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Starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
Director Oliver Hirschbiegel
Rated M
Released Feb 28
Ah, The Bodysnatchers. It's a classic idea that has perforated us since first appearing in Jack Finney's serialised book in 1954, and later as the novel, The Bodysnatchers, in 1956. It first appeared on film as Don Siegel's 1956 film, Invasion of The Bodysnatchers, was remade with tremendous success in 1978 by Phillip Kaufman, less successfully in 1993 by Abel Ferrara, and now the tale has been told yet again by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the German director of The Experiment and Downfall.
Yeeeeeeeeeeah! The Iron Man trailer! If you haven't seen this rockin sockin, glib and ever so cynical approach to the superhero genre, well you're livin' in the past, maaan. Robert Downey Jr looks to have won the first round of a year-long battle that will see Iron Man, Batman, The Incredible Hulk and Hellboy all go toe to toe with Indiana Jones. We'll find out if Tony Stark (a.k.a Iron Man) has what it takes, May 1, in Oz theatres.
May the best superhero (and/or demon) win! Fingers crossed the movies are as good as the trailers.
Available on DVD
Director Brett Leonard
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey
Released Feb 15
Rated M
Famously said to be based on Stephen King's story, The Lawnmower Man is in actual fact NOT based on Stephen King's story (the only thing vaguely similar is a lawnmower in the plot and the title). King actually sued the film makers, who lost twice to him in court. As a result the trailer no longer has 'from the imagination of Stephen King' in it's voice-over.
We may not live in a perfect world, far from it, to be honest, but there are people out there doing their level best to bring reality up to the high standard set by Science Fiction.
Awesome. That's the word we're looking for.
The good people at Tom Spina Designs, a company that supplies custom-made sculpture, furniture and movie props in the US, has come up with the ultimate desk for fans of Carbonite.
They made it as a special one-off for Mark Hall, musician with Casting Crowns, a Christian rock group. What the connection is between belief in God and desire to go over paper work over Han Solo's cryogenically frozen body, is and will probably remain, a mystery.
Awesome. That's the word we're looking for.
The good people at Tom Spina Designs, a company that supplies custom-made sculpture, furniture and movie props in the US, has come up with the ultimate desk for fans of Carbonite.
They made it as a special one-off for Mark Hall, musician with Casting Crowns, a Christian rock group. What the connection is between belief in God and desire to go over paper work over Han Solo's cryogenically frozen body, is and will probably remain, a mystery.
You heard it here first!
A Universal exec has stated that both Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon are confirmed to have signed on for the next Bourne movie, as yet untitled.
Despite Damon's previous protestations about 'being done' with Jason Bourne, the final moments of The Bourne Ultimatum left the possibility for a follow up film, now the fourth in the hugely successful action series. The Bourne Ultimatum walked off with three Oscars last night, although its success came after the deals with the two major players were done.
This week sees even more changes (is that possible?) to SCI FI, with a whole new line-up on Monday night. SCI FI is now a river to its people - constantly ebbing and flowing to the whim of its viewers. Obviously with Heroes coming up March 20, things are looking good, but we can now confirm that SCI FI will be getting major, top notch Sci Fi shows, never seen before in Oz!
Seriously, the most discerning of SCI FI Fans will be most delighted. More details to come...
In the meantime, Monday night prime-time now looks like this:
Rumours have not so much been confirmed about JJ Abrams' next project, but solidified. The man behind Cloverfield, Lost, Alias, Mission:Impossible 3 and the upcoming Star Trek motion picture is turning back to TV - in a big way.
And, oddly enough, in a familiar way.
It's not a remake of the X-Files, so to speak, but an update. If you love the X-Files (c'mon, of course you do!) then get ready for the Abrams spin. Casting is currently being finalised, and scriptwriting can now begin in earnest after the recent strike. Stay tuned for official releases and info on the upcoming TV-series, but don't expect to see anything until late 2009, early 2010 at the earliest.
With the Oscars looking very similar to your parents' house the day before they came back from holidays after leaving you in charge for two weeks and promising NOT to have any wild parties, the good old Saturn Awards have been chugging along without the fuss and bother that comes with having to get Jon Stewart to host your show.
Celebrating all that is Sci Fi (and genre) on the big screen and the small screen (and at home) over the past year, the Saturn Awards have become, after more than 30 years, the indisputable Sci Fi Oscars. This year (2007) sees strong voting for 300 (10), the latest Harry Potter film (9) and Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd with a surprising 8 nominations.
If ever a show would benefit from 'three in a row', it's Star Trek: Enterprise. Starting from this Sunday night, Enterprise will be screened in order in three episode blocks, taking you through the entire saga.
Get to learn the character of the crew at the same time as they become acquainted with the reality of strange new worlds as they boldly go where no ex-Quantum Leap actor has gone before.
Certainly one of the more underrated shows, and criminally destroyed by programming on FTA, this is your chance to rediscover one of the pillars of the Star Trek community, in giant chunks. This week sees the first Season really take shape with eps 3,4 and 5 - Fight or Flight, Strange New World and Unexpected. You'll see how humans learn to make the tough choices in an unforgiving galaxy, weird rock creatures and Star Trek's first ever male pregnancy!
Get to learn the character of the crew at the same time as they become acquainted with the reality of strange new worlds as they boldly go where no ex-Quantum Leap actor has gone before.
Certainly one of the more underrated shows, and criminally destroyed by programming on FTA, this is your chance to rediscover one of the pillars of the Star Trek community, in giant chunks. This week sees the first Season really take shape with eps 3,4 and 5 - Fight or Flight, Strange New World and Unexpected. You'll see how humans learn to make the tough choices in an unforgiving galaxy, weird rock creatures and Star Trek's first ever male pregnancy!
Toshiba has announced that it will discontinue marketing, manufacturing and distributing HD DVD players. March is the official month of delivery stoppage.
Here is the official word for all those who have bought an HD DVD player and are eagerly awaiting Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek et al on HD:
"Toshiba intends to maintain collaborative relations with the companies who joined with Toshiba in working to build up the HD DVD market, including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation and major Japanese and European content providers on the entertainment side, as well as leaders in the IT industry, including Microsoft, Intel, and HP."
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