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Steven Spielberg to go Under the Dome with Stephen King

Stephen King himself mentioned earlier this month that his latest book, the gargantuan tome “Under the Dome” (the book clocks in at a respectable 1088 pages) will be headed to the small screen, and now we know a little bit more about the project: besides King, the project will, in all likelihood,...

November 19th, 2009 | Read More

Brad Pitt Pulls a Uwe Boll, Enters the Dark Void

Brad Pitt producing a movie based on a videogame? Brad Pitt actually starring in said videogame turned movie? Hey, stranger things have happened. Like, say, a guy name Uwe Boll buying up and making movies based on videogames, and people actually allowing him to do so. It could be worst, I suppose, and...

November 19th, 2009 | Read More

Sci-Fi Short: Amy Engles’ Nora

Here’s an excellent sci-fi short from director Amy Engles. The short follows Nora, a service android who is given the rare opportunity to leave her ship to go on a mission vital to the continuation of the human species, thus fulfilling her lifelong dream. When she finds herself abandoned on a desolate...

November 19th, 2009 | Read More

South Park’s 2012 Parody. And Pee Drinking Episode.

The boys at “South Park” always likes to toss in a big Hollywood movie parody or two in their episodes. Last week they took a swipe at James Cameron’s “Avatar”, and this week it’s Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic “2012″. In the episode, the boys go...

November 19th, 2009 | Read More

Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief International Trailer

Let’s face it, with a name like Percy Jackson, he better be a very cool musician masquerading as a high school teenager, or the descendant of Greek Gods. In the case of our hero in “Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief”, it’s the latter. Man, he must get chicks....

November 18th, 2009 | Read More

NBC’s Canceled The Listener Returns for Second Season on Canadian TV

NBC’s canceled “The Listener” starred Craig Olejnik as a telepathic paramedic who uses his gift to solve crimes. That’s a nifty little premise, but I never got around to watching it, and apparently neither did anyone else. I never knew when NBC was showing the show, so it just...

November 18th, 2009 | Read More

V Recap: 1.03 A Bright New Day

It’s a brave new world in America, as Anna and the Visitors prepare to establish official diplomatic ties with the Government, thanks in part to a willing media led by the very bias reporting of Chad Decker (Scott Wolf). Meanwhile, the Resistance of Two – aka FBI Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell)...

November 17th, 2009 | Read More

Ready for More Sex in Stargate SGU? And Look, Lesbians!

Apparently when “Stargate: Universe” producer Joseph Mallozzi told complaining fans to get over the sex on his show because it’s gonna keep happening, he wasn’t blowing smoke. Check out some new promo images from this week’s new “Stargate: Universe” episode,...

November 17th, 2009 | Read More

Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney on an Alien Legion Movie

Apparently uber producer Jerry Bruckheimer (”Transformers”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”) and Disney have been looking at possibly turning the comic book title “Alien Legion” into a feature-length movie for a while now. A live-action movie, at that. USAToday currently...

November 17th, 2009 | Read More

The Rock Hints at a Possible Race to Witch Mountain Sequel

To be honest with you, I don’t see how Disney wouldn’t make a sequel to “Race to Witch Mountain”, and according to one of the film’s stars, the original did leave room for more stories. Released earlier this year, the movie earned $67 million at the domestic box office,...

November 16th, 2009 | Read More

Farscape Megaset DVD Boxset Cover Art and Specs

If you’ve been waiting for the “Farscape” Megaset DVD release and have been wondering what’s going to be included, wonder no more. Check out the full DVD specs and cover art for the Megaset, which will arrive in stores November 17, 2009 from A&E Home Entertainment. Full press...

November 12th, 2009 | Read More

Open Discussion Thread: 2012

We’ve been covering Roland Emmerich’s “2012″ since it was announced in February of 2008. Almost two years later, the film explodes its way into theater this Friday, and no one and nothing is safe. Emmerich and company ponders the end of the world in “2012″ by way of...

November 12th, 2009 | Read More

Gattaca TV Show to Become a Generic Cop Show?

The idea of a “Gattaca” TV show sounds like a winner when I first heard it, but the idea of turning Andrew Niccol’s perfectly honed world into another generic TV cop show on TV? Aw, man, I don’t know, that sounds, well, generic to me. In any case, Gil Grant, who has been assigned...

November 12th, 2009 | Read More

More on Shawn Levy’s Real Steel

Director Shawn Levy has revealed more about his upcoming sci-fi movie “Real Steel”, which is being described as “a father/son action drama set in the near future, surrounding the sport of robot boxing.” If that sounds familiar, it may be because the movie will be based on a short...

November 12th, 2009 | Read More

V’s Second Episode Drops Slightly in the Ratings

The second episode of ABC’s new “V” show dropped in the ratings — which is both expected and a little bothersome, according to THR. The bothersome part is that the show was down 27% from its record-setting pilot last week, a notable drop as it marks the largest fall from a premiere...

November 11th, 2009 | Read More

Smallville’s Justice Society Episodes to be a Two-Hour Event Movie

Honestly, I tried to give “Smallville” a chance after ignoring it all these years, but after devoting my undivided attention to three full episodes of the current season, I’ve removed the show from my DVR schedule. I don’t know what it is about the show, maybe it’s the complete...

November 11th, 2009 | Read More

Fox Officially Cancels Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse

Let’s face it, this isn’t that much of a surprise. The ratings have been abysmal, even with some positives from time-shifted numbers, Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse” never really took off as Fox had expected, or was hoping for after giving it a year two commitment. As it turns...

November 11th, 2009 | Read More

Plot Details for Oren Peli’s Area 51

I don’t know how the boys over at Latino Review does it, but I do know that they’re one of the more trustworthy movie sites out there when it comes to scripts. Their latest find is the shooting script for “Paranormal Activity” director Oren Peli’s “Area 51″,...

November 11th, 2009 | Read More

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Teaser Trailer

Wow, I hadn’t even heard of this one until the teaser trailer showed up over at IGN. Of course, DC is pumping these out on a pretty regular basis, so who can keep up with it all? It’s another DC animated movie called “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” based on an old “Justice...

November 10th, 2009 | Read More

V Recap: 1.02 There is No Normal Anymore

So what do you do after you’ve killed your partner of seven years and discovered that he was actually a space alien in disguise? For FBI agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell), it means lying through her teeth when her boss and the FBI wonder what’s happened to agent Dale Maddox (Alan Tudyk, who...

November 10th, 2009 | Read More