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The News Service of the SCI FI Channel.
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No lightsabers yet, but this new toy allows you to use the Force, Luke
OK, admit it. Ever since you first saw Star Wars, you've practiced moving stuff with your mind, right? Well, the New York Post says there's a new toy that will let you do that very thing. Here's how the newspaper describes the new Star Wars-branded "Force Trainer."
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No light sabers yet, but this new toy allows you to use the Force, Luke
OK, admit it. Ever since you first saw Star Wars, you've practiced moving stuff with your mind, right? Well, the New York Post says there's a new toy that will let you do that very thing. Here's how the newspaper describes the new Star Wars-branded "Force Trainer."
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Which SCI FI shows and stars will be at Comic-Con? We've got the full lineup here
SCI FI Channel will bring out its big stars at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month, including the cast and creators of Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Eureka, Sanctuary and Warehouse 13. You'll have a chance to get the answers to all your questions at each of …
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The Crazies' Radha Mitchell on how the horror remake is relevant
Radha Mitchell is going a little Crazies. The actress, who's done a good bit of sci-fi and horror over the yearswhat with Pitch Black, Visitors, Silent Hill, Rogue and the upcoming Surrogatesreturns to the horror genre in The Crazies, a of George A. Romero's 1973 semi-classic of the same name.
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G-Force star Will Arnett thinks it's a Bruckheimer movie for kids
The upcoming animated and live-action talking-guinea-pig movie G-Force is a high-powered movie in the mold of producer Jerry Bruckheimer's adult actioners such as Enemy of the State and National Treasure, but for kids. That's the assessment of co-star Will Arnett, who plays one of the few live-acti …
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What Cloverfield director Matt Reeves plans for his remake of the vampire indie Let the Right One In
Cloverfield director Matt Reeves takes on the proposed English-language version of the critically acclaimed Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In as his next project, and he spoke with the Los Angeles Times about it. The original tells the story of a lonely 12-year-old boy who realizes the kin …
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Edward James Olmos: Why Battlestar Galactica: The Plan will surprise you
First Edward James Olmos told a panel of fans that the final Battlestar Galactica telefilm, The Plan, would be exactly what they expect: The two-hour movie shows the events of the series from the perspective of the Cylons. Now Olmoswho directed the film and appears as Adamasays it will be a surprise …
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The Crazies' Radha Mitchell on why the horror remake is relevant
Radha Mitchell is going a little Crazies. The actress, who's done a good bit of sci-fi and horror over the yearswhat with Pitch Black, Visitors, Silent Hill, Rogue and the upcoming Surrogatesreturns to the horror genre in The Crazies, a of George A. Romero's 1973 semi-classic of the same name.
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Review: Does the concluding novel in Daniel Abraham's Long Price Quartet deliver?
Is it possible that Daniel Abraham's new novel, The Price of Spring, is the first post-Bush, Obama-era fantasy? Surely the book has been gestating for much longer than Obama's young presidency. It's the conclusion to The Long Price Quartet, whose three prior volumes were A Shadow in Summer (2006); …
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Why G-Force star Will Arnett thinks it's a Bruckheimer movie for kids
The upcoming animated and live-action talking-guinea pig movie G-Force is a high-powered movie in the mold of producer Jerry Bruckheimer's adult actioners such as Enemy of the State and National Treasure, but for kids. That's the assessment of co-star Will Arnett, who plays one of the few live-acti …
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What Cloverfield director Matt Reeves plans for his remake of the vampire indie Let The Right One In
Cloverfield director Matt Reeves takes on the proposed English-language version of the critically acclaimed Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In as his next project, and he spoke with the Los Angeles Times about it. The original tells the story of a lonely 12-year-old boy who realizes the kin …
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New Operation Midnight Web series answers the question: What ever happened to Natty Gann?
Mix 1950s CIA mind-control experiments, the star of The Journey of Natty Gann and a Twin Peaks vibe and you get Operation Midnight Climax, a new sci-fi Web series that launched this month. (Watch the first installment after the jump.) The series stars Gann's Meredith Salenger, Quinton Flynn, Todd C …
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News briefs: Bay takes on sci-fi Four; Transformers 2 takes a bit less
Transformers director Michael Bay will produce and possibly direct I Am Number Four for DreamWorks, Variety reported; based on a six-book science fiction series, the story follows a group of nine earthbound alien teens who escaped their planet just before it was destroyed by a hostile species. ... …
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John Landis seals deal to sell remake rights to An American Werewolf in London
Dimension Films has struck a deal with John Landis for the remake rights to his 1981 cult classic horror comedy An American Werewolf in London, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bloody-Disgusting.net first reported that Landis was in talks to sell the remake rights. Here's what the trade paper r …
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Guy Pearce, Katie Holmes to star in supernatural Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Guy Pearce is in final negotiations and Bailee Madison is set to star with Katie Holmes in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Miramax's supernatural thriller being directed by Guillermo del Toro protege Troy Nixey, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Del Toro is producing with Mark Johnson.
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UPDATED: Rumor control--Is Iron Man 2's Downey a real hero? What's Stan Lee's cameo?
[Updated: Paramount confirmed that the story about Iron Man 2 star Robert Downey Jr. is absolutely not true.] The Web rumor mill centers on Iron Man 2 today, with reports of star Robert Downey Jr.'s reported real-life heroism and comic legend Stan Lee's rumored cameo role. (Spoilers ahead!) First, …
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How Shorts director Robert Rodriguez makes filmmaking a familiy affair
Director Robert Rodriguez brought his sons out from his studio ranch in Austin, Texas, for a seminar at the closing day of the Los Angeles Film Festival called "Family Man: Robert Rodriguez." But before he came into the 90-minute chat with a screening room full of fans, Rodriguez talked about his …
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Rumor mill: Is Iron Man 2's Downey a real hero? What's Stan Lee's cameo?
The Web rumor mill centers on Iron Man 2 today, with reports of star Robert Downey Jr.'s reported real-life heroism and comic legend Stan Lee's rumored cameo role. (Spoilers ahead!) First, the Irish IOL Entertainment site reports that Downey rescued an injured extra during the shooting of a scene:
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Virtuality crashes and burns on Fox, so don't expect a series
If you watched Fox's TV movie Virtuality on Friday and want more, well, like the ill-fated Commander Pike, you shouldn't hold your breath. The sci-fi pilot, from Battlestar Galactica producers Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor, crashed and burned in its only outing, drawing only 1.8 million viewe …
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Horrors! Director John Landis presses Thriller lawsuit; also, Werewolf remake?
With Michael Jackson tributes flooding the airwaves, it's at least nice to recall the original 1983 video for Thriller, an homage to B horror movies directed by John Landis. It marked a turning point for the genre, showing that a simple promotional tool could be an artful entertainment in its own …
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