This strange critter washed ashore on the eastern end of Manhattan’s Long Island and it has the upper Hampton’s crowd in a tizzy.
The big question is…”What is it?” Dubbed the Montauk Monster, it looks a lot like a dead, bloated, hairless dog, but the creature sports a dinosaur-type face, with an eagle-like beak, prominent […]

LG Electronics has introduced the first networked Blu-ray Disc player with the integrated ability to access and play back Netflix instant-streaming video content.
The LG model BD300 will be only the second set-top device compatible with the Netflix instant-streaming offering. The first was a dedicated $99 Roku player introduced earlier in the year. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 […]

“HEROES: SEASON 2″ On DVD and Blu-ray™HI-DEF August 26, 2008
Experience the most-talked about television phenomenon like never before.
See untold stories and an alternate ending to Season 2 — Plus get a sneak peek of “The Making of Season 3″ of NBC’s “Heroes.”
Rejoin the epic phenomenon as Heroes: Season 2 arrives on DVD! […]

A NASA scientist has come up with a nifty new show that is designed to help astronauts regain normal Earth balance after spending long periods in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station and future space flights to Mars and beyond.
It now seems that the shoe has a benefit for the Earth-bound elderly. It […]

Star Trek: Phase II has signed on Jon Povill as the director for one of its upcoming episodes titled “The Child”, slated to begin production in October 2008.
John is a notable Star Trek alum. He worked closely with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry as his assistant and was the story editor for Paramount’s […]

Sam Raimi, the director of Sony’s “Spider-Man” films, is doing business with Disney, according to Reuters.
This will be the first pairing between the mega studio and the “Spider Man” director. What brings them together is a new action-adventure superhero film called “The Transplants.”
While Raimi can turn his films into a comedic bent from time […]

Back in February 2008 we reported that there could possibly be a new Spider Man spin-off film centering on super villain Venom. Now Sony Pictures says the studio is ready to push forward with the big screen project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Sony is looking to make some changes to the Jacob Estes script […]

Just as renowned, award-winnding director Steven Spielberg is looking to leave his haunts at Paramount Pictures the studio lands a new big fish for its line-up a star helmers. Brett Ratner, will be packing up his Rat Entertainment shingle and leaving the troubled New Line for new gigs with Paramount.
While very few director’s resumes […]

Click on the image to register. Please RSVP by August 6, 2008. Event will occur at this year’s Las Vegas Creation Con August 6-10, 2008 (Star Trek Hilton). The Roddenberry Revolution Party will take place on August 7.

Check out Rod’s video description of what to expect at the Con and the Roddenberry […]

“If I open my mind, you will take it away from me” “If someone was watching us, what would they see?” “The Truth is Right Beside You”
In 2009 AMC will be premiering their reinterpretation of the highly influential 1960s cult classic THE PRISONER.
In support of the recently announced mini-series, AMC launched a mysterious […]

Warner Bros. is getting ready to launch “Marvin the Martian,” the character created by renowned cartoonist Chuck Jones. Marvin turned 60 this year and first appeared in theaters as a Looney Tunes short. These short toons were featured as fillers in the days when two movies were seen in theaters. They filled […]

Actor Mike McCafferty was the Slice of SciFi representative on the floor of this past weekends San Diego Comic Con. Mike also sat for autographs for the release of the “Invisible Man” DVD release. He was able to land some interviews and got this great bumper from actor Tony Todd giving Slice of […]

An exclusive visit inside the Watchmen’s Night Owl Ship at the San Diego Comic Con from our partner TVGuide.com.

On behalf of Lionsgate, we are pleased to announce eBay charitable auctions for these exclusive posters from “THE SPIRIT,” signed by Gabriel Macht at SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2008, benefiting The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The winning bidders will receive studio certified posters signed by the cast member along with a signed letter verifying their […]

On behalf of Lionsgate, we are pleased to announce eBay charitable auctions for five exclusive “PUNISHER: WAR ZONE” posters signed at SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2008 by Ray Stevenson benefiting The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The winning bidders will receive studio certified posters signed by a member of the cast along with a signed […]

On Saturday, August 2, 2008 our guest for Slice of SciFi show #172 will be Chuck Beaver senior producer of “Dead Space” for Electronic Arts (EA) Games.
“Dead Space” is a third-person action video game developed by EA and available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC.
After the game’s production was first announced in fall […]

We are proud to announce our “Stargate: Continuum” DVD contest which begins today, July 30, 2008 and will run until midnight Pacific time August 30, 2008. Five lucky people will be chosen as winners over the next month and announced after the close of the contest.
“Stargate: Continuum” follows the SG-1 team as it must […]

Three-time ultimate fighting champion Randy Couture stars in the adrenaline-pumping action film “The Scorpion King 2″ Rise of a Warrior” coming to DVD on August 19, 2008.
From the makers of “The Scorpion King” comes the prequel, “The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior.” This films reveals how it all began. The latest […]

Written by: Emilio D’alise (SoSF Staff Journalist)
It’s the desire for knowledge that is messing with my productivity. Like the proverbial tree, the lure is nearly irresistible, and the consequences less than ideal. It’s a struggle between thirst for knowledge, characterized by the broadening of my horizons to encompass the entire globe, and taking care of […]

The merger between Sirius and XM Satellite Radio is now complete after the final FCC hurtles were successfully jumped.
The new company, now called Sirius XM Radio, can boast of over 18 million subscribers and is now poised to compete directly against terrestrial radio and digital audio players such as iPod and Zune.
This joining of the […]

“Hellboy 2″ director Guillermo del Toro and Miramax will produce a remake of the horror-thriller TV movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” which centers on a young girl, sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, who discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs. Comic book artist-writer Troy Nixey will […]

The new horror film from Danish director Lars von Trier (”Dogville”) is titled “Antichrist” and will be an English-speaking horror movie.
“Antichrist” follows the lives of a couple lamenting the recent death of their son. To try and find solace they get away from the busy hustle-bustle of city life and move to a remote […]

“Futurama” may be headed to Blu-Ray according to TV Shows on DVD.   In an interview with Agent DVD, series producer David X. Cohen said that the next two releases “Bender’s Game” and “Into the Wild Green Yonder” may get be released on both DVD and Blu-Ray disc on the same day.   Cohen said the next two […]

When the great Arthur C. Clarke passed away in March a great void of creativity was left open. Fortunately for us all, the legendary writer, inventor and scientist didn’t leave us totally without something fresh from his brilliant mind.
With the help of science fiction writer Frederik Pohl, Clarke was putting together a new piece […]

Former “Jericho” star Lennie James has signed onto the cast of AMC’s update of “The Prisoner.” James will play Number 147, one of several residents in a mysterious village whose clientele includes a former secret agent.
James has spent the last two seasons working on “Jericho” as Robert Hawkins.
James will join stars […]

Warner Bros. Pictures will be adaptaing Isaac Asimov’s futuristic sci-fi epic “Foundation.” The feature film will be produced by Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne through Unique Features.
“Foundation” is based on Asimov’s “Foundation Trilogy,” which centers on a society that has figured out how to predict the future based on a method called psychohistory and […]

Check out NBC.com for the latest Heroes Webisode: “Let’s Talk.” This will be the last Webisode in this installment of the series. More Heroes Webisode installments will arrive in the next few months!

All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold.
Title (Dist)….Reported Weekend Box Office….# of Engagements….Cumulative
1. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.)….$75,166,466….4,366….$313,781,677
2. Step Brothers (Sony)….$30,940,732….3,094….$30,940,732
3. Mamma Mia! (Universal)….$17,746,725….2,990….$62,595,465
4. The X-Files: I Want to Believe (20th Century Fox)….$10,021,753….3,185….$10,021,753
5. Journey To The Center Of The Earth (Warner Bros.)….$9,717,217….2,688….$60,487,455
6. Hancock (Sony)….$8,311,123…. 3,309….$206,482,007
7. WALL-E (Disney)….$6,422,186….3,044….$195,308,076
8. Hellboy II: […]

Award-nominated authors and podcasters Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine have teamed up across hemispheres for “Double Trouble”, a unique celebration and promotion for their summer releases of The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery and Digital Magic. Morris and Ballantine are asking their fans to make “Double Trouble” on Amazon.com by ordering […]

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