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Comparison-Shop Your Teenage Vampires: Twilight vs. Nightlight [Twilight]
Nightlight , the Harvard Lampoon 's send-up of that other novel about undead high school students, has been getting some good press lately . But how does the parody stack up against the original? Maybe these bullet points will help. Recently, I conducted back-to-back readings of Stephenie ...
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Superman Movies Officially On Hold [Superman]
If you've been hoping that Warners would try and rush a Superman movie ahead of their 2012 deadline for the character rights, then you're out of luck. A new report suggests that Warners aims to keep the franchise on ice. Anne Thompson writes that, despite the perceived need to get a new ...
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NCIS: LA and Steampunk; or, how not to capitalize on a popular emerging subculture
This week the television program NCIS: LA aired its most recent episode, entitled “Random On Purpose,” which had been touted as containing depictions of the steampunk subculture during the lead up to the show’s airing. Steampunk enthusiasts have been looking forward to this episode in the ...
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Will Sam Raimi Come Up With The Next District 9? [Panic Attack!]
It took Peter Jackson's patronage of Neill Blomkamp to make District 9 , and now Sam Raimi is getting in on the "mentoring up-and-coming sci-fi filmmakers" act. He's signed up Panic Attack 's Federico Alvarez for a big-budget debut movie next year. FilmJunk reports that a story in ...
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Iron Man 2's War Machine Unveiled (Almost) [Iron Man 2]
Is the toy tease of Iron Man 2 's second armored superhero a mistake, or the latest in a series of glimpses meant to get us excited about next summer's Marvel Studios sequel? And if it's the latter, does it work? Bleeding Cool's Rich Johnston notices that the latest issue of Diamond ...
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Hellbound Hearts ed. by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan – review
bscreview.com — A veritable feast of twenty-one Cenobite tales is served up for your pleasure and pain in the... anthology of horror short stories, Hellbound Hearts, based on Clive Barker's novel The Hellbound Heart and his Hellraiser series of movies. Reading them will satisty your most twisted desires, your ... (more) Hellbound Hearts ed. by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan – review
Dunes In Winter
The HiRise camera package on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to send back stunningly beautiful images of complex and unexpected textures on the Martian surface. The image above, looking like nothing so much as a finely sculptured high-end chocolate desert, is of dunes inside a crater ...
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First Details On Novels Set In New Movie Universe + Star Trek Online Novel Tie-In Announced
Over the summer we provided a preview of Pocket Books plans for Star Trek books in 2010, which included four books for Summer 2010 set in the alternative timeline of JJ Abrams Star Trek movie. We now have the first (brief) details on those four books, plus the announcement of a novel tied to the ...
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The Colonizing Of Tharle - James P. Hogan
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Will the 'District 9' Wannabe Deliver?
Will the 'District 9' Wannabe Deliver?
scifiblock.com — Not too long ago, a cool, five-minute giant robot invasion film (embedded below) called "Panic Attack!" popped... up around the internet. As /Film notes, Film Junk is now reporting that the Uruguyan director of that short, Fede Alvarez, is speaking with none other than Sam Raimi to turn "Panic ... (more) Will the 'District 9' Wannabe Deliver?
ShatWatch: Raw Nerve S2 Preview + Kingdom Of Spiders Spec. Ed. DVD + Bill On TV + more
TrekMovie is gearing up to celebrate our second annual "Shatcember". Below we have a preview of the second season of William Shatner’s Raw Nerve, plus a preview of the special edition of Kingdom of the Spiders. We also have your guide to keeping an eye on Bill for the next ...
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American Cinematheque & TrekMovie Star Trek Movie Event December 4th & 5th
If you live in LA and want to have a Trek-tastic time next weekend, then head to Santa Monica for a 2 day long Star Trek Marathon from American Cinematheque and TrekMovie.com. The event includes a screening of Star Trek 2009, a 10th anniv. screening of Free Enterprise (with a panel), plus a ...
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Review: THE ROAD
Underneath the grit, grime, grey skies, and melancholy of THE ROAD, there is a heart to it, an overpowering optimism that stems from the energy a father gives in the love for his son. It is a hard world the father and son in this film live in, and, many times, it seems the end has come. ...
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movies (and some theater)
Catching up. I went to see Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts (author of August: Osage County ) last week. Not at all bad, but as with his earlier play, the beginning is slow and annoying and it takes awhile to adjust to the slow pacing. Older middle-aged widower (Michael McKean, who is terrific) ...
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15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays [Io9 Gift Guide]
The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn't watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? Whether you're buying for loved ones, loathed ones, ones you ...
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15 Gift Suggestions To Toy With This Holiday Season [Io9 Gift Guide]
The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn't watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? Whether you're buying for loved ones, loathed ones, ones you ...
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STO Update: Details On Story Arcs, Klingon Gameplay, Micropayments + more
The launch of Star Trek Online is only a couple months away now, and more and more details of how the game will work are being revealed. This week we have info on the structure of the story arcs, Klingon gameplay, micro-payments, the expected customer base and more. Plus info on how the look of ...
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Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Planning “The Next District 9″ From Uruguyan Hot Shot Federico Alvarez
Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Planning “The Next District 9″ From Uruguyan Hot Shot Federico Alvarez
slashfilm.com — The hotly tipped future talent of the minute is Federico Alvarez , a 30 year old Uruguyan... behind the YouTube smash sci-fi short called Panic Attack - which you can see below the break. So far, Alvarez seems to be following a very similar racing ... (more) Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Planning “The Next District 9″ ...
Fan Cinema Today’s Fan Film News for 2009-11-28
fancinematoday.com — An oldie but a goodie from http://fancinematoday.com – SIX Lord of the Rings Fan Films Besides The... Hunt For Gollum: http://bit.ly/11S1bd # Twitch.com says the fan film book, Homemade Hollywood, is "a pretty fascinating read." Find out why: http://bit.ly/gS3TM # The ... (more) Fan Cinema Today’s Fan Film News for 2009-11-28
The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker – review
bscreview.com — Over the course of the next month or so, I'll be relocating some reviews I did some... years ago over at my old blog (The Bodhisattva) over to BSC. Some content that no longer makes sense (if it ever did!) and is no longer applicable, like links that don't exist anymore, will be removed. Also, I ... (more) The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker – review
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