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more about #thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton Alexis: I don't get it. I thought these were sci-fi/fantasy awards. WTF is Valkyrie, Breaking Bad and Changeling doing on here? And wtf, Jericho? I thought th... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Dexter is Sci-Fi? 24 is Sci-Fi? Shia LaBeouf is an actor? more » Scotland: Who wants to hear a in bad taste Joker joke? more » Grey_Area: I'm all for the softening of genre boundaries but this is silly. It appears to be just a list of high-profile productions. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Haha. Jumper. I loved the book when I was in middle school because it contained ladies and bewbs, but I read the relatively recent sequel and thought ... more » mikumiku: Couple of Yays and Nays while watching thru Oscar this year, accompany with beers. Yay! - Heath Ledger won the Best Supporting Actor - Hugh Jackman as... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: i love all the shit they gave 'the reader' (which i loved btw - the movie and the book) w/ the opening number and the judd apatow sketch. i'm glad the... more » MinervaAlpaca: I'm just happy that Vampira (alias Maila Nurmi) made the "In Memoriam" montage. How often do you see footage from PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE on the Oscar... more » Julius Seizure - Canuck: The "on the cheap" number was mildly amusing: good for Anne H being able to get that high note and kudos to Jackman for sounding winded in his mic. (Y... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: I'd totally turn gay, or at least bi, for Hugh Jackman. more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: This is the first time I've EVER watched the Oscars the whole way through and I actually enjoyed it - Hugh did a good job and there were some funny mo... more » Sproing: The Oscars are like the concept of an SF story -- an arcane institution, arbiter of culture for generations, finds itself irrelevant and besieged as a... more » tetracycloide: Who can really begrudge Slumdog Millionaire's wins? Everyone I know who's actually from India. more » Gaambit: I particularly loved his ending, singing "I'm Wolveriiiiiiine!" I laughed, in a good way. I don't get the hate on the show. I actually watched the who... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I wrote this story too. Except it was about a talking lobster and his imaginary friend trying to save the rainbow forest from the evil King Vicious III. more » collex: This happen all the time. A book/movie become popular and makes a lot of money and, suddenly, 4 people claim to have been plagiarized. It happened for... more » JennaW: Okay, Charlie? Where's your proof [io9.com] now?! ;) more » Kpibca: Cloverfield got shafted. A visual effects NOMINATION is at the very least in order for the film's look and effects. I don't know why every single year... more » Quilt: This movie was just one BIG vehicle created for the soul purpose of getting Brad Pitt an Oscar. Nothing else. The script is devoted to Brad Pitt. The ... more » don_mynack: Don't even talk to me about the Oscars and how they stiffed Dark Knight. Benjamin Button!? Really? more » -
#saturnawards
Saturn Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 35th Annual Saturn Awards, voted for by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, have been announced, and it's a strong line-up... even if it includes Jumper. More » -
#oscars2009
2009 Oscars Unsurprising... But At Least Wolverine Serenaded Batman
By now, you already know that Heath Ledger posthumously won Best Supporting Actor in last night's Oscars, but who else discovered a new golden friend? We look back at last night's winners (and losers). More » -
#thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton
The Curious Lawsuit Against Benjamin Button
Was multiple-Oscar nominated Benjamin Button originally written years ago by an Italian office worker? Legal papers filed yesterday say that that's the (curious) case, and now we're waiting for a Judge to weigh in. More » -
#benjaminbuttonbehindthescenes
How Benjamin Button Will Win All The FX Awards
Benjamin Button has swept the Oscar nominations. And while I may not agree with all of the noms, Button should be a lock for Visual Effects. Check out this new behind-the-scenes video. More » -
#theoscars
The Oscars Overlook The Dark Knight But Love Backwards Babies
The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards was released this morning, and while the genre movie racked up plenty of nominations our beloved Dark Knight was passed over on a few surprising categories. More » -
#triviagasm
Living In Rewind Doesn't Erase These Characters' Problems
Humans are always trying to become younger, to reverse aging and return to childhood. Here are some characters who live backwards — and find life in rewind isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. -
#benjaminbuttonreview
Brad Pitt Time Travels Between Love And Death
Chances are, you already know if you're going to like The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, the Brad Pitt weepie that opens tomorrow. And in a sense, the movie's predictability is what it's about. Spoilers!!! -
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#thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton
Fincher Filmed The Wrong Backwards-Aging Story
There are two literary works depicting a man aging backwards — a Fitzgerald story, and Andrew Sean Greer's novel. One of them would make a great movie. Too bad they filmed the other one.
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#morningspoilers
Inappropriate Erections And Crazy Skulls In Land Of The Lost
Will the Will Ferrell Land Of The Lost movie be dopey? All signs point to yes. Plus deadly spoilers for Star Trek, Lost, Thor, Dollhouse, Doctor Who, Heroes and Sarah Connor! More » -
#thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton
Play The Guess-Brad-Pitt's-Reverse-Aging Game
Age backwards with Hollywood's sexiest activist dad in David Fincher's adaptation of the short story The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. The film follows a strange birth, where the baby starts out as an old man and proceeds to age backwards. So while all the other seven-year-olds look like chubby cherubs running around, Benjamin, played by Brad Pitt, looks about 70. See Pitt through the years in our Button's gallery and take a guess what age each version of Button is on the inside. More »
