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Attack of the Cute Alien in Stephen Chow's CJ7
Stephen Chow's E.T.-inspired CJ7 opens this weekend, and although it's been critically kicked around like the lowest dog on Earth, we loved the cute little thing. It's not your typical science fiction movie, and it's not even a typical Stephen Chow movie, who is best known for comedies like Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer. But this tale of a boy and his cute alien friend was the most fun we've had going to the theater in a long time. Spoilers and clips below. More »
9:04 AM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
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Latest by Taed: I know the clips above were subtitled, but does anyone know if the US release is dubbed? I'd love to take my 6-year-old, and if it's dubbed, that's a no-brainer, but if it's subtitled, I'm not sure that he'd get more »
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Britney Spears Battles Batman's Gay Robots
Adam "Batman" West is a record exec who creates evil robot popstars, in Sexina Popstar, P.I., a super-cheesy new comedy. The only one who can stop him is Sexina, a Britney Spears clone who fights crime by night. I saw Sexina at IndieFest here in San Francisco on Saturday night, and it struck me as a PG-rated live-action version of Stan Lee's Stripperella. Watch the trailer, and then learn the awful truth about Sexina. More »
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Last night the two-hour post apocalyptic documentary Life After People aired on The History Channel, and it was awesome. As astrophysicist and author David Brin puts it in the film, "We're the first generation that could, by deliberate actions, cause its own doom." Find out what the Earth would do once we vacate, and check out some clips.
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Dogs Rule The Planet In 'Life After People'
Last night the two-hour post apocalyptic documentary Life After People aired on The History Channel, and it was awesome. As astrophysicist and author David Brin puts it in the film, "We're the first generation that could, by deliberate actions, cause its own doom." Find out what the Earth would do once we vacate, and check out some clips.
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sarah connor chronicles recap
Why Did They Wimpify Sarah Connor?
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has all the ingredients for an awesome ride: Lena Headey's angry commando mom, widescreen action sequences — and naked Summer Glau kicking ass, in this clip. We won't know for a while if the show can sustain this level of excitement every week. For now, though, we're psyched — and we've done a comparison for you between the unaired pilot and the one that did air. You'll discover that Sarah Connor's character was seriously wimpified. More »
"It's Kinda of a Grayish-Yellowish-Off-White Looking Thing"
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: "It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes...it's kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts." Oh, and the lice monsters? They're real.
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: "It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes...it's kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts." Oh, and the lice monsters? They're real.
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"One Missed Call" Makes Fun of Christian Reality TV
"Psychic energy is electromagnetic energy like microwaves or light, so it makes sense that it travels through cell phones." That paraphrased quote from one of the characters in One Missed Call is the perfect example of the "science talk" from this haunted cell phone movie hitting theaters tonight. Though I had few hopes for this flick, I thought maybe it would give good gore, or at least scary effects. Sadly, my paltry hopes were dashed. I wanted something a little creepier than centipedes and ugly dolls that make frowny faces. But there were two standout scenes in the movie (including a bizarro Christian reality TV moment) that were so great it made me wonder if they'd smuggled a smart writer onto the set for fifteen minutes. More »
diy space porn
Uranography is map-making for the cosmos. If you've always wanted to know where you stand in outer space, now's your chance: O'Reilly has a new book called Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders that is one of the most detailed and thrilling how-to books we've read in a while. Just a few days after reading it, you could be photographing the dust of supernovas and spying on neighboring galaxies.
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Become a Uranographer and Map the Heavens
Uranography is map-making for the cosmos. If you've always wanted to know where you stand in outer space, now's your chance: O'Reilly has a new book called Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders that is one of the most detailed and thrilling how-to books we've read in a while. Just a few days after reading it, you could be photographing the dust of supernovas and spying on neighboring galaxies.
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It was a sold-out afternoon show for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem in downtown San Francisco yesterday, and I was sitting in between two huge family groups who had helpfully brought about half a dozen kids under the age of eight. Good call! This was a family movie, starting off on the right foot with a Predator ship full of Alien specimens crashing in the Colorado forest and immediately implanting themselves in a hunter and his young son. You've got to love a holiday monster movie that's not afraid to kill kids in horrible, gut-munching, blood-spewing detail. People who want dialog that goes beyond "People are dying!" should seek out something else; but monster freaks will love this flick.
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Aliens vs. Predator vs. Turducken
It was a sold-out afternoon show for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem in downtown San Francisco yesterday, and I was sitting in between two huge family groups who had helpfully brought about half a dozen kids under the age of eight. Good call! This was a family movie, starting off on the right foot with a Predator ship full of Alien specimens crashing in the Colorado forest and immediately implanting themselves in a hunter and his young son. You've got to love a holiday monster movie that's not afraid to kill kids in horrible, gut-munching, blood-spewing detail. People who want dialog that goes beyond "People are dying!" should seek out something else; but monster freaks will love this flick.
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10:34 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by Aldrenean: I wasn't going to see this, mainly due to all the horrid reviews, but after reading yours I went and saw it last night. I completely agree with what you said; a great popcorn/monster movie if you don't take more »
post-apocalypse
A Fresh Apocalypse Every Day
Do you feel like you're falling behind when it comes to the latest developments in post-apocalyptic pop culture? Now you never have to be out of the end-of-the-world loop again, thanks to the Quiet Earth blog, a fantastic compendium of all things apocalypse devoted to "making the post-apocalyptic genre mainstream." Hold the right-wing nut jokes, please. The team of 7 smart weirdos who run this site cover everything from books to video games, and they find some of the most obscure freaky shit I've ever seen. More »
chuck
Chuck Breaks Out Of Its Rut
NBC's spy show Chuck finally showed signs of breaking out of its rut last night. Bryce, Chuck's college buddy, came back from the dead. Literally. Bryce originally downloaded the spy database into Chuck's brain and used to date Sarah, the CIA agent Chuck is now sort-of-dating. So bringing Bryce back helps to launch a love triangle and kick the story's overarching arc into high gear. In this clip, we meet the secret mastermind behind all of Chuck's troubles. More »
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The book version of acclaimed webcomic Shooting War just came out. Set in 2011, Shooting War follows a videoblogger to Iraq, where the war continues, worse than ever. The comic, originally posted at Smithmag.com, explores the (bleak) future of mainstream media as well as the mainstreaming of bloggers and vloggers. The book version adds 110 pages of new material and smooths out the webcomic's sometimes jerky flow.
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Four Years From Now, Iraq War Is Much Worse
The book version of acclaimed webcomic Shooting War just came out. Set in 2011, Shooting War follows a videoblogger to Iraq, where the war continues, worse than ever. The comic, originally posted at Smithmag.com, explores the (bleak) future of mainstream media as well as the mainstreaming of bloggers and vloggers. The book version adds 110 pages of new material and smooths out the webcomic's sometimes jerky flow.More »
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Humans Become Beautiful Ponies for Aliens in The Mount
Charley is a very good mount. He always keeps his hair shiny, and exercises his legs as much as possible so his Hoot will be proud of how fast Charley can run. He's seen what happens to bad mounts — they have to wear sharp metal bits in their mouths, and sometimes they are whipped until they can barely move. But that's not why Charley wants to be good. He just wants to be the very best Seattle breed racer in the kingdom.No, I'm not describing a book told from the point of view of a horse. Carol Emshwiller's quiet, disturbing novel The Mount (Small Beer Press) is about what happens when small alien invaders called Hoots take over the planet and begin breeding humans for transportation. Hoots have weak legs that fit perfectly around human necks, as well as superior weapons that easily convert the disobedient to dust. What's compelling about this beautifully-written novel, though, is that it's no simple "aliens oppress humans" tale. It explores what happens when humans get used to, and even enjoy, their servitude. More »
the blob
Must See: The Blob
Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.Title: The Blob
Date: 1958
Vitals: Teenagers in a small town fight a gelatinous ooze from outer space that absorbs human bodies and grows big enough to eat a small diner. Classic 1950s monster movie includes a strange lounge song by Burt Bacharach about the interstellar goo with the memorable lines:
Beware of The BlobCrunchy goodness: 3 More »
It creeps and leaps and glides and slides
Across the floor
