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October

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:00:12 PDT

October 2nd
Toy Story/Toy Story 2 in 3-D
Do these movies count as sci-fi? We're not sure, but we love them so much that we're going to make the "There's a toy spaceman and toy aliens, so sure, whatever" argument and point out that Pixar's two early classics are getting a re-release in new 3-D, double-bill fashion. We think we'll be going.

October 9th
Zombieland
Any movie that is used as an excuse by Woody Harrelson to attack paparazzi has to have something going for it, but director Ruben Fleischer's movie - which he calls a road movie, and likens to Midnight Run - has more going for it than just that, including Little Miss Sunshine's Abigail Breslin as one of the last humans alive.

October 16th
The Road
Delayed a year from its original release date, John Hillcoat's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Oprah-endorsed tale of a man and his son struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world finally gets a release, allowing audiences their chance to see Viggo Mortensen frown through what may just be the feel-bad movie of the year. Of course, in terms of "long-awaited adaptations of classic books," it's up against...

Where The Wild Things Are
...Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze's already-controversial (Why doesn't the bedroom turn into the forest? Why is there a subplot about the mom's divorce?) take on the wonderful Maurice Sendak book of our collective youth. We're as skeptical about the changes as many, but we have to admit: The trailer alone made us catch our breath, and we're hoping for the best.

October 23rd
Astro Boy
You'll believe a cartoon robot boy can fly as Summit's long-coming CGI version of Osamu Tezuka's classic manga and anime character reaches screens. We're hoping it's a hit if only because we'd really, really like to see them tackle Pluto as a sequel...

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Get your fill of Carnie action in this version of Darren Shan's young adult novel, as John C. Reilly plays a vampire, Salma Hayek a bearded lady, 30Rock's Jane Krakowski a woman who can regenerate her limbs, and Chris Massoglia as the poor kid who ends up wrapped up in it all to save the life of his best friend.

October 30th
Gentlemen Broncos
Okay, so "from the director of Napoleon Dynamite" may seem like a bad thing in these weary hipster days, but no-one can deny the lure of Flight of The Conchords' Jermaine Clement as a washed-up writer who steals a kid's sci-fi contest idea and uses it to resurrect his career. Jared Hess, all is forgiven.

The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall Movies

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:00:00 PDT

The days are already getting shorter and colder, which sounds like the ideal time to start considering spending evenings at your local multiplex, taking advantage of comfy chairs and large screens. But what movies should you see? Here's our guide.

With September already underway, we're a little late in providing this guide, but try not to hold it too far against us. We've split everything up month-by-month, to help you fill your calendar without too much worry - Just click on the links below.

September
October
November
December

The Lamest Science Fiction Author In The World

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:50:00 PDT

The new comedy Gentlemen Broncos has launched its latest viral site, a home page for fake scifi author Dr. Ronald Chevalier. Ronald is the writer of the classic Cyborg Harpies, and his site has a collection of hilarious videos and audio recordings of his award winning scifi novel. Click through to watch one of his Youtube videos and learn more about the man, the legend, Dr. Ronald Chevalier.

The man behind Ronald is actually Jemaine Clement, who is best known for his work on the hilarious musical show Flight of the Conchords. The movie Gentleman Broncos follows a teen who discovers at a fantasy fest that a prominent author has stolen his idea. Premiering in January, Broncos also features Sam Rockwell and Jennifer Coolidge. And here's one of Chevalier's videos, where he shows us how scifi writers relax. Just remember to grasp your ankles and bring them to your groinal access without threatening your seed.

Make sure to check out his art gallery (I must have Chevalier's painting of a UFO beaming up buffalo "Bisontennial").

[Ronald Chevalier]