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Newt Gingrich may have surprised a lot of folks with his announcement that he wants to put a permanent base on the moon. But maybe they shouldn't have been surprised. After all, the original Men in Black film revealed to the world that Gingrich is actually an extraterrestrial. More »
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The new trailer for the latest Men in Black flick is out. What's your verdict: a welcome throwback or an unnecessary sequel 10 years after the fact? Either way, it will make a billion dollars thanks to the Faustian pact Will Smith signed circa "Parents Just Don't Understand." I'm reserving judgment until I hear what 1980s dance hit Smith inevitably samples on the soundtrack. I have a sawbuck riding on the conviction that he grabs the hook from Shannon's "Give Me Tonight." More »
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We just got the first good look at Men in Black III's villainous alien biker Boris, played by Flight of the Conchords's Jemaine Clement. Plus makeup master Rick Baker explains why these aliens are unlike all previous MIB aliens. More »
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Ryan Reynolds' next big comic-book movie, R.I.P.D., could start filming any day now. A few weeks ago, casting calls went out for a bunch of supporting roles. And Reynolds already has a high-powered co-star: Jeff Bridges. More »
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The Wachowskis' Cloud Atlas movie gains some major stars. New Men In Black III pics feature a pop-art icon. A new Transformers 3 trailer gives a glimpse of John Malkovich. A Total Recall cameo is revealed. More »
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After battling through a whole mess of script problems, it looks like Men In Black 3 is continuing with shooting. Check out the latest time traveling MIB set pics, with a few nods to the original film. More »
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Reports from the Men In Black 3 set all seem to indicate one thing, this new time-traveling prequel/sequel is in trouble. The picture started shooting without a script in place, and now seems to be on permanent hiatus. What's happening? More »
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The philosopher Plato once posed the Allegory of the Cave in his work, The Republic. He thought that, if prisoners spent all of their lives chained in a cave and facing a wall, their only experience would be watching the shadows on that wall. They never understand that there are things beyond that wall. The philosopher, however, is freed from that cave and can begin to understand the nature of actual reality. This may look like stoned sophomoric wonderings with some bragging tacked on at the end, but it laid the groundwork for a lot of science fiction premises. There are plenty of minor conspiracies and cover-ups in the world, but some go beyond minor plots and conceal the fabric of reality. Have a look at all the agencies, societies, guilds, and collections of friends that like people to be kept chained up in a cave. More »
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In space, nobody can hear you freestyle. But that hasn't stopped some of hip-hop's greatest legends from appearing in some classic science fiction and fantasy movies. From battling killer sharks to fighting off ghosts on Mars, some of our favorite rappers have also become some of our favorite SF heroes. More »
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If you feel naked without a phaser or a pulse rifle, then you can make sure you're fully clothed with this T-shirt from ThinkGeek. It includes 10 famous science-fiction weapons with the year they first appeared. Can you name them? More »
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Disappointed by Skyline? Tantalized by Castle's X-Files-y episode this week? Want an alien conspiracy with some meat on its bones (or exoskeleton, as the case may be)? Here are six of the greatest real-life alien conspiracy theories. More »
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Jack Donaghy, a Bond Girl, a South African alien, a Pussycat Doll, and the reigning queen of internet memes all join the new Men in Black movie. Plus why Oz is the most Robert Downey, Jr. character ever. Spoiler alert! More »
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We caught our first glimpse of The Thing's creepy Arctic horror this past weekend. But it's just one of a half-dozen movie prequels in the pipeline. Past experience shows many of these prequels may suck. Here's your prequel suckitude forecast. More »
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Emma Thompson is reportedly joining the cast of Men In Black 3. And it sounds as though Thompson's character could turn out to be a huge part of the MIB mythos. Spoilers and speculation below. More »
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There's still only one way to bring a new person into this universe. Many science fiction/fantasy stories have featured the drama of childbirth... and some have done it better than others. Here are the best and worst SF/fantasy childbirth scenes. More »
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Tron Legacy director Joe Kosinski has landed yet another massive science fiction epic: the Ridley Scott-produced film Archangels. The film follows an elite alien-tracking team. Let's just hope there aren't any talking pugs. More »
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On July 2, a Clovis, CA family was terrorized by mysterious lights. These lights weren't from juvenile delinquents setting off M-80s, but rather a nosy UFO. The family didn't talk to local news, but reporters were on the case anyway. More »
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Fringe's alt-universe drama will get even weirder. Men In Black III has a surprising twist, and the Spider-Man prequel may have an unexpected villain. Plus Futurama, Doctor Who, Iron Sky, Jonah Hex, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Toy Story, Twilight and Warehouse 13! More »
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Friday's spoilers include Transformers 3 casting, Will Smith pimping Men In Black, a Twilight clip, Doctor Who shockers, and Summer Glau explaining how bloggers fight crime. Plus Jonah Hex, Nikita, Stargate, Last Airbender, Walking Dead, Chuck, V and True Blood. More »
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Jemaine Clement, best known for his work on Flight of The Concords, has a knack for dickish characters, so we're extra-excited that he's playing the villain of Men In Black 3. More »
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We've known about the Josh Brolin MIB3 casting rumors for a while. And now that Sony has secured Will Smith they're more confident, announcing they're in advanced negotiations for both Tommy Lee and Josh Brolin — for the same part? More »
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For the third installment in the insanely profitable Men in Black franchise, director Barry Sonnenfeld is getting the band back together — and shooting it in 3D. More »
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With Hollywood suffering from sequel fever, it seems like Men In Black 3 would be a no-brainer for Will Smith. But Fox's fantasy film The City That Sailed might make it impossible for Agents J and K to reunite. More »
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A new character joins Men In Black III. The Let The Right One In remake revamps vampires. There's a "red-band" Hot Tub Time Machine clip. Millar talks Kick-Ass 2! Jewel Staite's Warehouse 13 role will freak you out. And more... More »
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We mix and match three great scifi heroes to evaluate how they would fare in other franchises. See Ellen Ripley as a diplomat, and Mad Max going far beyond Thunderdome. More »
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It's the week where children hope for bearded intruders bearing sacks, and millions also a week where television gets a bit... lazy. Don't say you weren't warned. Luckily, there's new Doctor Who to make everything better. More »
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Josh Brolin may be signing up to police alien "intergalactic keggers" on Earth, by joining up for the next installment in the Men In Black franchise. So who will he play, and more important, is Frank still alive? More »
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We told you it was happening back in April, but now Men In Black 3 has a writer and, if rumors are to be believed, a director. But does it have Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones? Not exactly... More »
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When humans finally conquer space, we'll still want to keep other creatures as pets. Some science-fiction pets are among our favorite characters, but others, you just want to flush out the airlock. Here's our list of the best and worst. More »
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They've been threatening to bring back the Men In Black franchise for some time now. And today, Sony revealed that it's absolutely dedicated to bring you more zany aliens pretending to be famous people. More »
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Hip-shaking, pill-popping rocker Elvis Presley officially died in 1977, but he keeps popping up, at least in science fiction. Think Elvis lives? We list scifi’s explanations for what really became of the King. More »
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You may have thought Meet Dave bombed because it's the latest in a long string of unfunny Eddie Murphy movies... but it turns out there's another reason. The movie bombed, at least in part, because Fox refused to market it as science fiction, believing that nobody likes SF, and especially not SF comedies. Whether or not you care what happens to the bland Dave, the explanation of why Fox buried it, in the L.A. Times, should concern you. More »
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Click to viewThose strange lights in the sky seem to move with unnatural precision, making turns and accelerations no human-made aircraft could possibly match. What ultra-advanced anti-gravity system allows UFOs to fly in such a bizarre way? Apparently it's ionized air. An engineering professor at the University of Florida has it all figured out, and he's going to build his own flying saucer. More »
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Sometimes science fiction series dissolve into acronym soup. In Marvel comics, you've got SHIELD (introduced in the Iron Man movie too), HYDRA, and AIM (not the instant messenger client, which is probably ten times as evil as the mad scientist group). And then there are all the strange organizations which secretly run the world, like the Dharma Initiative in Lost, or the The Syndicate from the X-Files. How the hell are you supposed to keep it all straight, especially when most nations already have real-life spy groups with names almost as acronym-tastic as science fiction? We've put together a list of the greatest hits of (mostly) Earth-bound conspiracy spy groups from science fiction. So yeah, that means no frakkin Tal Shiar, OK? More »
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This summer will be the biggest "blockbuster" movie season ever, with no fewer than 23 would-be smash hits coming out between early May and mid-August. It didn't used to be this way. Back in the mists of time — like, say, in the late 1990s — there were only one or two big science fiction movies per summer, and only a handful of huge summer movies total. But summer movies have gotten bigger and more franchise-driven in the past decade, and science fiction is at the center of that transformation. We chart the rise of summer-movie gridlock, with a list of every summer scifi hit since 1980. More »
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