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Watch Sean Connery Explain Cryo-Sleep To The Most Obnoxious Kid Ever

Sean Connery brings a certain resigned, sad dignity to his performance as a broken man on the frontier in 1981’s Outland. Except in this scene, where he has to talk to his son, the most annoying kid we’ve seen in ages, and explain the concept of cryogenic suspension. I love how Connery’s face just gets…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Jurassic World Image Shows Chris Pratt And His Best Friend—A Raptor

Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow just tweeted out this image of two best friends being best friends forever. Truly, this movie will kill me. OK, so Trevorrow tweeted out an image that could very likely be a promo image, which is usually reserved for hokey staged shit with props and puppets. So maybe I’m blowing…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Holiday Card Is Simply Adorable

Every year, we look forward to the Star Wars-themed holiday greeting from LucasFilm. And this year’s animated short film did not disappoint. R2 making paper snowflakes, be still my little fan heart. [via Holiday Card Star Wars]

Movies Meredith Woerner

All The Scenes That Could Have Been Cut From The Hobbit Trilogy

The Hobbit trilogy has thrown Tolkien-fans a rather rare problem: way too much screentime for some of their most beloved characters. So, what could have been cut to make the movie a little smaller and a whole lot better? So, so much. After reading this review of the final installation of The Hobbit to make…

Movies Ria Misra

Robin Williams Voices Simon Pegg’s Dog In 1st Absolutely Anything Clip

Terry Jones’ Absolutely Anything is a bittersweet film now. On the great side, this movie reunites Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and John Cleese. But it’s also one of the last roles for comedian Robin Williams, whose talent is showcased in the first-ever clip from the film. Here’s the premise: Pegg plays…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The 10 Best And 10 Worst Science Fiction And Fantasy Movies Of 2014

This was a weird year for movies. The box office was weak, but also, most films didn’t deserve love or hate. They were just… okay. But the genre movies that did stand out were either brilliant experiments, or horrible misfires. Here are the 10 best and 10 worst science fiction and fantasy movies of 2014.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Everything They Said About Making Three Hobbit Movies Was True

Remember when Peter Jackson announced he was splitting J.R.R. Tolkien’s slim volume The Hobbit into three movies? Even with Jackson’s OCD attention to detail, that seemed too much — and the entire internet worried that it would be all bloat and no heart. Well, the internet was right, at least about the third movie. The…

Movies Annalee Newitz

In The Hobbit‘s Honest Trailer, Even Its Own Characters Are Bored By It

With the last of the three Hobbit movies coming out today, Honest Trailers turned its keen eye on the one that came out this time last year, The Desolation of Smaug. It had not occurred to us just how much of the second movie was made up of flashbacks to the first one. But now,…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

Tim Burton Doesn’t Think Marvel’s Momentum Can Last

Speaking with Yahoo!, Tim Burton offered up his opinion on the new wave of superhero movies. In particular, Burton took aim at Marvel for making film after film with the same formula and issues-ridden superhero. Yes, Tim Burton thinks Marvel needs to consider making a happy superhero. Here’s what Burton said: Marvel, they have their…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

What’s The Greatest Clash Of Titans (Or Gods) Of All Time?

Everybody loves an epic showdown, or a confrontation between a giant and a smaller adversary. But sometimes, the most awe-inspiring battles are between two foes that are both just ginormous and packed with power. What’s the greatest fight between two giants (or gods, or titans) you’ve ever seen? Please include a picture, clip, book cover,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

How Neal Stephenson Is Helping To Make Snow Crash‘s Metaverse A Reality

Magic Leap’s mysterious augmented reality tech promises to “bring magic back into the world.” And now Neal Stephenson, who imagined the virtual Metaverse in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, has joined the company. He tells io9 why this technology may “demand a new way of thinking.” Top image via Magic Leap website Magic Leap had…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Everyone’s Favorite Goth Girl Will Return For Beetlejuice 2

The more we hear about the possible Beetlejuice sequel, the more we can’t help but get excited in spite of all the dread. And now it sounds like Burton and company are keen on getting the Beetlejuice band back together, and that includes Lydia Deetz. Michael Keaton (the original ghost with the most) has previously…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A Mind-Blowing Explanation Of Existentialism In The Terminator Films

It’s no accident that Sarah Connor’s famous dictum that there is “No fate but what we make” closely resembles Jean-Paul Sartre’s first principle of existentialism, that “Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself.” As philosophy grad student Ro Smith explains in the above video (and accompanying essay), the Terminator films are…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Black List Of Beloved (But Unfilmed) Scripts Unloads Tons Of New Scifi

Every year “the Black List” unloads an exciting compilation of what many consider to be the “best” unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, selected by a secret panel of insiders. And the 2014 Black List is overflowing with new scifi. Our time is now, people! In case you’re wondering what the Black List is (and how it…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What’s The Most Fun Movie From The 1980s?

The 1980s were a troubled time. There were terrible fashions. People talked seriously about Mutually Assured Destruction. Cocaine was everywhere. And yet, the movies of that era have an innocence and fun that’s difficult to beat. What movie from the 1980s is just the most straight-up fun to watch? Please include a picture, poster, clip,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The Millennium Falcon’s Hyperdrive Noises Were Recorded In A Bathroom

Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt describes the surprising noises he and his team recorded and later combined to produce the sound of the Millennium Falcon’s malfunctioning hyperdrive. I wonder if we’ll be hearing any of these noises in The Force Awakens. More on Burtt’s process (“when Ben needs a sound… he goes out and looks…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez

Michael Keaton Puts All Other Batman Actors In Their Place With 2 Words

Former Batman actor Christian Bale recently gave a quote that he would be jealous to see Ben Affleck take up the cape and cowl in Batman V. Superman. But when Michael Keaton was asked the same thing, he demonstrated once and for all that he truly is Batman. In an interview with the Short List…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Hey, Weirdos! Is A Reboot Of The Craft In the Works?

Today’s unconfirmed/tantalizing/”but whyyy?” Hollywood rumor for all the once and future teen witches out there: There may be a reboot of 1996’s The Craft in the works. Dread Central is cautiously sharing the news from a tipster who “takes surveys about various topics, the most recent of which was films that are currently in theaters.”…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

New Attack on Titan Poster Reveals The Most Colossal Titan Yet

A newly released poster for the live-action adaptation of Attack on Titan suggests its titans will be even bigger than their manga counterparts. Here’s the new poster, which was unveiled yesterday, in conjunction with an Attack on Titan exhibit in Tokyo: According to Anime News Network, the colossal Titan in the manga and TV anime…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez

Can You Solve These Seven Riddles Inspired By The Hobbit?

Even Bilbo Baggins would have a hard time tackling this week’s riddles. The third installment in The Hobbit trilogy debuts this week. We’re celebrating with brainteasers inspired by the riddles exchanged between Gollum and Bilbo in the fifth chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. You’ll find them below, under the sub-heading “Sunday Puzzle(s) #11: Riddles…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez

Watch Sean Connery Explain Cryo-Sleep To The Most Obnoxious Kid Ever

Jurassic World Image Shows Chris Pratt And His Best Friend—A Raptor

Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Holiday Card Is Simply Adorable

All The Scenes That Could Have Been Cut From The Hobbit Trilogy

Robin Williams Voices Simon Pegg’s Dog In 1st Absolutely Anything Clip

The 10 Best And 10 Worst Science Fiction And Fantasy Movies Of 2014

Everything They Said About Making Three Hobbit Movies Was True

In The Hobbit‘s Honest Trailer, Even Its Own Characters Are Bored By It

Tim Burton Doesn’t Think Marvel’s Momentum Can Last

What’s The Greatest Clash Of Titans (Or Gods) Of All Time?

How Neal Stephenson Is Helping To Make Snow Crash‘s Metaverse A Reality

Everyone’s Favorite Goth Girl Will Return For Beetlejuice 2

A Mind-Blowing Explanation Of Existentialism In The Terminator Films

Black List Of Beloved (But Unfilmed) Scripts Unloads Tons Of New Scifi

What’s The Most Fun Movie From The 1980s?

The Millennium Falcon’s Hyperdrive Noises Were Recorded In A Bathroom

Michael Keaton Puts All Other Batman Actors In Their Place With 2 Words

Hey, Weirdos! Is A Reboot Of The Craft In the Works?

New Attack on Titan Poster Reveals The Most Colossal Titan Yet

Can You Solve These Seven Riddles Inspired By The Hobbit?

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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