j.j. abrams
Here's the most awesome moment from
Mission Impossible III, where Tom Cruise improvises a homemade defibrillator to deactivate the bomb in his brain, while teaching his fiancee how to shoot a gun. Since J.J. Abrams wrote and directed this instant classic, he's become one of science fiction's major creators, directing the new
Star Trek movie, producing
Cloverfield , and creating
Lost and his new show
Fringe. But is he a brilliant auteur, or just a great huckster who knows how to keep people guessing? Click through to find out.
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patton oswalt
Famous indie comedian/comic book writer/video game talent Patton Oswalt is known for his love of science fiction and most other things from Planet Geek. We caught his show last week in Los Angeles where he spouted off about his fantasies of murdering George Lucas for making the Star Wars prequels. Check out the highlights after the break, and realize you'll never think of Angelina Jolie the same way again.
Heroes fanwank bonus points: yes, that's a Slusho! t-shirt he's wearing.
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When a former cultural phenomenon jumps on the bandwagon of a current cultural phenomenon, does that mean that the current phenomenon has become a former phenomenon? That's the admittedly convoluted question raised by the fact that
Cloverfield's Slusho teaser product showed up on this week's
Heroes. Does that mean that
Heroes has something to do with a giant monster coming to destroy New York City, or just that pop has started to eat itself a little too quickly for comfort? You be the judge. [
Cloverfield Clues]