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Discover Malkovich’s Transformers Role, Mickey Rourke’s Iron Man Fate, And A Kick-Ass Doctor Who Trailer!

Learn what John Malkovich’s doing in Transformers 3, what’s happening to Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2, and what Sam Worthington wants to do in Terminator 5. A new Doctor Who trailer is the best yet. Plus Star Wars/Caprica/V clips. Iron Man 2: Did we already post this? I can’t find it, if so. In…

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Book Artists And Designers Pick Their Favorite Recent Covers

What’s more amazing — the arresting loveliness of many recent SF book covers, or how different from each other they are? SFSignal asked artists and designers for their favorite recent covers. Here are a few of the ones they picked. It’s well worth checking out the whole feature over at SFSignal, both for the gorgeous…

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First Teaser Trailer For The Return Of Futurama!

Thanks to the Panama Wormhole — which is a sort of Comedy Central Channel in space, Futurama is coming back in June! And here is the first trailer.

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New Doctor Who Season 5 Trailer: “It Begins!”

Hang on to your TARDIS console. The new Doctor Who series five trailer, shown at the press launch, is online, and it reveals new monsters, new space battles, and dangerous TARDIS stunts. (And it’s spoilery, natch.)

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20 Great Infodumps From Science Fiction Novels

A truly great infodump is a work of art. The best science fiction authors can brief you on everything you need to know about their worlds, without making you feel lectured. Here are 20 great examples of the smooth infodump. Because you demanded it! We all love science-fiction books that have rich world-building — but…

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Fassbinder’s Ground-Breaking Virtual Reality Crime Movie Showing In New York

Computer-generated simulations of people start getting out of control in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s World On A Wire, which anticipated The Matrix 26 years early. This film has only showed in the U.S. once, but it’s coming to New York. World On A Wire will have a weeklong run at the Museum Of Modern Art in…

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What’s Happened To Torchwood?

Torchwood achieved critical acclaim and blockbuster ratings for “Children Of Earth,” but since then? No news. Now BBC Wales left Torchwood out of a list of its productions. And John Barrowman dodged Torchwood questions. What’s going on? According to Den Of Geek, the director of BBC Wales, Menna Richards, gave a speech before the preview…

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The Vertiginous Peaks And Perilous Chasms Of The Stock Market

Check out this weird-looking mountain range, with its shapes contrary to geology. Is it the result of a freak earthquake? No, it’s how the dot-com boom looks in mountain form. Artist Michael Najjar modeled world stock indexes as Argentinian mountains. The one above is the NASDAQ Stock Market from 1980 to 2009 — note the…

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Fringe: The Musical?

Will Fringe’s musical episode be called “Once More, On LSD?” No, apparently it’ll be called “Overture.” And you’ll never guess who’s serenading Olivia. Spoilers ahead. I keep thinking this must be an April Fools thing, but it’s still March. Anyway, Lance Reddick explains: Oh, it’s gonna be a blast. It’s basically Walter telling a bedtime…

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Inception Footage Described! Iron Man 2 Actor Speaks! Kick-Ass Trailer! Hot Tub Time Machine Clip! And More!

New footage from Christopher Nolan’s Inception sounds awesome/baffling. Actors talk Iron Man 2 and Transformers 3. There are trailers and clips for Kick-Ass, Hot Tub, Supernatural and Fringe. Loads of Doctor Who spoilers! Plus Batman 3, V, Caprica and Chuck. Inception: Chris Nolan showed off some footage from his new film at ShoWest, and it…

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Learn The Rules Of Predator-Fighting From The First Predators Trailer

We already brought you the first featurette about Robert Rodriguez’s Predators. Now the first trailer is up, via IGN, and it includes some new footage, including Laurence Fishburne’s lessons on how to survive the Predator hunt… when you’re the game. Download it in HD over at IGN. [IGN]

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First Clip And Review Of Matt Smith’s Doctor Who Debut!

Doctor Who’s fifth season debut, “The Eleventh Hour,” just had its premiere showing, and here’s the first clip showing the TARDIS in trouble. The first reviews of the episode are already online, and so are some fascinating spoilers. First of all, here’s that clip showing the TARDIS, after it’s crashed into a young girl’s garden:…

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Dollhouse Star Enver Gjokaj’s New Webseries Channels Twin Peaks

Enver Gjokaj played Victor (and a whole bunch of other characters) on Joss Whedon’s much-missed show Dollhouse. Now he’s following in Whedon’s footsteps, launching a new webseries called Previously On Point Dume. He told us it’s “Twin Peaks meets Clue.” Previously On Point Dume’s first brief video taste will go online on Monday, via FunnyOrDie,…

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Manga And Folk Tales Rule The 2009 Tiptree Awards

The mighty James Tiptree Jr. Awards have surveyed another year of science fiction and fantasy relating to gender. This year’s best gender-related SF books: Greer Gilman’s trippy folk tales and, for the first time, a Manga series. Once again, the Tiptree Award goes to two different works this year, and they couldn’t be more different.…

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Dinocroc Vs. Supergator Trailer Takes A Bite Out Of Your Mind!

The Dinocroc Vs. Supergator trailer crams more torso-biting deaths into its first 45 seconds than most movies manage in two hours. Scientists, tourists and bikini-girls only exist to get chomped. And then, the showdown… Plus Syfy announces Lake Placid 3! We’ve been excited for Dinocroc Vs. Supergator for months now, and now its arrival on…

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If Only Michael Bay’s Transformers Looked This Cool

Classic Transformers artist Don Figueroa uploaded hundreds of amazing pieces of concept art to his DeviantArt page, mostly for the new Transformers Ongoing comic and the Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover. Here’s some of our favorite Figueroa art. You can view the rest over at the link. Note: Figueroa removed a lot of art from his DeviantArt…

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Stars Reveal Predators One-Liners. And The Thing Prequel Gets A Cast List!

Get an early look at the Predators dialog you’ll be quoting all summer, and find out who’s replacing Kurt Russell in the new Thing. Is Kirk Acevedo returning to Fringe? Plus Lost, Eureka, Stargate, Smallville, FlashForward and Repo Men spoilers. Predators: The new sequel is a “dope movie,” says Topher Grace. Adds Walton Goggins: It’s…

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Earthling’s “Space Slug Bad Touch” Is Destined For Cult Status

The world premiere of aliens-among-us movie Earthling happened this past weekend at South By Southwest, and we got a chance to preview the movie and interview filmmaker Clay Liford. And we’ve got six clips from this instant cult classic. Oh, and there are major spoilers here… In Earthling, a weird spiky object from space strikes…

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Repo Men Novel Is A Glorious Serial Killer Joyride

The novel that spawned the new movie Repo Men is out in a new paperback edition, and the the first line is, “The first time I ever held a pancreas in my hands, I got an erection.” Organ-snatching spoilers ahead. The good news is, the rest of The Repossession Mambo lives up to that opening…

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Sawyer Is The King Of Pain

Sawyer tells lots of different stories to different people in last night’s Lost, but really the only thing he wants to share is delicious, wholesome pain. And we discover that mommy issues are the new daddy issues. Spoilers below. So, first the quick summary. In last night’s episode, Island Sawyer does some recon for Smokey…

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Discover Malkovich’s Transformers Role, Mickey Rourke’s Iron Man Fate, And A Kick-Ass Doctor Who Trailer!

Book Artists And Designers Pick Their Favorite Recent Covers

First Teaser Trailer For The Return Of Futurama!

New Doctor Who Season 5 Trailer: “It Begins!”

20 Great Infodumps From Science Fiction Novels

Fassbinder’s Ground-Breaking Virtual Reality Crime Movie Showing In New York

What’s Happened To Torchwood?

The Vertiginous Peaks And Perilous Chasms Of The Stock Market

Fringe: The Musical?

Inception Footage Described! Iron Man 2 Actor Speaks! Kick-Ass Trailer! Hot Tub Time Machine Clip! And More!

Learn The Rules Of Predator-Fighting From The First Predators Trailer

First Clip And Review Of Matt Smith’s Doctor Who Debut!

Dollhouse Star Enver Gjokaj’s New Webseries Channels Twin Peaks

Manga And Folk Tales Rule The 2009 Tiptree Awards

Dinocroc Vs. Supergator Trailer Takes A Bite Out Of Your Mind!

If Only Michael Bay’s Transformers Looked This Cool

Stars Reveal Predators One-Liners. And The Thing Prequel Gets A Cast List!

Earthling’s “Space Slug Bad Touch” Is Destined For Cult Status

Repo Men Novel Is A Glorious Serial Killer Joyride

Sawyer Is The King Of Pain

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

Roborock F25 Ultra Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Is Now at Its Lowest Price, but Only During the Spring Sale Window

This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

Startup Successfully Ignites World’s First Fusion Rocket

Shokz OpenDots One Earbuds Hit Their Lowest Price Yet Across All Color Options, Including the New Ones

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees