"Shorts" -- A FilmCritic Review

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Review by: Bill Gibron of Filmcritic.com Director: Robert Rodriguez Producers: Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellán Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez Actors: William H. Macy, James Spader, Jon Cryer, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Leslie Mann MPAA Rating: PG FilmCritic Rating = 2.5 out of 5.0 Stars "....Shorts doesn't even pretend to be a quality family film." Robert [...]

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"Avatar" - The HD Trailer

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Slice of SciFi #226: Voice Mail Show

This is the show where our loyal, adoring, and inquisitive fans and listeners get to hear us comment on their comments abour our stories and comments... it's the Circle of Entertainment Life! So go ahead and call in with your questions and comments. Just call 206-339-TREK, that’s 206-339-8735. We do want to hear your comments [...]

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"Back to the Future," "Jurassic Park" Rumored Coming to Blu Ray

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I haven't taken the plunge into Blu-Ray yet, but with classic "Trek" offering the original and remastered version of every episode and this latest news, I have a feeling it won't be too much longer. Web site Nuke the Fridge reports that the "Back to the Future" trilogy and the "Jurassic Park" trilogy will come [...]

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New "Lost" Cast Member

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Actor John Hawkes, best know for his work on HBO's "Deadwood," has signed on f0r a recurring role on the upcoming season of "Lost" reports Rueters. He will play Lennon, the scruffy, edgy and charismatic spokesman and translator for the president of a foreign corporation, who is far more powerful than he seems. No word [...]

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Time Warner Signs Deal With You Tube

If you can't stay up late for Cartoon Network's popular Adult Swim line-up, you may soon find clips and complete shows on YouTube. Time Warner signed a deal Wednesday with the popular video-streaming web site to begin offering contest from its various cable networks on You Tube.  The deal includes CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult [...]

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Discovery Scheduled for Launch Next Week

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Less than a month after the last shuttle mission, the space shuttle Discovery has been given the green light to launch. NASA officials met Tuesday and set a launch date of next Tuesday (August 25) for the shuttle to blast off.  The mission would be a trip to the International Space Station reports the Associated [...]

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Kripke Offers "Supernatural" Hints

The fifth season of "Supernatural" is rapidly approaching.  Production on the new season has begun and series creator Eric Kripke recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello to offer a few hints about the upcoming season. Kripke said that the infamous Colt would make its return in the upcoming season. “I was actually in [...]

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New "Heroes" Promotional Poster Debuts

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In a little over a month, the fifth volume and fourth season of "Heroes" will debut on NBC. To generate interest and buzz for the upcoming season, NBC has released a new poster for the upcoming volume.  The new volume is called "Redemption." The poster won't reveal much about what's coming in the season, except [...]

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"Eclipse" Begins Filming

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Filming has begun on the third installment of the "Twilight" saga, "Eclipse" according to Summit Entertainment. Filming began earlier this week in Vancouver with the third movie set to hit theaters in 2010. I realize this probably isn't news to the legions of "Twilight" fans who live and breath every single development in this story.  [...]

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"Sanctuary" Season One Coming to DVD

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If you're looking to catch up on the first season of Amanda Tapping's "Sanctuary," the first season is headed to DVD on September 15. Here's the details on this upcoming release: This September, E1 Entertainment proudly brings to DVD one of television’s most talked about and groundbreaking new series. Blazing an innovative trail, the hit [...]

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"Warehouse 13" Renewed

There will be more time to explore the wonders and mysteries of "Warehouse 13." SyFy has renewed the series for a second season of thirteen episodes reports SciFi Wire. The series has been a solid performer for the newly rebranded network this summer, with 3.7 million viewers a week tuning in. It is also the [...]

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EW's Fall Preview Issue Features Video Ad

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If you're a subscriber to "Entertainment Weekly," you may want to keep your eye out for the Sept. 18 issue. The annual fall preview issue with have something new--a video ad. CBS and Pepsi are teaming up to highlight the CBS Monday line-up--including  Slice of SciFi favorite, "The Big Bang Theory"--with an ad that will [...]

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Comet Has Traces of Building Blocks of Life

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The opening to the original "Battlestar Galactica" told us that "there are those who believe that life here began out there..." And while we may or may not be the descendents of a race locked in war with killer robots, scientists have found proof that some of the building blocks of life on Earth may [...]

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Zemeckis, Disney To Remake "Yellow Submarine"

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It's official: no classic is sacred enough to not be considered for a remake. Any day now I fully expect to wake up and find they're remaking "Casablanca" or "Gone With the Wind." Far-fetched, you say. Maybe not so much when you consider the news that Disney and director Robert Zemeckis are in final negotations [...]

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