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Top 10 Genre Movies: Igor masters weekend box office

Posted on September 21, 2008 | No Comments
ShareAnimated Weinstein film Igor was master of the sci-fi box office this past weekend. The film brought in $8 million in its first weekend, easily outdistancing No. 2 genre flick, Ghost Town, a fellow newcomer which brought in $5.2 million over the same period. Last week’s [...]
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Top 10 Genre Movies: Dark Knight leads diminishing pack

Posted on September 14, 2008 | No Comments
ShareIn its ninth week in release, Batman flick. The Dark Knight continued its reign at the box office this past weekend ad was top film over a dwindling group of genre films at the box office. No new science fiction, fantasy, horror or spy-fi films have opened [...]
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Top 10 Genre Movies: Babylon A.D. towers over genre competition

Posted on September 1, 2008 | No Comments
Despite poor reviews, newcomer Babylon A.D. topped the genre Labor Day holiday weekend box office with just under $10 million in ticket sales.
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Top 10 Genre Movies: Death Race finishes first

Posted on August 25, 2008 | No Comments
ShareFans of action, dark science fiction and racing lined up this past weekend to ensure Death Race crosses the finish line in first place for genre movies. With a total take of just over $12.6 million in 2,532 theatres, the film was No. 3 overall, bested [...]
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Review of Reviews: Critics tell fans to avoid Clone Wars

Posted on August 15, 2008 | No Comments
Share OPENS: AUgust 15, 2008 RATING: PG (Violence, Smoking, Adult Situations) GENRE: Space Opera, Animation A new Star Wars cartoon will debut on the Cartoon Network this fall. Somebody at Lucasfilm got the bright idea to make a 90-minute introduction movie to kick the series off. That’s good. Somebody (or somebodies) else [...]
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Fan Speak: W

Posted on August 2, 2008 | No Comments
There are many words and abbreviations of special relevance to science fiction. In addition, over the years science fiction fandom has created many new terms. A list of some of these words and abbreviations is provided here for N3F members and for any others who are interested in the history of science fiction and science fiction fandom. Additions and/or corrections are invited.
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DragonConTV: Stormtroopers Gone Wild

Posted on August 27, 2007 | No Comments
ShareFan-made spoof of the Girls Gone Wild TV commercials. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQCO-RZ-0s]
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Princess Amidala: The gangsta rapper

Posted on March 7, 2006 | No Comments
Share In case you missed it, Star Wars‘ Natalie Portman’s Gansta Rap from last weekend’s Saturday Night Live is available on the Devil Ducky site. In the video, the actress responded to the question. “What’s a day in the life of the real Natalie Portman like?” with [...]
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Final: The most-successful Science Fiction and Fantasy movies of 2005

Posted on January 3, 2006 | No Comments
ShareTop 40 SF/F-themed films as of January 2, 2006 Key: SF=Science Fiction; F=Fantasy; SF/F=Science Fantasy; DF=Dark Fantasy (Supernatural Horror); films marked with an asterisk “*” by the title are still playing in theatres; films marked in RED are considered to be financial failures for not recouping [...]
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