Science Fiction

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Star Trek Sequel coming to IMAX and both shooting with IMAX cameras

IMAX, Paramount Pictures and Lionsgate Films have announced that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second film in the popular Hunger Games franchise, will be released in the immersive IMAX format on November 22, 2013. Additionally, the as-yet-untitled-sequel to J.J. Abrams’ 2009 blockbuster Star Trek will be released in IMAX 3D on May 17, 2013. ….

New poster and images from Dredd film adaptation

Lionsgate has revealed a new poster and images from their upcoming Dredd film adaptation. Based on the famed John Wagner/Carlos Ezquerra comics series, the futuristic thriller Dredd stars Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey. The film centers on a powerful law enforcement officer (Karl Urban) caught in a high-stakes drug war with his rookie ….

Mothra, Willy Wonka and Harry Potter landing at Loew’s in June

June will be a rare month for Friends of the Loew’s, the group behind the monthly revival film screening series going on over at the Loew’s Jersey. It’s rare because this June the group will host two weekends of classic movies, instead of the usual one. Things start off this weekend, with screenings of classic ….

Ridley Scott retrospective starts tomorrow at Walter Reade Theater

Check out the films of filmmaker Ridley Scott before he made the highly anticipated Prometheus. A look back at Scott’s complete library of classics, favorites and Oscar nominated work includes Alien, a young Tom Cruise in Legend, Blade Runner: the Final Cut, the Nicholas Cage and Sam Rockwell grifter film Matchstick Men, and a brand ….

Romantic sci-fi action thriller The Machine gets distributor

Content has nabbed worldwide rights to The Machine, an original romantic sci-fi thriller. Directed by Caradog James (Little White Lies) and currently being cast, The Machine is produced by John Giwa-Amu from Red and Black Films & will be unveiled this week at The Cannes Film Festival. The Machine, part sci-fi action thriller and part ….

Starship Troopers 15th Anniversary cast and crew reunion headed to Arclight

In 1997, director Paul Verhoeven created Starship Troopers, and what is now a sci-fi cult classic exploded onto the screen with a rousing mix of intergalactic warfare, raw teen angst and sly political satire. Loosely based on Robert Heinlein’s controversial, award-winning novel, the film startled audiences and critics alike with its bloodsoaked man-vs-bugs warfare and ….