A new trailer for the upcoming "Astro Boy" has hit the Internet. You can get a sneak peek at the upcoming film below.
Alien Trespass Director Outlines the Rules for SciFi B-Movies -- Am AMC Interview
March 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
Written by: Clayton Neuman, AMC TV The X-Files' executive producer discusses his feature film directorial debut -- a throwback to '50s scifi movies -- and what it's like to shoot a monster that resembles a male member. Q: What was the inspiration for making a throwback scifi movie? A: It was actually [screenwriter] Jim Swift's [...]
Could You Be the Next Duke Nukem?
March 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Back in the 90's, one of the greatest video games of all time hit the market. Yes, we're talking about the mother of all first-person action shooters, "Duke Nukem 3-D." The first game revolutionized the first-person shooter and was a bestselling and groundbreaking game. But it's been years waiting for a sequel, which has been [...]
MIFFF Debuts the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival
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Seattle, March 31, 2009 - The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival(MIFFF), a three day international showcase of animation, fantasy, horror, and science fiction cinema, is pleased to announce its inaugural launch September 18-20th, 2009 at the SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall in Seattle, Washington USA. As a genre film festival in Seattle, MIFFF(www.mifff.org) is a [...]
Paramount Says to Trek Sequel -- Make It So
March 31, 2009 By 8 Comments
Paramount Pictures is expecting their May 8 release of J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" feature film to be a huge success and has already given the go for a sequel, according to reports in Variety. The studio has hired back Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to co-write it and Abrams will return as the [...]
Andy Hallett Passes Away
March 31, 2009 By 7 Comments
Actor Andy Hallett, best known for his role as Lorne on Joss Whedon's "Angel" has passed away at the age of 33 according to SciFi Wire. According to a spokesman, the actor died of heart failure last night. The actor had a five-year history of battling heart-disease and passed away last evening at Cedars-Sinai Hospital [...]
Looking For a Piece of "Doctor Who" History
March 30, 2009 By 2 Comments
Imagine you're a "Doctor Who" fan, sitting down to watch the latest episode of your favorite series when you suddenly get an urgent knock at your door. You open the door and find Tom Baker standing outside, asking if he can join you to watch the current episode. If you were a family in Preston in [...]
Fox Schedules All of "Dollhouse"
March 30, 2009 By 7 Comments
Good news, "Dollhouse" fans! No, the show hasn't been renewed for next season. We won't know that for several more weeks yet. And yes, the ratings have been picking up a bit so that is a good sign. The good news is that Fox has announced the air schedule for the second half of the [...]
Raimi Wants More Control of "Spidey 4"
March 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
Those of you dreading "Spider-Man 4" after the mess that was "Spider-Man 3" can take solace in the fact that director Sam Raimi has apparently learned his lesson. After having a great deal of creative control over the first two installments, Raimi was forced to contractually forced to make concessions and additions to the third [...]
Final "Trek" Poster Revealed
March 30, 2009 By 9 Comments
When you head out to the movie theater in just over a month to see the new "Star Trek" movie, here's the poster you'll see on the marquee. Paramount released the poster over the weekend.
Disney Could Pair With Hulu
March 30, 2009 By 2 Comments
Could the House of Mouse be headed to a computer screen near you via one of the Internet's most popular video streaming services? There's buzz that Disney is in talks to partner with on-line distributor Hulu according to Variety. Insiders with Disney confirmed that discussions are taking place, but that Hulu is just one of [...]
"Monsters Vs. Aliens" Wins Box Office
March 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The strong year for animated movie openings continued over the weekend as Dreamwork's "Monster vs Aliens" led the box-office with $58.2 million. The box-office take was on target wtih predictions for the highly anticipated film. Second place went to horror film, "The Haunting in Connecticut," taking in $23 million. "Knowing" dropped 40% from last week's [...]
Reynolds Makeover - "Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda"
March 29, 2009 By 13 Comments
n As new imaging & audio techniques keep improving it won't be long before entire movies can be made with deceased or older actors made to look younger. If it was decided to redo Firefly or a sequel to Serenity & this technology was ideally available...whom from the choices listed would you like to see [...]
Slice of SciFi #206: Interview with Craig Horner of "Legend of the Seeker"
March 28, 2009 By 3 Comments
Slice of SciFi #206: Interview with Craig Horner of "Legend of the Seeker" In the News: SciFi actually test-marketed other names before deciding on their new name. A new online video game distribution network hopes to free players from buying game discs or the console systems and high-priced computers needed to play them. The people [...]
Editorial: Soap Operas and Other Things
March 27, 2009 By 8 Comments
Written by: Emilio D'alise (SoSF Staff Journalist) I've been thinking just how much successful (or relatively successful) SciFi series resemble soap operas, if not in content, definitively in the fanaticism of their followers. Most people who follow Heroes, BSG, and Lost (to name a few) might not characterize the shows as soap operas, but that's [...]
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