Want tickets for a hot concert in your area? Head down to your local Blockbuster. Well, at least once a new three-year deal wtih Live Nation rolls out. The rental giant singed an agreement yesterday with on-line ticket vendor Live Nation to sell exclusive blocks of event tickets at 500 Blockbuster locations.  The Blockbuster stores [...]
Correction: Miller still on “Justice League”
We spoke too soon yesterday when we brought you news that George Miller had left the “Justice League” project. According to a representative from Kennedy Miller Mitchell, Miller is still with the project. The representative denied that Miller appeared on the Sydney news program this week and didn’t discuss anything Justice League related. The original source, [...]
CW Sets Start Date for “Reaper”
Maybe the devil made them do it. The CW has announced that “Reaper” will return for its second season on March 17. For those of you looking at a calendar, the night in question is a Tuesday and not the original Thursday timeslot originally announced for the series. Earlier this year, “Reaper” was renewed and [...]
“The X-Files: I Want to Believe” — A Slice of SciFi DVD Review
Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Editor) Actors: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet Director: Chris Carter Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: English, Spanish Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Number of discs: Available in one disc or three disc DVD set or a [...]
Guggenheim Talks “Green Lantern”
Writer Marc Guggenheim tells MTV News that he and screenwriters Michael Green and Greg Berlanti (who’s also directing the film) have finished the script for “Green Lantern” and are working on polishing it before it heads into production. “This morning, we sat down to talk Green Lantern,†Guggenheim said, “and we ended up riffing for [...]
Miller Leaves “Justice League”
Australian director George Miller has apparently severed all ties with the long-in-development “Justice League” movie according to Dark Horizons.  Miller told a Syndney morning show Sunday that he is off the project. Miller had planned to cast younger actors in the various roles from the D.C. universe, including the rumored casting of Armie Hamor as [...]
SciFi Green Lights “Caprica”
Here’s a little good news for “Galactica” fans. According to SciFi Wire, SciFi has given the green light to the “Galactica” prequel “Caprica.” The series, which will focus on the the Earthlike planet of Caprica as two rival families deal with, among other topical issues, the broader implications of their society’s emerging artificial intelligence technology [...]
ABC Family to Show Deleted Scene from “Goblet of Fire”
Part of the annual ABC Family “25 Days of Christmas” is a weekend long marathon of the “Harry Potter” films. And while most Potter fanatics may have the films on DVD and the novels memorized, they may want to tune in this weekend when the network debuts “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” On [...]
“Dr Horrible” Coming on DVD December 19
Just in time for Christmas, Joss Whedon’s popular “Doctor Horrible’s Sing Along Blog” will be for sale on Amazon on December 19. The DVD retails for $14.99 but is currently pre-selling for $13.49. Over the weekend, Whedon told readers at Whedonesque that the DVD would be worth their hard earned money. “In fact, I can [...]
Jupiter, Venus Paired in Evening Sky Tonight
Star gazers tonight are in for a treat–if you look to the southwestern sky, you will be able to see two planetary bodies. Skywatchers in most of the Americas will be able to see a rare pairing of Jupiter and Venus according to Sky and Telescope. The two planets will be separated in the night [...]
Blockbuster Debuts On-Demand Device
Following the lead of competitor Netflix, Blockbuster last week announced that it will begin offering a device that allows on-demand streaming. According to the Associated Press, the device will connect to televisions and allow users to download videos for storage and viewing over high-speed Internet connections. The device will be produced by 2Wire Inc and [...]
Tennant on “Doctor Who”
At the age of three, actor David Tennant decided he’d become an actor with one goal in mind–to someday play the Doctor on his favorite TV show, “Doctor Who.” “There are only 10 people who have had that shot. Statistically it was much less likely I’d ever play the Doctor than Hamlet, actually,” Tennant recently [...]
Third “Narnia” Film in Trouble?
The release of “Prince Caspian” to DVD and Blu-Ray tomorrow has set off a flurry of speculation on whether or not there will be a third installment in the “Chronicles of Narnia” franchise. Last summer, we reported that Disney was considering cutting short the proposed big-screen adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ popular novels at three movies [...]
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“Four Christmases” Wins Thanksgiving Weekend
After enjoying Thanksgiving dinner, it appears movie goers were looking to get into the Christmas spirit this past weekend.  The new comedy “Four Christmases” was the top grossing movie at the box-office for the weekend.  Starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, “Christmases” led the way for the long holiday weekend, taking $31.7 million over three [...]
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