Why We're Obsessed with Firefly
By now, most geeks know that Serenity -- the movie based on Joss Whedon's failed scifi series Firefly is being released on Friday. The rest know ... but wish everyone else would shut up about it.
CNN: A Peek Inside the Real Batmobile
A look at the process of creating the new Batmobile used in Batman Begins. Read the full story.
CNN: The New Guy in Batman
An interview with Christian Bale, the new Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. Read the full story.
Wired.com: One Thumb Up for Hitchhiker
Based on this review, which calls the movie amusing, but not inspired, I think I'll end up seeing this one on DVD. Read the full story.
Revolution SF: Boone: Why We Care
"Tuned to a Dead Channel" tries to explain why the death of Lost's Boone meant something more to men than women. Read the full story.
X-Men 2 Mutates Past Original with Solid Story, Fan Perks
- X-Men 2: X-Men United
- Director: Bryan Singer
- Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
- Running Time: 132 minutes
- Buy it from Amazon.com
X-Men 2 surpasses its predecessor by telling a tight, fast moving story while simultaneously giving fans almost everything they wanted.
The story picks up shortly after the end of the first film. The X-Men are back at Xavier's mansion, dabbling with normalcy. Rogue, life-force absorbing, power-stealing teenager, has a boyfriend in the form of the ice-wielding Bobby Drake, and both are happy that their biggest problem in life is figuring out how to kiss without Rogue knocking Bobby into next week. Wolverine is off doing loner-type things, namely tracking down his lost history, while Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm have settled back into their roles as teachers to the next generation of mutants.
Wired: New Dr. Who Leaked on Purpose?
Did the BBC purposefully post the pilot episode of the new Dr. Who series to BitTorrent in order to generate an international buzz? Read the full story.
That's Not the Dirk Pitt I Know
I looking through the various movie trailers on Apple, and saw one called Sahara. I was slightly intrigued, since Clive Cussler had written a Dirk Pitt novel with the same name. It turns out that it is a movie based on that book ... but that it may be a far cry from what Cussler actually wrote.
Sci-Fi Weekly: The Fifth Element Ultimate Edition DVD
A review of the new two-disc collection of Luc Besson's very weird sci-fi epic. Read the full story.
Revolution SF: Cursed
A review of Wes Craven's new werewolf horror movie starring Christina Ricci. Read the full story.