Month: July 2008

Stargate: Continuum out on DVD next week, plus the full trailer for the sci-fi tome

Continuing the legacy of Stargate SG-1, Continuum reunites Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O’Neill, with series favorites Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges and Michael Shanks. CLICK HERE to see the trailer for Stargate: Continuum, which releases on DVD July 29, 2008. You still have some time to WIN a free ….

New science fiction and fantasy online community launching at Comic-Con

Macmillan and world-leading science fiction and fantasy publisher Tor Books have launched Tor.com, the first and only online destination for the global science fiction and fantasy community.  Tor.com makes its official debut at the San Diego International ComicCon to be held July 24-28, 2008 where the website will offer exclusive convention coverage. Devoted exclusively to ….

Film Fetish Sci-Fi Greeting Cards coming for the holidays

Let’s just call it our version of a “happy holiday”! Film Fetish will be publishing its first-ever line of Holiday Cards, just in time for the 2008 Holiday Season. And for me to be publishing greeting cards, you just know they’ll be different, fun and subversive. The very limited-edition greeting card sets, will be available ….

Indie filmmaker hub OpenFilm goes live with user-generated clips

Openfilm announced the public launch of its next-generation video sharing website. The site showcases a fast-growing collection of high quality short films and animations displayed in high resolution. Openfilm provides a venue for users to watch premium video content, as well as for filmmakers to exhibit their works, and to enjoy a full-featured, social networking ….

G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Iron Man and more toylines premiering at Comic-Con

Hasbro returns to San Diego Comic-Con in 2008 with its iconic properties that have entertained fans of all ages for decades. Hasbro’s expansive portfolio of brands that have become part of the fabric of the global pop-culture such as G.I. JOE, TRANSFORMERS and its licensed toy lines based on characters from the MARVEL and STAR ….

Advance screening of Star Wars: The Clone Wars to be held at SIGGRAPH Animation show

As part of the newly expanded format of the Computer Animation Festival, SIGGRAPH 2008 will feature three all-star Production Studio Nights hosted by industry powerhouses Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Lucasfilm. In addition to the Festival’s popular Competition and Invited Screenings, Festival Talks, and Production Sessions, each studio will host evening events at ….

Monsters vs. Aliens plus more, to be on many more 3D screens in 2009

Cineplex Entertainment and RealD announced that they have signed a long-term agreement to install a minimum of 175 3D systems into Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country by December 2009, bringing RealD’s committed screen count to well over 5,500. The commencement of the RealD rollout is dependent upon Cineplex Entertainment entering into a digital deployment ….

Quo Vadis Two-Disc Special Edition restored and remastered finally comes to DVD

It’s taken more than half century but the wait is finally over. On November 11, Quo Vadis, one of the most lavish and spectacular films ever to be released, joins the impressive roster of Warner Home Video’s Two-Disc Special Editions DVDs. This panoramic spectacle, an historic biblical epic with literally a cast of tens of ….

Hancock director to take on live-action Hercules epic

According to a story on Variety, Hancock director Peter Berg is looking to produce and direct Hercules: The Thracian Wars for Universal Pictures. Ryan Condal will write a script based on a five-issue comicbook series by Steve Moore that debuted in May from Radical Publishing. “What resonated for them was that this was character driven, ….