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Did Fear Of Science Fiction Kill "Dave"?

You may have thought Meet Dave bombed because it's the latest in a long string of unfunny Eddie Murphy movies... but it turns out there's another reason. The movie bombed, at least in part, because Fox refused to market it as science fiction, believing that nobody likes SF, and especially not SF comedies. Whether or not you care what happens to the bland Dave, the explanation of why Fox buried it, in the L.A. Times, should concern you. More »

10:20 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,334 views, 41 comments

Latest by n/a: My favorite AD Foster story is "Nor Crystal Tears", which is an alien/human first contact story told from the aliens perspective. Prolly make a good movie. "Sentenced to Prism" would also be cool. Of course I saw the premise of "Meet more »

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Movie Superheroes Whose Secret Origins Aren't In Comic Books

Hollywood often does such a bad job translating comic books to film, it's better to start from scratch. When movies create their own original superheroes, they can have the cool comic booky trappings, without the need to include/ignore/defile decades of print history. If it works (The Incredibles) you get something really fresh. When it doesn't... it's only about as bad as a superhero movie based on a comic. Click through for our list of superhero movies that didn't have a direct comic-book heritage. More »

10:27 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
11,761 views, 121 comments

Latest by n/a:  Does anyone remember the Super Fuzz movie from the 70s or MegaForce?  more »