NASA To Test New Moon Rocket

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NASA will test the latest generation of its new Ares moon rocket today, reports USA Today. The first stage will be tested will be mounted horizontally and while it will be put through a series of tests, it will never leave the ground. The same may be true for its ever being used to send [...]

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"True Blood" Keeps Topping Itself (Ratings Wise)

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HBO's summer series "True Blood," is a hit.   The drama keeps raising the bar for ratings as the run up to the second season finale continues. This week's episode drew 5.3 million viewers for HBO, topping the record it set just last week.  Last week, the drama saw 4.5 million viewers tune in. HBO has [...]

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Update: Fox NOT Cast As Catwoman

Warner Brothers was quick to deny the rumor that actress Megan Fox has been cast as Catwoman for the upcoming Batman movie. A studio representative told People.com, "It's rumor. It's not true. There is no script. There is no project to be cast in." The rumor began yesterday when British tabloid The Sun reported that [...]

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Final Crichton Novel Gets Movie Deal

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Author Michael Crichton's final novel, "Pirate Latitudes" won't hit stores until November, but the film already has a green light for a movie version. And the film will serve as a reunion for Crichton and Steven Spielberg, according to USA Today. Spielberg has signed on to serve as the producer for the upcoming project and [...]

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Fox New Cat Woman?

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Transformer's Megan Fox is slated to star as the new Cat Woman for the next Batman flick, that is if the British tabloid The Sun is to be believed. If true Fox will be the fourth to meow and purr on screen following the 1960's performance of the fabulous Julie Newmar in the Batman television [...]

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Australian Economy Could Delay "Green Lantern"

The global economic downturn is affect everyone--even Hollywood. And it may lead to a delay in the highly-anticipated Green Lantern movie. According to Production Weekly, the film may be delayed due to the financial climate in Australia. The film is due to film in Australia. "['Green Lantern's'] proposed Australian shoot is understood to be under [...]

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Wil Wheaton Guests on Tonight's "Leverage"

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While TNT's hit series "Leverage" isn't exactly a genre show, tonight's episode will feature a guest star turn by friend of Farpoint Media, Wil Wheaton. Wheaton, who is best known for his work on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," will make a guest appearance on this evening's episode. "Leverage" is an action series about a [...]

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Fresh Film, DivX Sign Agreement

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If you've paid $16 for a digital copy of a movie, wouldn't it be nice to have the ability to back it up or burn it to a disc to watch on your home theater system? You may get a chance to do that (legally) for some movies thanks to a new deal between FreshFilm [...]

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Todd McFarlane Wants to Remake "Wizard of Oz"

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And it's official.  There are no movies too big or too iconic to be remade. Todd McFarlane, creator of the Spawn comic books, says he is working with Basil Iwanyk to produce a new version of "The Wizard of Oz." McFarlane says the new version will be closer to the original source material by L. [...]

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The Apocalypse Is Coming on "Supernatural"

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There are SPOILERS in this article for the fourth and fifth season of "Supernatural." If you don't want to know, please turn back now.... Last year, the Winchesters brothers released Lucifer and began the apocalypse on "Supernatural." Now as the series begins its fifth season, the show's writers say they won't shy away from featuring [...]

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Next "Batman" Could Be Fully IMAX

If director Christopher Nolan has his way, the follow-up to last year's "The Dark Knight" will be even bigger than the monster blockbuster of 2008--literally. Nolan tells Ain't It Cool News that he'd like to film the entire follow-up to "The Dark Knight" using IMAX cameras and technology.  According to site founder Harry Knowles, part [...]

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Redbox Could Control 30% of Rental Market By 2010

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The popular DVD rental kiosks you see in and outside stores are growing.   Led by the popular Redbox kiosks, a new study predicts the kiosks could make up to 30% of the rental market by the end of next year. Currently, Redbox and similar kiosks represent about 19% of the rental retail market.  Popular on-line [...]

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Faulty Valve Delays Shuttle Launch

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For the second day in a row, the launch of the space shuttle Discovery was postponed. It was postponed yesterday for severe weather in the area and today it was postponed due to a faulty fuel valve reports Reuters. NASA said it will probably launch the space shuttle Discovery Aug. 28 after a valve malfunction [...]

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"Ben 10 Alien Force Volume 4" DVD Contest

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Ben, Gwen and Kevin are back for all-new adventures with this DVD from Slice of SciFi and brought to you by the Cartoon Network Enterprises and Warner Home Video.

"Ben 10 Alien Force Volume 4" features the show's first 5 episodes of season 2 and is stacked full of alien heroes, nasty villains and a whole lot of action.

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Three Added to "John Carter" Cast

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Three more actors have been added to the upcoming big-screen adaptation of "John Carter of Mars," according to the Hollywood Reporter. Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Polly Walker have signed on for roles director Andrew Stanton's adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins and Willem Dafoe already are on board the [...]

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