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A World Without Blockbuster Is a World Filled With Sadness

Blockbuster’s likely bankruptcy filing will mean lots of their stores will close. That’s sad! The loss of Blockbuster stores is a loss for everybody. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-blockbuster-filing-for-bankruptcy-next-month-5623329 Of course, filing for bankruptcy doesn’t mean that Blockbuster will close all its stores and go away entirely. It just mean that they’re going to consolidate their into more profitable…

Movies Jason Chen Aug 27

In psychological thriller “The Last Exorcism,” a skeptic’s faith is tested

Before you see The Last Exorcism this weekend, forget everything you saw in the trailers. This is not a gorefest. It’s a tense, character-driven story of skepticism and faith that will leave you utterly shaken. Like many recent horror films, The Last Exorcism is a fake documentary. But unlike Paranormal Activity, or even Blair Witch…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 27

The “Sarlacc in the sky” movie Altitude gets intense trailer

A monster stuck in the middle of the atmosphere that eats planes? That’s so brilliant it just might rule! Check out the new monster we’re all going to fear, the sky monster in Altitude’s full-length trailer. The story follows a gaggle of teens on a high-flying adventure, when all of a sudden shit gets real,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 27

On Futurama, an evil alien overlord just wants someone to boss him around

Yesterday’s Futurama showed us that even murderous alien dictators can have domestic troubles. The show’s resident destroyer of worlds struggled to save his failing marriage while navigating future Comic Con, the ultimate cosplayer, and lots of casual disintegration. “Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences” – which probably wins the prize for least pronounceable Futurama episode title – shines an…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Aug 27

They’re broadcasting those Russian numbers again

You know those mysterious radio stations that broadcast a string of numbers in Russian once every few years? Well, one of them, called uvb-76 spluttered to life again after years of dormancy, and a voice sent out a new message this week. Need to know more? Here’s a whole archive of information about “shortwave numbers…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 27

New Let The Right One In poster chills your blood

Artist Tyler Stout’s new poster for Let The Right One In is like a tapestry that retells the Swedish vampire film and captures its dark mystery. It’s on display at AllCity Media and will be available from Stout’s site. [Slashfilm]

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27

New character stills and scenes from Harry Potter’s movie finale

The first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get to know all the new faces. Check out Luna’s dad Xenophilius Lovegood, and Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour. The new Potter movie will be in theaters November 19th. [Images via Mugglenet]

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 27

How many definitions of science fiction are there?

Science fiction is the literature of our times, the fuel of our imaginations and the source of our favorite imaginary worlds. But what do we mean when we talk about “science fiction?” Here are some of the many definitions. “Science fiction is what we point to when we say it.” — Damon Knight. “Science fiction…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27

Zombiepocalypse skills: How to siphon gas

Gas pumps don’t work when the people who run electric power grids have been consumed by the living dead. Learn the principles behind siphons and how to siphon gas out of abandoned cars by the side of the road. Siphoning is one of the neater physics visuals that one can create with simple supplies. All…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 27

New Tron: Legacy footage makes Flynn Jr. look a bit more bad-ass

Some new Tron: Legacy footage shows the younger Flynn zooming around in the real world on his bad-boy motorcycle. Who knew all those lessons in hard leather jacket-wearing would come in handy in Tron City? The video is from the Nokia Connection 2010 convention in Singapore. A lot of the digitized scenes we’ve seen already…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 27

A former James Bond will be a major player on Chuck, plus our first look at Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page’s superhero team

An X-Men producer explains what they’re learning from the other Marvel franchise. There’s another crazy Batman 3 rumor. See Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page fight crime in Super. Plus everything you want to know about Syfy’s superhero comedy Three Inches. X-Men – First Class: Producer Lauren Shuler Donner explained that parts of the X-Men Origins:…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 27

Rumor: Blockbuster Filing for Bankruptcy Next Month

The much-documented decline of Blockbuster is drawing to a halt earlier than expected, with key people involved in the movie business touting a bankruptcy notice for the big blue just next month. Supposedly meetings were held last week with six of the big movie studios, with Blockbuster alerting them to their soon-to-be bankruptcy move due…

Movies Kat Hannaford Aug 27

Infamous cases of “real life possession” in the modern age

This weekend the world is readying itself for faux documentary The Last Exorcism. But what about the “real” demon possessions? We found the best of the best – judge as you will. The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel The woman that inspired both films The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Requiem, Michel’s possession tale is a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 26

The smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a plant distress call

The lovely scent of cut grass is the reek of plant anguish: When attacked, plants release airborne chemical compounds. Now scientists say plants can use these compounds almost like language, notifying nearby creatures who can “rescue” them from insect attacks. A group of German scientists studying a wild tobacco plant noticed that the compounds it…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 26

How to Stop the Government From Tracking Your Location (Illegally!)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just decided that it was legal for the police to put a GPS tracking device on your car, sitting in your driveway, on your property. Here’s how to protect yourself. https://gizmodo.com/our-worst-nightmares-about-the-government-tracking-us-j-5622800 Matt’s post about the decision explains in depth about the ruling. To quickly summarize, the supreme court had…

io9 Jason Chen Aug 26

What was it like to enter King Tut’s tomb when it was opened in 1923?

National Geographic has just republished an essay written in 1923, by a journalist who ventured inside King Tut’s tomb shortly after it was excavated – and told his tale with low-key swashbuckling flair. National Geographic correspondent Maynard Owen Williams journeyed to Egypt to witness the opening of King Tut’s tomb. He begins: Tutankhamen was the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 26

Two heads really can be better than one…as long as those heads are similar

Two heads are supposedly better than one, but is this true when it comes to how we see the world? Combining people’s initial estimates really can make for better measurements – but only if both observers know what they’re doing. Although it seems intuitively true that two or more people would come up with a…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 26

Preview Legends of Shannara: Bearers of the Black Staff

The evolution of one of imaginative fiction’s most beloved worlds continues in the first book of the new series Legends of Shannara: Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks, available now from Del Rey. For more than three decades, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks has ruled the epic fantasy realm with his…

io9 Gawkercreative Aug 26

First gooey footage from Vessel’s in-flight alien attack

We’ve been following the work of Clark Baker’s short film Vessel ever since we laid eyes on his monster on a plane creations. But now the film has wrapped, and we’re got first ever footage of the mile-high alien. https://gizmodo.com/down-with-crappy-cg-aliens-support-a-real-monster-5540362 Since we last reported on Vessel, they’ve wrapped principal photography (check out a few stills…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 26

Wesley Snipes Was Almost Geordi La Forge, and Other Star Trek: TNG Casting Fun

In a strong argument for the existence of alternate realities, according to this purported 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation casting sheet Wesley Snipes was once a front-runner to play Geordi La Forge. UPDATED: This is nothing against LeVar Burton. I love LeVar Burton! And I wouldn’t have wanted to see anyone else in that…

io9 Brian Barrett Aug 26

A World Without Blockbuster Is a World Filled With Sadness

In psychological thriller “The Last Exorcism,” a skeptic’s faith is tested

The “Sarlacc in the sky” movie Altitude gets intense trailer

On Futurama, an evil alien overlord just wants someone to boss him around

They’re broadcasting those Russian numbers again

New Let The Right One In poster chills your blood

New character stills and scenes from Harry Potter’s movie finale

How many definitions of science fiction are there?

Zombiepocalypse skills: How to siphon gas

New Tron: Legacy footage makes Flynn Jr. look a bit more bad-ass

A former James Bond will be a major player on Chuck, plus our first look at Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page’s superhero team

Rumor: Blockbuster Filing for Bankruptcy Next Month

Infamous cases of “real life possession” in the modern age

The smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a plant distress call

How to Stop the Government From Tracking Your Location (Illegally!)

What was it like to enter King Tut’s tomb when it was opened in 1923?

Two heads really can be better than one…as long as those heads are similar

Preview Legends of Shannara: Bearers of the Black Staff

First gooey footage from Vessel’s in-flight alien attack

Wesley Snipes Was Almost Geordi La Forge, and Other Star Trek: TNG Casting Fun

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