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And now, the original Star Wars trilogy playing all at the same time

I have no idea what’s to be gleaned from watching all three movies at once, but I definitely heard Bossk whisper “Paul is dead.” [Via Buzzfeed]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The weirdest kaiju dance number ever committed to celluloid

In the 1967 South Korean Godzilla rip-off Yongary, The Monster of the Deep, the film’s plucky boy protagonist catches the beast napping. Upon waking up, the monster begins swaying groovy to the spontaneous sounds of surf rock. He’s not a great dancer, but he’s got better moves than Pulgasari. https://gizmodo.com/kim-jong-il-is-dead-heres-his-monster-movie-344306

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Georgian army rented for Russia-hating war flick

The August 2008 war between Georgia and Russia was fought at sea, in the air, on land … and in the press, as both sides tried to spin events in their favor. The shooting has ended. The propaganda war continues. On Aug. 19, Georgia fired potentially its most powerful information broadside: the U.S. debut of…

Movies David Axe - Danger Room

The Real Life Aquatic with 75-Year-Old Diver Ray Ives

For half a century Ray Ives has essentially lived beneath the ocean’s surface as a commercial diver. He’s recovered wrecks, amassed countless trinkets and forgotten undersea lore Now retired, the 75-year-old “pirate” divers recreationally, and adds to his collection of bottles, clay bottles, swords, guns, pipes, ammo boxes, cigarette boxes, pieces of silver and even…

Movies Jack Loftus

What Pixar films looked like 40 years ago

In 1972, future Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull and University of Utah classmate Fred Parke produced this short film of Catmull’s hand, which is one of the earliest examples of 3D computer rendering. The animation eventually showed up in Futureworld (a.k.a. the sequel to Westworld). You can read more about this animation here. [Robby Ingebretsen via…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Is Shark Night 3D the culmination of all human aesthetic thought? Probably

Tragedy, comedy, irony, post-irony, paint-by-numbers Hollywood, post-celebrity, lurid, ascetic, penis, vagina, bull shark, tiger shark. Shark Night 3D is all of these. Shark Night 3D is directed by David Ellis, who brought us the movie-meme Snakes On A Plane. Ellis originally wanted to call this film Untitled 3D Shark Thriller, a formal acknowledgment of the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Will conspiracy flick Apollo 18 break the internet?

I have burning visions of Apollo 18 becoming one of the most misunderstood movies in history. It purports to be the “real story” of why humans never returned to the Moon, and is artfully recreated from footage that looks ripped directly from the mid-1970s motion-capture cameras that supposedly filmed it. Years from now, conspiracy fans…

Movies Annalee Newitz

It’s never too late to be pissed off about Halle Berry’s Gothika

Did Halle Berry fire her agent after Monster’s Ball? I could easily look this up, but I prefer to speculate. It’s frankly baffling that she followed up her Academy Award-winning turn in the indie hit with Die Another Day, Gothika, and Catwoman-all of which qualify for inclusion in this column. (Note that I’m leaving out…

Movies Louis Peitzman

Why Dumbledore is Cooler than Snape

A British poll resulted in Severus Snape being voted everyone’s favorite Harry Potter character, with Hermione in second place — and poor Albus Dumbledore was stuck in eighth place. Over at the Guardian, Annabel Pitcher has a spirited defence of Dumbledore as cooler, more stylish, more magical and more cunning than Snape: How can you…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Darryl Hannah’s alien insect queen is the funniest supervillain we’ve seen in ages

You might have thought ABC’s V remake gave us the most cheese-tastic take on the “evil alien queen” trope — but you haven’t seen Daryl Hannah in The Last Days of Planet Earth. Her performance is one of our favorite things ever. If you missed it, Last Days is a 2006 miniseries that aired on…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

io9’s Guide to What’s Next for Science Fiction and Science

What’s coming this season to entertain and edify you? We’ve got the complete scoop on the best of what’s going to be awesome in fall — from dinosaurs on TV and time thieves on film, to Neal Stephenson’s latest novel and an arctic sea explorer robot from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. MOVIES: 5 Movies…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Watch Guillermo del Toro create a whole new freaky monster tribe in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark featurette

How does monster maker Guillermo del Toro create such wonderfully terrifying creatures? We’ve got an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of del Toro and director Troy Nixey, showing you how Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark brought their little gremlins alive! Did you catch the part about how they made eight different personalities for the little monsters?…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Hilarious Fan Video: The Real Version of Darth Vader’s New Return of the Jedi Soundtrack

For those of you who didn’t like Darth Vader’s new overdubbed voice in the Return of the Jedi Blu-ray discs, here’s a fan video that offers… an alternative. Somehow it just seems kind of appropriate. [Thanks, Deric]

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Gorgeous Jurassic Park Mondo poster spared no expense!

Check out the gorgeous Jurassic Park print released by Alamo Drafthouse & Mondo celebrating the Blu-ray release of everyone’s favorite dinosaur movie. But wait — this is only the first of many glorious Jurassic Park posters. Here’s the full image by artist Aaron Horkey. The next poster will be released the same time the Blu-ray…

Movies Meredith Woerner

13 clips from Soderbergh’s Contagion will make you wash your hands compulsively

you can make it through these 13 clips from Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion without wondering what you’ve touched lately… then congratulations, you’re disgusting. Watch the many plot threads with Soderbergh’s ensemble cast start to gel together in these new clips.

Movies Meredith Woerner

What are you more annoyed by: Darth Vader’s overdub, or Superman’s weird costume?

It’s the showdown that you’ve been waiting for your whole life: Darth Vader vs. Superman. Except that this isn’t a test of strength, dexterity or willpower — it’s who had a worse week. Was it Darth Vader, whose dramatic change of heart in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is now going to be overdubbed…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

New Superman set pics show off Clark Kent’s blue alien bulge

If you weren’t happy about the recent red trunk modifications Zack Snyder gave his new Superman Henry Cavill, you may not like these new costume set pics. Check out Supes new sexy racing stripes, they certainly do accentuate his, um… blue Kryptonite. https://gizmodo.com/henry-cavills-superman-goes-without-underpants-interne-5834168 So do you like the silver bands rippling up Superman’s muscular thighs?…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The io9 Guide to September’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy heat up in September. There’s Dragon*Con! New television shows, including Spielberg’s dinosaur epic Terra Nova! New Scott Westerfeld dieselpunk insanity! Star Wars on Blu-ray! And Stephen Soderbergh’s plague thriller Contagion. And so much more… Here’s the ultimate guide to science fiction and fantasy in September. Top image: Lost City by James…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Beautiful behind-the-scenes Blade Runner video will change how you think about movies

Watch this amazing short created for fans at science fiction conventions in 1983, which shows the elaborate designs Ridley Scott and his crew created to illustrate Blade Runner’s striking future dystopia. From the Vimeo account which posted this footage: One of the Blade Runner Convention Reels, featuring interviews with Ridley Scott, Syd Mead and Douglas…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Movie and TV Trends We Hope Are On Their Way Out

Hollywood sells us quick hits of entertainment, and counts on our attention-deficit disorder to keep us distractible. But Hollywood also has its own case of ADD, chasing fads and cool ideas, and then running them into the ground. That can be a very good thing, because some fads are so dumb you can’t wait for…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

And now, the original Star Wars trilogy playing all at the same time

The weirdest kaiju dance number ever committed to celluloid

Georgian army rented for Russia-hating war flick

The Real Life Aquatic with 75-Year-Old Diver Ray Ives

What Pixar films looked like 40 years ago

Is Shark Night 3D the culmination of all human aesthetic thought? Probably

Will conspiracy flick Apollo 18 break the internet?

It’s never too late to be pissed off about Halle Berry’s Gothika

Why Dumbledore is Cooler than Snape

Darryl Hannah’s alien insect queen is the funniest supervillain we’ve seen in ages

io9’s Guide to What’s Next for Science Fiction and Science

Watch Guillermo del Toro create a whole new freaky monster tribe in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark featurette

Hilarious Fan Video: The Real Version of Darth Vader’s New Return of the Jedi Soundtrack

Gorgeous Jurassic Park Mondo poster spared no expense!

13 clips from Soderbergh’s Contagion will make you wash your hands compulsively

What are you more annoyed by: Darth Vader’s overdub, or Superman’s weird costume?

New Superman set pics show off Clark Kent’s blue alien bulge

The io9 Guide to September’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

Beautiful behind-the-scenes Blade Runner video will change how you think about movies

Movie and TV Trends We Hope Are On Their Way Out

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

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