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What happens when English mobsters come face-to-face with vampires? We got a sneak peek at the answer when we visited the set of new Brit gangster horror film, Dead Cert, currently shooting in Dagenham, on the Northeastern outskirts of London. Taking over a disused warehouse, Dead Cert boasts a number of faces familiar to British … Continued
When it comes to superhero fiction, there are certain iconic archetypes; Superman is the iconic whitebread hero, Batman the iconic OCD loner. But did you realize that Iron Man’s James Rhodes is the accidental iconic black superhero? We’ll explain. By accident more than design, Rhodes has ended up possessing multiple characteristics that sum up the … Continued
Oh, Batman: The Brave and The Bold, clearly you know the way to my heart: A guest-star filled episode featuring heroes and villains having to race each other in special vehicles for the fate of the planet? Yes please. Last night’s “Death Race To Oblivion” was exactly the kind of thing Brave and the Bold … Continued
Space Shuttle Atlantis took to the skies this week, carrying thousands of microscopic worms to be used in muscle-degeneration research. We already know these worms can handle spaceflight, because in 2003, another group of them survived a fall from orbit. The worms aboard the current Atlantis mission, which launched on Monday, hail from Britain’s University … Continued
What if Doctor Who had starred in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey? A new fan video shows a potential crossover between the two, and dodgy CGI-David Tennant aside, we like what we see. The video, 2001: A Who Odyssey, creates a CGI mashup between the 1968 movie and "The Wheel In Space," a 1968 … Continued
The pellet gun failed to fire, three of its four engines have failed, and mission control has lost control of it once already. Already months late, what are the odds that Japanese probe Hayabusa will make it home at all? New Scientist reports that the Japanese Hayabusa asteroid probe is once more on its way … Continued
After turning time back in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt is considering jumping into the middle of a parallel universe war with aliens. Think he can convince Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney to come along? Pitt’s production company, Plan B, is teaming with Indian company Reliance BIG to adapt the upcoming videogame … Continued
We’ve all had our hearts broken by movie and television versions of our favorite book characters. You know the adaptation will never be as good as the beloved original, but sometimes it’s hideously worse. Here are the absolute worst offenders. The Spirit – The Octopus Samuel L. Jackson’s Octopus was probably the most insane translation … Continued
Not only was Scientology founded by a scifi writer, but its greatest enemy – the Anonymous group – models itself after a comic book character. Now members of the alien-loving religion are on trial in Australia for torture and baby-killing. In New South Wales, Australia, members of the local Church of Scientology are being investigated … Continued
Get lost in the book vortex? Don’t worry we’ve got a round up of this weeks bookish posts including the the history of scifi classics, told by their covers, Cormac McCarthy’s thoughts on The Road and reading recommendations. If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You’ll Love Movies may thrill us with their … Continued
If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don’t panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. Let me explain: the menu screen for Never Been Kissed appears momentarily when the disc … Continued
What do you do when your novel has a cool moment, followed by another cool moment… but something kinda boring has to happen in between? Your characters have to travel somewhere or make something. How do top authors handle this? Once again, we were lucky to convince some of our favorite authors to answer our … Continued
Planet 51 has an intriguing premise, promising advance clips, and acid-piddling dog straight out of Alien. But none of that can save a rambling movie that’s never quite sure where it’s going. Planet 51’s tragedy is that it could have been a decent movie. It starts off with a neat premise: on a distant planet, … Continued
You’ve heard it’s bad. You’ve heard it’s sexy. But you haven’t heard the truth about New Moon, which is that it’s actually a not-so-stealthy satire of itself. If you don’t realize that, you’re the butt of the joke. The Twilight series, whose second installment hits theaters tonight in the weird form of New Moon, has … Continued
The eternal struggle between vampire and werewolf is sparked again in theaters today with New Moon. Which causes us to wonder who’s really better: werewolves or vampires? We settle this issue once and for all, with a dance-off. Side A, Vampires: Blade, Blood Club Once Bitten, “Hands Off” Fright Night, “Good Man In A Bad … Continued
Most of us would have no problem being seen in public reading a science-fiction novel… unless it had a cover so hideous, or so wrong, that you might get arrested. Here are the cheesiest and most disturbing science-fiction book covers. Our research intern, Cyriaque Lamar, pored over the most wretched and bizarre book covers that … Continued
The Weapon Makers – the sequel to The Hot Pants. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvk/326… Overlove? Was he shackled for loving too much? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlevar/… “And the last thing the revelers ever saw was 100-yard eldritch dong.” http://www.mondourania.com/urania/u561-58… Incidentally, this isn’t a sci-fi novel. It’s just your average Italian algebra textbook. http://www.mondourania.com/urania/u481-50… The Amazons of Nipslipania take no quarter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/emperor… … Continued
They’ve been lurking in the background for the entire series, and last night, Fringe’s bald Observers finally stepped into the limelight. Here’s what we learned about the mysterious beings who’ve been spying on the Fringe team. They can catch bullets. The ability to catch bullets probably comes in handy when you hop around time observing … Continued
This looks like a Slovakian VHS cover for the Super Mario Brothers movie. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7507708… Alternate Title: The Electric Kurt Russell Acid Test. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlevar/… The Bobsy Twins and The Case of the Lilliputian Saloon Brawl. http://www.mondourania.com/urania/u61-80/… This is why we can never let the Keebler Elves unionize. I feel bad for the guy in the balloon. … Continued