Handsets To Have And To Hold Sep 3, 2008
Wednesday, September 03, 2008. Nokia handsets to have and to hold By Susan Ferroa, channelnewsasia. (Channelnewsasia.com)
From 'Trek' film to eagerly awaited show Sep 3, 2008
J.J. Abrams working on creating his new Fox sci-fi series "Fringe" ... Even before "Trek" went before the cameras last year, he was already at work creating his new Fox sci-fi series, "Fringe," which debuts 8 p.m. EDT next Tuesday, September 9. (CNN -- Showbiz)
OR device inspired by the bionic man Sep 2, 2008
For Frangioni, who's as scrappy as a cat in a dog fight, the story seems too quaint: a working class kid, the son of a meat cutter and a secretary in Arlington, gets inspired by a TV show; commits himself to engineering, biology, and medicine; earns a wall full of diplomas from Harvard; and now runs his own lab building sci-fi medical tools. But, he says, it's the first part of the story that enabled the later ones. (Boston Globe)
'Tropic Thunder' still No. 1, after 3 weeks Sep 2, 2008
Premiering at No. 2 with $12 million over the four-day weekend was the sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D.," starring Vin Diesel as a mercenary smuggling a woman into New York City in a postapocalyptic future. "The Dark Knight" rose a notch from its fourth-place rank the previous weekend and became the second movie in history to top a half billion dollars domestically. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thunder stays top at box office Sep 2, 2008
Vin Diesel's sci-fi thriller Babylon A.D entered the chart at number two, taking $9. 7m (5. (BBC News)
Blanchett brings stars to Sydney Sep 2, 2008
reality show; intervention; A emmy contenders; drug addicts; variety; Interviews with Erick McCormack, Daniel Dae Kim ta Miller, stars of Aw sci-fi thriller, 'The Andromeda Strain. Erick McCormack; A tv; sci-fi; The Andromeda Strain; variety; Daniel Dae Kim ta Miller. (Variety)
Box office thunders to a record summer Sep 2, 2008
The Vin Diesel sci-fi flick Babylon A.D. was second with $12 million over four days, about $2 million below expectations. Knight was third with $11 million, crossing the half-billion mark with $504. (USA Today -- Life)
'Thunder' echoes at No. 1 with $14.3M Sep 2, 2008
Debuting at No. 2 with $12 million over the four-day weekend was 20th Century Fox's sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D.", starring Vin Diesel. Amid a rush of weak newcomers, "The Dark Knight" held up well, rising a notch from its fourth-place rank the previous weekend. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rise of the robots Sep 2, 2008
Rattner ended his keynote by talking about something that only has been seen in sci-fi movies shape shifting materials. Also known as programmable matter, it will be made of catoms essentially micro-robots with processing power. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
'Tropic Thunder' Tops Box Office Sep 2, 2008
Running second, in its opening weekend, was the sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D." starring Vin Diesel. Overall, the top 12 movies pulled in $93. (Click2Houston, TX)
Cambridge University wants to be on TV Sep 2, 2008
Cambridge, which celebrates its 800th birthday next year, has also approached sci-fi series "Doctor Who" about filming in the university's ancient colleges, and suggested the automotive show "Top Gear" recreate a 1958 stunt in which undergraduates hoisted a vintage Austin Seven van atop the university's Senate House. Today on IHT.com. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Hayao Miyazaki, Helen Mirren, Emmanuelle Béart Sep 2, 2008
The sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D." took the No.2 spot with $9. 7 million in its first weekend. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Japanese film tops Montreal fest Sep 2, 2008
The only U.S. film in competition was Matthew Wilder's "Your Name Here," the Bill Pullman-starrer loosely based on the life of sci-fi writer William J. Frick, which went home empty-handed. In all, the 32nd edition of the festival unspooled 234 feature films during 11 days. (Reuters Canada)
'Tropic Thunder' Leads Box Office For Third Week, While 'Dark Knight' Tops $500 Million Sep 2, 2008
Already extensively ragged on by its director, Mathieu Kassovitz, Diesel's sci-fi epic "Babylon A.D." failed to catch on with audiences either, managing less than $10 million for the three-day weekend and just $12 million including the holiday. Oh well, there's always "The Chronicles of Riddick II," Mr. Diesel. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'X Factor' loses 1m to summer heat Sep 1, 2008
An hour later, Guy Pearce sci-fi flick The Time Machine interested 3. 05m (16. (Digital Spy)
'Babylon AD' Sep 1, 2008
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Science Fiction Movie: Rollerball (... Sep 1, 2008
James Caan stars as superstar athlete Jonathan E. in director Norman Jewison's 1975 sci-fi classic, Rollerball. Maud Adams, John Houseman, John Beck appear in support. (Suite101.com)
Hollywood reels in a record summer haul Sep 1, 2008
Eddie Murphy bombed with his sci-fi comedy Meet Dave from 20th Century Fox, as did Mike Myers with Paramount's comedy The Love Guru. Warner's family-action tale Speed Racer and 20th Century Fox's sci-fi sequel The X-Files: I Want to Believe also crashed and burned. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Dark Knight tops $500-million mark Sep 1, 2008
The 20th Century Fox sci-fi thriller Babylon A.D. with Vin Diesel debuted in second place with $9. 7-million, while Overture Films' espionage drama Traitor, starring Don Cheadle, opened at No. 5 with $7. (Globe and Mail)
"Thunder" still atop box office in N America Sep 1, 2008
20th Century Fox's sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D." premiered at the number two spot with 9. 7 million dollars over the weekend, while this summer's blockbuster "The Dark Knight" rose back from number four last week to number three. (Xinhuanet, China)
Babylon Drama Aug 31, 2008
The sci-fi actioner, which is set in the near future and stars Vin Diesel as a mercenary transporting a woman from Eastern Europe to America, had a troubled shoot, which apparently went from bad to worse in post-production ... The future never felt so passe as in this lackluster sci-fi opus ... New pics from the upcoming sci-fi actioner. (IGN FilmForce)
Babylon A.D. Aug 31, 2008
The future never felt so passe as in this lackluster sci-fi opus ... New pics from the upcoming sci-fi actioner. (IGN FilmForce)
Babylon A.D. UK Review Aug 31, 2008
New pics from the upcoming sci-fi actioner. Your first look at Vin Diesel's new sci-fi adventure. (IGN FilmForce)
It's time to watch -- and wait Aug 31, 2008
But if anyone can make this cheesy sci-fi souffle rise in the coming months, it's Abrams. Fingers crossed. (Boston Globe)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Aug. 31) Aug 31, 2008
H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) time travels to '70s San Francisco in pursuit of Jack the Ripper (David Warner) in director Nicholas Meyer's thoroughly addictive sci-fi thriller. McDowell's performance is one that never seems to get mentioned along with "A Clockwork Orange" and "If. . ." - but it should. (Boston Globe)
Film Review: Babylon AD Aug 31, 2008
Opens: Friday, Aug. 29 (Fox)After switching things up with "The Pacifier" and "Find Me Guilty," Vin Diesel returns to the action arena with "Babylon A.D.," a towering heap of nihilistic nonsense that plays like a cornball "Children of Men." A pet project of French filmmaker and sometime actor Mathieu Kassovitz, who along with Eric Besnard adapted the original novel "Babylon Babies" by Maurice G. Dantec, the faux-Orwellian sci-fi thriller grows sillier as it goes along. Kassovitz has publicly... (Hollywood Reporter)
Jennifer Aniston To Appear On 30 Rock Aug 31, 2008
Who said Sci-Fi isn't sexy. We've got 50 reasons why. (Actress Archives)
Screen under the stars goes dark Aug 31, 2008
Last year, the rarely seen instrumentation of The Theramin topped off a 3-D sci-fi flick to audiences donning 3-D glasses for the show. We always try to do something at the end of the summer that is a little bit more interactive, Moviate founder Caleb Smith says. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Labour of love brings Ellison to screen Aug 31, 2008
"Vancouverites can catch Dreams With Sharp Teeth this weekend at the Pacific Cinematheque. Nelson will present the film in person tonight with a Qowing the screening. The Vancouver Sun 2008 Ads by Google Inside the . Rooftop views with a four course... A big, incoherent sci-fi film ... The rapid deterioration of our... The polar bear has been tossed... Chef Troy Lymburner knows the ... Soon the cool temperatures will... "X-Files" star David Duchovny, ... Newspapers:... (Vancouver Sun)
Two films will vie with 'Tropic Thunder' for No. 1 at box office Aug 30, 2008
By Josh Friedman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 29, 2008 Hollywood's 18-week summer season ends this weekend with two new flicks in the fight for No. 1 at the box office: "Disaster Movie" and a movie that critics -- and even the director -- call a disaster of a movie, the sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D.". Both are tracking to open at $10 million to $13 million through Labor Day. (Los Angeles Times)
UFO's in Southern England? Aug 30, 2008
An exhibition of sci-fi movie props and costumes, including favourites like Darth Vader, Daleks, Robocop, Yoda, Terminator, Alien and many more, will be on display. Creatures, outfits, and paraphernalia from movies like Star Wars, Alien, Lost in Space, X-Files, Robocop, Dr. Who, and Mars Attacks will capture the imagination once again. (Suite101.com)
* Celebrating the visual computing era Aug 30, 2008
Actress Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six on the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica, delivers a keynote speech at Nvidias Nvision conference in San Jose, California, on Monday. PHOTO: AP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fincher's 'Benjamin Button,' 'Flash of Genius' Aug 30, 2008
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)
More of this story Aug 30, 2008
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - David Cronenberg's 1986 version of The Fly with Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis turned the 1958 film into a sci-fi and horror spectacle, full of grisly makeup and creature effects. Gone was the innocence of Kurt Neumann's black-and-white movie, in which a fly with David Hedison's head famously pleaded "Help me" to Vincent Price. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Scoop: Will new Idol judge cover for Paula? Aug 29, 2008
The new films this weekend include the new Vin Diesel sci-fi thriller Babylon A.D. It opens in 3,390 theaters. Babylon will lose some, but not many, tickets to spoof film Disaster Movie because theyre both rated PG-13. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Bombs away for Labor Day weekend Aug 29, 2008
Looking less like he's trying to save the planet than like he's fighting off a really bad hangover, Vin Diesel punches, shoots but ultimately dozes his way through the sloppy sci-fi actioner `Babylon A.D.. In further good news, even director Mathieu Kassovitz is bad-mouthing the movie. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
We Called It A Stinker First Aug 29, 2008
We reported last year that the troubled sci-fi opus was so over budget and behind schedule that a completion-bond company had to step in to salvage it. There were huge ego clashes between Diesel and French director Mathieu Kassovitz. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Parade, stars, weirdness at DragonCon Aug 29, 2008
Pop culture convention Dragon*Con embraces sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, comics, art, film and all points in between. Among the beaucoup of activity (parade, costume contest, live music), TV and movie personalities carve out their own niche signing glossy pics for a price and chatting up fans at Qions in the ballroom. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Dialog in the Dark' Aug 29, 2008
Among sci-fi offerings on Sunday: Forbidden Planet, Barbarella and Frankenstein Island. $24 per day or $42 for both. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Going to Dragon*Con? Aug 29, 2008
What better way to close out the summer then than with , the pop culture convention for fans of sci-fi , fantasy, gaming and comics ... There are some panels that sound fascinating, including a discussion of the descent of the Sci-Fi Channel into mediocre horror and bad low budget movies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gameworld: Videogaming enters the Third Dimension Aug 29, 2008
Tricia Helfer, who starred virtually last year as General Kilian Qatar in Electronic Arts' Command er 3: Tiberium Wars game, showed how 3D technology is influencing Hollywood and her Sci-Fi Channel show, "Battlestar Galactica.". "What they're doing with visual computing is transforming a lot of industries," said Helfer. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Mini movie reviews Aug 29, 2008
Babylon A.D. Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh star in this sci-fi thriller about a man escorting a woman from Russia to China. (Stephen Becker, The Dallas Morning News) 90 min. PG-13. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Arrest reopens mystery of missing Calif. couple Aug 28, 2008
The mystery has haunted Lydia Marano since the day Linda Sohus, her trusty employee, failed to open up her sci-fi and fantasy bookstore, Dangerous Visions. "I thought they were very much in love," Marano said of the couple. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Screen queen cues up change of focus Aug 28, 2008
In contrast to Australia, New Zealand has attracted big-name Hollywood filmmakers: Titanic's James Cameron for the sci-fi epic Avatar, Steven Spielberg for a Tintin movie to be directed by Peter Jackson and Mexico's Guillermo del Toro for two Hobbit films. With a doctorate in New Zealand literature and a background that includes a Fulbright scholarship and roles at TVNZ, New Zealand On Air and the advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi, Harley is considered a strong appointment for her... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
J.J. Abrams works overtime on Fringe Aug 28, 2008
Even before Trek went before the cameras last year, he was already at work creating his new Fox sci-fi series, Fringe, which debuts 8 p.m. EDT on Sept. 9. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)
New and Returning Sci-Fi TV Fall 20... Aug 28, 2008
New and Returning Sci-Fi TV Fall 2008 - Part I: The New Fall TV Season Returns with Old and New Sci-Fi Concepts ... New and Returning Sci-Fi TV Fall 2008 - Part I ... New and Returning Sci-Fi TV Fall 2008 - Part I. (Suite101.com)
Photography exhibition an eye-opening experience for many Aug 28, 2008
Busy area: It might look like a scene from some sci-fi movie but this is a view of Jalan Bukit Bintang, right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Why are there fish in the swimming pool. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
As Lost barrels along, its creator finds inspiration at the Fringe Aug 28, 2008
Even before Trek went before the cameras last year, he was already at work creating his new sci-fi series, Fringe, which debuts Sept. 9 on Fox and A.. "I'm naturally more comfortable working on multiple things," says Abrams on a break from editing Star Trek on the Paramount lot in Hollywood. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Translating International Success Aug 28, 2008
Moonlight may turn up in re-runs on Sci-Fi or somewhere in the future. Posted by. (TVweek.com)
When Activist Was Actor Aug 28, 2008
They range from epics such as Cecil B. DeMille's 1952 Best Picture Oscar winner "The Greatest Show on Earth" to the 1974 hit "Earthquake," one of several classic sci-fi flicks on his rsum. (The futuristic "Soylent Green," "Planet of the Apes" and "The Omega Man," remade last year as "I Am Legend," are also included. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Busy J.J. Abrams takes Fox to the 'Fringe' Aug 28, 2008
Even before Trek went before the cameras last year, he was already at work creating his new Fox sci-fi series, Fringe, which debuts 8 p.m. EDT on Sept. 9. I'm naturally more comfortable working on multiple things, says Abrams on a break from editing Star Trek on the Paramount lot in Hollywood. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Will Fall TV Season Draw Viewers? Aug 27, 2008
CBS' wedding woes comedy, "Worst Week," and its sci-fi crime drama, "Eleventh Hour," also have been adapted from British TV. NBC's mother-daughter comedy, "Kath sprang from an Australian hit. CBS' "The Ex List," a romantic comedy, was inspired by an Israeli series. They will take their place with successful imports such as NBC's British-born "The Office" and ABC's "Ugly Betty," which originated as a Spanish-language telenovela. It's worth remembering that last fall, CBS belly-flopped with its... (CBS News)
Haley Joel Osment to make Broadway debut Aug 27, 2008
Engage warp drive: Sci-fi stars do Shakespeare. Add Theater headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- News)
'Battlestar Galactica' franchise steams ahead Aug 27, 2008
In this image released by Sci-Fi Channel, Jamie Bamber is shown in a scene from "Battlestar Galactica." (AP Photo/SCI FI Channel, Carole Segal). In this image released by Sci-Fi Channel, Esai Morales portrays Joseph Adams, left, and Eric Stoltz portrays Daniel Graystone in "Caprica." (AP Photo/SCI FI Channel, Carole Segal). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Microsoft's sci-fi computer touches down Aug 27, 2008
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Microsoft's Surface computer in action at the iBar lounge at the Rio All-Suite Hotel o in Las Vegas. (The Age, Australia)
Ready for a darker, more tormented Superman? Aug 26, 2008
It's a story that pushes sci-fi and begins with Superman flying through the sun to save astronauts and ends with him having a year left to live. It's truly one of the greatest Superman stories of all time. (Entertainment Weekly)
Curtain raiser Aug 26, 2008
Aronofsky, meanwhile, will no doubt face questions on his plans for the new version of cult sci-fi movie Robocop that he is scheduled to direct. With Burn After Reading boasting the stellar likes of George Clooney and Brad Pitt, recipient of last year's best actor prize for The Assassination of Jesse James, Wednesday's launch looks set to be a star-studded occasion. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
School for fanatics of film rolls into town Aug 25, 2008
"I would love to have some horror genre coming through, some sci-fi - all the things that are currently areas we've not been exploring with students.". Levy offers one example of the quality work she would like to see from future students - the Oscar-winning German drama The Lives Of Others, about surveillance behind the Berlin Wall. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Doctor Who and the Tardismay materialise on big screen Aug 25, 2008
THE NEW writer behind Doctor Who has given the broadest hint yet that the cult sci-fi series could be made into a film. Steven Moffat, who has replaced Swansea-born Russell T Davies as writer of the hit series, told an audience at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that he would be happy to see a big-screen adaptation of the show, provided it did not interfere with the television version. (WalesOnline)
Science Fiction Movie: Countdown (1... Aug 25, 2008
Astronaut James Caan heads to the moon in Robert Altman's 1968 sci-fi movie, Countdown. Robert Duvall, Joanna Moore, Barbara Baxley, Charles Aidman appear in support. (Suite101.com)
Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday schedule Aug 25, 2008
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL: Keanu Reeves stars as an alien on a portentous visit to Earth in this remake of the 1950s sci-fi classic. Jennifer Connelly co-stars. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'Bunny' hops on top Friday Aug 24, 2008
reality show; intervention; A emmy contenders; drug addicts; variety; Interviews with Erick McCormack, Daniel Dae Kim ta Miller, stars of Aw sci-fi thriller, 'The Andromeda Strain. Erick McCormack; A tv; sci-fi; The Andromeda Strain; variety; Daniel Dae Kim ta Miller. (Variety)
Bourne again action stars Aug 24, 2008
LONDON, England (CNN) -- In a world of celluloid action stuffed with CGI fights and sci-fi gadgetry, thank heavens for Jason Bourne, the amnesiac assassin who's so lethal that he can turn a hardback book into a weapon. The only foe who's come anywhere close to trouncing the resourceful hero was Desh Bouksani, the Blackbriar super-assassin sent to Morocco to despatch him in 2007's "The Bourne Ultimatum.". (CNN -- International)
Tidbits: Jessica and Tony laughed at Carries claims Aug 23, 2008
Dish on the flyJake Gyllenhaals upcoming sci-fi flick could cause real-life drama in his relationship with girlfriend Reese Witherspoon. According to , producers are interested in casting Abbie Cornish, whos dating Reeses ex-husband Ryan Phillippe and was rumored to have a role in the couple's breakup, for the part of Jakes leading lady. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
'Boobs, pubes and tubes' Aug 23, 2008
"Mad Dog Morgan is one of my favourite movies The Howling [horror movies were] just fun, a sketch. [Sci-fi comedy The Return Of] Captain Invincible was a total experiment. That's one of the things that the much-maligned 10BA [tax concessions] enabled filmmakers to do - experiment. Experiment means you're able to fail.". Even the failures in those days often had a crackling energy that is only rarely shared by recent Australian films, including Kenny and Wolf Creek. (Sydney Morning Herald)
