It’s Doctor Who weekend in the United States – when us lowly BBC America chaps get to finally catch up with our brethren across the pond.
Saturday night, The Waters of Mars hits the airwaves – the second of David Tennant’s final four episodes as doctor. The set-up: The year is 2059, the doctor finds himself inside the first …
There’s already been a whole lot of talk out there about Avatar – about the quality of the writing, the imagination of the special effects, and the brilliance of a motion capture process that made the Na’vi just about the most believable fictional beings in the history of movies. (Read our morning-after review, and the transcript …
Even if you don’t love every James Cameron film, even if you’re suffering from Titanic – or hell, Avatar – fatigue, you’ve got to give him this: The man’s got energy to spare.
Only hours after flying from London to New York City this past Monday, the director was on the Today show, explaining the oh-so-foreign concept of …
UPDATE (Jan. 10): The final list has just been announced! Go here to see which films made the cut.
Oh the agony.
Our quest to isolate, consolidate and appreciate the 5 most underrated sci-fi masterpieces has taken more than a few twists and turns. What is true sci-fi? What counts as underrated? What qualifies as a masterpiece. Talk …
“I did you a big favor: I have successfully privatized world peace!”
Yes. The trailer we’ve been waiting for. This is the way the Iron Man 2 trailer should start. Cocky Tony Stark, talking smack to Congress. The crowds applauding, drowning out the Senator. Robert Downey Jr., flashing that cocky grin.
Cocky, and maybe a little …
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It was less than a week ago that I finally saw “Avatar,” and what I enjoyed most about James Cameron’s epic was navigating through his fictional universe, learning about it all as I went along: New species, ecosystems, worlds and futuristic technologies used by the humans who are invading
It’s ironic, really, when you think about how A Charlie Brown Christmas has endured as a staple of the holiday season for 44 years. Leaning on a simple – even naive – theme of anti-consumerism, the Christmas special has emerged as one of the most recognizable – and profitable – brand names in holiday entertainment. It’s become, in some …
The first press screenings of Avatar were held late Thursday night, so naturally the reviews are flooding online today. We’re dying to hear what TIME’s film critic, Richard Corliss, thought of the whole thing – his review will be posted here in a day or two – and we’re going to be publishing a lengthier roundtable discussion …
Alice Sebold’s Lovely Bones is a brutal and intense story – the tale of a teenager who is raped and murdered, who then must watch from heaven as those she loved attempt to move beyond their loss.
It’s a story that’s a little bit about death, a little about life, and not quite about heaven. Young Susie exists in the …
Caprica’s coming back – and a little sooner than you may have expected.
We’ve been checking out some of the new show’s initial artwork, which is honestly pretty damn sexy (the message is clear: eat your fruit kids!), and then we saw that an extended PG cut of this spring’s pilot will be available again on Syfy Rewind come …
Picard orders red alert, then launches into song.
The Ferengi dude is clearly stoned.
For some reason Geordi won’t shut up about apple juice.
And I now know more about Riker’s digestive system than I’m comfortable with.
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This absurd mash-up of Star Trek: The Next …
Moral of the story kids: Keep your griping far from the ears of James Cameron.
Sitting down to talk with Joel Moore, a.k.a. Norm Spellman in James Cameron’s Avatar, I must admit: I was skeptical about the whole green screen thing. I mean, how hard can it be to act in an artificial environment, where almost everything has been dreamt …
