"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" -- A Variety Review

Variety has posted their review of this weekend's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."  Below is a sample of the trade magazine's review: Heavily fortified with adamantium, testosterone and CGI, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is a sharp-clawed, dull-witted actioner that falls short of the two Bryan Singer-directed pics in the franchise but still overpowers 2006's "X-Men: The Last Stand." [...]

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"Chuck" Wins "USA Today" Save Our Shows Survey

The votes are in and the winner is: "Chuck." The annual USA Today "Save Our Shows" survey found that 54% of those voting in the 12th annual survey want a third season of the NBC dramedy.  The show took first place, ahead of CBS's "Without a Trace" and "Cold Case."  ABC's "Castle" came in fourth [...]

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Claire Bloom to Guest Star on "Doctor Who"

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If the latest casting report for "Doctor Who" is true, the Stephen Moffat era cannot start soon enough. According to the Daily Telegraph, actress Claire Bloom has been cast for the upcoming two-part holiday special as the mother of the Doctor. "It is happening. They are filming at the moment. I have been organising her [...]

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Queen Elizabeth Sends E-Mail

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We've all received e-mail from SPAMmers claiming to be royalty. Most of the time, it's just an invitation to send out our bank account information and open up our lives to identity fraud. But then week, twenty-three people across the world got an authentic e-mail from royalty as Queen Elizabeth sat down and sent out [...]

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Ridley Scott Has An Idea for "Alien" Prequel

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While attending the premiere of "Wolverine" in Tempe, Arizona, IESB asked Fox Co-chairman Tom Rothman about a rumored prequel to "Alien" involving director Ridley Scott. "There's been some talk. Ridley Scott, Ridley is right now working on Robin Hood, but I think he's toying with the idea and that would be great for us," Rothman [...]

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"War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies"

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Following the success of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," you just knew there's be a run on inserting zombies into classic pieces of public domain literature. Next up--H.G. Well's alien invasion classic, "The War of the Worlds." Coscom Entertainment is publishing Eric S. Brown's "The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts, and Zombies" today, [...]

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Editorial: "Chuck" Vs. "Heroes": The Season Finales

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Written by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor) Monday evening, NBC aired two of the first season finales for two struggling, genre series. One is a critical favorite with a devoted loyal fanbase that was given a full-season order before the series returned this year based on the strength of its first four episodes. The [...]

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"Moon" Only Opening in Two Cities

The upcoming sci-fi movie "Moon" is set to open June 12th and according to the posters and publicity material "at a theater near you." Apparently "near you" is translated as New York and Los Angeles. According to io9.com, Sony Pictures Classic has booked the new Sam Rockwell film for those two markets for the opening [...]

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Josh Schwartz Talks "Chuck" Finale, Renewal Odds

Warning: If you haven't yet seen the brilliant end to the second season of "Chuck," you definitely want to turn back now. Just ahead, series creator and co-producer Josh Schwartz talks to TV Guide On-Line in detail about the game-changing finale, looks ahead for the potential third season and looks at the show's odds for [...]

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What's Next for "Heroes"?

Fans who tuned into the third-season finale of "Heroes" Monday night came away with some answers and a lot more questions about the fate and future of several characters on the NBC sci-fi drama. Several members of the cast spoke to TV Guide On-Line about the season finale and what fans can expect for the [...]

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G.E. Announces Breakthrough in Digital Storage

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Could the next generation of digital storage be DVDs? General Electic reports a breakthrough in digital storage technology that will allow standard-size discs to hold the equivalent of 100 DVDs, according to the New York Times. The advance has been successful in laboratory conditions according to an announcement by G.E. Monday.  Now the new technology [...]

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O'Loughlin Talks About "Moonlight" -- A TV Guide Interview

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Our partner TV Guide On-Line has a new interview today with former "Moonlight" star Alex O'Loughlin.  In the interview, the actor talks about his time on the show, his reaction to the cancellation and what his fans can look forward to in the future. VGuide.com: Where have ya been, man? We had a long stretch [...]

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"Star Trek" Delayed in Mexico

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Yesterday we brought you news that the opening of "Wolverine" had been delayed in Mexico due to the recent swine flu outbreak. Paramount has followed suit and will delay the opening of "Star Trek" in Mexico due to the outbreak and word is Sony is considering a delay to "Angels and Demons." Theater chains in [...]

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Supreme Court Rules on Expletives

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Brief swear words might cost broadcasters a bundle under a much-anticipated ruling the Supreme Court issued Tuesday. By 5-4, the court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to regulate “fleeting expletives.” These can be passing uses of what the court’s conservative majority delicately termed “the F- and S-words,” among other things. “Even isolated utterances can [...]

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Nebula Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2008 Nebula Awards were announced last night, and are now up on sfwa.org Novel: Powers - Le Guin, Ursula K. (Harcourt, Sep07) Novella: The Spacetime Pool - Asaro, Catherine (Analog, Mar08) Novelette:  Pride and Prometheus - Kessel, John (F&SF, Jan08) Short Story:  Trophy Wives - Hoffman, Nina Kiriki (Fellowship Fantastic, ed. [...]

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