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The Thing remake number two gets a director

Universal is ling up a new take on the sci-fi horror classic The Thing, last brought to the screen by John Carpenter in 1982. This, according to a report on Variety. Battlestar Galactica executive producer Ron Moore is attached to write the script and commercial director Matthijs Van Heijningen will direct the new project, which ….

Friday the 13th: Uncut Deluxe Edition Blu-ray review

Friday the 13th still stands as probably the most successful horror franchise of all-time. But for years Paramount didn’t release the uncut version of the first film in the U.S. on DVD. Well, fans rejoice – not only has Paramount come through with a stand out Blu-ray edition of the much imitated horror classic, they’ve ….

An Inglourious Basterd, a Forgotten star, and a Bond girl to appear in Doomsday director’s next

Michael Fassbender (300), who’ll soon play Lt. Archie Hicox in Quentin Tarantino’s World War II epic Inglourious Basterds,

Final poster revealed for Zack Snyder film Watchmen

Yahoo Movies has premiered the final one sheet for Zack Snyder’s film Watchmen. Check it out below.

Classic James Bond theatrical screening series this weekend

For those of you in the New York City area, the historic Loew’s Jersey Theater will be screening their first film series of 2009, which includes three James Bond classics, featuring Roger Moore as 007. The Loew’s Jersey, which first opened its polished brass doors on September 28, 1929, runs a continuous series of classic ….

Sci-fi goes global with new Japanese VIZ Media imprint

VIZ Media has announced the launch of a brand-new imprint called Haikasoru, which will publish an array of contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English audiences. This is the first time an imprint with a dedicated focus on Japanese sci-fi has launched in North America. Haikasoru is scheduled to publish twelve books a ….

Win movie tickets to Medicine for Melancholy

The Tribeca Film Fest is running a contest for one lucky indie film fan to win admission for two to any showing of Medicine for Melancholy at the IFC Center during its run, which begins on Monday, February 2nd. The indie drama has been nominated for three Independent Spirit awards, and revolves around two artistic ….

Cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf returning to TV

The BBC reports that the cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf will return to television, 21 years after it first hit U.K. airwaves. A new special will appear on the digital channel Dave in the U.K. for a two-part Easter-weekend event. In the new show, the cast has finally returned to Earth. The special reunites the ….