science fiction Archive

Diana Wynne Jones discontinues chemotherapy

Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
Share Image via Wikipedia Noted British fantasy and science fiction Diana Wynne Jones has decided to stop treatment to fight the lung cancer she was diagnosed with last summer, according to Ansible 275. According to tor.com you can send well-wishes via her publisher: You can email at the address (e-mails [...]
Full Story
Stieg Larsson Unpublished Work Discovered After Death

Posted on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
Share Image by jackharrybill via Flickr Of course his first love was science fiction – and these two stories are, indeed SF. I’m hoping that they do get translated into English. Read the Article at HuffingtonPost Related articles by Zemanta Stieg Larsson’s unseen stories discovered in local library (telegraph.co.uk) Stieg Larsson’s [...]
Full Story
Today in SF – June 10, 2010

Posted on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
Share Sci-fi icon named UC San Diego grad speaker Image via Wikipedia San Diego Union Tribune Maybe this is what comes of being a utopian science fiction writer-people tend to share with me their hopes. It’s a great thing to experience. … Wired News ‘Predators’ Comics Boot [...]
Full Story
Trailer: Terminator Salvation

Posted on May 11, 2009 | No Comments
ShareFast Tube by Casper OPENS: May 21, 2009 RATING: PG-13 (Violence, Gore, Language) GENRE: Science Fiction, Horror Starring: Christian Bale , Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Blair Williams , Bryce Dallas Howard, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter Director: McG Writer: John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris Plot: Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John [...]
Full Story
Top 8 Genre Movies: New Trek breaks highest opening record

Posted on May 11, 2009 | No Comments
ShareThe eleventh and newest Star Trek film with its all-new cast posted an all new opening record this past weekend. It brought in more than $72.5 million in ticket sales in its debut weekend – more than the next 19 top-grossing films combined. Additionally, compared [...]
Full Story
Top 10 Genre Movies: 17 Again debuts in top spot

Posted on April 20, 2009 | No Comments
ShareTeen heart-throb Zac Efron’s latest film, the light fantasy comedy 17 Again pulled in enough teen greenbacks to finish in the top spot in this past weekend’s box office. . It brought in more than $24 million in ticket sales in its debut- weekend – [...]
Full Story
Trailer: Mutant Chronicles

Posted on April 19, 2009 | No Comments
ShareFast Tube by Casper OPENS: April 24, 2009 RATING: R (Violence, Language) GENRE: Horror, Science Fiction Starring: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Sean Pertwee, Benno Fürmann, John Malkovich Director: Simon Hunter Writer: Philip Eisner Plot: In the year 2707, war rages between earths four giant corporations as they battle over the [...]
Full Story
Top 10 Genre Movies: Monsters vs. Aliens falls to No. 2

Posted on April 5, 2009 | No Comments
Share After spending last week on at the top spot, animated science fantasy flick, Monsters vs. Aliens fell to the No. 2 spot behind the fourth installment fo the Fast and the Furious franchise. The only sci fi flick to debut this weekend was Alien Trespass, the [...]
Full Story
Missing 2 hours of Metropolis found

Posted on April 3, 2009 | No Comments
ShareIf you’re a fan of the 1927 silent science fiction classic Metropolis, I’ve got some news for you: you haven’t seen the whole movie. In fact, you don’t know the half of it. Literally. This past summer, film archivists discovered Fritz Lange’s director’s cut of the [...]
Full Story
Trailer: Alien Trespass

Posted on April 2, 2009 | No Comments
Aliens invade - and hilarity ensues. Set in 1957, Alien Trespass chronicles a fiery object from space that crashes into a mountaintop in the California desert, bringing the threat of disaster to Earth. Out of the flying saucer escapes a murderous creature – the Ghota, which is bent on destroying all life forms on the planet. A benevolent alien from the spaceship, Urp, inhabits the body of Ted Lewis (Eric McCormack) – a local astronomer – and with the help of Tammy, (Jenni Baird) a waitress from the local diner, sets out to save mankind.
Full Story