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Final Art for Stargate Continuum Released »

Amazon.com have confirmed the final DVD artwork for the upcoming Stargate movie, Stargate: Continuum.

While Amazon are running this image, Gateworld have a slightly different version with white effects behind the text, possibly more up to date.

While I’m sure constant revision takes place on every major DVD cover, I’ve never seen a case of this many […]

Who is Jason Mackenzie? »

I got the heads-up today on an interesting little sci-fi series coming out of Scotland at the moment.  “Night Is Day” is a fully self-funded sci-fi series about a superhero vigilante who has electricity in his body which he uses to fight crime on the city streets.
Now, this sounds like the kind of thing with […]

Interesting Trek XI Tidbit »

*Contains Spoilers For Star Trek XI.  Read at your peril!*
According to reports coming out of TrekMovie.com, the beginning of Star Trek XI will not actually be set before The Original Series.
Instead, the movie will open in a post-Nemesis time-frame, supposedly to work in Leonard Nimoy’s performance as Spock.  Whilst the movie may open in the […]

The X-Files: I Want To Believe Trailer Released »

There have been bootlegs hanging around the place, but this is the first official release of the trailer, coming from IGN just after midnight on 12/05/2008.
You can see it embedded below.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Trailer Released »

Warner Bros have officially released the trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  I’m almost 100% sure I saw this leaked a few months ago, when I wasn’t really paying much attention, but regardless, it’s out now and it’s official.
If you’re confused about what Star Wars: The Clone Wars is, then please check out the […]

“Be Tony Stark” Competition »

Our friends over at VH1 and MTV gave us the heads up on their new “Become Tony Stark For A Weekend Competition”, in promotion of IRON MAN.
They’ve produced two promotion videos for the competition, which you can see below. Quite clever, really.

VH1’s "Fabulous Life" of Tony Stark - The top video clips of […]

Has Battlestar Galactica Lost Its Way? »

220px-Starbuck1The following article contains spoilers for up to episode 4.05 of Battlestar Galactica.

Coming into the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica, I had high hopes.  The sublime season finale, and standard of the season which preceded it offered a great deal of excitement and promise for the final year.  However, five weeks in, and I can’t help but feel a little disappointed.

If this were any year other than the closing season, the negative aspects of the last few weeks could probably be over-looked.  After all, it’s not that the show is bad; far from it.  Galactica remains, behind ‘Dexter’, one of my favourite shows on television.  The acting is still top-notch, as is the style of production and the intensity of performance on the screen.  So where’s it gone wrong?

Read more…

id Software announce DOOM 4 »

According to id Software’s official website, “production has begun on DOOM 4â„¢, the next journey into the legendary DOOM universe.”
The latest installment of the best-selling DOOM franchise comes on the heels of DOOM 3, considered by many to be somewhat of a disappointment. Many praised the stunning visuals and early portions of the […]

Morales Joins Caprica »

Esai Morales, best known as Major Beck on Jericho, has joined the cast of SCI FI Channel’s two-hour pilot for Caprica, the proposed television prequel to Battlestar Galactica, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to reports, he will portray the character of Joseph Adama, the father of William Adama (played by Edward James Olmos in […]

Who Shot Darth Vader? »

Kelvin Pike did. And that’s not all…
This Saturday, Raindance are welcoming veteran cameraman Kelvin Pike BSC to the Kodak Masterclass at BAFTA. His work includes 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, THE SHINING, STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, DR. STRANGELOVE and HEAVEN’S GATE.

Kelvin will speak about his filmmaking career and show examples of his work […]

Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge 2008 »

Many of you have no doubt seen the very successful Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager on YouTube. If not, here you go:

What you may not know about, is where the movie came from. It was the winner of the ‘George Lucas Selects Award ‘07′, part of the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge.
The challenge […]

Star Wars ‘Clone Wars’ Poster Released »

If you’re slightly confused about whats’ going on with Clone Wars, don’t be. You’re not alone.
In an effort to help explain, this poster is for the upcoming theatrical movie.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an upcoming CGI animated film set to be released on August 15, 2008 in theaters in the US. […]

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