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 Planet of the Apes prequel confirmed: the apes will rise again By John Howell Sunday, 14 March 2010 There have been a lot of ape productions over the last 40 years, none as powerful as the first Planet of the Apes film in 1968 that starred Charlton Heston and featured the unforgettable final scene of The Statue of Liberty rising from the sand and waves (watch a clip of the final scene on YouTube at the end of this article). Based on the Planet of the Apes novel by Pierre Boulle, first published in 1963, apart from the... More >> |
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New Predators movie like Cameron’s Aliens By John Howell Sunday, 14 March 2010
Producer Robert Rodriguez has previewed the first footage from a new Predators movie starring Adrien Brody and Laurence Fishburne at the South by Southwest Film Festival and Conference in... More >>
Is Kevin MacDonald's "The Eagle of the Ninth" a critique of US Cultural Imperialism? By Gerard Wood Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Some movies seem compelled to arrive in pairs, a bit like the animals on Noah’s Ark. I’m sure there are many good reasons why two studios might release films with a similar plot or... More >>
Avatar's sci-fi label surprises Sigourney By John Howell Tuesday, 02 March 2010
If you wanted further evidence that science fiction authors and film makers are outcasts of the cinematic and literary establishment (as we argued in Why Science Fiction authors just can't... More >>
Moon sequel Mute Witness a homage to Blade Runner By John Howell Monday, 01 March 2010
Duncan Jones is the director responsible for one of the standout films of 2009, a well crafted science fiction thriller called Moon. If you're a fan (which I definitely am), you'll be glad... More >>
Wanted 2 is no more? By Gerard Wood Saturday, 27 February 2010
Word is that Universal has pulled the plug on a sequel to Timur Bekmambetov’s Wanted. Apparently the studio had wanted Angelina Jolie to star in the sequel but she pulled out, and without... More >>
Valhalla Rising: a bloody intelligent Viking epic? By Gerard Wood Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Valhalla Rising, the latest project by Danish filmmaker Nicholas Winding Refn (Bronson), first showed up on our radar back in 2008. Since then it's raised its bloody and battered head from... More >>
Can The Last Airbender end M. Night Shyamalan's downward spiral? By John Howell Monday, 22 February 2010
M. Night Shyamalan has had some spectacular movie successes, from the excellent The Sixth Sense (possibly the biggest plot twist in movie history) to the powerful and compelling Unbreakable... More >>
Emmerich confirms 3D motion capture for Asimov's Foundation trilogy By John Howell Monday, 22 February 2010
MTV reports that Roland Emmerich, director of the upcoming adaptation of Isaac Asimov's epic Foundation trilogy, will film the three movies in 3-D, using technology similar to the CG... More >>
Solomon Kane about to unleash bloody mayhem across the UK By Gerard Wood Friday, 19 February 2010
The long wait is almost over for those of you in the UK who have been waiting for Solomon Kane to reach your shores. Friday 19 February is D-Day! We've had a lot to say about Solomon Kane... More >>
It’s now official, Riddick will be back By Gerard Wood Wednesday, 17 February 2010
It’s ten years since we first encountered Richard B. Riddick in the monochrome SF horror, Pitch Black. And six years since we were treated to its sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick, in... More >>
Impressive first trailer for Neil Marshall’s Centurion By Gerard Wood Saturday, 13 February 2010
The first official trailer for Neil Marshall’s Centurion has found its way onto the web, catapulting this gritty epic into my short-list of most highly anticipated movies of the year. It... More >>
The Escape From New York remake is not dead in the water! By Gerard Wood Thursday, 11 February 2010
After two long years without a word, there's finally some news about the troubled remake of Escape From New York, John Carpenter's 1981 SF classic. According to Vulture (The New York... More >>
New Star Wars TV show tainted by memories of Jar Jar By John Howell Wednesday, 10 February 2010
In the history of cinema it's hard to top the utter disappointment felt when watching George Lucas' follow ups to the original Star Wars movies. From the horror of Jar Jar Binks (a... More >>
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief By Gerard Wood Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Three decades have passed since Hollywood last treated us to a movie based on Greek Mythology in all its supernatural splendour. That was the original Clash of the Titans (1981) of course,... More >>
Dune remake starting again: giant sandworms in 3D? By John Howell Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Production of the new Dune movie is becoming as epic as Frank Herbert's Dune series itself, and they are nowhere near the filming stage yet. Now that director Peter Berg appears to have... More >>
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- Dune remake starting again: giant sandworms in 3D?
- New Star Wars TV show tainted by memories of Jar Jar
- Next James Bond in 3D, but no 3D Robocop remake for Aronofsky
- Emmerich confirms 3D motion capture for Asimov's Foundation trilogy
- Asimov Foundation trilogy in 3D?
- New Iain M. Banks Culture movie
- Spider Man 4 scrapped: Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire out
- With Apple’s new iPad science fiction meets reality
- Impressive first trailer for Neil Marshall’s Centurion
- Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
- New Star Trek TV show
- This time it's for real: new Dune movie confirmed
- Ghostbusters III filming soon with original cast
- Will Asimov’s Foundation saga be Lord of the Rings in space?
- What's new in Blade Runner: The Final Cut?
- Dune remake starting again: giant sandworms in 3D?
- Blade Runner sequel
- Will Cameron's Avatar spark a 3D revolution?
- Cameron's Avatar a 3D drug trip?
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