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Crappy Movies Are Destroying Your Brain, Say Scientists

You already knew that watching movies like Jumper or the Planet of the Apes remake makes your brain hurt, but now neuroscientists have proof. When you watch a great movie, your brain marches in lockstep with the brains of the other viewers. Terrible movies invoke synaptic chaos. Could filmmakers use this knowledge to create movies that intentionally tap into your neural responses? More »

8:00 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Ed Grabianowski
8,524 views, 30 comments

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A Survival Guide to Bad Scifi Movies

If you have ever willingly or unwillingly sought out science fiction in the movie theater, you know what dangers await. Sure, you may find yourself blown away by a 28 Days Later, but you might just as easily find yourself rolling your eyes through a Jumper or Transformers. But even if you do find yourself having to watch Hayden Christensen in front of a green screen, there is hope. Here to deliver the good news about surviving bad scifi movies is Sherilyn Connelly, who has for years been a ringleader of the weekly Bad Movie Night at San Francisco's Dark Room. She worked with her Bad Movie Night colleagues* to come up with a few ways you can turn a horrible movie experience into one the whole theater will enjoy. More »

9:20 AM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Annalee Newitz
6,943 views, 44 comments

Latest by n/a: You alll missed one thing...ANY movie tht Sci Fi shows on Satruday nights..should be avoided.. more »