Curious to see what the reimagined "Clash of the Titans" will look like when it hits theater? You can check out the teaser trailer at Yahoo! movies.
"Cloudy" Will Hit Internet TV First
November 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In a move that could signal the future of the home theater industry, Sony Pictures will offer consumers the animated hit "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" first on streaming Blu-Ray players and Internet TV, reports the New York Times. Priced at $24.99, the move is hoped to spark a renewed interest and model for [...]
Scott Brown: America Is Finally Ready for "Doctor Who"
November 11, 2009 By 5 Comments
Wired columnist Scott Brown has an intriguing essay on why the United States may finally be ready to embrace "Doctor Who." Having been a fan since the mid-'80's and seen the show on the verge of breaking out of its cult stutus (until Michael Grade put the show in haitus and ruined the momentum), the [...]
Grier Signs Up for "Smallville"
November 10, 2009 By 4 Comments
Actress Pam Grier will join "Smallville" later this season as Agent Amanda Waller reports EW's Michael Ausiello. Waller is a character from the DC Universe and will serve as a potential adversary on the ninth season of the CW's drama. Waller has been a prominent player in the comics, fans may know her from Justice [...]
Coming Soon: A Vampire Romantic Comedy
November 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
Acclaimed comedy director Amy Heckerling will write and direct the upcoming vampire romantic comedy "Vamps" according to Screen Daily. The movie, which is set to begin production in March of next year, will be a modern-day tale of two young female vampires living the good life in New York until love enters the picture and [...]
Sit Down with Visitors' Leader Morena Baccarin -- A TV Guide On-Line Interview
November 10, 2009 By 6 Comments
TV Guide On-Line has a new interview with actress Morena Baccarin, best known to genre fans for her role on "Firefly" and as the new alien leader on ABC's reimagined version of "V." Baccarin sits down to discuss the series and where things are headed in upcoming episodes. Some of what she says is minor [...]
Abrams Talks About "Fringe" Ratings, Future
November 10, 2009 By 5 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you the news that TV Guide listed one of our favorite shows, "Fringe" as being "on the bubble." The show, now in it second season, made a big move this year from a comfy Tuesday time slot following "American Idol" to the highly competitive Thursday at 9 p.m. [...]
"Twilight" Star Bares All for PETA
November 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
Actress Christian Serratos has joined a long line of celebrities to bare it all for PETA. Santos, who stars in the "Twilight" movies recently posed for a photo shoot for a promotional poster for the activist group. The poster states the actress would rather go naked than wear fur and features Santos outside in a [...]
Another Potential "Spidey 4" Adversary Surfaces
November 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
In the past couple of weeks, we've heard rumblings that the main villain for "Spider-Man 4" could be Mysterio or the Lizard. As the production inches closer, director Sam Raimi is keeping the identity of Spidey's adversary a closely guarded secret, but that doesn't mean that rumors aren't beginning to spring up all across the [...]
"Eastwick" Canceled
November 10, 2009 By 19 Comments
EW's Michael Ausiello reports that ABC has decided to not order any more episodes of freshman series, "Eastwick." The series, which was given a 13 episode intial order, is effectively canceled. The series has been struggling in the ratings in its Wednesday time slot. No word yet on if the show will be pulled for [...]
Gyllenhaal Could Replace Grace in "Source Code"
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Variety reports that actor Jake Gyllenhaal is in discussions to replace Topher Grace as the lead in the upcoming movie, "Source Code." "Code" is the next project from "Moon" director Duncan Jones and centers on a soldier who wakes up in another person’s body before a bombing. Gyllenhaal has featured in a variety of genre [...]
Fox Shows Paying Homage to "The Simpsons"
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the shows that put Fox on the map is gearing up for its 20th anniversary celebration. And this week, the celebration is taking place across every show on Fox. The New York Times reports that Fox is slipping in homages to the long-running animated comedy, "The Simpsons" on all its shows this week. [...]
Whedon Talks "Dollhouse," "Terminator" and "Dr. Horrible"
November 10, 2009 By 4 Comments
On this week's Slice of SciFi, we brought you news about Joss Whedon's open letter to Halycon, offering $10,000 for the rights to the "Terminator" franchise. Many may have thought Whedon was joking about it and while the creator of "Buffy," "Angel" and "Firefly" said that he meant the open letter to be amusing and [...]
"Star Trek" on DVD -- A Russo Review
November 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
Reviewed by: Joe Russo (Filmmaker & SoSF Film Critic) Director: JJ Abrams Writers: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman Actors: Leonard Nimoy, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho & Anton Yelchin DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: November 17, 2009 Russo Rating = 9 out of 10 Stars "The [...]
Price Tag For "Avatar": Half a Billion Dollars
November 9, 2009 By 5 Comments
The last time director James Cameron gave us a holiday release movie, it was one of the most expensive films in history. That movie was "Titanic" and it went on to win several Oscars as well as become one the biggest grossing film in history. With his new movie "Avatar," 20th Century Fox may be [...]
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