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A lot of people have been sticking poor Battle: Los Angeles in their lists of the year's worst movies, genre or otherwise. And we have to stick up for this war movie about aliens invading L.A. — it's actually a pretty decent action movie, and not nearly as horrendous as a lot of people would have you believe. More »
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This year has been a wild ride for lovers of science fiction and fantasy. Some hugely expensive, massively hyped projects have failed, but also some new mega-hits have been born. Hollywood is struggling with sagging movie ticket sales and TV ratings, and book publishers are facing a rapidly changing world. It's a tough time — and you have to learn fast to survive. More »
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Hollywood has been pumping out a prodigious amount of movies about aliens in recent years, and the public has been eating them up. But just why is it that we can't get enough of extraterrestrial life? More »
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Play this trailer for Shark Night 3-D on top volume. At about 0:57, put your ear next to your PC speaker for about a minute. Congratulations! You are now deaf in one ear! (Note: Don't really do that.) More »
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When Doctor Who descended on San Diego Comic-Con in 2009, the British time-travelling juggernaut brought along megastar David Tennant and producer Russell T. Davies. But Comic-Con still stuck the Doctor in Ballroom 20, the smaller hall where television shows go. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5818623&view=rss&microfeed=true Released last week to poor reviews (with a few exceptions), alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles runs 116 minutes long. The video game tie-in lasts less than half of that.… [Kotaku] More »
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The Marines vs. aliens war story that is Battle: Los Angeles may not be a modern classic, but it does do one thing that's unusual (even admirable) for action movies, particularly scifi action movies: it takes its premise absolutely seriously. More »
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If aliens are going to land tomorrow, and you can only pick one movie to watch the night before you fight off the alien swarm, Battle: Los Angeles would be a pretty good choice. More »
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In Battle: Los Angeles, hitting theaters tomorrow, Aaron Eckhart leads a Marine platoon against an all-out alien invasion. More »
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If aliens ever appeared in our skies, you'd think the human race would be screwed. After all, any species that's smart enough to travel faster than light would have technology beyond our imagining. But somehow, alien invaders always lose. More »
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Creating an alien invasion from scratch takes amazing design skills. Good thing TyRuben Ellingson, the designer who's worked on Avatar, Hellboy and several other movies, was on the case. Ellingson talked to us about creating an overwhelming alien strike force. More »
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When aliens actually do attack Los Angeles and the extra-terrestrial shit hits the fan, Aaron Eckhart knows exactly what actors he'd round up to fight them off. He told us his alien-killing dream-squad...and why Battle: L.A.'s better than The Core. More »
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Peter Parker is headed to a new school in The Amazing Spider-Man. A Thor writer reveals the Asgardian's most humiliating defeat. Is Batman finally getting a plane? Plus tons of juicy updates on Fringe, The Walking Dead, and True Blood! More »
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Bane and Catwoman are just the tip of the villainous iceberg in the latest Dark Knight Rises rumors. Another Oscar-nominated actress is in the running for The Hunger Games. Katee Sackhoff wants a role on superpowered cop show Powers. More »
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In next month's Battle: Los Angeles, invading aliens go to war with the American military. It's science fiction...except that a panel of UFO experts claims it's factual. At a recent Sony Pictures press conference, the studio emphasized the movie's "based in fact" premise by giving us a chance to chat with a pair of ufologists and two retired military officers who both claim to have had encounters with UFOs during their service. More »
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Star James McAvoy explains Professor X and Magneto's love story in X-Men: First Class. Writer Don Payne discusses the difficulties of Thor. Is the Doctor's old friend returning? Plus a first look at James Franco in Rise of the Apes! More »
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The first ever clip for Battle: Los Angeles shows us exactly how "gritty" this feature will get. The small snippet of character dialog feels supremely authentic (for an alien invasion flick) — but can your stomach withstand the shaky-cam? More »
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The Eleventh Doctor takes to the airwaves to explain why the latest monsters are the scariest yet...and why the upcoming pirate episode is awesome. Two actresses respond to the Superman casting rumors. Plus inside the insane Battle: LA training regimen! More »
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A producer on The Amazing Spider-Man suggests the new movie isn't quite "rebooting" the saga. New photos reveal sets being built for The Hobbit. We now know who a Little Britain star is playing on Doctor Who. Plus a poster for Battle: Los Angeles, cosmic ruminations on Tree of Life, True Grit's young star loses her memories of the future, and more! More »
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Chris Evans explains his Captain America contract, and how he figured out how to play Steve Rogers. Henry Cavill is Superman because he wears the red and blue tights like no one else. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang's Shane Black is this close to signing on for Iron Man 3. Plus a Battle: L.A. interview, casting news for Prometheus and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a pregnancy on Fringe, a revealing True Blood casting call, a new Warehouse 13 star, and much more! More »
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It's very early days, but we've got to admit that the latest Terminator 5 news has us a little excited. Plus Dark Shadows casts two key female roles, at least one Hobbit casting announcement was a little premature, Men in Black 3 hits script troubles, there are new Battle: Los Angeles pictures, and more! More »
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We might know who Joseph-Gordon Levitt is playing in The Dark Knight Rises, and it's a lot more believable than Robin or the Riddler...and yet another Inception star could be joining the movie. Bryan Singer explains how X-Men: First Class connects to his earlier films, plus Michael Fassbender talks Magneto and Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Tommy Lee Jones talks Captain America and Men in Black 3, Roberto Orci sets a deadline for the Star Trek 2 script, a Doctor Who monster is revealed, Michael Bay confirms a key character for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and much, much more! More »
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Watch the brand new trailer for Battle LA that just screened at the Super Bowl, and get your first taste of the invading mecha army in action. Also, we'll be sure to update with more Super Bowl trailer reveals as they go live tonight. More »
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Director David O. Russell explains why he dropped out of the zombie-fied Jane Austen movie, revealing some of what the film's content. An Atonement actress joins The Hobbit, John Noble and Jasika Nicole talk Fringe, plus Torchwood casting news. Spoilers! More »
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New images of Battle Los Angeles' evil extraterrestrial attackers are out — including a gory money-shot of a giant alien autopsy! Get a a better look at the weapons and gooey innards from this "Black Hawk Down/alien invasion" flick. Spoilers! More »
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New set photos confirm Spider-Man is going back to his mechanical web-shooters. Christian Bale is up for a fourth Christopher Nolan Batman movie. Chris Hemsworth addresses the "Hawkeye in Thor" rumors. Plus The Hobbit, Looper, Prometheus, and so much more! More »
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New photos give us our best look yet at Captain America's movie costume and some Twilight sex. Cast and crew explain how Fringe is going for broke in its new timeslot, along with rumors of a major plot twist. Spoilers! More »
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Could this be the biggest year ever for fantastical movies? It certainly looks like it. The calendar is bursting with films about aliens, weird creatures, superheroes and magical worlds. Here's our complete guide to 2011's science fiction and fantasy films. More »
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Tom Hardy might not be playing the baddie in The Dark Knight Rises. The time travel thriller Looper has an amazing death scene. The Superman reboot might found its shooting location. Has Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter found its Lincoln? Spoilers! More »
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The writers of Tron Legacy explain why they had to tell the story of Sam Flynn. The original Hulk is going to appear in The Avengers. A Warehouse 13 star is visiting No Ordinary Family. Spoilers for all ages! More »
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A new trailer for Battle: Los Angeles is out. Learn more about the secret history of Earth's alien invasions, and watch our extraterrestrial overlords run roughshod over Los Angeles in screaming CG. [Apple] More »
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Hometown heroes battle a mecha invasion, with a somber singing-robot soundtrack — consider our interest piqued in Battle: Los Angeles. Watch the trailer — you can't help but be pulled in. Which is probably exactly what the aliens want. More »
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We've got two new viral clips from the alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles, the film that everyone is calling Independence Day meets Black Hawk Down. See the alien carnage with your own eyes! More »
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The new Superman movie is roaring ahead — The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, who's producing, reportedly has five potential directors in mind, and he's meeting with them now. So who's in line to revamp the Man Of Tomorrow? More »
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Two upcoming alien-invasion flicks might have a lot more in common than aliens and a Los Angeles setting. Turns out the directors of Skyline worked on the VFX for Battle: Los Angeles. And Sony is none too happy about that. More »
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When aliens actually do attack Los Angeles and the extra-terrestrial shit hits the fan, Aaron Eckhart knows exactly what actors he'd round up to fight them off. He told us his alien-killing dream-squad...and why Battle: L.A.'s better than The Core. More »
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Three actors Christopher Nolan knows very well are supposedly in contention for the Riddler...but will he be Batman's only foe? One actor rules himself out as Superman. The X-Men: First Class director wishes Inception was just a dream. Spoilers away! More »
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