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YouTube to Offer Paid and Ad-Supported New Release Movie Rentals?

The Wall Street Journal reports that YouTube is deep in discussions with the movie studios to offer both paid (likely $3.99) and ad-supported movie rentals. This would include new releases, which would be new to YouTube. Lion’s Gate, Sony and Warner Bros are all reportedly discussing such a service with Google (who owns YouTube), although…

Movies Dan Nosowitz

A Weird, Pseudo-Sexual Dream About Mega-Shark and Giant Octopus

Scientist Debbie Gibson has a flash of insight into how to defeat Mega-Shark and Giant Octopus in this dream sequence . . . which is weirdly sexual. I know, I know – how could it not be? So Debbie goes to bed after hearing from the incongruously polytailed military guy that nukes are the next…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Strange Shape of Star Trash

What you are seeing here is the bizarre shape of the debris shot out of a star called HD 61005 after it has been warped by solar winds. This star garbage explosion could eventually form planets with strange orbits. According to Space.com: The inner, yellow portion of HD 61005’s disk spans 5.4 billion miles, or…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Scifi Mega-Director Bryan Singer’s Next Project: Web Video

Say what you will about director Bryan Singer’s lastest BSG reboot-reboot movie and critically-panned Superman Returns, the director loves his scifi genre. So much so that he’s starting his own scifi web series. You gotta hand it to Singer – he’s really ticking off everything on the “things to make” list. Movies, television and now…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Fighting Crime with Lime Juice and Marbles

In the trailer for his superhero comedy Defendor, Woody Harrelson plays a regular guy who one day dons a superhero persona and fights crime. While they may not fit in Batman’s utility belt, he has some inventive crime-fighting tools. Defendor, Peter Stebbings‘ directorial debut, is cut more from the same cloth of Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn’s…

Movies Lauren Davis

Spider-Man Musical Hanging On A Single Strand?

We thought the Spider-Man musical fiasco was finished, crushed to death under its $45 million budget. But it seems the sunglassed superstar Bono, who wrote the show’s score, has stepped in to save the day. [New York Post]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Guy Ritchie Moves from Steampunk Holmes to Alien Bounty Hunting

Now that Sherlock Holmes is in the can, Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct Lobo, featuring DC’s anti-hero bounty hunter. But while Ritchie may bring some edge to the effects-driven film, Warner Bros. is still shooting for PG-13. [Variety] https://gizmodo.com/dcs-bounty-hunting-bastich-to-get-the-avatar-treatment-5324130

Movies Lauren Davis

First CG Test Picture from “The Host 2”

Though the sequel to toxic-waste-created kaiju flick The Host is still over a year away, the studio has released a first glimpse at the new Hostie monster. Twitch posted this image yesterday, of Hostie running through the streets outside Seoul. Looks like he’ll be straying away from the water, at least for a little while,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Colbert Finally Gets His Due On The Space Station

This week, Stephen Colbert has finally gotten what he deserves: a piece of the International Space Station named after him. But it’s not the module he had hoped for. It’s a treadmill. And it’s still in over a hundred pieces. The treadmill’s official name is the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill, but it’s…

io9 StephenGoldmeier

Star Trek Returns to IMAX this Friday

The latest Star Trek was a great movie (indisputable fact), but it only had a two-week run at most IMAX theaters because of the summer blockbuster schedule. So it’s returning for two more weeks to these 85 IMAX theaters, Friday: Mesa , AZ – Gateway 12 + IMAX Theatre Phoenix , AZ – Deer Valley…

Movies Mark Wilson

Prison Cults Can Save You From Hallucination-Induced Suicide

Last night’s Warehouse 13 drops us in a prison on a dark and stormy night, where prison inmates are being driven to suicide. But can prison cults and guilty hallucinations compete with last week’s disco ball madness? This week’s episode, “Regrets,” had all the markings of a fair episode that could have been pretty great.…

Television Lauren Davis

The Strange Case of Seizures That Turned a Woman Into a Man

Researchers report an odd case in the latest issue of Epilepsy & Behavior. Whenever their patient had an epileptic seizure, she thought she’d become male – and that other women near her had turned into men too. What caused it? Apparently when this woman had seizures, she felt that her voice had become deeper and…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Gamer’s Lady Puppet Talks Sexy Nanotech Dressup

Amber Valletta talks about getting forcibly sexed up for her gross, futuristic “user” in the ultra-violent future wold of Gamer, the movie she wouldn’t let her son see. We chatted with lovely Amber Valetta about the cold and cruel futuristic world Crank’s Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor created for Gamer. A world where people can…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Live Out Your Airship Fantasies in Zeppelin-Shaped Hotel

It may not fly, but this zeppelin-shaped retreat built among the trees lets you imagine that you live in an airship floating high above the ground. And, if you happen to pass through Victoria, Australia, it’s available to rent. The Cocoon was built by designers Bellemo & Cat as a lightweight structure with minimal impact…

io9 Lauren Davis

New Study Shows Every Person Has “At Least 100 Mutations”

Every person born has at least 100 new mutations in her genome, and probably a lot more. That was the finding from a group of scientists who studied genetic mutations in two men from an extended family. The scientists published their work in Current Biology, and described using rapid DNA sequencing technology to investigate the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Thirteen Rules For Making a Mutant

When mutant melodrama Heroes returns to your TV later this month, we’ll be reminded of the myriad ways mutant-making can go wrong. So how do you make a mutant and do it right? Here are 13 rules from the best. Not every mutant can follow all of these rules – in fact, some are contradictory.…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Take a Trip Down the Lynchian Rabbit Hole

Fans of surreal mysteries like Lost and The Prisoner would do well to check out Sin Titulo, Cameron Stewart‘s creepy noir comic involving malevolent nursing home employees, teleportation, and people psychically connected through a vision of a dead tree. Along with Karl Kerschl, of the previously mentioned The Abominable Charles Christopher, Cameron Stewart is part…

io9 Lauren Davis

Syfy Channel Getting A Cooking Show?

The newly renamed Syfy Channel uses “Imagine Greater” as its slogan, but one source claims it’ll be launching a cooking show and a talk show, in an attempt to imagine a broader audience. We heard from a source who’s had meetings with Syfy execs recently, in which they said they were trying to get away…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

After Seeing This New Star Blazers Trailer, We’re Definitely Off To Outer Space

If you grew up on the spacefaring thrills and drama of Space Cruiser Yamato (or Star Blazers in the U.S.), then this new trailer for the new Yamato film will get your blood pumping nicely. We weren’t too impressed with the longer, somewhat stately trailer for the new Yamato movie back in June. But this…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

First Review For The Terrible Butt-To-Face 3 Person Centipede Film

Remember the terrible human-centipede film, based on a mad scientist’s dreams to sew three humans together and create the ultimate creature? Quiet Earth has seen it, and they like its humor… so far. [Quiet Earth]

io9 Meredith Woerner

YouTube to Offer Paid and Ad-Supported New Release Movie Rentals?

A Weird, Pseudo-Sexual Dream About Mega-Shark and Giant Octopus

The Strange Shape of Star Trash

Scifi Mega-Director Bryan Singer’s Next Project: Web Video

Fighting Crime with Lime Juice and Marbles

Spider-Man Musical Hanging On A Single Strand?

Guy Ritchie Moves from Steampunk Holmes to Alien Bounty Hunting

First CG Test Picture from “The Host 2”

Colbert Finally Gets His Due On The Space Station

Star Trek Returns to IMAX this Friday

Prison Cults Can Save You From Hallucination-Induced Suicide

The Strange Case of Seizures That Turned a Woman Into a Man

Gamer’s Lady Puppet Talks Sexy Nanotech Dressup

Live Out Your Airship Fantasies in Zeppelin-Shaped Hotel

New Study Shows Every Person Has “At Least 100 Mutations”

Thirteen Rules For Making a Mutant

Take a Trip Down the Lynchian Rabbit Hole

Syfy Channel Getting A Cooking Show?

After Seeing This New Star Blazers Trailer, We’re Definitely Off To Outer Space

First Review For The Terrible Butt-To-Face 3 Person Centipede Film

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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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