The combination of Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese proved to be golden at the box-office this weekend with the opening of "Shutter Island." The movie, based on a novel by Dennis LeHane, debuted in the top spot, taking in $40.2 million. The romantic comedy "Valentine's Day" did $17.2 million, good for second place and $87.4 [...]
Slice of SciFi #253: Interview with Rick Schroeder, Director of "Hellhounds"
February 20, 2010 By 8 Comments
Slice of SciFi #252: An Interview With Rick Schroeder, Direct of "Hellhounds" In the News: "Trenches" has made its online debut. Actor Kevin McKidd talks about his role in "Percy Jackson". "Star Trek" fans set a record on Valentine's Day This Slice of SciFi show is sponsored by GoToAssist.com/podcast — Get a Free Trial. Movie [...]
NBC Looks To Revive "Nine Lives" Mini-Series
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In the shuffle to fill primetime programming hours, NBC may be looking to an abandoned mini-series project helmed by Steven Spielberg. According to Variety, NBC is considering updating and bringing back the proposed mini-series "Nine Lives." Originally developed for SciFi as a follow-up to "Taken," the series was passed several years ago. Executive producer Les [...]
Cameron Thinks "Terminator" Is Done
February 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
If you ask director James Cameron, the bidding war over the "Terminator" franchise is a lot of sound a fury, signifying nothing.
Cameron says that he thinks the franchise has run its course.
Cameron Doesn't Want Oscar for "Avatar"
February 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
There's the old adage that when it comes to an Academy Award, it's an honor just to be nominated.
Director James Cameron, who is up for the award this year, says he feels that way and that he doesn't want an Oscar for his work on "Avatar."
Slice of SciFi #252: VoiceMail Show
February 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
Welcome to this week's Slice of SciFi 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 [...]
SFX Names Best of 2009
February 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
British genre magazine SFX has announced their annual list of the best in sci-fi and fantasy. Here are the winners:
U.S. District Court Dismisses Equal Rights Claim Over "EverQuest"
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A U.S. District Court has dismissed a complaint brought by a visually impaired gamer who claimed that Sony games like "EverQuest" violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by denying him "full and equal enjoyment." Judge Percy Anderson ruled in favor of Sony over the defendant Alexander Stern. The plaintiff wanted Sony to provide him with [...]
Warner Brothers Sued Over "Mortal Kombat" Movie
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Warner Brothers' attempt to reboot the "Mortal Kombat" franchise may have hit a legal speedbump.
Larry Kasanoff's Threshold Entertainment has filed a new breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming the company has a deal to develop the third "Kombat" movie but that Warners "has avoided communicating with Threshold and has in bad faith prevented Threshold from utilizing the interest they have in the" franchise.
Fox Looking at Spielberg Dinosaur Series
February 19, 2010 By 4 Comments
Director Steven Spielberg may be looking to get back into the dinosaur game. Spielberg and Peter Chernin are negotiating with Fox to bring a weekly series called "Terra Nova" to the network.
Missile Command: The Movie
February 19, 2010 By 5 Comments
The big-screen version of "Frogger" gets closer with each passing day...
The Los Angeles Times reports that video game maker Atari is pursuing a big-screen version of the 80's game "Missile Command." The game involved defending six cities against attack against ballistic missiles, represented by squiggly lines, using anti-missile technology.
Slice Queen Report #005: Valentine's Day Wrap-Up
February 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
Brooke gives us a report on the "Hearts for Haiti" Valentine's Weekend red carpet charity event that she attended.
Coming Soon: Erector Set The Movie
February 18, 2010 By 17 Comments
Hollywood's current fascination with taking popular toy lines of the past and present and turning them into a movie continues.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the next toy to movie transition will be the popular building toy, the Erector Set.
Hollywood Reporter Lists Shows on the Bubble
February 17, 2010 By 7 Comments
It's that time of the year--time to start worrying about the future of various television shows. The Hollywood Reporter has published their list of shows that are considering on the bubble for next season. Among them are many of the freshmen genre series. The death watch could be on for "V," "Flash Forward," "Heroes" and [...]
Marvel Launching New Comics Line
February 17, 2010 By 2 Comments
Love the characters but don't have time to catch up on a couple of decades of continuity?
Marvel has an answer for you, coming to a comic book store this May.
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