Weak Point: 10 Terrible Movies Adapted from Video Games

The thing about the worst movies adapted from video game source material is the insidious way they reinforce the most ignorant criticisms of the medium. “What do you expect?” elitists sniff about dross such as Far Cry. “It was made from a video game.” Yes, it was… by opportunistic producers, hack directors and actors looking …

Your First Look: Android Karenina

Another classic mash-up from Quirk Books lands in bookstores today. Its latest Frankenbook is Leo Tolstoys’ Anna Karenina, or Android Karenina ($8, Amazon), as written by Ben Winters (Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters.) With Android, Winters has given Tolstoy’s beautiful Russian epic a steampunk edge, filling the book with robots, space …

Why Isn’t Misfits On US TV?

Surprising many, superhero TV series Misfits won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Drama this weekend. So why hasn’t it made its way to the US yet?

Misfits isn’t exactly a British version of Heroes; as the official website explains, its superpowered protagonists (who gained their powers after being struck …

World Oceans Day: 5 Sci-Fi Waves I Want To Ride

Today is World Oceans Day, but given the current catastrophe going on in the Gulf thanks to BP, it’s not easy being so lighthearted about the situation and compiling a list of waves I’ve seen in sci-fi flicks that I’d love to surf. But I’m going to do it anyway.

Surfers have a thing about finding a bigger, faster wave to surf. …

Exclusive Graphic Novel Preview: Neil Young’s Greendale

Back in 2007, Vertigo announced that it would be publishing a graphic novel inspired by Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s 2003 environmentalist rock opera (and multimedia wellspring) Greendale. The project has gone through a few changes since then, but the hardcover graphic novel–written by Unknown Soldier‘s Joshua Dysart, and drawn by Green

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