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Britain’s Invisible Tank

October 31, 2007   || Category: Technology News | 7 Comments

Source: FOX News
According to the British Ministry of Defence they now have a tank that is virtually impossible to see and is completely invisible to observers standing at a certain point. The technology relies on an intricate array of cameras and projectors.
“This technology is incredible,” an unnamed soldier was quoted by the Daily Mail […]

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Geller/Angel Halloween Special

October 31, 2007   || Category: TV | 5 Comments

As we reported in an earlier article, Uri Geller and Criss Angel are searching for the next mental phenomenon in NBC’s new show “Phenomenon,” which premiered last Wednesday on the Peacock Network.
Geller and Angel will be presenting a special two-hour trick or treat airing of the show for Halloween tonight, Wednesday, October 31st, beginning at […]

Indiana Jim presents this season’s Halloween Podcast Treat called “Thesis A Fantasy” starring some of your favorite podcasters and loads of other special FarPoint Media podcast guests.
This blood-curdling, horrendously frightening and funny audio parody, featuring the likes of Jack Mangan, LeAnn Mabry, Rich Sigfrit, Doug Rapson, Jack Hosley and Christiana Ellis, is full of comedy […]

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Slice of SciFi News Briefs

October 31, 2007   || Category: News Briefs | Leave a Comment

Guess who drops by to visit with Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, November 5th for a special interview? None other than Captain James T. Kirk — the great William Shatner.

It is starting to look like the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is beginning to back-off of their Thursday strike date, indicating early this […]

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Potter Big At Auctions

October 31, 2007   || Category: Collectibles | Leave a Comment

A first edition copy of J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel in pristine condition was sold this week at auction for nearly $41,000 (USD).
It was the hardback copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” (aka — “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”) which was signed on the back of the title page by Rowling […]

The United States Senate approved legislation that would extend the moratorium on individual State internet access taxes. In an overwhelming majority vote the Senate added an additional three years onto the approved four year ban from the House of Representative bill which also passed without opposition.
All this was accomplished with only days to go […]

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Zombie On A Train

October 31, 2007   || Category: Human Interest | Leave a Comment

Passengers on a German train mistook a Halloween reveler dressed up as a gore-covered zombie for a murder victim and called the police, according to Reuters.
The 24-year-old Hamburg man was passed out drunk on one of the train seats after a fun-filled Halloween party. The zombie wannabe had what appeared to be blood and […]

Singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette has joined the cast of sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick’s semi-autobiographical feature film adaptation “Radio Free Albemuth,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be based on some of Dick’s own drug-induced visions from the 1970’s.
The popular singer is no stranger to acting. She has appeared in such small […]

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Has Abrams Found His Captain Pike?

October 30, 2007   || Category: Film | 1 Comment

From the first day it was announced that the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie would be a prequel to the original series, showcasing either the Starfleet Academy days or the years during Kirk and Spock’s first starship missions, it was speculated that the character known as Captain Christopher Pike would have to play prominently […]

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WGA Strike Update

October 30, 2007   || Category: Other | 7 Comments

To add misery to heartache, there is new development on the possible WGA strike front.
Now it appears that the Teamsters Union, which represents more than 4,000 Hollywood drivers, location managers and scouts, casting directors and animal wranglers is giving the WGA’s strike plans a major boost with a show of solidarity that could seriously disrupt […]

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“Heroes” Surprise

October 30, 2007   || Category: Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Our friends and partners over at TVGuide.com have just contacted me and they have a real treat in store for all our Slice fans. There will be four new TV Guide “Heroes” collectable covers coming to shelves soon and we will have a sneak-peak of them before they become available in stores.
Be sure to […]


All box office totals are U.S. only. SF and genre related films are in BOLD.
1. Saw IV………………………..$31,756,764
Engagements: 3,183 Cume: $31,756,764
2. Dan in Real Life……………….$11,809,445
Engagements: 1,921 Cume: […]

Hi Sam!
I noticed your site has been on top of news surrounding the new X-Files movie and I was wondering if you knew about the X-Files Complete Collector’s Edition. Basically Fox is releasing the entire series — all nine seasons — plus the movie in one huge DVD box set, and we’d love to get […]

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Hawk Studios Lands Sweet Deal

October 30, 2007   || Category: Film | Leave a Comment

HAWK SOUND STUDIOS JOINS FORCES WITH ALIEN CREATOR
Hawk Sound Studios proudly presents a new intellectual property, collaborating with award-winning science-fiction screenwriter Dan O’Bannon (”Alien,” “Total Recall”). It has been almost thirty years since “Alien” pierced the science-fiction community, leaving a cinematic
mark on audiences worldwide. Hawk Sound Studios has secured O’Bannon to further “Silvaticus 3015″ and […]

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Watson Recovering After Brain Surgery

October 29, 2007   || Category: Other | 4 Comments

Russell Watson, the voice behind the one-time controversial song that opened the credits to “Star Trek: Enterprise,” had to undergo brain surgery on Wednsday to have a tumor removed. While the singer remains in Intensive Care, a spokesperson said his condition is listed as stable. The singer was in the middle of a […]

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Wonder Woman — Not So Wonderful

October 29, 2007   || Category: Film | 7 Comments

Joss Whedon (”Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Serenity”) left the production early on due to “creative differences” with producer Joel Silver. The search for the new Wonder Woman has gone on and on with no visible success of finding someone as charismatic and internationally acceptable as Lynda Carter was to fulfull the role of the […]

Interviewed by: Michael Lohr (SoSF Regular Contributor)
Morrigan Hel? Who is this nimble, slithering chanteuse, a lost Celtic dark goddess, renegade fairy queen, heavy metal vocalist, escaped succubus from the Abyss or fetish dominatrix that lets men pay money to masturbate while slobbering over her latex-sheathed flesh? Just who is Morrigan Hel and what is her […]

You know things are getting nasty if the Federal government has to step in and mediate a squabble between parties. With Iraq, Iran, the new Chinese race to the moon and Putin’s new arms build-up, not to speak of out-of-control fires on the West coast and continued looming problems in the Katrina-torn Gulf Region, […]

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“Saw IV” Slashes Competition

October 28, 2007   || Category: Film | 1 Comment

To quote an old stand-up comic “It’s a sick world, I’m a happy guy!” This has got to be the new mantra coming from execs at Lionsgate this weekend as the fourth entry in the SAW franchise is currently butchering it’s competitors for box office bucks.
The film, starring Tobin Bell, returning as Jigsaw is […]

There is some strong disagreement about a “Justice League of America” movie being made. When it should be done. If it should be done at all, or Who should be in it. Which of the following choices do you agree with?

I agree with the studio that a Justice League movie should be […]

 
icon for podpress  Slice of SciFi #132: Interview with Casey Moore [56:09m]: Play Now | Download (8891)

This week: Interview With filmmaker Casey Moore
In the News:

There’s a new Browncoat campaign to encourage Universal to greelight a Serenity sequel
SanDisk now has Flash Drives to allow users to take their video content with them
Next Superman sequel may be delayed until 2010 because of new writers and the new JLA movie being worked on

Movie […]

 
icon for podpress  Slice of SciFi #131: Voicemail Show [46:50m]: Play Now | Download (9411)

This Week’s Voicemail Show!
This is the show for our fans and listeners! Voicemails, emails, we want to hear your comments and feedback… Keep it coming!

This week, Michael, Summer, Brian and a studio full of characters ponder the questions posed by your voicemail submissions, and once again HERE THERE BE SPOILERS!!
Yes, there are spoilers here… […]

Lucky Fans Get First Look at ‘Razor’ in Movie Theaters November 12 — Two Weeks Before the TV Debut
New York, NY – October 26, 2007 - SCI FI Channel and Microsoft have joined forces for a groundbreaking partnership to bring Battlestar Galactica to the big screen. Special advanced preview screenings of the all-new […]

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Bill’s Pain Beginning To Surface?

October 26, 2007   || Category: Film | 8 Comments

William Shatner has been putting on his best actor’s face over the last several months since the announcement was made that his buddy and fellow long-time Star Trek cast mate Leonard Nimoy would be appearing in the new Star Trek film, but Shat would be left out.
Even though director/producer J.J. Abrams and his writing team […]

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DragonHearth Update

October 26, 2007   || Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

The Laura and Tracy Hickman DragonHearth podcast, a prominent member of the ever-growing FarPoint Media family of pod/vidcasts, has a new, easy-to-find and subscribe-to-location now available for all fans of the DragonHearth series.
Dragon Hearth Productions/Shipslog is where listeners can find the podcast. The feed’s actual URL hasn’t changed and remains DragonHearth Productions/Podcast.
The […]

Moviehole.net is reporting that Teresa Palmer has been chosen by George Miller to star as Wonder Woman for the new “Justice League” feature film.
Palmer was one of a handful of actresses - including Minka Kelly and Mary Elizabeth Winstead - who tested for the part a week ago, according to the movie website.
We will be […]

Written by: Michael Lohr (SoSF Regular Contributor)
UFOs, Nazis, Atlantis, alien biological weapons, and the quest for the lost land of Thule all sound like a recent episode topics of Stargate SG-1. But these are just some of the stories associated with a sizable military project called Operation Highjump that was conducted by the U.S. Navy […]

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SCI FI Friday — October 26, 2007

October 26, 2007   || Category: TV | 1 Comment

Click on the image to get the all the previous Battlestar “Razor” Flashback Episodes

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Lost Nostradamus Book Found For TV

October 26, 2007   || Category: TV | 15 Comments

The History Channel will broadcast a new documentary about a 500 year old prophet and a new book unearthed from him that was never known to exist.
The television show highlighting the work of the Middle Ages prognosticator Nostradamus, will air this Sunday, October 28, at 8PM ET on The History Channel. Check your local […]

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