The Week In Geek: ‘Prometheus’; Too Little, Too Late to Help the ‘Alien’ Legacy?
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: [The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]I’ll never see ‘Alien’ with the eyes of someone who saw it theatrically in 1979. I’ve seen beautiful repertory prints and flawless digital transfers, but I didn’t see ‘Alien’ until ‘Aliens’ was hitting home video. By the time I saw the film, sometime in early 1987, I’d already seen it imitated (and sometimes parodied) elsewhere. The film made an impact on me, because it’s a great film, but I’ve always wondered how much more I might…
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Louis Leterrier to Direct Sci-Fi Disaster Epic ‘G’
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: French filmmaker Louis Leterrier hit the action scene with the first two ‘Transporter’ flicks and the odd Jet Li thriller ‘Unleashed’ (aka ‘Danny the Dog’) before hitting the Marvel-ous big time with ‘The Incredible Hulk’ and then tackling Mount Olympus on ‘Clash of the Titans.’ So what’s next for the upwardly-mobile Monseuir Leterrirer? According to The Hollywood Reporter, it will be a big-time hush-hush sci-fi apocalypse piece known simply as ‘G.’ Because we all know how people adore single-letter titles like ‘M,’ ‘Q,’ and ‘Z.’Universal says the flick will have shades of ‘Taken’ (cool) and ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (not…
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‘Jedi Junkies’: Like ‘Trekkies,’ But for Star Wars Fans
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: By now most of you have probably seen the 1997 documentary ‘Trekkies,’ about folks who go a bit overboard when it comes to their love of all things ‘Star Trek.’ We’ve always found ‘Trekkies’ to be a ridiculously addictive film, partly because it’s fun to watch people lose themselves so completely in a science fiction franchise, but also because of its positive message (be who you are no matter how many people may think you’re nuts) and the way with which this one piece of entertainment brings so much joy and happiness to the lives of millions of people worldwide.It…
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John Scalzi’s ‘Old Man’s War’ Sci-Fi Series Heads to the Big Screen
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: John Scalzi’s ‘Old Man’s War’ series of novels began only six years ago, but it already boasts a glowing reputation among sci-fi fans as being one of, if not the, best series in recent memory. Fan base aside, it’s kind of hard to argue when three of the novels in a four-part series have been nominated for Best Novel at the Hugo Awards. And when a series gains that kind of consistent critical acclaim, it’s only a matter of time before Hollywood decides it wants in on the action.Paramount Pictures has bought the rights to the ‘Old Man’s War’ series…
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New ‘Source Code’ Trailer Shows Off Latest From ‘Moon’ Director Duncan Jones
Posted on February 25th, 2011
Earlier today Moviefone premiered the second trailer for ‘Source Code,’ the new sci-fi film from ‘Moon’ director Duncan Jones starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier tasked with preventing future terrorist bombings by using a secret government technology to travel back in time and into the body of a victim of a previous attack in order to find the identity of the bomb. Sounds pretty cool, no? Hop below to see the story in action.
‘Source Code’ opens nationwide on April 15, but will be having its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 11.
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‘I, Robot’ IRL: Texas Teen Attends School As a Robot
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: We here at Cinematical are obviously all about movies, but every now and then we come across a story that’s not movie-related in the traditional sense but that we’d still love to share with you all the same. This is one of those stories.Lyndon Baty is a high school freshman in Knox City, Texas. Unlike his cohorts, however, Lyndon’s severely compromised immune system means that going to school could literally kill him. Yet every day, Lyndon shows up to school, going from class to class, test to test, with everyone else his age. So how does he do it?Lyndon Baty…
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Great Fake Trailers for B-Movies That Never Existed
Posted on February 25th, 2011
Faux movie trailers are nothing new, but when a series comes along that is well-crafted, amusing and made by a special effects makeup artist with over 50 titles to his credit … well, you can’t help but stand up and take notice. FX veteran Michael Deak — who has done a bit of acting too — has worked width=”500″>
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Skynet Is Now Real — Are Terminators That Far Behind? (VIDEO)
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: In the ‘Terminator’ universe, Skynet was built as a Global Digital Defense Network, an artificial intelligence that could command all computerized military hardware. The military installed Skynet because it would remove human error and guarantee faster, more efficient reaction time. It also guaranteed nuclear armageddon when it gained self-awareness and forced the surviving humans into slave labor. So that part was bad. But the first thing, the network command of all computerized hardware, that was a good thing, right?Hey, guess what, everybody! That first thing is starting to happen, and its name is RoboEarth! And just in case you’re worried,…
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Super Bowl Trailers: ‘Captain America,’ ‘Transformers,’ ‘Super 8′ and More
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: The Super Bowl is upon us, and with it will come what is perhaps the most anticipated slate of movie trailers we’ve seen in years. The 2011 Super Bowl featuring the Green Bay Packers taking>’Captain America: The First Avenger’ Trailer if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_780807022001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’780807022001′,’publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:''Captain America' Trailer’,'bgcolor’:”}); ‘Thor’ Trailer if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_780960374001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’780960374001′,’stillurl’:'http://o.aolcdn.com/os/movies/video-stills/thor-trailer-500×375′,’publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:'Thor Trailer’,'bgcolor’:”}); ‘Super 8′ Trailer ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Trailer if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_780926888001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’780926888001′,’stillurl’:'http://o.aolcdn.com/os/movies/MF-main-DL-promos/transformers-3-500×375.jpg’,'publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:''Transformers 3' Super Bowl Trailer’,'bgcolor’:”}); ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: style=”position: relative; width: 500px; height: 375px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;”>if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_777511747001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’777511747001′,’stillurl’:'http://o.aolcdn.com/os/movies/video-stills/pirates-of-caribbean-4-trailer-500×375′,’publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:'Pirates of the Caribbean 4′,’bgcolor’:”});’Cowboys and Aliens’ Trailerif(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_782144250001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’782144250001′,’stillurl’:'http://o.aolcdn.com/os/movies/cowboys-and-aliens-500×375.jpg’,'publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:''Cowboys and Aliens' Trailer’,'bgcolor’:”}); ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Trailer if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_782325498001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’782325498001′,’publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:''Battle: Los Angeles' Trailer’,'bgcolor’:”}); ‘Rango’ Trailer if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_780884593001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’780884593001′,’publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:''Rango' Super Bowl Trailer’,'bgcolor’:”}); …
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Where Everyone Has Gone Before #29: ‘Altered States’
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I’ve watched it, based entirely hspace=”4″ id=”vimage_3850866″ src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/02/vlcsnap-2011-02-05-03h34m05s248.jpg” vspace=”4″ />Pre-Viewing Assumptions: William Hurt is a university scientist with some pretty wacky ideas, most of which involve him getting inside of a strange device that tampers with human evolution, slowly transforming him into something that’s not quite human and therefore has no normal human qualms against things like assault…
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