://www.montrealsciencecentre.com/visitor-info

After that, we got into our stop motion project, which is starting to get more exciting as we move from colouring rocks and trees to the construction and testing of the “stage” for our puppets.  A broken pane of glass caused us some worry, but a solution was found. Our “art portfolio” now boasts cratered asteroids, exotic foliage, various rocks, and of course, our “puppet” dinosaurs.  If you have not yet seen our storyboards, you can download the package here.

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Mark Burakoff fits glass into frame.
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François Ménard & Danny Sichel, testing the camera.

 

 
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Our producers, François & Keith, discuss strategy
Our producers, François & Keith, discuss strategy
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Leslie Perryon works at background scenery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many more photos from our meeting can be downloaded from our members’ pages.

N-Fr-classic-amber(1)Supper was at the 3 Brasseurs on Ste-Catherine.  The food was good, the waitress seemed new at the job, but we all agreed the beer was excellent! Upstairs, we could view the brewing facilities. It was only when I was leaving that I realized we could buy their products.  That amber was delightful! I’ll be back…

C.J. Cherryh Named SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master

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Local Sensors: Montreal

  • Uploaded to the MonSFFA members pages:  Photos from the OVMF Dr Who concert, and the Christmas Feast photos.
  • A couple of stories from the Montreal Gazette.

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  • MonSFFA members can now access photos from the Christmas Party and the Dr Who concert. The usual password applies, contact <president@monsffa.ca> if you have forgotten it. Our thanks to Sylvain and Fern for the photos.
  • Recently, people have been particularly conscious of the lack of diversity in fandom.  No women were nominated for the BD awards, the Oscars are lily-white, and the Puppies are barking at the Hugos–again!  Sometimes it seems frivolous, but now and then we have to stop and think, as for instance this article which appeared yesterday in the Montreal Gazette. Those graphs showing the difference in male/female roles in Disney Princess movies are scary, especially when you realize this is what might be shaping the future of our daughters.

“New research has uncovered a disturbing trend in Disney’s modern princess franchise. On average, men have three times as many lines as women, according to linguists Carmen Fought and Karen Eisenhauer. While that’s understandable in “The Little Mermaid,” as Ariel literally loses her voice — there’s a surprising irony to the lack of dialogue in a film such as “Frozen”, which features two sisters as the protagonists.”

No kidding–males speak more than 50% of Frozen–but the protagonists are sisters?

  • Needs no explanation:Aislin

 

 

 

OVMF Concert: A real trip through time and space!

Five MonSFFen took in the OVMF Dr Who concert yesterday evening. What a great show! Small wonder it sold out twice. The Dr Who001music was wonderful, sometimes loud and brash as only horns can be, but sometimes soft, sometimes whimsical as well. The conductor, Jocelyn Lebanc,  is a real Whovian, and brought his insight to the performance. Not only did he compose all the musical arrangements, but he also spent hours reviewing episodes to create a montage to show above the heads of the musicians which was perfectly synchronized to the music. . Also, new to the OVMF, the addition of a choir which lifted the music to a whole new level.

Watch Video of opening number

Costumes? There were Doctors, Daleks,  and various companions everywhere, and not only in the audience. Some of the musicians were also costumed, notably a clarinet  player who wore a lovely white wedding gown. Sonic screwdrivers, Tardis tuques, Keep Calm and Don’t Blink shirts, fez, bow ties, Dalek dresses, everywhere you looked. A TARDIS and a Dalek in the hall drew in the fans for photo ops. (The Dalek was mobile, but not terribly menacing. The kids loved it! )

Fern won a pair of tickets to the next show which will feature theme music from SuperHero movies, March 19.  Star Wars will be the theme for two shows in June on the 12th and 19th. Mark your calendars!
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Buy your ticket to the SuperHero show before the 20th of February, and you will be given a free CD of the Dr Who performance recorded at their first showing in November.

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Long Range Sensors

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  • 10 Women who changed SF
  • The X Files returned to broadcast following a 14 year hiatus
  • Neil Gaiman’s poem “Orphee” and Documentary on the myth
  • Marvin Minsky, pioneer in AI, passes away
  • Star Trek: Mission New York
  • Town names streets after Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books (not recent news, but it was new to me.)

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  • 10 Women who changed SF, according to a BBC Radio 4 documentary I would agree with nearly all, but not sure ALL of them CHANGED SF.  For some reason, there are photos ofLeckiePhoto-160x240 only 9 of the women, so I bring you a picture of Ann Leckie. I think is is a bit too soon to claim a lasting effect on the genre, but her universe could well be a game-changer, especially as regards the use of AI and ancillaries, though it’s the non-gender roles that get the press.
  • The X Files returned to broadcast following a 14 year hiatus: The most interesting part of the article comes below the images, when the author ponders whether we can actually call the X-Files science fiction. There is a history of how the paranormal crept into the genre. He concludes by wondering if readers of SF are more inclined to be sceptics of the paranormal. Very interesting!
  • Neil Gaiman’s poem “Orphee”: Lovely, free verse, poem based on the Orpheus myth.  You can read it here.  Neil Gaiman’s documentary on the myth and its universal theme of bringing back the dead.  With contributions from writers Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Carroll, the late Russell Hoban and his daughter Phoebe Hoban, songwriter and cartoonist Peter Blegvad, and composer and conceptual artist Hannah Catherine Jones.   It’s 30 minutes, and well worth the time to listen to it. Would you look back?
  • Marvin Minsky, pioneer in AI, passes away:  a pioneering explorer of artificial intelligence, work that helped inspire the creation of the personal computer and the Internet, died on Sunday night in Boston. He was 88….Well before the advent of the microprocessor and the supercomputer, Professor Minsky, a revered computer science educator at M.I.T., laid the foundation for the field of artificial intelligence by demonstrating the possibilities of imparting common-sense reasoning to computers. Read the NY Times obit.
  • Star Trek: Mission New York:  A celebration of the 50th nniversary of Star Trek, Taking place Sept. 2-4 at the Javits Center, Mission New York comes from New York Comic-Con organizers ReedPOP. Lance Festerman, global svp for the company, said in a statement that the new convention “will be a completely unique fan event unlike anything seen before, giving [fans] the chance to go beyond panels and autograph signings, and immerse themselves in the Star Trek universe.”
  • Town names streets after Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books (not recent news, but it was new to me.)
    If you go down to Wincanton in Somerset today you can wander down Peach Pie Street and Treacle Mine Road, named after Sir Terry Pratchett’s fantasy series Discworld. Pratchett visited the town today to unveil the road names at a new housing estate, and was greeted by hundreds of fans – many dressed in costume.  Wincanton was twinned with the city of Ankh-Morpork from the novels in 2002, becoming the first UK town to link with a fictional place.

 

Looking UP!

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Remote Sensors focus on space

  • the brightest supernova ever seen
  • how to photograph a black hole
  • a rare kind of galaxy discovered by an amateur
  • Chris Hadfield explains how to play a guitar when neither the guitar nor the player have any weight.

 

From Astronomy Magazine: Brightest supernova ever seen pushes theoretical models to the edge

In June 2015, a supernova appeared in the sky over the Southern Hemisphere, and astronomers believe it could mark the death throes of a very unusual star.The supernova, named ASASSN-15lh, was 20 times brighter at its peak than the combined light of the Milky Way galaxy’s 100 billion stars, making it the brightest supernova ever observed. In fact, it’s twice as bright as the previous record-holder. READ MORE

Also from Astronomy Magazine’s website: Photographing a Black Hole. The loudest nearby black hole (by some measurements, at least) is the Milky Way’s own central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (“A-star”). And we might be about to get a real picture of its heart.

Feryal Ozel from the University of Arizona is part of the Event Horizon Telescope, and she presented its capabilities on the second day of the American Astronomical Society’s meeting in Kissimee, Florida. This telescope will take a picture of the innermost region of a black hole: its event horizon, where material passes the “point of no return” on its way toward being consumed.

But even for Sgr A*, the closest black hole, trying to image this area is like trying to resolve a DVD on the surface of the Moon. To do so would require building a telescope the size of the entire Earth. But luckily, Ozel and her team can do just that. READ MORE

From the Sky & Telescope magazine website: An amateur discovers a rare galaxy.

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THE MODELS AND MINIATURES OF THE ORIGINAL ‘STAR WARS’ TRILOGY

Before CGI was a practical tool, George Lucas and his team at ILM created some of the most amazing moments in cinema using models and miniatures. Here is a gallery of over 100 photos to highlight their efforts and contributions to the art of effects.

 
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Website Contributors

MonSFFA is pleased to be able to offer our members a chance to contribute to our website.

So far, three of our more active members have their own pages on www.monsffa.ca .  Look for Danny Sichel’s short story reviews and François Ménard’s stop motion projects under the tab for contributors, and Josée’s convention photos under photo galleries.

There is lots of room for your photos, and personal genre projects such as model building and costuming.

Interested? Contact MonSFFA’s webmaster.  You may choose to share your projects with the world, or ask to have your page under the password protected members’ pages.

 
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