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The Good And The Bad Of Recent Sci Fi Product Placement
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Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight swept the board at the 38th annual Key Art Awards on Friday, leading a charge of superhero movies finding that good marketing may be their most useful superpower, after all. More »Star Trek Was The Most Exciting 76 Seconds Of The Last Year - Official
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Saturn Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 35th Annual Saturn Awards, voted for by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, have been announced, and it's a strong line-up... even if it includes Jumper. More »2009 Oscars Unsurprising... But At Least Wolverine Serenaded Batman
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Where Are The Sci-Fi Movie Love Stories?
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