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Review: Stargate Universe - Earth

12 hours ago | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

(S01E07) With the Ioa and Stargate Command planning a risky rescue mission aboard The Destiny, Eli, Chloe and Young used the communication stones to head back to Earth and... indulge in a little drinking and sex!

The crew faced death again, Col. Telford came aboard to annoy everyone again, and Rush hovered on the fringe, skulking and whining about the military's plan of action. Again.

Still, I really enjoyed how everything played out this week. Finally Eli, aka the Star Wars-referencing funny guy, was given more to do than make jokes and pine for Chloe. David Blue really sold the scenes with Eli talking to his mother. I sensed a real longing from Eli to want to take care of his mom and prove himself to her out of love and respect. It was a good idea to have him pose as a co-worker. That way, we got »

- Mike Moody

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Star Trek (2009) Blu-ray Review

23 hours ago | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Space. The Final Frontier. A place few were willing to venture with the last two Star Trek: The Next Generation helmed films. On virtual life support, J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot collaborators reinvented the iconic franchise into something hardened Star Trek fans and casual moviegoers without an ounce of prior interest in the series could equally digest and enjoy. His efforts carried Star Trek into a new frontier of success and riches at the 2009 box office, to a place where Paramount's treatment of the Blu-ray Disc release should . and marvelously does - fall into the esteemed category of exemplary.

Star Trek's reboot begins with a huge bang, a knockout prologue that chronicles the birth of James T. Kirk and the death of his father, a Starship Captain (for twelve minutes), all during a surprise attack by a renegade Romulan Nero (Eric Bana). Flash forward a quarter of a »

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Is The Verizon Droid The Droid You're Looking For... Or One Of These 'Star Wars' Droids Instead?

6 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

The Verizon Droid is not the droid you're looking for. Sure, it's probably a very cool phone — the folks at Wired are talking about how it legitimately gives the iPhone a run for its money, despite a handful of minor grievances — but I must insist that you hold out for other droids.

I know what you're asking — "What droids are we looking for, Wigler?" — and the answer, of course, takes us back a long time ago to a galaxy far, far away. Why settle for a simple handheld device when you can wait it out just a little bit longer for some bona fide "Star Wars" era technology?

I firmly believe* that we're not far off from making official contact with the folks on Coruscant and Alderaan — okay, maybe not Alderaan — which will thereby give us access to the droids we're looking for. If you're not as patient as I am, »

- Josh Wigler

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More 'New Moon' Stills Surface As November 20 Creeps Closer

6 November 2009 1:30 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

I envy you Twilighters, I really do. As a lifelong "Star Wars" geek, I remember well the anticipation leading up to the release of the prequel trilogy. Sure, those later episodes didn't please me as a fan in the same way that the originals did and continue to do, but the mounting excitement, the event surrounding each release, it was a hoot. So I envy that you get to go through all of that excitement-- it makes for fun times.

Since I can also relate to the joy of seeing most of the movie in clips and stills before it even hits theaters, I'm here to bring you the latest photo gallery update. A whole new batch of "New Moon" stills for you to enjoy, roughly a dozen of them. Just click the image below to be magically transported to our newly updated flipbook gallery.

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- Adam Rosenberg

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Does 'A Christmas Carol' fall in the uncanny valley?

6 November 2009 1:09 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

I've been seeing the posters and ads for A Christmas Carol eh-heeverywhere recently, and it gives me the creeps like whoa. Because from where I sit, this version is deep, deep into the uncanny valley. How can this image not give you the chills? Geesh: For the uninitiated, the uncanny valley is that weird zone where humanoid characters go from cute and adorable to scary and off putting. Wall-e? Adorbs. That thing? See you in my nightmares. We like stuff to have human characteristics up to a point, but then those characteristics get weird and we stop liking it -- »

- Margaret Lyons

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Fan Film Friday: ‘Titular Movie Lines’

6 November 2009 12:15 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

We here at The Flickcast are fans of just about all films, but some of us around the office still get tickled when we hear the titular line in a film thrown out. Many comedy series have spoofed this concept, such as Upright Citizens Brigade with “I’m sick of all these Star Wars!” or Family Guy with “That’s why they call me Superman 4: The Quest For Peace” but nobody has ever gone to the length’s of this week’s Fan Film Friday Creator.

The cool cats over at VideoGum put together a pretty impressive compilation of just about every film that uses the title in dialogue. From Fried Green Tomatoes to Minority Report, this compilation has it all. It makes you wonder if the writers are being clever with that line, or actually really lazy.

Check out the full video after the jump, and if there »

- Matt Raub

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'2012' Wants You To 'Download My Blog' And An Angelina Jolie Vampire Around The Blogosphere

6 November 2009 10:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

-- It's been awhile, but I'm back with a look at what's going on Around the Blogosphere. First up for today is something from my good pal Jordan Hoffman at Ugo. Hoffman has seen "2012" and he's not able to say much about it, but he did step up to confirm one fact: Woody Harrelson's character does indeed speak the words "Download my blog" during the movie. The thought over at Ugo is that this should be the next great meme, something to replace the still-reigning "Chaos reigns" from director Lars Von Trier's genital-mutilating art-horror flick "Antichrist." Go check out what Jordan has to say; he explains it far better than I do. (Ugo)

-- Next up I have the greatest photo gallery of all time to share with you. It is called "Stormtroopers 365." It is (or will be, when it's done) 365 images of Imperial Stormtroopers and other "Star Wars »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Men Who Stare at Goats, The | Review

6 November 2009 9:00 AM, PST | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

Director: Grant Heslov Writer(s): Jon Ronson (book), Peter Straughan(screenplay) Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is a small-time newspaper reporter from Ann Arbor, Michigan. When Bob finds out that his wife Debora (Rebecca Mader) plans to leave him for his editor, he decides that he needs to prove his manhood – and what better place to prove your manhood than Iraq in the mid-aughts. But when Bob finds himself stranded in Kuwait, with no valid excuse to cross the border, he meets a guy by the name of Lyn Cassady (George Clooney). Bob recognizes Lyn’s name from an interview he did earlier in his career with a seemingly self-proclaimed psychic spy, Gus Lacey (Stephen Root). Bob realizes that it is his destiny to learn more about Lyn – who Gus previously cited as one of the foremost psychic spies. Next thing we know, »

- Don Simpson

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Why Hal 9000 Sings "Daisy Bell" in 2001: A Space Odyssey

6 November 2009 6:38 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Ok, if you haven't seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, get to the nearest video store now. And don't listen to your friends who tell you it's boring. Try to imagine seeing it in 1968 in the midst of the "Space Race," and try to imagine you've never seen Star Wars, whose visual effects were a direct result of those in Stanley Kubrick's movie.

With that bit of evangelism out of the way, let's talk Hal. Yes Hal, the spaceship computer system whose calm, icy voice (well, actually it was Douglas Rain's voice) made him one of the most terrifying villains in movie history. Rather than include a spoiler, we'll simply say that at a crucial moment, Hal starts singing the 19th-century ditty "Daisy Bell."

For those who've seen the movie: Ever wondered why Kubrick and author Arthur C. Clarke decided on "Daisy Bell" as the tune of choice? Well, »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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Sundance Selects Keeps the Devil Away from 'White Lightnin'

6 November 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Ask me what the most ambitious films are of the year, and so far I might point you to Dominic Murphy’s White Lightnin’ - a crazy piece of filmmaking that merits a "genre" label of its own. The pic was a recent winner Hitchcock D’Or at the Dinard Film Festival and grabbed the headlines less than 48 hours ago for winning big at the Mumbai Film Festival. Screen Daily reports that Sundance Selects won't leave this small in stature film orphaned in the backwoods for much longer.  A little known fact for those interested: Vice Magazine’s founder Shane Smith and writing partner Eddy Moretti were the writers of the film and acted as executive producers on the biopic portrait which begins  deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, in a battered trailer, abides living legend Jesco White, »

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The Men Who Stare At Goats

6 November 2009 3:40 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Quickcard Review

Men Who Stare At Goats

Directed by: Grant Heslov

Cast: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey

Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: November 6, 2009

Plot: Based on the true story by Jon Ronson, it’s a story about a reporter (McGregor) in Iraq who may have just stumbled on the greatest unknown soldier story. Lyn Cassady (Clooney) claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s First Earth Battalion, a unit that taps into the paranormal in their missions.

Who’S It For? It’s an adult comedy (without the sex and drugs … well, Ok there’s drugs). The plot sounds like it could be a special effects/superhero movie, it’s not. This is about a journalist who may be hanging out with a crazy man in Iraq.

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Psychic spies. Jedi warriors. These are the military men who sound like »

- Jeff Bayer

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Does The Road really need a video game tie-in?

5 November 2009 4:17 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Some movies just lend themselves to a video game tie-ins. Iron Man, Star Wars anything with larger than life heroes and villains really and anything set in space. But I have to say that when I read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," I didn't immediately think, man that would make a great video game!

Granted the game, called "Survive the Road," is more like that old PC game, The Oregon Trail, or a choose-your-own-adventure game where you choose options and see if you can make it through the story alive. Certainly not fun enough to warrant all the work that went into it and even a little inappropriate considering the film is an Oscar contender.

But anyway, I know you're all dying to play it, so check it out and leave a comment. »

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Natalie Portman and Nicole Kidman: Who looks tougher?

5 November 2009 2:27 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Ladies and gentleman! In this corner, we have Nicole Kidman — Oscar winner and mother of three — gracing the cover of this month's GQ in a a push-em-up corset, thigh-highs, and a single black glove, not to mention one serious "bring it" stare. And in the other corner, Miss Natalie Portman — Star Wars royalty, Harvard grad, and vegetarian foodie — bursting through the V Magazine logo with a Brian Setzer pompadour and half a studded jacket, her jaw ready to bite a finger off the hand that feeds her. It's up to you to call this fight, PopWatchers: Who would you be »

- Adam Markovitz

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‘Risk’ Board Game To Be Movietized

5 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Deadline Hollywood tells us that Sony Pictures bought the rights to make a movie based on Risk, the classic board game produced by Parker Brothers (a division of Hasbro™).  No details yet on who would direct, write the script or star in such a film, so we can jump right to speculation and opinion before we get to the press release.

Sony only has to look to Tmnt, Transformers, G.I. Joe or Pirates of the Carribean for evidence that films based on toys/games/rides that have been popular with children can make big, big money at the box office – despite the fact that out of that same list, only Pirates received significant critical acclaim (at least the first film did)  Risk doesn’t exactly stir up the same memories Tmnt/Transformers/G.I. Joe does for twenty and thirty-somethings, but then, neither did Pirates.  I’m no expert, »

- Scott Miller

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Natalie Portman on ‘Black Swan’ sex scene with Mila Kunis: ‘It’s extreme’

5 November 2009 8:55 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Natalie Portman doesn’t want to turn into Denise Richards who is remembered more for being naked rather than her acting…though, really, there’s little chance of that.

The former Star Wars star is not opposed to doing nude scenes when it’s called for, she’s against nude celebrity web sites like Mr. Skin.

Portman originally turned down a role in Wayne Wang’s 1999 film Anywhere But Here, but joined the project when her nude scene was written out of the film. “I’m not opposed to sexuality or nudity in a film, but I’m very opposed to pornography sites and you’re pretty much giving them material if you do any of that,” she told V magazine. “It’s always a big dilemma for me.”

Portman added that it’s  “annoying because online bullshit interferes with what I want to do artistically.”

Natalie Portman will star »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Hasbro and Legacy FX Representatives Talk G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra DVD & Blu-ray

5 November 2009 5:57 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Without a doubt the biggest surprise hit of this past summer was G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra racking in an astonishing $300 million worldwide. The brand, which has been around since the '60s began as doll for boys, to compete in the market with Barbie and was the first "Action Figure," a phrase that it's manufacturer Hasbro coined. Almost 45 years later it is the worlds second most popular action figure, right behind Hasbro's uber-successful "Star Wars" franchise. So with a history like that it only make sense that the film would be a huge hit around the world. Last month representatives of Hasbro gathered at an event in Santa Monica sponsored by Paramount to celebrate the release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on DVD and Blu-ray, which hit stores earlier this week. We had an opportunity to attend and were joined by reps from EA Games, who »

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Sony Adapting the Classic Board Game Risk as a Feature Film

4 November 2009 1:37 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

What the? How the hell are they going to do this? Sony Pictures has announced today that they've acquired the rights to the classic board game Risk, which was first invented in 1957 by French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse as "La Conquête du Monde" (Conquest of the World). Two years later, in 1959, Parker Brothers published the game we all came to know as Risk. Since then, nearly a dozen different variations of Risk have mapped out epic battles in the Star Wars universe, Middle Earth, Narnia, the moon, and various periods in world history. And now Sony is planning to bring the game itself, maybe the entire world, to the big screen. "The strategic thinking and the tactical gambles that players must take in the game are what make Risk a classic, thoroughly engaging game. Those elements translated into an action-packed, thrilling story are what will make this a uniquely exciting ... »

- Alex Billington

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‘V’ star Scott Wolf talks cliffhangers, alien-human love and ‘newsguy hair’

4 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

As we discovered in last night’s V pilot, Scott Wolf has a meaty new character in ambitious journalist Chad Decker, whose charm gets him an exclusive interview with lead alien Anna (Morena Baccarin). Yet he has to sacrifice some of his integrity to get ahead. Wolf stopped by EW’s offices a few hours before V’s big premiere yesterday, and he chatted about potential romance between Chad and Anna, how Chad will try to redeem himself as a journalist, the potential existence of alien life, and of course his Party of Five history. Wolf will resume filming V in Vancouver in January (sadly, »

- Wendy Mitchell

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Star Wars stormtrooper replica case back in court

4 November 2009 7:36 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

In one corner we have George Lucas, the minted mastermind behind the Star Wars franchise with an estimate wealth of $3 billion and in the other, Andrew Ainsworth, a British prop designer. The two are fighting it out in the legal courts over stormtroopers, the iconic armoured soldiers from Lucas’s sci-fi saga. Ainsworth, the owner of Shepperton Design Studios worked for Lucas on the original Star Wars, sculpting the stormtroopers’ helmets but then went on to sell replicas of the full costumes without George’s say-so. And that’s where the trouble began. »

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What if 'Empire Strikes Back' Included a Power Ballad?

4 November 2009 7:32 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

A little known fact about Empire Strikes Back was that George Lucas had popular singer/songwriter L.B. Rayne put together a righteous power ballad for the film's soundtrack, and supposedly the song -- titled "Skywalking" -- was to be featured throughout the film and over the credits as well. Lucas, however, scratched the idea at the last second, later admitting that it didn't really fit with the film's themes. Rumors suggest there's a lost cut of Empire Strikes Back that contains "Skywalking" in the film, though I've personally never seen it, nor do I know anyone who's seen it.

Back in the late 80s, I remember my friends passing around a bootleg cassette tape of "Skywalking", but that was the last I heard of it ... until now. Yes, folks, the power ballad that was at one time a tall tale Star Wars fans shared with one another around a »

- Erik Davis

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