| slice_of_scifi |
| Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:23:32 PDT Not Cool Batman! |
| Batman star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday on allegations of assault, London police said. It is reported that Bale’s mum and sister made a formal complaint that the actor physically assaulted them at the Dorchester Hotel in London while they were all in town for the big weekend London opening of his blockbuster film “The [...] |
| Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:33:44 PDT “Stargate: Continuum” — A Slice of SciFi Review |
| Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) While I can’t say a great deal about the real plot and what ultimately happens in this next Stargate film on DVD (because I’m a really good guy who doesn’t want to spoil it for any of my readers - also MGM won’t think highly of [...] |
| Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:12:09 PDT “Stargate: Infinity” & “X-Files Revelations” Contest Winners Announced |
| Here are our two lucky winners of the “Stargate: Infinity” DVD contest: Sharon Lowe from Monroe, Louisiana (USA) and Kyle Hagan of Chandler Arizona (USA) The person who will be receiving the exciting DVD copy of “X-Files: Revelations” is – Al Hansen, who lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (USA). This DVD should help keep you warm on those cold South [...] |
| Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:00:40 PDT Let’s All Go to Comic-Con! |
| Written by: Michael McCafferty (SoSF Regular Contributor) Hey Kids! It’s Summer (Not Brooks, the season) and that can only mean one thing… The San Diego Comic-Con! Hip, Hip, Hoo-rah! Yup, yep, yah, it’s time to fish out your old Salior Moon costume, book a $900 room at the motel 6 and head on down the apogee [...] |
| Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:49:00 PDT Weekend Box Office Final — July 18-20, 2008 |
| “The Dark Knight” breaks all previous records for ticket sales over one weekend period. All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold. Title (Dist.)….Reported Weekend Box Office….# of Engagements….Cumulative 1. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.)….$158,411,483….4,366….$158,411,483 2. Mamma Mia! (Universal)….$27,751,240….2,976….$27,751,240 3. Hancock (Sony) $14,040,178….3,776….$191,543,979 4. Journey To The Center Of The Earth (Warner Bros.)….$12,340,435….2,830….$43,504,712 5. Hellboy II: [...] |
| Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:36:18 PDT How To Survive An Alien Invasion! |
| If you’ve been abducted by aliens, whisked up to a UFO or having problems with missing time and what-have-you, chances are the planet’s under imminent threat of an Alien Invasion. Here’s what you need to do to survive. [Click on image to view video] Step 1: Don’t stand around looking Standing around waving your arms [...] |
| Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:18:12 PDT Virtuality Getting Underway |
| The new Fox skien from “Battlestar Galactica” executive producer Ronald D. Moore is ready to get underway for its first episode for the possible SF weekly series. “We start shooting the end of the month,” stated Moore. “We’ve got a cast. Peter Berg’s directing. It’s for Fox. It’s a completely different kind of show.” “Virtuality” stars [...] |
| Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:02:25 PDT “Ponyo” Shows Big Numbers In Japan |
| Famed director Hayao Miyazaki has another mega hit on his hands with the animated film, “Gake no ue no Ponyo” (”Ponyo on a Cliff”). The fantasy film revolves around a goldfish princess named Ponyo who desires to become human and her relationship with a 5-year-old boy. “Ponyo” won the weekend in Japan coming very close to topping [...] |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:59:56 PDT Batman’s “The Dark Knight” On Top of the World |
| When all is said and done, by the time the last theater turns off its lights in America Sunday night there will be a new reigning champ in movie making and that will be Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” Taking the crown fully away from “Spider Man 3,” the previous holder of the box office record [...] |
| Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:45:55 PDT Slice of SciFi Poll For Week Beginning July 20, 2008 |
| n Who is your favorite "The Joker" actor? Cesar Romero (Batman-The TV Series) Jack Nicholson (Batman - The Movie) Mark Hamill (Batman: The Animated Series) Heath Ledger (Batman: The Dark Knight) View Results |