Dial "C" For Comics, LLC and Atlantis Studios are pleased to announce the release of "Return Of The Super Pimps", a comic book written by Richard A. Hamilton with art by Ulises Carpintero.
Drug Kills Most Cancers -- Why Aren't Drug Companies Listening?
January 31, 2007 By 3 Comments
Source: New Scientist Written by: Andy Coghlan Cheap, safe drug kills most cancers It sounds almost too good to be true: a cheap and simple drug that kills almost all cancers by switching off their “immortalityâ€. The drug, dichloroacetate (DCA), has already been used for years to treat rare metabolic disorders and so is known [...]
Bill Speaks To Inquiring Minds
January 31, 2007 By 1 Comment
Recently William Shatner sat down with reporter Clayton Neuman from Time/CNN and was posed 10 Questions Neuman most wanted him to answer. Here is what Bill had to say about the questions pertaining to Star Trek, and he answers all 10 questions put to him in.....well, Bill is Bill! That's why we love him so. [...]
Sidney Sheldon Remembered
January 31, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Written by: Bob Thomas (Associated Press Writer) Author Sidney Sheldon dies at 89 Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers — Broadway theater, movies and television — then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89. Sheldon [...]
Slice of SciFi #94: Interview with Paul Davids of "SciFi Boys"
January 31, 2007 By 10 Comments
On This Week's Show: Interview with Paul Davids News Bytes: The sequel to Superman Returns will feature more action SF films have been recognized via nominations for this year's Oscar race First Hollywood, then Bollywood, now Chinawood? MovieTalk: Based on the epic graphic novel by "Sin City's" Frank Miller, "300" is a ferocious retelling of [...]
The Queen of B-Movie Sex & Gore
January 30, 2007 By 1 Comment
"Apocalypse and the Beauty Queen" is B-movie romp at it's most twisted and quirky. Very loosely based on the 16th century queen, Elizabeth Bathory - also known as the "Countess of Blood" - the film is set in post-apocalyptic middle America. Sylvie (Courtney Kocak), the beautiful young protagonist, is kidnapped by the Queen's sexy head [...]
How To Cast Scotty's Younger Self
January 30, 2007 By 5 Comments
Chris Doohan, the son of the late James Doohan (Scotty of Star Trek) says he knows the perfect person to play the part of the younger version of engineer Montgomery Scott in J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek XI film... himself! Doohan asks the question...who better to play the part than one of only a couple [...]
Acura's New Cylon Raider
January 30, 2007 By 2 Comments
To Slice of Sci Fi: I thought you guys might get a kick out of these photographs of an Acura NSX concept. In my opinion, the rear end of the car looks somewhat like Cylon raider. Check out the full design of the 2008 Acura NSX HERE: I've been listening to you for about one [...]
Meet Berman/Braun
January 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Gail Berman recently stepped down from her top post over at Paramount (see related story) to start her own production company. At the time we here at Slice were a bit upset over Gail's leaving the Viacom daughter company because she was one of the main thrusts behind reviving the Star Trek franchise and a [...]
Totally Frakked: Battlestar Galactica -- Four-Play
January 30, 2007 By 3 Comments
Battlestar GalacticaTitle: “Taking a Break From All Your Worriesâ€First Aired: 1/28/07 The capture of Greasebaltar on Algae World allowed The Powers That Be at Battlestar Galactica to draw even more parallel lines to our present, post-911 Earth. It also made it possible for Edward James Olmos to don his director’s cap and conjure some of [...]
Weekend Box Office Final -- January 26-28, 2007
January 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
All genre films in bold. 1. Epic Movie.........................$18,612,544 Engagements:2,801 Cume: $18,612,544 2. Smokin' Aces.......................$14,638,755 Engagements:2,218 Cume: $14,638,755 3. Night at the Museum.................$9,557,664 Engagements:3,241 Cume: $216,845,623 4. Stomp the Yard......................$7,685,565 Engagements:2,115 Cume: $50,538,842 5. Catch and Release...................$7,658,898 Engagements:1,622 Cume: $7,658,898 6. Dreamgirls..........................$6,741,985 Engagements:2,785 Cume: $86,775,468 7. The Pursuit of Happyness............$4,983,325 Engagements:2,688 Cume: $152,929,867 8. Pan's Labyrinth.....................$4,774,578 [...]
Totally Frakked: The Dresden Files -- Egypped
January 30, 2007 By 11 Comments
The Dresden Files Title: "The Boone Identity" First Aired: 1/28/07 Harry Dresden, Chicago’s most famous supernatural crime investigator since Carl Kolchak, gets mixed up with an ancient Egyptian artifact that allows a vicious killer to jump from one host body to another. The biggest felon in this convoluted mess of an episode, however, isn’t Gus [...]
Speaking of Hubble -- Its Main Camera Shuts Down -- Again!
January 29, 2007 By 1 Comment
BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) -- The main camera on the popular Hubble Space Telescope shut down again over the weekend, the third outage in less than a year, NASA said Monday. The orbiting observatory entered a protective "safe mode" Saturday morning. An initial investigation determined the backup power supply for the Advanced Camera for Surveys on [...]
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