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Batman: The Year In Review

If Time Magazine was honest, then it’d admit that there’s only one man to whom 2008 belongs to, and that he has two pointy ears. This was Batman’s year, and we’ve loved every minute. We admit it; while we worried that The Dark Knight was overhyped, but that was before the movie made more money…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 29

Fanboys Shows You How The Dark Lord Likes His Snacks

A special on the fan’s struggle to put the cancer kid back into Fanboys, after Weinstein Company deemed him too depressing, showcases a few new clips from to get you excited about the February release. A little featurette from Reelz describing the struggle between Weinstein and Fanboys gives us another look inside the night life…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 29

Lesbian Vampire Killer Trailer Delivers The Lipsticked-And-Fanged Goods

The creators of Lesbian Vampire Killers are treating the campy flick with the fanged girl-on-girl cheekiness it deserves. The new teaser trailer is overflowing with hot vampires and toothy kisses. The Lesbian Vampire Killer site is open for business, giving us a short little movie-still comic explaining the plot of two sad sacks who stumble…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 29

New Transformers 2 Pics Online

Flying cars and an upset Shia? It must be new pictures from the set of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, offering carnage, vehicular damage and running actors. And there are new plot details. Spoilers assemble! The images come from the latest issue of British movie magazine Empire, which also features Optimus Prime on the cover,…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 29

French Mutants Will Attack Your Space Kitties

What better way to cap off this year than with a new look at campy aliens, French mutants and a kitty space explorer? This can only be Cult Movie Worship. Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Dan Lauria (the Dad from The Wonder Years), and the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) all star in this could-be-clever alien movie.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 28

What Does The Watchmen Ruling Mean?

So now that we know that the Watchmen movie case has been resolved in Fox’s favor, we’re left wondering what happens next. Who owns the movie? Will it be released? Will anyone watch the Watchmen? What Did The Ruling Say? Short version is that Judge Gary Feess’ ruling said that Fox was right. The most…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 28

The One Way To Defeat An Alien Invasion: Procreate

In the B-movies of the 1950s, Earth found itself regularly invaded by all manner of aliens. But what trait did all these ETs share that made them want to invade our planet? Sexual frustration, apparently. Top image: “Amor Alien” by Laura Molina. As part of their “Science At The Movies” special issue, Scientific American has…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 28

Batman’s Latest Nemesis: Abba

Just when it looked as if 2008 was undoubtedly the Year Of The Bat, a last-minute spoiler attempt seems to be taking place from the most unlikely of sources: Abba musical Mamma Mia. As the year ends, Christopher Nolan’s Batman epic finds itself with two (admittedly minor) black eyes in terms of public perception. Firstly,…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 28

Adam Sandler Sticks A Fork In Star Wars

Adam Sandler’s new “comedy” Bedtime Stories looks like one 2008’s worst films. But at least it proves that Star Wars has become almost too ridiculous to satirize, in this sequence. Is it wrong that I sort of love the basketball turning into a kind of Death Star-esque space station? Maybe only because it reminds me…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 27

Five Reasons To Stay Alive Until 2010 At Least

Click to viewAs 2008 drags to a close, it may seem like there’s nothing left to live for in a post-Christmas world. But 2009 offers up an embarrassment of entertainment riches – and here are just five. Meet The Final Cylon If there’s anyone out there who’s not looking forward to the final episodes of…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 27

Is Obama The New Captain America?

Barack Obama’s presidential win wasn’t just have been a milestone for race relations in America, it may have changed the tone of the Captain America movie, as well. Is there nothing this man cannot do? The rumor that the currently-in-production Cap movie is feeling Obamania can be traced back to Entertainment Weekly; the magazine having…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 27

My Box Office Screams

Here’s one Christmas present we were hoping for – The Spirit’s first day box office was… well, let’s just say that Frank Miller’s unmasterpiece made less than a third of the #1 movie. Gloating awaits. Maybe it was the appalling reviews, or the unconvincing trailers. Perhaps a nation’s theatergoers just realized that even Adam Sandler’s…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 27

Cousin Of Son Of Space-Bat, Part 2

Where are all the original science fiction movies? Zoe’s Tale author John Scalzi rails against the sequels and tweakels coming in 2009. But then he makes a point I haven’t seen anyone make before. Writes Scalzi: Original, major science fiction releases for 2009? Well, there’s the super hero deconstruction tale Watchmen in March and James…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 26

Eddie Murphy Really Isn’t The Riddler, Honest

No sooner has the Sun’s reporter claimed that Eddie Murphy really, honestly will star in the sequel to The Dark Knight than someone else has appeared to call shenanigans. That person’s name? Eddie Murphy. https://gizmodo.com/get-used-to-eddie-murphy-in-batman-3-aka-gotham-5117489 A rep for Murphy contacted Access Hollywood to say that the rumor is “not true,” which fits with everything else…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 26

Best And Worst Science Fiction Movies Of 2008

This wasn’t just the year that science fiction dominated the movies – it also featured an amazing diversity of SF stories. Here’s our list of the greatest – and most horrendous – films of 2008. Okay, so here are the movies that blew us away and horrified us this year: BEST: 10. Let The Right…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 26

Guess Who’s Back In Star Trek Tie-In Comics!

Covers for the first issues of the Star Trek comics are out, and feature a character we didn’t expect to turn up, plus a new look at the movie’s villain, Nero. What does it mean? The comic will connect the Star Trek: The Next Generation series with the J.J. Abrams movie. In fact, Abrams’ team…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 26

Evil Cell Phone Wants You Dead But Has Reasonable Rates

New thriller The Echelon Conspiracy explains how Martin Sheen is listening into all your phone calls and texts — except for one magical phone that has the power to cheat at gambling. The kid from A Walk to Remember(Shane West) gets a fancy cell phone thrown onto his lap, but no one will tell him…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 26

Fox Sets Fire To Your Dreams Of Seeing Watchmen In March

Will Zack Snyder’s Watchmen be the legendary lost movie that nobody got to see? Fox just won its long legal battle over rights to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel. (Actually, it’ll be fine.) Judge Gary A. Feess had said he needed a trial to untangle the thorny issues involved in Fox’s and Warner…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 25

Best of io9’s Found Footage: NSFW, Just the Way You Like It

Nearly every day, io9 brings you a tiny dose of cinematic what-the-hellery called Found Footage. As a year-end treat, here are the ten most popular FF posts of 2008. NSFW, of course. Click the links to see the awesomeness. Not every Found Footage is NSFW, but you voted with your clicks and made the most…

Movies Annalee Newitz Dec 24

Get Used To Eddie Murphy In Batman 3, aka Gotham

The Sun reporter Gordon Smart stands by his report that Eddie Murphy will party all the time as The Riddler in the Dark Knight sequel — which he claims will be called Gotham. The fandom world is calling for Smart’s head for putting Eddie Murphy and Batman in the same sentence, let alone the same…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 24

Batman: The Year In Review

Fanboys Shows You How The Dark Lord Likes His Snacks

Lesbian Vampire Killer Trailer Delivers The Lipsticked-And-Fanged Goods

New Transformers 2 Pics Online

French Mutants Will Attack Your Space Kitties

What Does The Watchmen Ruling Mean?

The One Way To Defeat An Alien Invasion: Procreate

Batman’s Latest Nemesis: Abba

Adam Sandler Sticks A Fork In Star Wars

Five Reasons To Stay Alive Until 2010 At Least

Is Obama The New Captain America?

My Box Office Screams

Cousin Of Son Of Space-Bat, Part 2

Eddie Murphy Really Isn’t The Riddler, Honest

Best And Worst Science Fiction Movies Of 2008

Guess Who’s Back In Star Trek Tie-In Comics!

Evil Cell Phone Wants You Dead But Has Reasonable Rates

Fox Sets Fire To Your Dreams Of Seeing Watchmen In March

Best of io9’s Found Footage: NSFW, Just the Way You Like It

Get Used To Eddie Murphy In Batman 3, aka Gotham

Return to ‘Tron: Legacy’ With Hasbro’s Electric New Action Figures (Exclusive)

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