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Watch Lee Hardcastle's beautiful hybrid of the 1980s stop-motion TV show Pingu crossed with John Carpenter's alien horror movie The Thing! We've never seen so much clay penguin blood! Hat tip to syafiqjabar of Mars. More »
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What is the scariest science fiction or fantasy film of all time? Which classic horror movies stand above the rest, as the most terrifying? More »
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John Carpenter's The Thing has inspired musical tributes, deep video exegesis, and even that prequel which came out last weekend. But what do MacReady, Childs, and the gang make of this new film? No sir, they don't like it. More »
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We really liked Real Steel — it wasn't a deep character study, or a brilliant epic, but it was a fun movie about robots beating the crap out of each other. And it had a boy befriending a huge robot, which he then upgraded. It was a robot movie which managed to avoid getting hung up on the question of whether the robots were sentient. And we really wanted to see Atom kick Zeus' ass. More »
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The Thing, a prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 gory scifi thriller of the same name, is a solid horror movie with a great leading performance from Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a heroic scientist with a flamethrower. It's tense, creepy, and even has a pretty well-developed sense of wonder. Though it's definitely worth seeing, the movie suffers from one fatal flaw, and no — it's not prequelitis. More »
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If you love the John Carpenter version of The Thing and are dreading the remake coming to a theater near you, or if you just love stories that successfully represent a truly alien point of view, then you need to read Peter Watts' Hugo-nominated story "The Things." It's the John Carpenter flick, but from the point of view of what humans call "the thing" — a creature who has a hive mind, and knows no boundaries between itself and everyone else. Watts is the author of the novels Blindsight and Starfish, and "The Things" is one of the best stories you'll ever read by the master of scifi mindfuckery. More »
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While writing and shooting the prequel to John Carpenter's ice-cold horror story The Thing, director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. had a chance to explore the original movie's backstory. Find out how and why the thing crashed on Earth in our exclusive interview. More »
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The Thing prequel's cast and crew reveal their favorite nods to the John Carpenter classic hidden in the new film. Which we then chopped up and recreated with original 1982 Carpenter footage so you'll know exactly what to look for inside this horror film. More »
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Director Andrew Stanton reveals what it'll take for there to be a John Carter sequel. Check out a bunch of new sneak peeks for The Adventures of Tintin. Aaron Eckhart is Frankenstein. Plus Robert Kirkman talks Walking Dead season two! More »
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This Friday, the prequel to The Thing comes out, and we're going to get to find out all about what happened before John Carpenter's totally self-contained movie. Will Hollywood never stop tacking on prequels to the beginning of movies that don't need them? Probably not. More »
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Honestly, I'm of the mind that if you haven't seen The Thing yet, you really owe it to yourself to watch the damn movie. But if you need a crash course in John Carpenter's Antarctic bodysnatcher classic, it's hard to beat this recap by an ersatz Ol' Blue Eyes. Who knew big band and body horror complemented each other so well? More »
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The cast of Fringe teases Peter's return and a massive new threat to both universes. Joel Edgerton explains why the new Thing isn't like other prequels. Plus an awesome sneak peek at the new DC animated movie Batman: Year One! More »
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Has a Dark Knight Rises actress indirectly revealed her role? Nobody wants to be in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. A Watchmen actor joins Ben Stiller's alien invasion comedy Neighborhood Watch. Plus tons of hints for what's ahead on Supernatural! More »
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The best part about John Carpenter's The Thing was the excruciating paranoia. When you're fighting an alien that copies its prey perfectly, everyone is a potential threat. Thank goodness the new prequel to the 1982 classic has paranoia and slow burn tension in spades. Find out for yourself, with these four new clips! More »
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We've got a batch of super detailed photos from the prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing (also titled The Thing). So take a look at what the beast looked like right after it emerged from the ice block. Could this be the original version of The Thing? Or is it just another poor mutated beast (hence the UFO crash we saw many years earlier, in the 1982 movie?) Your guess is as good as ours. More »
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Chris Hemsworth gives his seal of approval for a Thor 2 directing candidate. Steven Spielberg talks Robopocalypse, and new actors join Pacific Rim and Paradise Lost. Chuck enlists your friendly neighborhood comics legend for a cameo. Plus new R.I.P.D. set photos! More »
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If you remember the first few seconds of John Carpenter's original The Thing, a ship crash-landed from outer space burying itself under the snow in Antarctica. Behold that same space ship, revealed in this Russian poster for Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.'s prequel, also titled The Thing. More »
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What will Russell Crowe look like as Man of Steel's Jor-El? Nicolas Winding Refn explains why he's destined to direct Wonder Woman. Plus new trailers for The Thing, and James Marsden wants to bring X-Men's Cyclops back from the dead! More »
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Man of Steel has finished filming in Illinois, and now it's off to Vancouver for four months of shooting. But the first Canadian location is an unexpected one, as a small British Columbia town morphs into an Alaska fishing community. More »
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I'm not sure what compulsion drives some artists to reimagine pop culture stalwarts as horrifying babies, but Alexandre Nicolas' prenatal versions of the comic book pantheon are on display at the HEY! exhibit in Paris. You can see more photos at his website. More »
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Seth Gabel reveals how Lincoln Lee will fit into Fringe. The first official details are revealed for the Doctor Who season finale. Plus set photos and videos galore for The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Fringe, and Cloud Atlas! More »
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We have a metric ton of spoilers on Doctor Who and Supernatural. Space adventures Europa and 1,000 A.E. prepare to blast off. Plus new set photos for The Dark Knight Rises show off Batman and Catwoman's alter egos! More »
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Watch Lost's Mr. Eko get the ever loving crap scared out of him, in the first ever clip from The Thing prequel. Look closely and you can see the "original" form of the alien as well. More »
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If you've never seen John Carpenter's The Thing, stop reading right now and go rent the damn movie. We're getting into big ol' spoilers for a movie that holds up remarkably well 30 years down the road. More »
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Play this trailer for Shark Night 3-D on top volume. At about 0:57, put your ear next to your PC speaker for about a minute. Congratulations! You are now deaf in one ear! (Note: Don't really do that.) More »
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The first full-length trailer for the Thing prequel is here, and it serves up a huge dose of claustrophobia and paranoia, laced with awesome bloody violence. If you've been skeptical about a prequel to John Carpenter's film, check this out. More »
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The new Captain Kirk might be the new Robocop. Smallville continues to take shape in Illinois. The story of The Thing prequel is finally revealed. Plus George R.R. Martin explains why his next Game of Thrones episode might bankrupt HBO! More »
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Is Evil Dead 4 finally happening? A Sherlock Holmes poster reveals a major villain. A Firefly star will play a key role on next season's Supernatural. Plus new posters and images for Captain America, Harry Potter, and Sherlock Holmes 2! More »
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Which great moments from cinema's past would be better in 3D? We asked director Patrick Lussier, who's helmed two 3D movies — My Bloody Valentine and the upcoming Drive Angry 3D — what classic movie moments he thought, as a 3D connoisseur, would be improved by 3D. More »
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Could this be the biggest year ever for fantastical movies? It certainly looks like it. The calendar is bursting with films about aliens, weird creatures, superheroes and magical worlds. Here's our complete guide to 2011's science fiction and fantasy films. More »
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Steven Moffat might be reworking one of his own original Doctor Who works for "A Christmas Carol." Everyone is talking about Transformers Prime, while the live-action Dark of the Moon moves closer to completion...whether we're ready or not. Spoiler savings! More »
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Last week Universal announced that the upcoming prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing would be delayed from April for re-shoots. The new release date is now October 14th 2011. A week before Paranormal Activity 3, perfect horror watchin' time. [DenOfGeek] More »
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The Avengers are relocating from New York to Los Angeles, at least for filming purposes. Men in Black 3 is taking a post-Christmas break, but why? Is Dr. William Bell returning to Fringe? True Blood's Sam promises naked insanity. Spoiler-licious! More »
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Avatar 2 will go underwater, but don't expect any trips off-world. Christopher Nolan's cinematographer explains why Batman isn't going 3D. Colin Farrell really is starring in Total Recall, but Zac Efron's not in Akira. Plus tons of Doctor Who/Torchwood spoilers. More »
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Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.'s prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing has gone from an April 29, 2011 release date to no release date at all. Universal claims the film's not ready. Sorry, alien head-spider fans. More »
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A source offers hints on Star Trek's next villain...and it won't be Khan. Find out what three genres The Flash movie will include. Cuarón's Gravity may be in trouble again. Plus Paul, X-Men: First Class, BSG, The Hobbit and Megamind. More »
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In an article published in the journal CLCWeb:Comparative Literature and Culture, Simone Caroti argues that "cognition" is what sets science fiction apart from fantasy, using Greg Bear's Blood Music as an example. More »
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