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More proof that British pop culture is brilliantly nerdy. British TV star Katherine Kelly, who's just ending her stint on Coronation St., did a photoshoot for Britain's Radio Times in which she played Barbarella, as a bartender. More »
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District 9 director Neil Blomkamp's next film could feature a huge star. The Spider-Man reboot casts a super-villain's child, while we learn who won't be in Captain America and The Avengers. Which actress will be the new Barbarella? Spoilers! More »
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Dino De Laurentiis, producer of Barbarella, Army of Darkness, Dune and many other classics, passed away in Los Angeles Thursday morning. He was 91. More »
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We were just feeling nostalgic for Barbarella, when Kim Kardashian unveiled a new photoshoot of herself doing a Jane Fonda pastiche. It's always nice to see space-age fashion back again, but this isn't the Barbarella we were hoping for. More »
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You haven't crossed the final frontier until you've had sex in space. It's the ultimate dream: weightless lovemaking. Here are 11 awesome zero-gravity sex scenes...plus one real-life zero G sexytime moment caught on video. More »
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Burlesque has always had a love affair geek culture. There's something about sexy individuals dressing (and undressing) as science fiction icons that gets the pulse racing. But this month may've been the greatest scifi burlesque month ever. NSFW pics below! More »
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Why did it take so long to get a whole website devoted to unitards? Unitard Universe is the answer to at least one person's fetish, including some of the most embarrassing (and in one case, borderline obscene) unitards in history. More »
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If you think sex in the 21st century sucks, just be glad you don't live in one of these scifi dystopias. When Big Brother is a peeping Tom and three-penised mutants are eligible bachelors, getting off is a turn-off. More »
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This year, San Francisco's Foul Play Productions is bringing two screen legends to life with its Attack of the Killer B-Movies series. Enjoy sizzling stage productions of The Bride Of Frankenstein and Barbarella, just in time for Halloween! More »
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The on-again, off-again revamp of sexy space opera Barbarella is apparently heading back into the world of the living, with the news that a writer has been hired to get a script ready to shop around studios. But... why? More »
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With Legally Blonde's Robert Luketic now attached to direct the Barbarella remake, it feels like Hollywood is selling our beloved astronautrix short. Here are five directors who'd I'd much rather see re-imagine and revisit the planet SoGo. More »
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Now that Robert Rodriguez has stepped down from helming Barbarella, campy rom-com director Robert Luketic is taking his place. Can Luketic's Legally Blonde chops bring our favorite space minx back? And will he bring new favorite Katherine Heigl with him? More »
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Star Trek may still be riding high at the box office, but there's one area where it's lacking, according to (of all places) the Financial Times: It's fashion sense. More »
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Hope you weren't too excited about the prospect of Robert Rodriguez' remake of 1960s sexy sci-fi pic Barbarella, because it's never going to happen... says Rodriguez himself. Meanwhile, rumor has it he's also off Predators. More »
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Since science fiction was invented, the real world has followed in its footsteps, whether it's language or replicating fictional moral dilemmas. But there's one area where the real world is sadly lacking: science-fictional sextoys. More »
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Sometimes you just want to escape into a heroic universe of wish fulfillment, with just the right kind of angst. And let's face it, some heroes do a better job of hitting your escapism sweet spots than others. We've put together a chart comparing the great action heroes, and seeing which ones hit most of the sweet spots of escapism. The categories in the chart should be pretty self-explanatory. But here's some explanation anyway: We love our heroes to be super rich, and to have an excuse for self-pity. If your fabulously wealthy parents got killed in front of you when you're a kid, so much the better. (Seriously, a tragic past seems to be a crucial ingredient for many escapist heroes, because it lets you project all your own real-life pain onto your hero, even as you're imagining rising about that pain and becoming a mega-adventurer. ) And it makes us happy when our heroes have two or more devoted acolytes/sidekicks, who follow almost without question, and awesome gadgets. Superhuman powers means what it says. "Gets laid" doesn't just mean your hero hooked up one time. "Marked for greatness" requires slightly more explanation. If your hero is the subject of a prophecy (like Starbuck), or is "the One" like Neo, then he/she is marked for greatness. Captain Kirk wasn't marked for greatness on the original Star Trek TV show, but we have a strong suspicion that the new Trek movie, by revisiting his origins, will show that he was marked for great things from the beginning. "Not tied down" doesn't just mean being single: it means that you get to roam around having adventures. And at the end of an adventure, you jump in your spaceship and zoom off to the next adventure somewhere else. Captain Kirk wasn't tied down, but Captain Sisko was. "Becomes a god or king" means your character ends up with a lot of people looking up to him/her. The Hulk, for example, is destined either to become a ruler, the Maestro, or the last survivor of Earth. Captain Kirk becomes an admiral, but more importantly he becomes a legend in his own time. The Doctor becomes the last of the Time Lords, and gets called a god a lot. Neo turns into the blind buddha Jesus monster, or something. More »
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If Perez Hilton is to be believed - always an interesting way to start a sentence - then the personal and professional partnership of Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan has come to an end. That leaves both their Red Sonja and Barbarella projects somewhere in limbo. For scifi fans, the only question is which leading lady is apparently getting lined up as Jane Fonda's latest replacement for the role of Barbarella? Here's a clue: You'll be disappointed. More »
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Now that Rose McGowan is starring in the sword-and-sorcery-and-cleavage movie Red Sonja, produced by beau Robert Rodriguez, does this mean that the pair's Barbarella movie is really on hold? Last we heard, the movie already had some sets built, but director Rodriguez hadn't managed to scare up the $82 million he needs to create the space fantasy starring McGowan in the role Jane Fonda made famous. But an article announcing their Red Sonja movie doesn't mention Barbarella at all. What's going on? More »
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Remember when we were promised a remake of Fahrenheit 451, or a new Barbarella starring Rose McGowan? What happened to those movies? I want to see a futuristic Guy Montag (please cast Christian Bale.) The movies we get most excited about often seem to fall into the black hole of "in development." We've collected a list of some of more interesting announced scifi movies and provided you with the best updates available for each. More »
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Stop listening to those rumors that Robert Rodriguez's Barbarella remake is failing to achieve escape velocity. Rose McGowan, who's set to step into Jane Fonda's go-go boots, says the movie is much further along than you realize. Not only is she signed up, but a lot of the pre-production work is done, including the costumes and a lot of the sets — including part of Barbarella's spaceship. "I've got part of a spaceship built for me!" she exults. (Dear readers: please send us pics of those sets. Thanks.) The only wrinkle: Barbarella wouldn't be able to finish shooting by June, when the actors' strike is supposed to start. Image by Z. Tomaszewski/WENN. [MTV Movies] More »
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The fact that another science fiction remake is announced every week doesn't mean Hollywood has run out of ideas. It just means nostalgia is the mind-killer. And it's only going to get worse, now that the Omega Man remake I Am Legend was such a huge success. So which planned remake makes you want to firebomb your local cineplex? Click through to vote. More »
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Porn has always wanted to be science fictional, ever since the influential Barbarella. Weird aliens or "cyberpunk" touches can help to liven up otherwise repetitive porn scenarios. And the line between a science fiction "B" movie and a soft-core porn epic is often more seethru than Jane Fonda's breast bubbles. Click through for a history of the mutant genre, with some racy but probably work-safe clips. More »
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Science fiction doesn't just give us the best machines; it also gives the best sex as well. After all, if the future is full of anti-gravity lifts and teleportation, just think how far the porno industry will evolve. Scifi isn't just about human sex either: you can get it on with aliens, clones, and even machines. Star Trek's Data was a "fully functional" android, and gave some robo-lovin' to the frigid Tasha Yar (and the Borg queen!) from time to time. After the jump, our list of the best science fiction sex scenes to get you through hump day. More »
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Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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