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Your Next Movie Superhero Battles Alien Invasions, Alcoholism
Looking for a science fiction movie that won’t skimp on action, adventure and politically incorrect action heroes who may have a drinking problem while they save the world? Universal may have just the thing you’re looking for with Fear Agent. The Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Business blog noted that the studio is developing Rick Remender’s Dark … Continued
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First Scene From Steve Carrell’s Suburban Supervillain Comedy
Even though it’s a year away Steve Carrell’s supervillain movie Despicable Me has released a nice long trailer for your judging eyes. But landmark stealing aside — is Gru worthy of “supervillain” status? Deep in the suburbs lurks the terrible Gru (Steve Carell) who is up to all sorts of despicable deeds like replacing the … Continued
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King’s Cellphone Zombie Porn To Invade TV
The dangers of cellphones have been pronounced many times since their creation, but only one man has claimed that they’ll turn you into a braindead zombie. Luckily for Stephen King, his Cell novel is being made into a TV show. Fangoria has the scoop that the Weinstein Company is reworking Cell – King’s 2006 novel … Continued
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Secrets Of Lost’s Mystery Villain, Harry Potter’s Ending, And Eureka’s Torch-Song Seduction
Stop. Spoiler time! Lost’s mysterious villain talks about his feud with Jacob. Find out how Harry Potter’s ending differs from the book. Watch Eureka’s sexiest scene ever. Plus new Last Airbender, G-Force, True Blood and Green Lantern: First Flight pics. Harry Potter: IGN visited the set of this movie and watched a scene in the … Continued
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The Calamari Wrestler’s Greatest Challenge!
The Calimari Wrestler is out with his new girlfriend, when he’s cold-cocked by a pugnacious crustacean: the Squilla Boxer, who issues a challenge. And that leads to the greatest squid-training-for-the-big-fight sequence in history, in the Japanese masterpiece, Calamari Wrestler. I’ve watched Calamari Wrestler (aka Ika Resuraa) twice all the way through, including once on the … Continued
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The Jerk: Hapless Inventor as Hero
The Jerk, the classic 1979 Steve Martin comedy, is an inspiration for many people. And not just comedians, either. No, also to people short on brains but big on ideas. That’s because Navin R. Johnson, Martin’s character, strikes it rich pretty much randomly after designing a way to keep people’s glasses on their face. He … Continued
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No Surprise: Hollywood Doesn’t Understand Where Pirated Movies Come From
Cory Doctorow has a piece in The Guardian explaining why it’s awfully dumb for a theater to confiscate cellphones at a preview screening: Nobody’s pirating movies with a cellphone, and real leaks come from inside the industry. The piece goes more in depth about the security risks in having a cellphone confiscated by anonymous theater … Continued
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Green Lantern’s Not The Only One With Super-Powered Bling
Sure, Green Lantern’s a fancy movie star now, with Ryan Reynolds set to play him, but the space cop with the magic ring isn’t the first person to sport some bling with amazing super-powers. Here’s our list of super-powered jewelry. Legion flight rings in Legion Of Super Heroes. The super-powered teenagers have a whole variety … Continued
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Who Needs Electricity When You Can Power Things With Light Alone?
Your iPod nano may today rely on electrical power (until its battery dies), but future nanodevices might be powered strictly by a combination of attractive and repulsive lights. Yale University’s Hong Tang, whose team previously showed an ability to manipulate circuits on a silicon board with attractive light, has developed a method to do the … Continued
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Enough With The Nerdy Librarian Stereotype
Would you please stop trying to tell women that they need to be told they’re pretty when they put their glasses on or take them off. This new Cloudy With Meatballs clip is cute, but plays into the stereotype. Even though my heart melts at the thought of Bill Hader being all sweet, I’m loathed … Continued
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Celebrate Futurama’s Return To Television By Making Tiny Zapp Branigan Leer At Leela
Like you don’t need a tiny Devil Robot. KidRobot is coming out with this cute line of Futurama dolls. Don’t freak out — there will be a Doctor Zoidberg, although I have no idea why he’s not front and center. These vinyl collectibles are part of a 12-character line, with two yet to be released. … Continued
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Launch Your Own Satellite, For A Price
In the future, getting your own personal satellite into orbit might be as easy as chartering a flight. And after their first successful commercial launch launch this week, SpaceX is trying to make that possible. The Falcon 1 rocket, developed and operated by SpaceX, successfully transported a Malaysian satellite for Earth-imaging into orbit. The rocket … Continued
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Architects Propose Expanding New York Into The Water To Go Green
While many visions of a future New York showcase its lauded ability to grow upwards, architects Richard Garber and Brian Novello have suggested it grow outwards — into the water — to increase public space and harness hydropower. Garber and Novello have proposed a series of mobile docking platforms that would be added onto New … Continued
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Neal Stephenson Gets Half A Million Dollars, But Did He Have To Switch Genres To Get It?
Neal Stephenson confirmed his status as one of science fiction’s leading authors, in the wake of the acclaimed Anathem, by selling his next book in what Publisher’s Marketplace calls a “major deal.” (In other words, it was worth at least $500,000.) But the book, called REAMDE, is classified as “thriller” rather than “science fiction.” Does … Continued
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Let The Right One In Remake Puts Eli In Leggings
Worried about the adaptation of your favorite Swedish vampire story? Well, there may be some cause for concern — the latest concept art puts the androgynous vampire Eli in tights. Slashfilm got hold of some of the concept posters for the American adaptation of Let The Right One In, now titled Let Me In. I … Continued
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Did 9/11 Cause Publishing’s Zombie Feeding Frenzy?
Zombies are sweeping the publishing industry, with books like World War Z and Pride And Prejudice And Zombies sweeping the bestseller charts. Up next: “Zombies-plus” books, with zombies-plus-something-else. What’s behind the zombie-mania? Maybe it’s a metaphor for faceless terrorism. Publisher’s Weekly has a great article about the zombie craze, talking to editors at Tor Books … Continued
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Do Androids Dream Of Word Perfect Adaptations?
Boom! Studios‘ new Philip K. Dick‘s Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? takes the classic Dick novel into the comic medium without losing one word, resulting in an experience that’s unique, rewarding and likely to make you forget Blade Runner. One of the most immediate surprises about DADOES is how true it manages to stay … Continued