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How Would Cylons Convert Us To Their Religion?
One of the most compelling conflicts on Battlestar Galactica is the clash between the Cylons' monotheistic belief system and the humans' varied and sometimes cheesy pantheon. But we've always wondered why the Cylons don't go evangelical. And if they did, what would be the best way to convert the humans to their one true god? Back in November, our intern Naamen Tilahun asked a bunch of people waiting to see a screening of Battlestar Galactica: Razor how the Cylons would convert people to their religion (Cylonics? Cylonianity?) and this is what they said.
triviagasm
Why You've Already Heard Scifi's Ubiquitous Wilhelm Scream
You've probably heard the Wilhelm Scream dozens of times in different movies and television shows without realizing it, but it's one of those things that once you hear, you'll always be able to identify it afterwards. It's now become an in-joke amongst sound editors who try to insert it into their films whenever there's a perfect moment that just needs an over-the-top scream. It began as a Warner Bros. stock sound effect, but was revived and put to serious use by Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt. Now the thing just won't die. Find out more in our screaming triviagasm below. More »
the fall
What The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Movie Could Have Been
The film version of Alan Moore's graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is probably the worst movie adaptation of all time. It failed to capture the spirit of the graphic novel, didn't stay true to the characters, and devolved into just another vehicle for Sean Connery. But take heart. Check out this trailer for Tarsem Singh's The Fall, which is everything League could have been. The flick has been playing all over the world, and will finally be coming to the U.S. in March. More »
the new frontier
Justice League Movie Takes Us Back to the Origins of Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter
Justice League: The New Frontier comes out on DVD tomorrow, a straight-to-DVD release based on writer/artist Darwyn Cooke's series DC: The New Frontier. This is part of a trend of Warner and DC releasing original animated films on disc that might never have seen the light of day otherwise, beginning with last year's Superman: Doomsday. We got a sneak peek at The New Frontier at WonderCon, and we loved the setting in space. But the flick gets mired in the origin stories of Green Lantern and The Martian Manhunter. We've got a full report, with clips, below. More »
11:20 AM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Kevin Kelly
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Latest by JohnnyZito: The bit about 'registering' is long standing DC lore meant to be some kinda metaphor for red scare shit in the 50's. I also think one of the reasons I enjoyed the book and movie so much is the recontextualized histories more »
triviagasm
The Mach 5 Could Kick K.I.T.T.'s Ass
While folks are still reeling from the two-hour jolt of pain that was Knight Rider last night, you might as well start pinning your hopes on the upcoming Speed Racer movie if you want a quality story about a boy and his car. Although the Mach 5 is being upgraded with a lot of CGI elements, you'll have to pry that original steering wheel with all the alphabet-buttons on it from our cold, dead memories. Put your mental pistons to work and find out more about the car and the show in our Speed Racer homage below. More »
galactic empire
Evil Outer Space Dictators Just Want Kittens
At least one good thing came out of our Knight Rider watching last night, and that was this credit card commercial that we almost missed while whizzing by in TiVo light-speed. An evil galactic ruler and his army of red robo-clones stand poised for dominance, and he uses his newfound power to create his own credit card, complete with a picture of kittens on it. "WAR KITTENS!?" bellows his crazy eyed, exposed brain-circuitry sporting assistant. More »
batman: gotham knight
A Video Peek Into Batman Gone Anime
The animated Batman DVD will look amazing, judging from the clips you can see in this promo reel. Batman: Gotham Knight will come out when Batman: The Dark Knight hits the big screen. Click through for details. More »
in the shadow of the moon
Go Back To Where We Once Feared To Tread
The documentary In The Shadow Of The Moon comes out on DVD in a month, and is well worth picking up. Today we take moon landings for granted, but it's been 35 years since Gene Cernan was the last man on the moon (note for you trivia nuts), and we haven't come close to going back. In the intervening years, we've forgotten just what it took for our country to land people safely on the moon, and bring them back home.More »
indiana jones
Indiana Jones Now Available In Non-Eyestrain Version
We showed you the bootleg version of this trailer last night. Here's a much higher quality version, so you can make out some of the finer details. That pair of glasses sure seems to be magnetized to that Roswell crate, or are we imagining that? Plus yes, there does look to be a fair bit of CGI, especially with those two vehicles racing along the cliff edge. Lots of images of the American flag, although it looks like Indy's fighting against our government in this one.
indiana jones
Indiana Jones And The Roswell Alien Coverup
A government facility in Roswell, NM plays a big role in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, judging from a leaked bootleg of the movie's first official trailer. So it looks like the rumors about Indy getting involved with some extraterrestrials are true. The trailer also shows a fight sequence in the massive government secrets crate warehouse from Raiders of the Lost Ark. More »
alien porn
Faulty Human Porn Gets Aliens Excited
Maybe Marc Kremers wanted to create a Rothko without paintbrushes. Or maybe he just had a lot of bad porn lying around his living room. Whatever the reason, the London-based digital artist/animator created this web-based work of art using glitches from a faulty recording by a Danish porn company. By combining the flashy video with a randomly generated song that goes on forever, he managed to make it not look like porn at all—at least not to the human eye. Later, alien researchers found out that, if you show this video to residents of other planets, they break out in spontaneous mass dance routines similar to those seen on the streets of Tokyo in 2007. [Tone Poem, via Rhizome]
takashi murakami
If you've been wondering what might happen if you dropped two hits of acid and then wandered into an anime shop, you'll want to check out Takashi Murakami. Yesterday we caught the last day of the months-long © Murakami exhibit at the MOCA in downtown Los Angeles, and saw the bizarre cute/scary creatures in artist/designer Murakami's work, which you may have seen emblazoned on t-shirts, bags, and posters. Next it's moving to New York where it'll open at the Brooklyn Museum in April. Click through to see a preview of what's in store for New Yorkers who visit the exhibit.
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Murakami's Freaky, Posthuman Technicolor Visions Coming to New York
If you've been wondering what might happen if you dropped two hits of acid and then wandered into an anime shop, you'll want to check out Takashi Murakami. Yesterday we caught the last day of the months-long © Murakami exhibit at the MOCA in downtown Los Angeles, and saw the bizarre cute/scary creatures in artist/designer Murakami's work, which you may have seen emblazoned on t-shirts, bags, and posters. Next it's moving to New York where it'll open at the Brooklyn Museum in April. Click through to see a preview of what's in store for New Yorkers who visit the exhibit.
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superhero movie
Wedgies Are The New Superpower
Are Leslie Nielsen and David Zucker funny anymore? Maybe you'll have an answer after watching the trailer for Superhero Movie, an attempt to make Scary Movie for comic book flicks. High school student Rick Riker gets bitten by a radioactive dragonfly, and develops powers similar to Spidey's, along with an apparent love for tighty-whitey underpants. The movie represents real a step down the ladder for director Craig Mazin, who directed The Specials in 2000. Skip this, and rent that. Find out why below. More »
smallville
Green Arrow's Shaft Makes Black Canary Scream On Smallville
Tonight's episode of Smallville features Green Arrow finally returning from the "wherever the hell he's been" limbo that the character has been languishing in since his informal Justice League decided to stop Lex's operations around the world. Although with that much superpower on a team you would have expected them to wrap things up a long time ago. Heck, Impulse and his speed powers could have taken care of it in an afternoon. Anyhow, he's back and he comes face to face with the Black Canary and her screaming O-face this clip above. More »
lost
New Clips From Thursday's Lost Episode
One of the freighter people thinks Jack is handsome in this week's Lost episode. Not only that, but we get some more hints about what they're really up to on the island, and glimpse the inventory they brought with them. And Locke acts like a loon again. Between these clips and the two minutes we posted yesterday, you can see about five minutes of episode two in advance. Two more clips, plus a gallery of stills from episode four, below. More »
roboerotic asphyxiation
Disney's Wall-E wasn't above making an appearance at the Superbowl, although he didn't show off any new footage from his upcoming feature film like Iron Man did. Instead this commercial offered a meta-Pixar reference as Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story chow down on some popcorn and talk about Disney's cuddly robot. Meanwhile, Wall-E apparently finds out just how pleasing a vacuum cleaner's sucking power can be. Check out the video below, and see if you still have the hose attachments for your own Hoover.
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Wall-E Gets Friendly With A Vacuum Cleaner
Disney's Wall-E wasn't above making an appearance at the Superbowl, although he didn't show off any new footage from his upcoming feature film like Iron Man did. Instead this commercial offered a meta-Pixar reference as Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story chow down on some popcorn and talk about Disney's cuddly robot. Meanwhile, Wall-E apparently finds out just how pleasing a vacuum cleaner's sucking power can be. Check out the video below, and see if you still have the hose attachments for your own Hoover.
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