Katharine Trendacosta

Real Clean Slate Program Loses Trademark Case Against Dark Knight Rises

Decided yesterday in the 7th Circuit: Users can tell the difference between The Dark Knight Rises fake “clean slate” program — which can delete every reference to you on every computer, everywhere — and a real program which restores default settings to shared computers. On August 14, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an…

Are These Star Wars Episode VII‘s New Stormtroopers? [UPDATED]

Website Indie Revolver has shots of what may be a version of Imperial stormtrooper we’ll be seeing in Episode VII. And the photos are very convincing. Spoilers of a sort ahead. But mostly speculation. Here’s the first design revealed by Indie Revolver: Comic Book Movie says that this is being referred to as a “Jungle…

NBC’s got more musicals coming: This time, a 10-episode series called Robin Hood & Marian. This is it, everyone. NBC is apparently going all in on being the place to go for musical television. [The Hollywood Reporter]

The Shark Family’s Weird Cousins That Live in the Deep Water

The Goblin Shark (above), the Frilled Shark, and the Megamouth Shark are the shark equivalent of that cousin you don’t see that much, but is always brought up at family dinners. Like, “I don’t even know about Mary. Her mother says she grew to 20 feet and can unhinge her jaw.” Read more about these…

The Next Popular Kids Toy Should Be a Pile of Ants

It wasn’t until I stumbled upon this video that I remembered doing this exact thing as a child at camp. Ants are fun. And its not just as an Etch-a-Sketch that make ants a great choice for a kids toy: There’s also the fact that they have properties similar to the Gak and cornstarch+water playthings…

What Is Lex Luthor’s Evil Scheme in Batman v. Superman?

Does a deleted scene from Captain America 2 reveal plans for a Black Widow prequel film? A long-awaited love scene is coming to True Blood. Sleepy Hollow casts its succubus and Abbie’s mother. Arrow reveals details of its 50th episode. Plus, new footage from Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and The Maze Runner.…

How Badly Will Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Affect Its Effects Studio?

Variety has a fascinating profile on the visual effects company Prime Focus World, which threw its lot in with Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in a gamble designed to raise its profile and bring in money. It did not work out that way. The company begain in Mumbai, founded Namit Malhotra in 1997.…

Dogs With Flower Crowns Promote Pit Bull Adoption

Photographer Sophie Gamand‘s new series is called “Flower Power,” and its an attempt to fight the pit bull stereotype. Because a dog’s breed affects its behavior only so much. https://gizmodo.com/does-your-dogs-breed-really-determine-its-personality-1543999674 Gamand says she admittedly had prejudices about the breed, but she partnered with Second Chance Rescue, Sean Casey Animal Rescue, and Animal Haven to do…

Outlander Star Sam Heughan Auditioned for Game of Thrones Seven Times

Add Sam Heughan to the list of actors who were turned down multiple times for projects before landing just the right one. Because Heughan really wanted to be in Game of Thrones, but never made that last cut. It’s probably for the best, since he’s great where he is. Heughan told Vulture: I auditioned for…

UC Riverside’s Eaton Science Fiction Collection is in danger from new management. Professor Nalo Hopkinson reports that the largest public collection of science fiction and fantasy is endangered by the library administration, who has alienated the staff and plans to reduce the size of the collection. [Boing Boing]

Sharklumbo Is the Detective We Didn’t Know We Needed

Funny Or Die’s contribution to the general shark madness that this week brings is Sharklumbo, which, they explain, “Is a shark and it’s also Peter Falk as Columbo.” You know what? The Asylum’s Sharknado 2: The Second One was similar overexplanation. Kevin Pollack’s Peter Falk impression makes this whole thing work. Also, this take on…

Which Characters Will Be in Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark?

James Gunn talks about developing Thanos — and it sounds like Marvel is putting The Inhumans on the fast track. Set photos from Once Upon a Time show the Knave’s new Storybrooke home. And a first look at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s family drama/zombie movie Maggie. Spoilers now! Top image: Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel In the…

Ben-Hur Remake Wants Tom Hiddleston As Its Star

According to Deadline, MGM and Paramount are trying to woo Tom Hiddleston into starring in the latest remake of Ben-Hur. Well, he certainly has experience in both big-budget action films and in historical epics set in Rome. Just at the start of this year, he was in the Donmar Playhouse’s production of Coriolanus. Photo credit:…

This Is The Most Insanely Wonderful Science Fiction Music Video In Ages

I’ll cut to the chase: Around the 1:50 mark in this video, Ariana Grande launches missiles from her breasts at a robot. That would be enough, but her whole attitude is like “Yawn, just another day on Mars.” She even tosses her hair and shakes her head while she does it! There are serious sci-fi…

Intricate Cardboard Models of Theoretical Flying Machines

If you happen to be in Melbourne, Australia this month, you can see Daniel Agdag’s creations live at his “The Principles of Aerodynamics” show at the Mars Gallery. Agdag creates his work without blueprints, just putting together whatever strikes his fancy. And his fancy is very intricate. The show, his first solo one, will be…

Be Mesmerized by This Gif of Comics Characters Morphing Into Each Other

This is great, and you can stare at it forever trying to find a pattern. Sometimes there is one, and then something comes along to disrupt it. [I Raff I Ruse on tumblr]

Fox Steals Dog’s Toy While the Dog Barks Jealously From Inside

I feel like tonight, we are all this dog. And we are trying to hard to be the fox. [via Tastefully Offensive]

Warning: The awful image spam is back. You can read what was happening here. I hate to do this, but since nights don’t have the staff days do to handle it, I’m going to close comments for the new posts going forward. I’m sorry. Update: It looks like we have a fix so comments on…

Why Is Warner Bros. Developing TWO Aquaman Scripts?

Warner Bros.’s DC strategy has taken a strange turn. Well, an even stranger turn than before, as The Hollywood Reporter says that the studio has two writers working on two separate Aquaman scripts. Did anyone anticipate that we’d be getting overloaded with Aquaman news? Between Zack Snyder calling a radio station to defend the character…

Which Marvel Project Is Vin Diesel Teasing Now?

Dave Filoni explains away any contradictions created by Star Wars Rebels. A new Batman v. Superman actor says that some of the rumors are actually true. A Game of Thrones actor confirms his return for season five. And early reviews of the Doctor Who premiere and Outlander episode 2. Spoilers now! Top image: Star Wars…