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#v Click here to read Why V's Reality Makes Less Money Than Its Promise

Why V's Reality Makes Less Money Than Its Promise

The ratings may have fallen during its four week run, but that didn't stop ABC's V from being one of the largest moneymakers on television last year. How good a position does that put the show in for next year? More »
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Image of collex collex 04:43 PM

Yesterday, I rented and watched The Princess and the Frog, as I had not gotten the chance to see it in the theater. I wanted to know what you thought of it?

The nostalgia glass removed (I grew up with Alladin and The Lion King, so seeing a hand-drawn musical again? My god, was I happy), my opinion is that it's not the best movie Disney made, but it's a worthy instalment. My main problem with it was the villain: He is criminally underused and gets defeated before he can become a real threat.

Also, I found the love story between the two leads would have beneficiated from being a bit less subtle. There was no "A whole new world" or "Can you feel the love tonight", which was too bad.

My favorite song was Mama Odie's "Dig a little deeper". I can still sing it! The fireflies one was cool too. Oh, and Ray's my favorite character. And I loved how they called his love Evangeline, from the old Acadian story (I can't count the number of song that I've heard about her). And being billingual, a smattering of French here and there was well received!

All in all, I would say it rate close to, say, Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Very, very good, but not great. I hope they continue the trend of doing one hand-drawn movie every couple of years or so. I think one is on the slab, but I'm not sure. So your opinion on the movie?

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Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. 04:25 PM

This dudes videos are kinda awesome.

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Space Rays Might Be Responsible For Crashing Your Car

Click here to read Space Rays Might Be Responsible For Crashing Your Car
Toyota vehicles have been having a problem with sudden, uncontrollable acceleration lately. It's been variously attributed to faulty circuits and driver error, but the real culprit might be radiation from beyond the skies. More »
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10 2000AD Characters Who Could Rule Cinema

Click here to read 10 2000AD Characters Who Could Rule Cinema
If there's one trend that we hope both The Losers and Kick-Ass will jumpstart, it's one where British comic creators get their due in Hollywood. Particularly because that could lead to these 2000AD movies we've always longed for... More »

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#doctorwho Click here to read New Doctor Who Season 5 Trailer: "It Begins!"

New Doctor Who Season 5 Trailer: "It Begins!"

Hang on to your TARDIS console. The new Doctor Who series five trailer, shown at the press launch, is online, and it reveals new monsters, new space battles, and dangerous TARDIS stunts. (And it's spoilery, natch.) More »
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#guardians Click here to read Image's Kirkman Explains Guardian Teases

Image's Kirkman Explains Guardian Teases

Not content with tweaking Marvel for their Avengers teases, Image Comics flirted with copyright law by teasing Harry Potter as a member of their Guardians Of The Globe series, right before writer Robert Kirkman explained all. More »
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#panspermia Click here to read Professor Believes It's Our Moral Imperative to Launch Packets of Life Into Space

Professor Believes It's Our Moral Imperative to Launch Packets of Life Into Space

Is it possible to send starter kits of Earth life to other worlds in the hopes of triggering terraforming processes all over the galaxy? Not only is it possible, argues Michael Mautner, but we have an obligation to do it. More »
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Image of Marty-Party Marty-Party 12:38 PM

I watched The Thing today, and it ends with McCready and Chiles both sit in the cold and drinking alcohol. But when I watched years ago I thought I remembered it ending with McCready sitting in a mine with a flare and dynamite, waiting for the monster. Is there an alternate ending somewhere on dvd/vhs, or am I misremembering the end of the movie?

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Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock 01:41 PM

@Marty-Party: The first ending you describe is the one I've always seen. Including seeing it as first run in the theatre as a double feature with CHARIOTS OF FIRE, if you can believe that.

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Image of PostMarque PostMarque 12:31 PM

What is the name of the movie...

... that is fairly old, probably made in the 1980s. It was the story of a girl who went to a small village/community, that was primarly centered around a large house with an old decrepit grounds fill with ruined church and houses.

Then there was a magic chanting ceremony.

A bell in the church fell on a girl way back in the old days. The girl blinked out of existence.

This new girl who came to town looked like the girl who disappeared years ago.

She convinced members of the town to do the ceremony again.

Then the old girl came back after the church bell fell down again.

It used to be played a lot back on NBC/ABC/CBS in the early 90s.

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#spacedebris Click here to read That's No Moon... That's A Bunch Of Free-Floating Debris

That's No Moon... That's A Bunch Of Free-Floating Debris

If analysis of new images of Jupiter are to be believed, the planet may have found itself with a new ring recently, which may answer the question of what happened to disappearing moon S/2000 J 11... More »
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By Graeme McMillan
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Dr. Horrible 2 Won't Be Online

The good news is, there will be a sequel to Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog. The bad news is, it won't be available for free online. According to Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Horrible 2 will be a major motion picture. More »
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#captainamerica Click here to read Will Chris Evans Yield To Cap Movie Offer?

Will Chris Evans Yield To Cap Movie Offer?

Is Johnny Storm the new Captain America? The Marvel superhero crossover may come true with the new rumor that Chris Evans, who played the Human Torch in Fox's Fantastic Four movies has been offered the role of Captain America. More »
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Image of Wolfsheim Wolfsheim 09:35 AM

Fantastic Four star Chris Evans has won the race to become comic book superhero Captain America on the big screen, according to industry reports.

The actor was among the favourites to land the coveted role, and now The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Evans will be the colourful character.

The news is sure to upset comic book purists, who wanted a more mature actor to play the role.

Alex Ross, the artist who redesigned Captain America for Marvel Comics, recently went public with his thoughts on who should play the character.

He told Entertainment Weekly magazine, "We've been saying for years, if you don't sign Jon Hamm to play this part, you're crazy.

"Captain America is supposed to be the patriarch of the Marvel universe. To get a guy in his early to mid-20s is only thinking about where the character began, not what he ultimately needs to become."


Evans will reportedly battle The Matrix and The Wolfman villain Hugo Weaving in the first Captain America movie.

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@Wolfsheim: Bleargh.

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Image of Richard Stevens Richard Stevens 09:26 AM

Ok I hope someone can help me after years of never knowing what this film was called.
It was on in the middle of the eighties I think, on BBC2. It was a (I'm guessing) Japanese.
I can remember a planet covered in giant mushrooms and on this planet lived an old man. There is a ship with a crew and in that crew is a young boy, who somehow gets stranded on that planet in the past and turns out to be the old man. very wild stab in the dark that someone may know, but I hope somebody can help. It really moved me that film did.

Thanks

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Image of Bobbobins Bobbobins 10:32 AM

@Richard Stevens: I know its (probly) definitely not, but the only things that come to mind are Nausicaä and Fantastic Planet.

Yeah, I'm wrong.... Hmm....

Was it animated or live action?

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Image of brentbent the OG PR courtesan brentbent the OG PR courtesan 02:27 PM

@Bobbobins: I think it's the other movie René Laloux did; it's called Light Years and is also marketed as Gandahar. And if it is, it was not Japanese, but French.

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Edited by brentbent the OG PR courtesan at 03/20/10 2:43 PM

Image of Bobbobins Bobbobins 03:35 PM

@brentbent the OG PR courtesan: Well only the original poster can know, but based on what I've just watched of Gandahar I'm not sure... You could well be right though.

French? Oh ok, yeah. I thought Fantastic/Savage Planet was Canadian, but that will just have been the english language version I saw.

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Image of evildead1971 evildead1971 09:05 AM

there's a book about a boy who's being bullied at school. the boy meets this old man and the old man teaches the boy to use telekinesis and telepathy. when the boy enters a person's mind he sees it as doors of a house. the bully's house is a old dirty house. that's all i remember from it

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Image of matthewabel matthewabel 11:28 AM

@evildead1971: Christopher is the name of the book, don't recall the author.

It involved cubes with binary numbers on them, yes?

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Image of matthewabel matthewabel 01:14 PM

@evildead1971: I can't recall the author, and I must say it is driving me crazy because I read that book several times in my younger youth.

Edit: Richard M. Koff

Library Thing: [www.librarything.com]
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Image of evildead1971 evildead1971 03:37 PM

@matthewabel: THANK YOU!

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Image of matthewabel matthewabel 03:55 PM

@evildead1971: NP. I was honestly thinking about it myself the other day - and happy I now know the author.

Also discovered it was re-released as Christopher and his Magic Powers a few years ago, with a lame cover.

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 06:56 AM

Regarding last night's Caprica...

I bet a million cubits that Vergis is behind Amanda's visions of her dead brother. He's making Amanda go crazy because he knows that Daniel loves her. He's also brewing trouble between them by telling Amanda that he thinks Daniel has stolen the MCP chip.

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Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored 06:52 AM

So, I finally broke down and netflixed Stargate Universe on bluray this week. Let me tell ya, I have a whole new appreciation for this series now. I still think it's trying too hard to be like BSG, but rewatching all the episodes with the commentary turned on has really warmed me up to the characters in a way the original broadcasts didn't. If you're still on the fence about this show, or haven't yet partaken in it yet, I highly recommend doing so before the second half starts in two weeks. And get it in bluray, if you can. There are extra special features there you won't find in the dvd release. Besides, a show this visually stunning demands hi-def.

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 05:31 AM

Biology May Not Be So Complex After All, Physicist Finds
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Songbirds Yield Insight Into Speech Production
[www.sciencedaily.com]

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Image of Roklimber Roklimber 05:30 AM


Zodiacal Light Vs. Milky Way
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Image of Technogamer1992 Technogamer1992 05:22 AM

#tips are you aware of the new doctor who trailer featuring spitfires fighting dalek saucers in space, a city of weeping angels, a zombie cyberman and the new tardis interior..? [www.digitalspy.co.uk] Reply

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