If you went to see the big-screen adaptation of "The Road" this weekend and have read the book, you may have noticed a couple of scenes missing from the book.
Davies Talks Tennant's Final "Doctor Who" Hours
December 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
"It's the end, but the moment has been prepared for."
That's what the fourth Doctor tells his companions as he begins to regenerate at the end of 1981's "Logopolis."
And it's that story that writer and producer Russell T. Davies looked to when it came to writing the final installments for David Tennant as the Doctor.
Willing Talks About "Alice" Updates
December 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Earlier today, we brought you a sneak peek at SyFy's upcoming miniseries "Alice."
The two-night event, debuting Sunday December 6, takes the original vision of Lewis Caroll's classic stories about Alice in Wonderland and gives them a "techno-twist" writer and director Nick Willing tells SyFy Wire.
Summit Picks Up "Alibi"
December 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Fresh off the box-office success of "New Moon," Summit Entertainment is looking for ways to expand into new franchises.
To that end, they've purchased the big-screen rights to the graphic novel "Alibi" from Top Cow Comics.
Greengrass Bows Out of Next "Bourne"
December 3, 2009 By 3 Comments
After two installments under director Paul Greengrass, the big-screen franchise of Jason Bourne will need a new director.
Greengrass has turned down the opportunity to coast the fourth installment in the Matt Damon starring franchise. The move could be a setback to the next installment hitting theaters as rapidly as Universal Pictures would like.
"Greatest American Hero" Arrives on Hulu
December 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
If you're a fan of the 80's series, "The Greatest American Hero" but resisted buying the DVDs, you've got another chance to relive the series.
The first two seasons of the show have just become available on Hulu.
"Torchwood" Series 4 Will Run 13 Episodes
December 2, 2009 By 23 Comments
Here's a bit of holiday cheer for "Torchwood" fans.
After seeing the third season cut to a five-episode, mini-series event, the upcoming fourth series will run 13 episodes according to actor John Barrowman.
Ten Theaters Will Use Motion Seats for "Sherlock Holmes"
December 2, 2009 By 3 Comments
Hollywood is looking for the next big thing to draw movie audiences to theaters.
Now that 3-D is everywhere, the next big thing could be motion seats that move during the showing of the film. Ten theaters in the United States will try out the seats during the upcoming run of the holiday movie, "Sherlock Holmes."
SciFi to SciFact: Iron Man's Armor
December 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Engineers at Michigan's U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) are working on a way to take the armor seen on "Iron Man" from the comic book page and movie screen to the real life battlefield. According to AMC's SciFi scanner, a team is testing smart armor that could make the movie [...]
"Zombieland" Sequel Will Be In 3-D
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Get ready for the undead coming from the movie-screen to get you.
While it won't literally happen, audiences who see the sequel to "Zombieland" will get to experience it in an entirely different way--3-D.
Variety reports that "Zombieland" is just one of several sequels that will be filmed and released in 3-D in the coming years. Also included will be a 3-D version of the reality-stunt series "Jackass."
Google Limits Free Newspaper Articles
December 2, 2009 By 7 Comments
If you rely on Google news to get your daily news, you may want to be a bit more selective in which full stories you read.
Google has implemented a change that will allow some newspapers to offer only five free stories to be read per day. For more than that, you may have to register with the paper's on-line service or, in some cases, pay a subscription fee.
Thursday's "Flash Forward" Leaks On-Line
December 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
ABC's "Flash Forward" took a break for the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.
That didn't stop Australia from airing the next episode last week though.
Nintendo Has Good Thanksgiving Week
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you bought a Nintendo Wii or DS to give to someone this holiday season, you're not alone.
The game publisher told USA Today that is sold 1.5 million units of its Wii and DS gaming system during the week of Thanksgiving. And you can probably bet that a lot of those were part of Black Friday sales promotions.
SyFy Offers Clip of "Alice"
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This weekend, SyFy presents the new miniseries, "Alice." The two-night event is a re-imagined adaptation of Lewis Caroll's classic stories "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass." Writer/director Nick Willing mines the bizarre ingenuity and twisted logic of Carroll's work to create a daringly different, boldly colorful and delightfully skewed dreamscape of his own.
Terminator: Salvation Blu Ray Contest
December 2, 2009 By
Slice of SciFi has teamed up with Warner Brothers and M80 to bring you the chance to win a copy of the just released Blu-Ray of "Terminator: Salvation"
We have two (2) copies of the newly released Blu-Ray for two lucky readers/listeners.
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