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10 Ways Wolverine Could Still Become A Decent Film

Whoever leaked a workprint of X-Men Origins: Wolverine online did Fox a favor. Maybe the bad buzz from this brain-dead (and incomplete) print will spur the studio to make some last-minute fixes. Spoilers definitely ahead… So first of all, let’s just say that if you’re not one of the estimated 75,000 people who’ve already downloaded…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Despite Funky HTML Encoding, Boxee Still Plays Hulu Video Just Fine

Yesterday you may have read reports of a tricky security measure Hulu put in place to scramble its video embed codes using JavaScript to thwart unauthorized viewing. Well, it didn’t stop Boxee. You may know that Hulu and Boxee have been involved in an imbroglio of sorts over access to Hulu’s sweet trove of free…

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Men In Black 3, Actually Happening

They’ve been threatening to bring back the Men In Black franchise for some time now. And today, Sony revealed that it’s absolutely dedicated to bring you more zany aliens pretending to be famous people. https://gizmodo.com/men-in-black-3-are-there-any-more-wacky-aliens-left-5056536 Collider is reporting that the at the Sony ShoWest Presentation, the President of Sony Worldwide Distribution, Rory Bruer, announced that…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Astro Boy Wants To Come Live On Your Desktop

The new Astro Boy movie pays tribute to his anime roots, with this new desktop wallpaper, which we got the exclusive heads up on. Click through to see the whole thing. Here’s the full version of the wallpaper, and you can also download it in a variety of sizes over at the movie’s official site.

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Sam Raimi: Spider-Man 3 Wasn’t My Fault

In a recent magazine interview Spider-Man director Sam Raimi passed the buck to Sony for the subpar third installment. Hopefully this means the next Spidey will be free of omelette dances and jazz hands. Raimi told Empire magazine that it was the studio that took his voice out of the picture: They really gave me…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Robert Patrick Toys With Our Hearts For Terminator 5

Director McG loves to toss around names from past Terminator movies, and it seemed to work with getting Arnold and Linda Hamilton. But what about Robert Patrick – will be be coming back for T5? https://gizmodo.com/arnold-may-lend-terminator-4-his-voice-but-not-his-back-5040347 https://gizmodo.com/linda-hamilton-is-officially-going-back-to-fighting-rob-5173046 FearNet asked Robert Patrick if he’d ever consider coming back as the “cell replication scientist” who helped develop…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A Whiteboard That Explains Terminator’s Entire History

Turns out we weren’t the only ones obsessing about alternate timelines in the Terminator universe. Commenter Leland Rzepecki covered a giant whiteboard in his dorm room with an elaborate chart. (Click to enlarge.) I love this chart so much! It’s kind of sad how much of it makes sense to me instantly. Like when Leland…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Guns, Bugs and Powered Armor: The Most Realistic Military Science Fiction

Military science fiction has often explored the ethical and cultural effects of war in the future. Here’s a guide to some notable entries in the field that do the best job depicting realistic warfare. Literature Starship Troopers, Robert Heinlein When one thinks of military science fiction, Robert Heinlein’s classic novel Starship Troopers is often the…

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A Glimpse Of The John Carter Of Mars Creatures We’ll Never See

Jon Favreau posted a maquette of Woola, the friendly dog-like calot, from when he was producing John Carter of Mars. Click through to see a piece of Woola concept art from the abandoned Paramount production. Artist David Krentz posted his concept art of Woola, from the same Paramount production that Favreau was in line to…

Movies Meredith Woerner

If Star Trek Makes Enough Green, Star Trek 2 Is In The Pipeline

Where would Captain Kirk be without his rainbow collection of alien one-night stands? Check out more Star Trek alien pics, and find out when to expect Star Trek 2. (Or 12.) First off, I am so excited to see that young Spock appears to be saluting his older self. Fantastic. Also the new “unknown alien”…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What Happens When Security Cameras Get Involved With Matchmaking

What if Big Brother was hijacked by Big Cupid? DreamWorks’ new movie Good Looking shows a future dating service that uses surveillance camera footage to match lonely hearts without fail. Well, almost without fail. The project, just announced by the studio, is the product of screenwriter Chris McCoy, who came up with the idea after…

Movies Graeme McMillan

A Fresh Blood Cocktail Will Perk You Right Up, Ladies

After the lugubrious conversations, the long sequences where people do nothing but walk, and at least 5 belly dances, we discover something shocking about this little club in the Philippines. Knives! Bloodletting! Naked sacrifice! You know you’re watching a low-budget 1960s flick when two actors spend like 45 minutes talking about “sex crime motivation” and…

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10 Different Timelines From The Terminator Universe

Are you confused by all the alternate timelines in the Terminator franchise? So are we. That’s why we created a list of every timeline, and ran it past Sarah Connor Chronicles producer Josh Friedman. Spoilers… 1) The original (?) timeline: Sarah Connor conceives John Connor with some random guy. (All we hear about him is…

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Dustin Hoffman Is On A Mission Of Scientific Awesomeness

Dustin Hoffman is so concerned about getting better science in science-fiction movies, he’s helping to sponsor a “dating service” to match movie directors with real scientists. But will he play a violin at their table-side? Hoffman, whose science fiction movies include Sphere and Outbreak, has told friends that he’s tired of the “silliness” of most…

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Shooting a Feature FIlm With the Canon 5D Mark II: Challenges and Ingenious Workarounds

Andrew Disney is hoping to shoot Searching For Sonny, a feature film, entirely in HD on a 5D Mark II. But first, he had to solve several problems. Hint: it involves using Nikon lenses! So far, Searching For Sonny is a screenplay and a trailer looking for help in getting made (you can sign a…

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A Space Battle That Tears Through A Planet’s Rings

Battle For Terra may be an overly simplistic story of evil humans attacking cute aliens, but the space-battle scenes will look gorgeous, judging from this newly released still. Two more images below. We reviewed Terra last year at the Tribeca Film Festival (warning: spoilers). Bottom line: the storyline strains credulity a bit, especialy the ending,…

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Mutants Strike Sexy Glamour Poses For Wolverine

All the pretty boys from Wolverine Origins give their best over-the-shoulder action shots, in these new stills. Ryan Reynolds wins with the hand-in-the-pocket “I’m not really sure what Gambit is doing here either” look. Wolverine’s origin story hits theaters May 1st. But until then, we’ll have to meditate on these glossy man-mutant pics, to tide…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Alex Cox’s Repo Chick Wraps… And Otto’s Swapped For A Hottie

Original director Alex Cox has finished shooting his Repo Man sequel, Repo Chick. The updated movie deals with mortgage foreclosure crisis, but still supposedly hangs onto the original’s sadistic charm. https://gizmodo.com/repo-man-unloads-his-alien-baggage-onto-repo-chick-5102832 On Cox’s blog, the director posted the above pic (and it’s the only one he’s posted from the set thus far. While he won’t…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Elevator Takes Us To A Twilight Antidote

Is the studio behind Twilight trying to have its cake and eat it? Summit is reportedly about to purchase the screenplay for Elevator Men, a movie described by its writer as, well, the anti-Twilight. The script was written by Marc Haimes, who described it as a reaction to all of these stories now — TV…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Current Dangers to American Families: Al Qaeda, The Econopocalypse, and Netflix Queues

Renting a movie used to mean a quiet night in with your significant other, or a significant amount of alcohol. But these days, virtual warfare has broken out over Netflix queues, threatening to destroy relationships. The New York Times did some hard-hitting investigative reporting and found out that women like movies with Hugh Grant and…

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10 Ways Wolverine Could Still Become A Decent Film

Despite Funky HTML Encoding, Boxee Still Plays Hulu Video Just Fine

Men In Black 3, Actually Happening

Astro Boy Wants To Come Live On Your Desktop

Sam Raimi: Spider-Man 3 Wasn’t My Fault

Robert Patrick Toys With Our Hearts For Terminator 5

A Whiteboard That Explains Terminator’s Entire History

Guns, Bugs and Powered Armor: The Most Realistic Military Science Fiction

A Glimpse Of The John Carter Of Mars Creatures We’ll Never See

If Star Trek Makes Enough Green, Star Trek 2 Is In The Pipeline

What Happens When Security Cameras Get Involved With Matchmaking

A Fresh Blood Cocktail Will Perk You Right Up, Ladies

10 Different Timelines From The Terminator Universe

Dustin Hoffman Is On A Mission Of Scientific Awesomeness

Shooting a Feature FIlm With the Canon 5D Mark II: Challenges and Ingenious Workarounds

A Space Battle That Tears Through A Planet’s Rings

Mutants Strike Sexy Glamour Poses For Wolverine

Alex Cox’s Repo Chick Wraps… And Otto’s Swapped For A Hottie

Elevator Takes Us To A Twilight Antidote

Current Dangers to American Families: Al Qaeda, The Econopocalypse, and Netflix Queues

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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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

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

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