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Twilight – Saturday Night Live Style

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:37:56 +0000

Last night SNL ran a new little digital piece spoofing Twilight , specifically the Robert Patinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart's triangle, if switching up the dynamics a bit with a What If? skit with the Cullens being monsters of Frankenstein and the Wolfpack were instead ...

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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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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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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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 ...

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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 )

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...

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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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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

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William Shatner Unveils Wax Figure Of Kirk – Says He Wants To Be In Star Trek Sequel

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 03:41:00 +0000

We already knew that William Shatner’s Kirk is immortal, but now Kirk has been immortalized, in wax. Today Madame Tussaud’s in Hollywood unveiled its wax figure of James T. Kirk, and William Shatner was there to help. And while he was mugging for the cameras, Bill also talked about ...

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Back To The Future: Tor.com Buys Book

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:06:50 +0000

Back To The Future: Tor.com Buys Book-Size Webcomics to Serialize This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week November 3, 2009 Sign up now! By Calvin Reid -- Publishers Weekly, 11/2/2009 4:26:00 PM In an unusual acquisition deal, Tor.com, an experimental Macmillan website/publishing venture ...

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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

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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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Fantastic Metropolis

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:14:00 +0000

Sometimes it’s tears in a shopping mall. Sometimes it’s solemn watching while others play. Sometimes it’s calling for a runaway puppy. This time it’s the skitter of gravel under bicycle wheels, long after dark. This time. US 30 unrolled under their wheels like a red carpet to Nebraska, bleached ...

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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.

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No Laughing Matter...

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

" The protagonists in film noir were normally driven by their past or by human weakness to repeat former mistakes. " - Filmsite Joker , by Brian Azzarello with art from Lee Bermejo, is an attempt to bring noirish sensibilities to a story centered around The Batman's foremost antagonist. ...

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'2012' Spinoff TV Series Might Actually Be Good

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:22:47 +0000

Roland Emmerich, director of the upcoming disaster film 2012 has told Entertainment Weekly that a 2012 spin-off television series is already in the works.

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Book Of The Month: Alien Bodies

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Despite my love of all things science-fiction, I've actually read very few what I would call "hard science-fiction" - a Ben Bova, some Arthur C Clarke and that's about it. Most of my literary exposure to the genre has been space opera and pulp fiction. So, Lawrence Miles' Alien Bodies ...

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Exclusive: TV version of Roland Emmerich's '2012' in the works

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:49:00 +0000

Roland-Emmerich_l Roland Emmerich, the director/producer of the apocalyptic film 2012 (opening Nov. 13) , confirmed to EW exclusively that a small-screen version of the end-of-the-world movie is already in the works. Emmerich said there was “plenty to do in a TV show” and that 2012 executive ...

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Heidi Klum to host Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:25:37 +0000

Victoria Secret didn't have to go too far into their catalog to find the host for their next fashion show. You know...the one that has the diamond bra. This year, the bearer of the rack of queens will be Marisa Miller. The event will be held on November 19, but air on CBS on December ...

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Twilight Eclipse Movie Poster

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:58:13 +0000

DreadCentral is at AFM, and has snapped pictures of poster for several upcoming films, including one for Twilight Eclipse (which we got the official treatment for last month), the David Slade directed third film in the Twilight series. More after the jump... Related posts: Twilight Eclipse ...

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Bona Fide: November Reading Challenge

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

When I look at our Butcher's Bill for the last couple of months I get, the distinct impression that I don't read many books. After finishing the last Weekly Roundup I thought to myself that the time had come to challenge myself. A German fairy tale came to mind: The Valiant Little Tailor . I ...

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EXCLUSIVE: David Goyer Says 'Ghost Rider 2' Isn't A Reboot, Takes Place Eight Years Later

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:24:24 +0000

Not long ago, it was announced that "Batman Begins" and "Super Max" screenwriter David Goyer would be navigating the demonic motorcycle for "Ghost Rider 2," based on a screenplay Goyer wrote several years ago. Many have wondered whether the screenplay—which is toning down its hard-R nature for a ...

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When It Changed on Radio 4

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:09:00 +0000

It was good to hear Geoff Ryman, the editor of the anthology I have a story in, When It Changed, on BBC Radio 4's Material World, talking in their science strand about the book, the scientists and writers involved, and Mundane Science Fiction. You can listen (and I always have to say, yes, even ...

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FanMade: Phase II Update On “Blood & Fire, Part II”, “Enemy: Starfleet” and more

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:53:50 +0000

The fan production Star Trek Phase II is gearing up for a big November. After long last, part 2 of "Blood and Fire" will be released on November 20th, and to make up for the long wait, the first act of their next episode "Enemy: Starfleet" will be released the same day. We have more [...]

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V's new Diana tells us: Will she eat a guinea pig?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:53:24 +0000

Get news, articles, reviews and the latest SCI FI Weekly features. Get wired. Check out SCI FI Wire, the newly expanded information hub for the Syfy Channel.

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Roland Emmerich Has His Plans Made For 2013

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:18:51 +0000

Roland Emmerich has an early Xmas present ready for all you fans of fine, tasteful and hysterical disaster movies. “2012″ will enrich all our Sci-Fi Holiday preparations with absolutely photo realistic footage of mother Earth undergoing an extreme makeover. In the crumbly aftermath, ...

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SHIVERING SANDS

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:27:00 +0000

Today I release SHIVERING SANDS, a book containing a selection of essays, articles, columns, rambles and jabberings that were written in various places on the internet over the last seven years or so. I publish it, with trusty mechanic Ariana Osborne, as the International Electrophonic Unit ...

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A Review of 'Star Wars: In Concert'

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:54:27 +0000

First, a score for the show. Now, a show for the score. When George Lucas was deciding on a type of music for Star Wars ’ score in the 1970s, he made a wise decision. The director chose to ground it in a familiar style in order to help audiences relate ...

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Sherlock Holmes Trailer

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:27:53 +0000

Seems like November is the month of catching back up with rather high profile films we were getting introduced during the summer. Been awhile since we could add to the Rachel McAdams , Robery Downey Jr and Jude Law character poster we got in July, but now MTV has released a new trailer ( our ...

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An Aside | Paul S. Kemp no longer writing for Wizards of the Coast

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:10:50 +0000

Paul S. Kemp, a popular writer of Forgotten Realms novels, best known for The Chronicles of Erevis Cale , has announced, via his LiveJournal (via Fantasy Book News & Reviews ), that he has parted ways with Wizards of the Coast and will not be finishing Godborn , the first book of the The ...

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'Tron Legacy' writers board Universal's 'Ouija'

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:02:15 +0000

By Borys Kit “Ouija” is slowly moving toward the “yes” symbol. Universal has tapped “Tron Legacy” writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to pen the board game-to-screen adaptation, which is being produced by Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and...

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Start Trek's Green Girl Deleted Scene: They All Look The Same To Kirk [Star Trek]

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:00:16 +0000

It's not easy being green, but maybe it helps to be Diora Baird ? Check out the latest Star Trek deleted scene to be released, showcasing Baird as one of those legendary Orion women. Anyone else shocked this was how they chose to use Baird? We can see why it got cut — it doesn't ...

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James Cameron (video)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:40:00 +0000

James Cameron's Vision Featurette

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Transformers 2: The AllSpark Experiment Secret Video and Unlock

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Michael Bay talking about Transformers 3 This is in the special features with the same name as the videoTank: 1: Greenish-brown2: Large cannon on top3: Guns ...

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An Aside | Richard Morgan working for Electronic Arts on Videogames

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:33:45 +0000

Richard Morgan’s best known for his balls-to-the-wall Takeshi Kovacs novels, beginning with Altered Carbon . Violent gunplay, moody set-pieces, breakneck pacing and visual artistry, Morgan is on the bleeding edge of contemporary Science Fiction. In what seems like a match made in heave, ...

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Zombie Film Challenge

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:41:00 +0000

I attended the Zombie Film Challenge screening on Halloween along with three other members of Special Circumstances. Apart from the (compulsory) zombies themselves a number of trends were seen in many of the films, including the District 9 effect: documentary/mockumentary style used left right ...

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What Roland Emmerich Couldn’t Obliterate

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:26:41 +0000

I am confident in reporting that in “2012″, an imminent digital masterpiece by director Roland Emmerich, your favorite phallic monument or architectural wonder is going to be completely squashed. However, in deciding which statue, building, city or structure was going to be tidal ...

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Review of Guest Law by John C. Wright

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:11:19 +0000

Guest Law By John C. Wright ; Read by Tom Dheere 1 CD – 52 minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Infinivox Published: October 2008 ISBN: 9781884612831 Themes: / Science Fiction / Pirates / Space Travel / There be pirates in the vast void of space! Does not the poet say: “Beware the ...

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Joss Whedon Makes Bid For 'Terminator'

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

UPDATES Rights To 'Terminator' Franchise For Sale An Open Letter to the Terminator Owners. From a Very Important Hollywood Mogul Dear Sirs/Ma'ams, I am Joss Whedon, the mastermind behind Titan A.E., Parenthood (not the movie) (or the new series) (or the one where 'hood' was capitalized 'cause it ...

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Terminator film rights auction set to test Hollywood's mettle

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Published: November 2 2009 02:00 | Last updated: November 2 2009 02:00 The rights to the Terminator film franchise will be auctioned this month in a deal that will test Hollywood intellectual property valuations at a time when film industry profits are under pressure from falling DVD sales. The ...

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