It's becoming a bit confusing these days as to just who exactly is or is not involved with the upcoming movie, "The Green Hornet." The film began filming this week, after several months of setbacks and musical chairs at director and co-stars. Now it appears the shuffle may have claimed the participation of actor Nicholas [...]
Tolkien Trust Settles Lawsuit
September 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the barriers standing in the way of the big-screen version of "The Hobbit" has been removed according to Variety. The Tolkien Trust and Harper Collins settled its lawsuit with New Line over profit participation by J.R.R. Tolkien's heirs in the original trilogy. Terms of the settlement, announced Tuesday, were confidential. The trust noted [...]
"Destination: Truth" Returns Tonight
September 9, 2009 By 4 Comments
The third season of SyFy's "Destination: Truth" returns tonight at 10 p.m. EST. This season Josh Gates will travel to some of the most extreme locations on earth, including the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and the heart of the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl. Tonight's episode is "Haunted Forest/Alux" and it includes a [...]
Sheppard Guests on "Warehouse 13"
September 8, 2009 By 7 Comments
Don't let the post-DragonCon haze or recovering from the Labor Day weekend lead you to forget that SyFy has a brand new episode of "Warehouse 13" this evening. WAREHOUSE 13: (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) -- "Breakdown" When the energy levels in the Warehouse reach critical mass, things heat up for the team members trapped inside. Mark [...]
9 Director Shane Acker on Playing Mouse Trap With Puppets -- An AMC Interview
September 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Interview by AMC's Clayton Neuman Animator and filmmaker Shane Acker makes his feature debut in the Tim Burton-produced "stitchpunk" movie 9, based on his own award-winning short. Acker describes building a world for humans -- and destroying it for his creatures. Q: How did this movie evolve from your short? A: I spent four and [...]
"Wrath of Khan:" The Opera
September 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
The creative guys at "Robot Chicken" created this short segment that recreates the classic movie, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" as an opera. Check it out:
"Tron Legacy" Gets Opening Date
September 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
Mark your calendars for December 17, 2010. Walt Disney Studios confirmed that is the date the highly-anticipated movie, "Tron Legacy" will open in theaters. The follow-up to the 1982 cult classic is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who is making his feature debut with the film. Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner return from the first film, [...]
"The Vampire Diaries" -- A Slice of SciFi Review
September 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor) Network: The CW Pilot Air Date: September 10, 2009 Actors: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder SoSF Rating = 3.0 out of 5.0 Stars While it's not reinventing the wheel, the series does show promise thanks to the talents of Ian Somerhalder and Kevin Williamson. It would [...]
Megan Fox Compares Michael Bay to Napolean
September 8, 2009 By 13 Comments
Actress Megan Fox was discovered by many movie-goers in her role in both "Transformers" films. In both films, Fox was directed by noted action director, Michael Bay. And while Fox admitted this summer that the films weren't exactly stretching her depth as an actor, she seemed to be positive about the working experience. Now comes [...]
"Destination" Tops Box Office Again
September 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
For the second weekend in a row, the top slot at the box office was held by a horror movie. "The Final Destination" took the top spot over the Labor Day weekend, taking in just over $12 million. In the second spot, again mirroring last week's results, was "Inglorious Basterds" with $11.6 million. The top [...]
BSG Gets No Love From Emmys
September 7, 2009 By 6 Comments
n How does it make you feel that the Peabody Award winning series Battlestar Galactica did not get an Emmy nod for its final season? Very upset. It was one of the best dramatic years of the entire series. Upset, but understand why the academy left it off the list. Great sci-fi will never be [...]
Slice of SciFi #229: Deep Geeking
September 5, 2009 By 13 Comments
Slice of SciFi #229: Geeking with the Slice of SciFi Crew In the News: TiVo currently has a patent infringement lawsuit working its way through the judicial system, claiming that it owns the technology already in use in just about every DVR system in homes today. We'll examine some of the implications of the Marvel, [...]
Latest Astro Boy Trailer
September 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Few characters have made as powerful or as lasting an impression on international popular culture as Astro Boy. The little robot first appeared in 1951 as a character in the celebrated artist and animator Osamu Tezuka’s legendary manga (Japanese comic book) and became an instant icon. He was subsequently featured as the star of his [...]
Slice of SciFi #228: Voice Mail Show
September 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
"Heroes" Creator Confirms What We All Knew
September 3, 2009 By 6 Comments
When asked recently about whether or not the upcoming season of "Heroes" could be the final one for the NBC series, creator and producer Tim Kring says that it could serve as one, but that doesn't necessarily mean this is the final year for the show. He then went on to confirm what most of [...]
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