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Marvel Movies, Looking Ahead 2008-05-02 18:43:19 My brother called me late last night and told me “Iron Man” was the best Marvel
movie he’d seen yet. “The Incredible Hulk” is getting some great hype, so what’s next for Marvel? The Hollywood Reporter’s got the inside track. The bad news? We probably won’t see any new Marvel movies after “The Incredible Hulk” [...]
Zametherea 2008-05-02 08:18:51 MGM has acquired a spec script for “Executive VP, David M. Murch’s Adventures in the Land of Zametherea,” a “high-concept fantasy comedy” from the writers of “Freak Talks About Sex.” The story centers around David Murch, a child who goes to a magical world only to be committed after coming home and telling his parents [...]
Nick Fury Scene from Iron Man 2008-05-03 03:40:27 It’s official, Nick Fury pops up and invites Stark to join the Avengers! The proof is now online! Grab it while it lasts!!!
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Cloverfield Monster Origin 2008-05-06 18:04:33 According to the official Cloverfield Manga the monster’s origin involves a cult, transmitter pods found in the deep ocean and a boy from Japan. Follow the manga link and enjoy!
All of your Cloverfield Manga Translations await you at the Dada is Everywhere Blog
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Marvel Announces “Squad” 2008-05-07 12:24:13 Marvel Entertainment has announced plans to develop a new series, the “Marvel Super Hero Squad
,” for broadcast in 2009. The first season of 26 half-hour episodes features a variety of Marvel heroes including Iron Man, Captain America and the Fantastic Four, all living in a “caricatured Super Hero City” where they frequently do battle with [...] Read more:Marvel
Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy 2008-05-08 07:53:34 The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opened an exhibit yesterday entitled “Superheroes
: Fashion
and Fantasy.” The exhibit, supported by fashion giant, Giorgio Armani, and the publishing company, Conde Nast, focuses on the relationship between superhero fashion and real world fashion, noting the evolution of prototypical superhero costumes like that of Superman to, for [...]
Cyclops Cast in ‘Wolverine’ 2008-05-09 10:43:31 X-Men Films has announced the casting of Australian actor, Tim Pocock, to portray Scott Summers, aka Cyclops
, in the upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine
.” Pocock will be making his feature film debut as a younger version of the actor, James Marsden, who played an older Scott Summers in the “X-Men” film trilogy. This will be Pocock’s [...]
May Sci-Fi Screening Room 2008-05-11 20:31:52 This month it’s the sci-fi rock opera The Apple!
This Wednesday, May 14th @ 7 PM
at the Theater Under St. Mark’s
94 St. Mark’s Place, btw 1st Ave and Avenue A
just 7 bucks
The show is hosted by the unstoppable Kevin Maher and the fabulous Raven Snook (www.RavenSnook.com).
We’ll have free snacks, cheap beer, a glam makeover, trivia prizes [...] Read more:Screening
Balticon 42 2008-05-24 11:07:21 Just an FYI for anyone attending Balticon 42 this weekend, Dekker is going to be a guest speaker on Sunday with Earl Newton and the crew from Stranger Things. If you’re in Hunt Valley this weekend check it out.
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THE SCI FI SCREENING ROOM’S BATMAN NIGHT 2008-06-01 05:20:00 Our good friends Kevin and Nick are going Bats to the wall on this one!
It’s Sci-Fi Screening Room’s BatMan Night!
Hosted by Kevin Maher & Nick Nadel (Huffington Post, The Onion)
WHEN: Wednesday, June 4th @ 7 PM
WHERE: The Theater Under St. Mark’s
94 St. Mark’s Place (btw 1st Ave and Avenue A)
HOW MUCH: Just 7 bucks [...]
Stranger Things 2008-06-01 04:48:57 Let’s all welcome the amazing new anthology Stranger
Things to our network! Welcome about guys.
Check out out new Stranger Things forums HERE
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Steampunk USB Drive 2008-06-02 04:51:52 Because everything Steampunk is amazing. This mod comes from Russia.
Geekologie
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Movie Trailer Monday 2008-06-02 04:38:40 In a new segment we’ll be bringing you “Movie TrailerMonday
”, a retrospective of some of the best trailers in sci-fi and fantasy. This week, in honor of the death of composer Bebe Barron, we give you Forbidden Planet.
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Transformers 2 Set Photos 2008-06-05 12:00:49 New Photos from the set of Transformers
2 have been leaked at the Transformers World 2005 site.
Check out the entire gallery for more helicopter exploding autobot smashing goodness.
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DIY Silent Running 2008-06-04 23:05:27 Remember those cool robots from “Silent
Running” that helped Bruce Dern maintain his artificial ecosystems as they were jettisoned into space? Well if global warming has you really nervous, then you can build your own helper bots to help build your own private bio-dome. Or you can create them just to keep you company, like [...]
Heat Reactive Wallpaper 2008-06-08 09:38:41 This heat reactive wallpaper “blooms” when with temperature changes. Design by Shiyuan.
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21-Leaf Clover 2008-06-12 11:49:42 The record-breaking luck bringer was found by Shigeo Obara, an Iwate prefecture farmer, on June 3rd. Guiness has confirmed this as the most leaves on any clover found to date.
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The record-breaking clover’s 21 leaves each measure about 1 centimeter long and overlap each other like rose petals on a 3-centimeter stem.
“Obara, a former food crop [...] Read more:Clover
Judgement Day Arrives 2008-06-13 22:07:37 The British have officially doomed us all by building… wait for it… wait for it… Skynet. No, not something like “Skynet” from the Terminator series. They have in fact made Skynet and named it Skynet.
Skynet Five, the final piece of a satellite network which will allow for global military communication and control of robotic “drone” [...]
Dark Knight Comcast Trailer 2008-06-15 18:03:14 The Comcast
On Demand exclusive Dark Knight
trailer has been leaked online and we’re finally getting excited about this over-hyped movie again.
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RIP Stan Winston 2008-06-23 11:31:01 While I was shaken to hear of the passing of George Carlin, a compounded sadness swept over me to learn that Stan Winston
’s funeral was held over the weekend. Winston is a cult celebrity among any over-eager fan of ”Aliens,” “Terminator 2″ and “Jurassic Park,” the films for which his effects work won Oscars, however his work has been [...]
Fright Mobile is Now Live 2008-06-23 01:49:40 For all of our viewers who like a little horror with their sci-fi check out the new mobile video network Fright Mobile
. With this week’s official launch you can check out clips and original series like Potter’s Field all on your mobile phone. “There’s Nowhere to Hide”.
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Mars Ice 2008-06-22 16:27:06 Well, Mars officially has water ice! Someone tell Quatto!
The Phoenix lander has discovered proof positive of water ice on the Martian surface on Thursday. The discovery brings us one step closer to colonization and I have to side with Warren Ellis on this one:
” Is putting humans on Mars important? Yes. Humans need land to [...]
Three Super Earths Discovered 2008-06-18 17:56:48 Scientists using the HARPS Spectrograph have recently discovered three “super-Earths” orbiting a star 42 light years away. The findings, which employed new techniques for locating planet-sized objects, shows that there are possibly more planets in the universe than previously anticipated. The smallest of the super-Earths is approx 4x the size of our home world, and [...] Read more:Three
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The Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer 2008-07-04 18:01:27 The new incarnation of The Day the Earth
Stood Still has a trailer online and I have to take offense to calling this movie The Day Earth Stood Still. It seems to little resemble the original movie, or the original story Farewell to the Master.
The sad part is that it might have been an interesting [...] Read more:Trailer
Robert Carlyle as Dr Who? 2008-07-01 09:38:18 Robert Carlyle
(”28 Weeks Later”) is reportedly in talks to replace David Tennant as Dr Who. Tennant has not yet announced his departure from the series, however Carlyle has indicated enthusiasm for taking over the role in interviews.
What a great casting! Carlyle is already sort of a cult favorite among sci fi fans. As disappointing as it would [...] Read more:Robert
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