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Fringe and Chuck are back! And witness the coming of Sharktopus and The Event!

This week sees the premiere of The Event and J.J. Abrams’ Undercovers, plus the unholy rise of Sharktopus! There’s also the returns of Chuck, Fringe, Supernatural and Smallville, and the shocking season finale of Warehouse 13. Television loves us again! Today: There’s the season opener of Chuck on NBC at 8 PM — if you…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

IMDB’s worst-rated scifi movies are strangely compelling

Which sci-fi titles earned a spot on the list of IMDB’s worst-rated titles? Find out which movies are the worst of the worst – surprisingly, some are even worse than that. IMBD, the popular movie site, allows users to rate the movies that it has listed on a scale of one to ten. While most…

Movies Esther Inglis-Arkell

Sunday Matinee: Ralph Bakshi’s post-apocalyptic fantasy Wizards

Millions of years after nuclear war warps the Earth, two magical brothers fight for supremacy. Their battle is filled with faeries, robotic assassins, gun-wielding mutants, and funk music. Such is the conceit of 1977’s Wizards, today’s Sunday Matinee selection. Wizards, which preceded Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings, was initially named War Wizards until George Lucas…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Q: What’s the worst ninja magic ever? A: “The evil vagina bubble from Hell.” (NSFW)

There are plenty of godawful ninja battles out there, but this scene from Female Ninjas 3: The Magic Chronicles takes the cake. Two ninjas are enjoying astral projection whoopee, when a bubble from the netherworld emerges from someone’s nether regions. Mind you, this isn’t the only kind of uterine ninjitsu in Kunoichi ninpô chô III:…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Shyamalan’s Satanic elevator ride won’t blow your mind, but it’s better than his last 3 films

Unbreakable director (and Last Airbender ruiner) M. Night Shyamalan has doomed the movie Devil by association. People even booed for the trailer featuring his name. But the Devil-in-an-elevator movie is more fun, and less contrived, than the Shyamalan name suggests. Oh, and here’s your warning: Press the down button for spoilers! Although we don’t give…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Are you ready for “Milton’s Paradise Lost” – the 3D war movie?

Alex Proyas, director of The Crow and Knowing, has just signed on to adapt John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, which tells the tragic story of how Lucifer fell and got to be the lovable character we know today. Variety reports: The project tells the story of the epic war in heaven between archangels Michael…

Movies Annalee Newitz

A video tribute to the greatest drunks in science fiction

This weekend, the international beer-drinkers’ holiday, Oktoberfest, kicks off. And to celebrate, we’ve rounded up our favorite science fiction/fantasy characters doing what they do best: getting wasted. So have a beer on us, and enjoy our video tribute. Cheers!

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Cabin In The Woods could become Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s great lost project

The Cabin In The Woods, the genre-smashing horror film directed by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) from a script he co-wrote with Joss Whedon, has been delayed yet again. And this time, we’re not even sure when we’ll see it. Cabin was originally supposed to come out last February, but was delayed until next January so that…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Will the giant robotic King Kong save Broadway from U2’s Spider-Man?

Behold the beast that could save Broadway from horrible emo Peter Parkers. This 20-foot animatronic could be the star of his own Broadway musical, King Kong — Live On Stage. But does he sing and dance? Sadly no, King Kong will not be dancing and singing with his 40 cast mates. But we’re actually pretty…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What’s the big twist in M. Night Shyamalan’s Devil?

“Five strangers trapped [in an elevator.] One of them is not what they seem.” Let the guessing game begin! What is the big twist that came from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan? Who do you think is the Devil? Even though this thriller is directed by John Erick Dowdle, Shyamalan has left his stamp…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Ryan Reynolds calls the Deadpool movie “emotional filth.” Huzzah!

Ryan Reynolds just shared his thoughts on his other upcoming comic book movie, Deadpool, calling it a “nasty piece of work.” So does this mean the movie is still on? Three bits of good news, courtesy of Hero Complex. First, it sounds like the Deadpool movie is still alive. Or at least, Reynolds is trying…

Movies Meredith Woerner

3 new Sharktopus clips promise bloody bikini-clad greatness

We didn’t think Sharktopus could get any better – then we saw these new clips. Eric Roberts and Roger Corman positively bring it on-screen. And the half shark, half octopus monster ain’t so bad either! [via Blastr]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Turn Your iPhone Into an Animation Studio With the StopMotion App

We know how good the iPhone 4’s camera is, but what else can it do besides snap pics? With the StopMotion app, makes some pretty kickass amateur stop motion movies. My own attempt was sad, but the app is powerful. StopMotion works by laying out a viewfinder grid, allowing you to manipulate, bit by bit,…

Movies Sam Biddle

Empire Strikes Back almost didn’t get made: Inside secrets of Star Wars’ first sequel!

The book trailer for J.W. Rinzler’s The Making of The Empire Strikes Back is a must-watch, full of juicy secrets. Glimpse the original script by Leigh Bracket, check out concept art, and find out how ESB almost fell through. The book will be in stores October 12th.

Movies Meredith Woerner

New Tangled trailer takes us back to the days of classic Disney animation

Kick-ass damsels in distress, a charming/bumbling hero, quirky animals, and silly one-note side characters. The new trailer for Disney’s computer-animated Rapunzel film reminds us all why we wanted to live in a castle when we were little. While we’re excited to get back to the days when where castles and magic ruled the Mouse House,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Boy Scouts Vs. Zombies, the movie, gets a director

We loved She’s The Man, but director Andy Fickman hasn’t wowed us lately. Maybe he’ll win us back with his horror comedy Boy Scouts Vs. Zombies. And let’s hope he puts it out before the undead tipping point! [Production Weekly]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Korea’s man-eating pig masterpiece, Chaw, coming to the U.S.!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the pig pen… We’ve been pumped for Chaw, Korea’s monster pig movie, for a couple of years. So it’s amazing news that Magnet Releasing has bought the U.S. rights. Magnet is renaming the film Chawz, to try and suggest that this is sort of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Beam Your Laptop to Your TV With Veebeam

Veebeam does not do anything new. There are a variety of ways to get content from your computer to your TV. But the Veebeam does it easily. Web? Games? Movies? Hulu? With a Wireless USB dongle and receiver, you’re set. By plugging the $99 Veebeam’s antenna into your computer’s USB port, whatever is on your…

Movies Sam Biddle

The lost concept art from Paul Greengrass’ Watchmen

Before Zack Snyder put his stamp on Watchmen, both Terry Gilliam and Paul Greengrass had taken a pass at translating Alan Moore’s work. Concept art from Greengrass’ version has come out, showing how he’d planned to update the story. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Greengrass’ production designer Dominic Watkins, revealed his book of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The 55 Best Comedies To Watch Instantly on Netflix

Slogging through your Netflix Watch Instantly options can be a nightmarish tour of the straight-to-DVD netherworld. Fortunately, our friends over at Splitsider have compiled a handy list of 55 comedies for your queue that aren’t just excellent—they’re essential. You could argue that there are more movies out there that are worth watching that didn’t make…

Movies Brian Barrett

Fringe and Chuck are back! And witness the coming of Sharktopus and The Event!

IMDB’s worst-rated scifi movies are strangely compelling

Sunday Matinee: Ralph Bakshi’s post-apocalyptic fantasy Wizards

Q: What’s the worst ninja magic ever? A: “The evil vagina bubble from Hell.” (NSFW)

Shyamalan’s Satanic elevator ride won’t blow your mind, but it’s better than his last 3 films

Are you ready for “Milton’s Paradise Lost” – the 3D war movie?

A video tribute to the greatest drunks in science fiction

The Cabin In The Woods could become Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s great lost project

Will the giant robotic King Kong save Broadway from U2’s Spider-Man?

What’s the big twist in M. Night Shyamalan’s Devil?

Ryan Reynolds calls the Deadpool movie “emotional filth.” Huzzah!

3 new Sharktopus clips promise bloody bikini-clad greatness

Turn Your iPhone Into an Animation Studio With the StopMotion App

Empire Strikes Back almost didn’t get made: Inside secrets of Star Wars’ first sequel!

New Tangled trailer takes us back to the days of classic Disney animation

Boy Scouts Vs. Zombies, the movie, gets a director

Korea’s man-eating pig masterpiece, Chaw, coming to the U.S.!

Beam Your Laptop to Your TV With Veebeam

The lost concept art from Paul Greengrass’ Watchmen

The 55 Best Comedies To Watch Instantly on Netflix

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