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While we're here, co-writer David Twohy is also the writer and director of the pulse-pounding, Vin Diesel-starring sci-fi thriller which could easily have squeezed onto this list. 5. (Salon)
Black presidents we have known Nov 3, 2008
Luc Besson's 1997 sci-fi epic, "The Fifth Element," features professional wrestler Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. as a 300-pound space-federation president who conveys his thoughts via grunts and glares. President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho (Terry Crews), the free-world leader of Mike Judge's futuristic satire, "Idiocracy" (2006), is yet another professional wrestler, who opens his State of the Union address with the word "Shit!" followed by: "I know shit's bad right now with all that... (Salon)
Vanness Wu's long-awaited challenge Nov 2, 2008
This sci-fi anime tells a story of Dr Jake Griswold (Wu) and Keiko Suzuki (Josie Ho), who become prisoners on planet Cerra. Dr Jake is sentenced to prison for losing his mind after the death of his wife. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Chous charms Nov 2, 2008
He has made eight albums and three films in eight years including his directorial debut last year, the Golden Horse-winning romance with a sci-fi twist, Secret and had as many hits. His influence goes beyond record sales and box-office figures. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Men are from Mars Nov 1, 2008
The sci-fi film "Christmas on Mars" is the creation of psychedelic rock band Flaming Lips, who provide the soundtrack and the director (Lips frontman Wayne Coyne), and appear alongside comedian Fred Armisen and actor Adam Goldberg. 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 p.m. (through Nov. 9). (Boston Globe)
Captain Kirk's Chair Replica Nov 1, 2008
Trekkies across the globe practically drowned in their own geekdom when it was first reported that Diamond Select, a popular sci-fi and comic toy store, was planning on releasing a life-sized Original Series captain's chair for purchase. Finally we have somewhere to deliver our "Captain's Log" other than the bathroom. (IGN Gear)
Online Media Gets a 'Treat' as Giant Release Launches Entertainment Character Sites on Halloween Nov 1, 2008
Hyper-engaged 13-34 years olds are huge fans of big screen adaptations of video game and comic characters, and the new characters being created by the most inspired minds in Hollywood in the Action, Sci-Fi, Horror and Comic genres. Source: Giant Release. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Birds Landing: Discovering simple pleasures in Bay Area country Nov 1, 2008
The hills are dry, and, as they grow nearer, the massive windmills seem like creepy fixtures in a sci-fi movie. Some spin. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
BMW Gina: Shape-Shifting Car Nov 1, 2008
It's like something out of a sci-fi flick. This BMW prototype with a flexible textile skin reflects the carmaker's new design philosophy, GINA (geometry and functions in N adaptations -- the N represents an infinite number). (FastCompany)
'Changeling' writer tells a true hero's story Nov 1, 2008
Changeling is a detour for the versatile scribe who pens superhero tales for Marvel Comics and whose TV credits include creating the popular sci-fi series Babylon 5 and churning out episodes of Murder, She Wrote and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. But Straczynski, a graduate of Chula Vista High and San Diego State University, is also a former journalist who wrote for the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Reader. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Christmas on Mars' is a spaced-out freakout Oct 31, 2008
If "Christmas on Mars" was meant to be a Yuletide fable from the fantastical fringes, the inspirational message has slipped between the cracks of the sci-fi scrapheap. Joan Anderman can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Phil Spector murder retrial opens Oct 31, 2008
" In the first trial in 2007, the jurors were split 10 to two in favour of convicting Mr Spector. But they needed to reach a unanimous verdict. Ms Clarkson was killed by a gunshot to the mouth in the foyer of Mr Spector's mansion. She died two hours after the pair returned from the House of Blues club on Sunset Boulevard, where she was working as a hostess. A holster matching the snub-nosed Colt Cobra revolver that killed Ms Clarkson was found in a drawer in Mr Spector's foyer. Ms Clarkson had... (BBC News)
EMI, Warner Music and Beggars Group team for music download service Oct 31, 2008
See a taster for MSN UK's first major online drama, the sci-fi thriller Kirill, featuring Gladiator and Pirates of the Caribbean star David Schofield. Sep 13 2008. (Media Guardian)
Close encounters of a spooky kind Oct 31, 2008
Produced by the U.S. Sci-Fi Channel, the special will investigate things going bump in the night at historic Fort Delaware, located on remote Pea Patch Island in Delaware. The broadcast will be helmed by the regular Ghost Hunters duo of Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson - two Rhode Island plumbers who have achieved considerable cable fame in recent years as blue-collar ghost chasers - with Stargate SG-1's Amanda Tapping and Crossing Jordan's Steve Valentine serving as celebrity guest investigators. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
More of this story Oct 31, 2008
This deliberately kitschy rock n roll sci-fi gothic is more fun than ever. The Courthouse Center for the Arts is located at 3481 Kingstown Road (Rte. (Westerly Sun, RI)
DVD reviews: Incredible Hulk, Casino Royale Oct 31, 2008
This time, Fraser does a modern twist on Jules Vernes sci-fi classic, playing a scientist who follows his missing brothers trail to Earths core along with his nephew (Josh Hutcherson) and an Icelandic guide (Anita Briem) ... The 4400: The Complete Series The sci-fi saga spins the tale of people who vanished over the course of a century only to reappear all at once, just as they were when they left. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Ghost hunters Oct 31, 2008
However, with television shows like Sci-Fi channel's "Ghosthunters" or Discovery Channel's "The Haunting," it is clear that paranormal investigation has become an increasingly popular and supernatural hobby that doesn't include what is seen in the movies. For ghost hunter group The Final Crossing, the investigations are a complex search for truth. (The Battalion, TX)
Building a 'Summer House' Oct 31, 2008
When Perry was engaged to work on the John Sayles' 1984 sci-fi comedy film "The Brother from Another Planet," the then- 8-year-old Kain was recruited for a tiny part as "a little girl." In 1986, she was again "a little girl" in dramatist George C. Wolfe's "The Colored Museum." Since then, she has played numerous parts in films and television series. While pursuing work as an ac tress and a screenwriter for television, Kain studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. (NJ.com -- Times)
Ghost hunters search for spirits Oct 31, 2008
IPART is part of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), whose members hunt ghosts every Wednesday on the Sci-Fi Channel s Ghost Hunters TV show. It s not so much a hobby as a passion, said IPART member Skip Rushing, who is a United Methodist pastor, at least until the bishop reads that in the newspaper. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
POPULIST FILMS: They're crowd-pleasers and moneymakers Oct 31, 2008 Favourites for next Doctor Who emerge Oct 30, 2008 Iceland's rugged beauty Oct 30, 2008 Mavericks have changed film industry Oct 30, 2008 Meet Vanessa Williams' New 'Ugly Betty' Beau! - ET Oct 29, 2008 CNN rejected Obama ad; FOXNEWS not asked... Oct 29, 2008 New Zealand's Diamond in the Rough Oct 29, 2008 Haunted hotels across the country Oct 28, 2008 Skeptic: Ghost hunters practice 'pseudoscience' Oct 28, 2008 Quantum of Solace: Smart Bond Oct 27, 2008 DVD Report: This week's new releases (Oct. 26) Oct 26, 2008 Ugly Betty Cast-Mates Come To Lindsay Lohans Defense Oct 26, 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-Ray] Oct 26, 2008 Scary movies for Halloween Oct 26, 2008 EA's 'Army of Two' joins Universal Oct 25, 2008 Leading Videogame Publisher Electronic Arts and Universal Pictures Join Forces to Bring EA's Top-Selling New Franchise "ARMY OF TWO(TM)" to the Big Screen Oct 25, 2008 Black Presidents Oct 25, 2008 'High School Musical 3' goes according to plan Oct 24, 2008 'Synecdoche, New York' Oct 24, 2008 Movie review: Sci-fi fantasy ‘City of Ember’ underwhelming Oct 24, 2008 * FILM REVIEW:Sports cinema under the spotlight Oct 24, 2008 'Friday' creeps at Comic-Con Oct 24, 2008 Better late than never for '30 Rock' Oct 24, 2008 MazeFinger Preview Oct 24, 2008 ROK Comics Now on iPhone Oct 24, 2008 Messing keeps clichd Starter Wife on track Oct 24, 2008 William Shatner goes on video rant over George Takei wedding snub Oct 23, 2008 Tidbits: Shatner feels nothing but pity for Takei Oct 23, 2008 Cliffy B... gone Oct 23, 2008 Movies, music: Scream Awards Oct 23, 2008 Review: Nuance goes missing in `Changeling' Oct 22, 2008 Batman Screams Oct 21, 2008 Taking a turn on the dark side Oct 21, 2008 U.S. pilot ordered to shoot down UFO Oct 21, 2008 Gillian Anderson gives birth to a baby boy Oct 21, 2008 Movie: Capricorn One (1978) Oct 21, 2008 Hollywood's Undead: They're just like us! Oct 21, 2008 HD-DVD Versus Blu Ray: The Battle R... Oct 20, 2008 Worlds thinnest LCD screen now 7.9mm, from Samsung Oct 20, 2008 Mark Oliver Everett revisits world of pain in telling dad's story Oct 19, 2008 The new Mandarin Oriental does a lot of things well, but size isn't one of them Oct 19, 2008 Legendary Filmmaker George Lucas Makes Surprise Appearance at Spike TV's 'Scream 2008' Oct 19, 2008 Fox: The streak that just won't end! Oct 18, 2008 Slim Cinema Pickings Oct 18, 2008 More of this story Oct 18, 2008 Yuma artillery tester gunning for novel success Oct 17, 2008 Just in Time for Halloween: Scary Video Games Oct 17, 2008 The sexiest Crusoe yet Oct 17, 2008 TV movies migrate to cable, abandon networks Oct 17, 2008 Drawn to anim -- Niche film genre hits the Somerville Theater Oct 17, 2008 Speaking of the VLT Oct 16, 2008 Haunting memories: Harvest of Horrors turns 30, is subject of documentary Oct 16, 2008 Aamir to visit Amitabh Bachchan Oct 16, 2008 Hard to label 'Enemy,' 'Fringe,' 'Life on Mars' Oct 16, 2008 Charles turned down role in Dr Who Oct 15, 2008 10 things you should know about 'Dead Space' Oct 15, 2008 CBS gains strength while NBC falters Oct 15, 2008 Ridley Scott puts off Brave New World for The Forever War Oct 14, 2008 New Russell Crowe & Leonardo DiCaprio film project: 'Will Work for ... Oct 14, 2008 Army developing synthetic telepathy Oct 14, 2008 Critic's Corner Oct 14, 2008 The enduring legacy of Emily Post: Manners still matter Oct 14, 2008 Movie stars' stock plummets Oct 14, 2008 Fox Reality Channel's New Original Series "Smile...You're Under Arrest!" Brings Fugitives to Justice One Joke at a Time Oct 14, 2008 Doctor Who stars square up against each other at TV awards Oct 13, 2008
Why we're watching: Sci-fi remakes can be a mixed bag, but if this retelling of the 1951 classic about an alien who visits Earth with his robot pal can re-create some of the magic Steven Spielberg did with War of the Worlds, then star Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly will help keep box-office grosses from standing still. The Tale of Despereaux / Dec. 19. (USA Today)
David Tennant Announces 'Doctor Who' Departure Oct 31, 2008
The BBC has announced that David Tennant will leave the long-running sci-fi series "Doctor Who" in just over a year. Tennant has played the time- and space-traveling alien hero since 2005. (Newsmax)
An actor who has already appeared in Doctor Who is the early favourite to replace David Tennant as the star of the sci-fi show. Last Updated: 1:44AM GMT 30 Oct 2008. (Telegraph.co.uk)
There s nothing whimsical or playful here; the planet s plates have thrust and sparred without mercy, shearing to dramatic heights in a set ready for a sci-fi flick. It s no wonder that the Vikings chose this as the site for their most momentous civic actions and no surprise that, like important occasions throughout history, these took on a festive air. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Yes, The Invisible Man works as a sci-fi thriller, but it, like Frankenstein addresses the ethical responsibilities of science. GEORGE LUCAS: Today the man behind both Star Wars and the Indiana Jones films is an industry unto himself, but his success stems from a willingness to break rules. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Best known for his stint on the sci-fi drama "Lost," Grant plays Connor Owens, a new financial officer that catches Wilhelmina's (Vanessa) eye. Despite Daniel's (Eric Mabius) great distaste for him, the scheming diva decides she must have him at Mode -- or any way she can. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Your fear tactics and sci-fi stories can't compete with this thing called. dum-de-dum-dum-DUUUMMMM.. (The Drudge Report)
A Murano glass exhibition, David Cronenberg's film The Fly now a sci-fi musical, a full-length golf course at St. Andrews is no place for beginners, Seville's seductive hotel and food writer Lydia Itoi's tips on Finnish dining. Stencil graffiti has moved from the streets of Paris into art books, a year-long party in Quebec City, a mix of medical review with the shameless luxury of a spa treatment and a museum in Italy melds beauty and function. (Time.com)
Recently, when the inn appeared on the Sci-Fi channel show, "Ghost Hunters", cameras allegedly caught a picture frame turning around on its own while filming overnight. The owners also told the program their pet dog and parrot will both follow things unseen to human eyes at the same time and they occasionally smell cigar smoke in the non-smoking inn. (MSNBC -- Politics)
That explains in part the success of Sci-Fi Channel's reality TV series "Ghost Hunters," which spawned a spin-off, "Ghost Hunters International.". Or you might consider such claims hooey, as does Joe Nickell, an investigative writer for Skeptical Inquirer science magazine based in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst. (Albany Times Union)
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Still, the movie feels hemmed in, presumably by its budget - an enclosed sci-fi world that's sometimes about as vast as your average indoor water park, only not as busy. Extras: Optional 2-D viewing; commentary by Fraser and Brevig; pop science featurette. (Boston Globe)
Who said Sci-Fi isn't sexy. We've got 50 reasons why. (Actress Archives)
Much has been made of the film's sci-fi elements, without realising that George Lucas' intention, in updating the franchise to 1957, was to satirize America's preoccupation with the Red Menace of the time, which was often cinematically explored in B-grade sci-fi ... Thus we have Russian baddies and a touch of sci-fi, which mirror the period in which Skull is set. (Moviehole)
ALIEN (1979): Ridley Scott's classic is a blend of sci-fi and horror that set new standards for both genres ... THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951): The realistic touches (overlapping dialogue, believable characters, a real sense of Arctic chill) make this sci-fi thriller viewable over and over again. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
"The Sims" is being developed at 20th Century Fox with producer John Davis, while sci-fi game "Mass Effect" has been optioned by Avi Arad Prods. Its another big game title for Universal, which acquired "BioShock" for a film that Gore Verbinski will direct. (Variety)
Other films to be released by Universal include TRAVELING, directed by Brandon Camp and starring Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart and Martin Sheen and the sci-fi thriller REPOSSESSION MAMBO starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker and directed by Miguel Sapochnik. Writer-director-producer Scott Z. Burns co-wrote the blockbuster THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, the 2007 action thriller from Universal that grossed over $442 million worldwide, and wrote and directed the critically-praised HBO film PU-239 which... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mike Judge's sci-fi satire unfolds in the 26th century in a United States whose degraded citizens habitually deaden themselves with video games and fast food. (The movie is a cult classic, rather than a popular favorite, because its absurdism hits too close to home. (Slate)
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He veers between so many characters, themes and moods (at one point, the film veers into sci-fi) that it becomes impossible to grasp his meaning. And like Cotard's play, the film wants to be about everything. (Newsday)
Movie review: Sci-fi fantasy City of Ember underwhelming ... Movie review: Sci-fi fantasy City of Ember underwhelming. (Lompoc Record, CA)
The sci-fi flick puts the ugliness of humanity in the spotlight when a mutiny breaks out aboard a prison ship. To attract younger audiences, festival organizers have accorded a pronounced presence in this years lineup to manga-influenced Japanese films, often hilarious and led by big-name stars. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
trailers; Leonardo DiCaprio; 'Body of Lies' trailer; variety; Ridley Scott; Russell Crowe; Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connolly star in Twentieth Century Fox's remake of the sci-fi classic. december 12th; Fox; 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' trailer; Remake; jennifer connolly; movie trailers; variety; keanu reeves; Director Guy Ritchie returns another British gangster film. (Variety)
- "Ghost Hunters Live" (7 p.m. Sci-Fi Channel). A seven-hour live event has real-life ghost hunters poking around a Civil War site. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Remember those plasma globes that appeared in every sci-fi movie in the eighties. When you touch the screen and run your finger around a series of mazes, plasma bolts crackle across the screen. (IGN Wireless Games)
The ROK Comics application, the first of a planned series of applications currently in development by ROK for the iPhone, enables iPhone-owners to read a selection of strips from the huge and fast-growing ROK Comics portfolio, to include such strips as Anomaly (by Kennedy Rose), Crumb (by David Fletcher), Reddickulous (by David Reddick), sci-fi strip Crazy Mary (by Mike Colbert, Edward Woodward and others) and gothic comic Ligeia (by Rodrigo D. Ricci). We felt we should offer variety in our... (Primezone Releases)
There's also goofy fantasy sequences that miss the mark, with Messing as an Elizabethan queen who swears off sex and an airborne sci-fi operative trolling for boyfriends. It's all a bit clichd, frankly, with its perky Desperate Housewives meets Carrie Bradshaw melding of satirical whimsy and pathos-spiked melodrama. (Waterloo Record)
NY Daily News Home Delivery. Get the latest News, Sports and Gossip delivered to your home. (New York Daily News)
Theres a new Star Trek battle brewing and it isnt happening on the set of the J.J. Abrams take on the sci-fi franchise. No, this war of words is a cyberspace showdown between William Shatner, otherwise known as Captain Kirk from the original television series, and George Sulu Takei. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
But I have a feel that for the foreseeable future I'll probably be in a very sci-fi kind of headspace. Just somewhere down the line doing something that looks like a Pixar movie would be fun and kinda cool. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The awards ceremony honors horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films and aired on Spike TV.. . (The Clarion-Ledger)
With his first foray into heavyweight drama, TV writer J. Michael Straczynski (creator of the sci-fi series "Babylon 5") crafts a meticulous screenplay centered on the case of Christine Collins, who became a victim of nightmarish persecution by corrupt Los Angeles police handling the case of her vanished boy. As the story grows bigger and more horrific, Eastwood and Straczynski lose focus, their sharp portrait of a mother facing the worst possible loss swallowed by a scattered, one-note... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
October 20, 2008 - Legendary filmmaker George Lucas made a rare appearance at Spike TV's SCREAM 2008, the first and only event honoring the best in fantasy, sci-fi, comics and horror, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The third annual SCREAM event featured appearances by the industry's biggest stars including Kate Beckinsale, Kristen Bell, Rosario Dawson, the cast of Dexter, Jon Favreau, the cast of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stan Lee, Gary Oldman, the... (IGN FilmForce)
Blair Brown plays against type in J.J. Abrams's noisy new sci-fi series "Fringe." The star of the '80s comedy "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" suddenly has a sinister side ... "J.J. has seen 'Altered States,' " said the actress, who costarred in Ken Russell's sci-fi classic with William Hurt. (Boston Globe)
FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder return to the big screen in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," the second cinematic offshoot of the sci-fi TV series. Here are six X-Files that skeptics and believers have debated in real life. (MSNBC -- International)
Anderson was in movie theaters this year with two commercial disappointments, X-Files: I Want to Believe, the second film based on the hit sci-fi TV series, and How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. . (MSNBC -- Politics)
Mars is the destination in 1978's Capricorn One, a sci-fi movie steeped in government conspiracy and intrigue. Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Sam Waterston head the cast. (Suite101.com)
Our atomic-age fears and Communist worries were visible in the B-movie horror and sci-fi of the 1950s and early 1960s. But the monsters and undead of those stories were otherworldly and unfamiliar. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
John P. Falcone and Matthew Moskovciak, in their February 19 2008 HD DVD vs. Blu-ray, explain that "...you have to decide between either a Blu-ray player or an HD DVD player, and you wont be able to play certain studios movies on either one. For example, if you're a sci-fi fan and you want to watch The Fifth Element, you'll need a Blu-ray player, but if you want to watch Serenity you'll need an HD DVD player.". This is obviously a big problem for consumers, and one that is seemingly lost on the... (Suite101.com)
" and several more since then. So, sub 10mm screens are almost here in some parts of the world if you've got the money (and they won't be cheap), with the once sci-fi only dream of "hanging" your TV on the wall like a painting already a reality for some time now. It's just that future models will hang ever closer to the wall and be ever lighter. Unless of course you go for the Irish Flat Screen TV... if you haven't already , which looks fantastic from the front. The back? Not so good... :-)... (iTWire)
"I remember things like a neighbor would be reading some sci-fi book laying in his hammock one Saturday afternoon and come running over because my father was mentioned in it. But I didn't really understand it. I mean, it's hard for adults to understand the parallel universe theory, so it's really difficult for little kids to understand it.". Hugh Everett "ranks as one of the most important physicists of the 20th century," says MIT associate professor David Kaiser, a physicist who also writes on... (Boston Globe)
They look like scary blobs from a sci-fi movie. Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
The Dark Knight' Tops The Competition With Twelve Trophies Sir Anthony Hopkins, Tim Burton And Wes Craven Also Receive Special Honors Ceremony Featured Exclusive World Premiere Footage From 'Watchmen,' 'Friday The 13th' And 'Twilight' 'SCREAM 2008' Premieres Tuesday, October 21 At 9 PM, ET/PT Only On Spike TV LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary filmmaker George Lucas made a rare appearance at Spike TV's "SCREAM 2008," the first and only event honoring the best in fantasy, sci-fi,... (PR Newswire)
The Detroit News' said " 'Max Payne' may be the worst movie of the year. The 'may be' qualifier is only because the year isn't over yet. The movie isn't laugh-it's-so-bad bad. It's just please-God--let-this-be-over bad." Entertainment Weekly's called it a "grindingly inert death wish thriller ... with a not-quite sci-fi urban murkiness that makes it look like someone was trying to shoot 'Blade Runner' in Cleveland." Even Back Stage's , who's famous for tossing bouquets at almost anything... (Los Angeles Times)
A movie dominated by "unclear mythology and sci-fi gibberish" just isn't worth an outing. What in the world is the problem with Hollywood. (Human Events Online)
Saturday brings sci-fi classics and guests from films such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet, with a tribute to "Battlestar Galactica," featuring Edward James Olmos and other cast members of the TV show and the presentation of the Jules Verne Achievement Award to series creator Ron Moore ... Time After Time, the film to which McDowell referred, was one of his many sci-fi acting ventures (he also appeared in "Star Trek: Generations") ... "For more information, visit .Contact... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
He dreamed up a pretty colorful sci-fi plot for his book, too. "Without giving away too much, it's what would happen if men were catastrophically allergic to women. People are going to have to read to find out what happens next. "Just know that men and women can't interact without some sort of protection for the men. (FOX 11, AZ)
While "Dead Space" freely cribs from movies as well as classic sci-fi horror games like "System Shock 2," it has a flavor all its own, thanks to its beautifully gory graphics and marvelous sound effects. (You can hear the monsters skittering around ventilation shafts, and they make a satisfying "squish" when you step on their heads. (Fox News)
s's 1902 silent film to the 1964 sci-fi stinker Robinson Crusoe on Mars. There have been previous efforts to bring the novel to television, including a 1980 Dutch-made series, each of which remained true to the accepted portrayal of Crusoe as a long-winded, long-bearded survivalist in animal-skin clothing. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Sci Fi will air 36 this year, up from 24, including this weekend's dragon tale Fire and Ice, that regularly beat some of the channel's higher-profile Friday sci-fi series. Ladies of the House, with Florence Henderson, is one of 30 wholesome Hallmark films planned this year, often featuring familiar TV stars from the 1970s. (USA Today)
In February, there s the Boston Science Fiction Film Marathon participants stay seated, and watch sci-fi movies for 24 hours ... With those and with the Sci-Fi one, he says, I d like to have three or maybe four marathon events each year. (Somerville Journal, MA)
I'll put aside the Entertainment Weekly cover story about a new big-budget sci-fi movie (say, the forthcoming remake of ) until after I see the film, because I don't trust the article writers to keep plot points to themselves. I don't want to spoil any surprises. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
A fan of early monster and sci-fi films such as Godzilla and War of the Worlds ( I like stuff that has a little imagination to it. Not just some guy with a knife ) and a collector of high-end Halloween masks (he owns 60), Allen has been involved in creating fantasy worlds since serving as a set designer and stage manager while a student at Falmouth High School. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Then there was a buzz in the media about Aamir directing Big B in his next directorial, which was meant to be a sci-fi thriller. But it remained just a rumour as Aamir denied that. (Oneindia)
Web Search powered by YAHOO. The term seemed to embrace almost anything that was not a "sitcom" or a "drama," while also issuing a warning to viewers that they should prepare to fasten their seat belts because this particular ride could also be very bumpy, or very silly. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Sunday, writer and executive producer Russell T Davies told 2,000 sci-fi fans the prince snubbed his invitation to star in the popular BBC1 drama. Joined onstage by actor John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in the hit series, Russell, who has the OBE, called the prince a "miserable swine". (Forester)
Sci-fi horror game is the first title out from the 'new' Electronic Arts. In "Dead Space," the new sci-fi horror game from Electronic Arts, you'll battle mutated flesh-eating humans. (MSNBC -- Technology)
ABC drew strength from "Dancing With the Stars," but its new Thursday sci-fi cop drama, "Life on Mars" (11. 3 million), had to split the audience with CBS' similarly themed "Eleventh Hour" (11. (Los Angeles Times)
A cranium-pulverisingly dull and badly acted sci-fi action non-thriller. Free P&P at the Guardian bookshop. (guardian.co.uk)
That didn't stop "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" from opening well--or the sci-fi thriller "Eagle Eye" just before it. So what's going on here. (Los Angeles Times)
FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder return to the big screen in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," the second cinematic offshoot of the sci-fi TV series ... To those who might be nervous about thought-based communication turning into a sci-fi comedy of errors, D'Zmura says not to worry. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Why don't programmers stake out separate "sci-fi" or "character" nights instead of forcing viewers to watch or record (my TiVo can barely handle it) similar shows on the same night vs. juggernauts that crush everything in their path ... And so you get action, adventure, and sci-fi - some of it designed to appeal not just to men, but to those men who aren't watching football on ESPN. I'm not saying that makes sense, but that's what's going through the programmers' minds - which is what you asked.... (USA Today -- Life)
Better yet, avoid the opening weekend of the latest action, sci-fi, or teen flick. By Craig Wilson, USA TODAY Emily Post has been dead nearly half a century. (USA Today -- Life)
That didn't stop "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" from opening well -- or the sci-fi thriller "Eagle Eye" just before it. All the explanations have a ring of truth, but the real sea change here involves Hollywood movie stars. (Los Angeles Times)
Recently he also created with Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, the Sci-Fi Channel hit Who Wants to Be a Superhero. Satin has executive produced and written numerous reality, game and talk shows, including Outback Jack for TBS, and Meet My Folks and Who Wants to Marry My Dad for NBC. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Satin also wrote and produced over 150 live episodes of an updated version of the Gong Show titled Extreme Gong which aired on GSN.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The duo have both been nominated for outstanding drama performance for their parts in the BBC One sci-fi drama. They face Ashes To Ashes' Philip Glenister and Alex Walkinshaw of The Bill in the category, which replaces the best actor and actress prizes. (BBC News -- UK)
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