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The Cry Goes Out in Hollywood: 'Get Me Mr. Potato Head's Agent!'

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:58:30 +0000

[Transformers] Hasbro Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Optimus Prime figure.

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The Wolf Man Posters – a Blunt and a Werewolf!

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:05:51 +0000

That could be the title of my debut novel. Two new posters for Woflman hit the web yesterday via AICN and Cinematical ( this I can deal with, unlike individual '9' posters exclusively given to 48 sites, 44 of which I'd never want to visit). This film as a great quartet of names to headline in ...

Dalerone posted 8 hours ago from bscreview.com

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Why HAL 9000 Sings "Daisy Bell" in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:29:13 +0000

Ever wondered why Kubrick and author Arthur C. Clarke decided on "Daisy Bell" as the tune of choice? Here is your answer, complete with video.

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Top 10 sci-fi films that were ahead of their time

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:08:00 +0000

There’s no shortage of science fiction that predicts a future far too unknown and unexplored to the common man, and usually those kinds of work are initially dismissed, only to become cult classics, no matter what medium they are told in. We’ve compiled a list of ten sci-fi movies ...

SF Signal found this 37 hours ago on screenhead.com

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The Fourth Kind

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:39:45 +0000

It's only good if you can believe it, which you probably can't. It’s difficult to tell what director Olatunde Osunsanmi is trying to do with The Fourth Kind . The film tells the story of a psychologist, Dr. Abbey ...

rcr1000 posted 19 hours ago from scifiblock.com

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Exclusive: Roland Emmerich Wants To Make Independence Day 2 Because Of Obama

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Last time we heard from Roland Emmerich about plans for a second Independence Day movie , he said that Fox was balking at putting up the money for Will Smith to be part of the film. At today's press day for 2012 , I asked Emmerich both about the status of the funding and his reason for wanting ...

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Roland Emmerich Blames Fox, George W. Bush for the Lack of an Independence Day 2

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:35:20 +0000

German director Roland Emmerich, aka the man who made death porn on a global scale (aka disaster films) popular again, blames the lack of a sequel to “Independence Day” on the studio’s unwillingness to pay Will Smith his due. And oh yeah, that guy George W. Bush is also to ...

endy posted 24 hours ago from scificool.com

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Audible.com: Interviews with the people behind The Copper Bracelet

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:35:41 +0000

Audible.com has two interviews of interest (available to Audible.com account holders). Both concern a rather unusual audiobook called The Copper Bracelet . It’s the sequel to The Chopin Manuscript – an audiobook created as a collaboration for the International Thriller Writers ...

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Twilight’s Ashley Greene an Apparition?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:18:23 +0000

Short bit here - Variety is reporting that the real star of Twilight (as Alice Cullen), Ashley Greene, is "in talks" to headline The Apparition , a film from Joel Silver's Dark Castle production (seems like they've been busy lately). The film, which starts production in February, is "inspired" ...

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Micronauts the Movie? J.J. Abrams? WTH?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:11:02 +0000

The Wall Street Journal, of all places, currently has an article on Hollywood’s gold rush to make movies out of toys and board games following the phenomenal success of Michael Bay’s “Transformers”. Toward the end of the article, it mentions that “Star ...

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'G.I. Joe' Director (Practically) Confirms "Dead" Character's Return in the Sequel

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:21:55 +0000

(Warning: spoilers for the sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra )

rcr1000 posted 27 hours ago from scifiblock.com

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CLIP: Wil Wheaton’s Voice In Star Trek Movie

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:00:16 +0000

In the past we have reported on Easter Eggs and cameos in the new Star Trek movie, but there is one that has not been revealed until today. Professional Geek and former TNG castmember Wil Wheaton announced on his blog today that he had a small voice cameo in the movie. More details and a [...]

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J.J. Abrams to Produce Micronauts Movie

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:38:36 +0000

The Wall Street Journal has reported that J.J.

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The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu (video)

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Buy a Lil Cthulhu shirt or Necronomicon journal! - http://www.cafepress.com/lilcthulhu909Want a child-friendly way to introduce your little one to the tradit...

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Comic-Con Founder Passes Away

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:45:23 +0000

Nerdvana brings us the sad news that Sheldon Dorf, the founder of the San Diego Comic-Con, has passed away at the age of 76. The blog reports that Sheldon died from liver failure this past Tuesday.

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Two-Disc Digital Copy Edition (Blu-ray review)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:07:26 +0000

Format: Blu-ray Looks and sounds awesome, but why two discs? The Movie

rcr1000 posted 43 hours ago from scifiblock.com

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Avatar's Japanese Trailer Adds Even More Creatures [Avatar]

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:00:16 +0000

Japan got a shorter version of the latest Avatar trailer, but it also got some new footage we didn't see in the English-language version. Here, we meet more of Pandora's monsters, and witness the beginnings of the love story. Most of the footage here is the same, albeit remixed, and there are ...

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Two-Disc Digital Copy Edition (DVD review)

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:08:30 +0000

Format: DVD You're probably better off going single-disc. The Movie

rcr1000 posted 46 hours ago from scifiblock.com

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Writer Richard Morgan scripting three video games for EA

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:07:33 +0000

Science fiction author Richard Morgan is working with Electronic Arts to write three video games. If they are half as good as his book Altered Carbon, then they'll be fantastic. Having science fiction writers work on video games is nothing new, but having video game coders write sci-fi ...

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Avatar TV Spot Showcases The Battle

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:19:31 +0000

Here’s a nice and juicy 30 second trailer released to the wilds of T.V. land. Some footage I either haven’t seen or missed as I gawked at the pretty blue scenery or at the pretty blue girls. “Avatar” is on it’s way. I’ll see you there Dec 18th.

endy posted 48 hours ago from scificool.com

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