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Star Trek to get exclusive IMAX release

Paramount and IMAX announced that Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost and Alias), will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009. Star Trek, which chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, will be digitally re-mastered into ….

Hilary Swank to star in Hammer Films next thriller?

This seems to be somewhat of a departure for two time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, but this could be a serious game-changer for the newly revived Hammer Films Productions. According to Variety, Swank will top-line The Resident, a thriller the label is set to begin lensing in May 2009. Not that Hillary Swank is a stranger ….

Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber, Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones Hat, Christian Bale’s Batman cowl and much more up for auction

Mark Hamill’s hero “Luke Skywalker” lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ($150,000-$180,000), the original 82-inch diameter hero “United Planets Cruiser C-57D” flying saucer filming miniature from Forbidden Planet ($80,000-$120,000); three volume presentation First Editions of The Lord of the Rings with Elvish inscription with all three volumes signed by J.R.R. ….

Terminator Salvation the Game coming with the film

Warner Bros. Interactive, Equity Games and Halcyon Games announced Terminator Salvation – The Videogame, a third-person shooter to be released in conjunction with the Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures film, which opens nationwide on May 22, 2009. Based on the upcoming Terminator Salvation film, the game offers players the chance to assume the role of ….

Win a copy of the classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on Special Edition DVD

On December 2nd 2008, Fox Home Entertainment will release an all new Special Edition of the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on DVD & Blu-ray. One of the greatest sci-fi classic films of all time finally gets the special edition treatment it deserves before the remake hits theaters next month. The original ….

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD review

The Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, which became a pop culture landmark in the 1990s by poking fun at horrible movies of every genre and time period, has been successfully brought back to life by Shout! Factory. On October 28th, the pop culture treasure hunters, released four episodes that have ….

Ennio Morricone in talks to score Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds

Italian music composer Ennio Morricone, whose resume includes some of the greatest action films of the 1960s through today, including such cult classics as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Clint Eastwood, A Dollar a Head with Burt Reynolds, A Fistful of Dynamite with James Coburn, Night Flight from Moscow with Yul Brynner, ….

Full Star Trek trailer attached to Quantum of Solace gives story clues

The full trailer for Star Trek was indeed attached to Quantum of Solace (which rocked). The trailer rocked, too. It gives a host of storyline windows, including Captain Kirk’s mischievous childhood years on Earth, Spock’s origins, and some possible love affairs on board the ship. According to the Chicago Tribune, the new Star Trek movie’s ….

Grateful Dead topper Jerry Garcia biopic in development

Those of you that have been anxiously following the Elton John signed DVD contest, will probably by interested in this. Veteran producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead topper Jerry Garcia that will take a revealing look at his roots. This according to a ….

Even more new pics from J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

Entertainment Weekly nabbed even more photos from the J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie last night and posted them on their website. The new Star Trek will kick off next summer’s blockbuster season on May 8, 2009, and explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers, and presents a new vision of Star Trek, featuring ….

New details on J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film

Tomorrow’s issue of Entertainment Weekly features a cover portrait of Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine from the new Star Trek movie, and contains a selection of newly released photos from the film, some of which have been getting some play on the web already, making “Trekkies” and sci-fi fans like myself, even more excited about ….

Shooting begins on Night of the Demons remake

Seven Arts Pictures recently announced the start of principal photography, for the remake of the classic creature horror film Night of The Demons, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is expected to be completed before December 1, 2008. It is expected to be ready for distribution by June 2009. The film is a remake the classic ….

WIN a free Cult Flavor holiday greeting card bundle from The Color Bindery

Most of us have our regular mailing list of friends and family to send greeting cards to for the holidays. Up until two years ago, this was a fairly mundane process for me. So that year, me and the Mrs. decided to make our own set of greeting cards to spice things up. She has ….

Spielberg eyeing British sci-fi novel for feature

In addition to just closing a major deal to go independent from Paramount Studios, DreamWorks has acquired the screen rights to the 1968 sci-fi novel Chocky, by late British science fiction writer John Wyndham, who is famous for writing The Day of the Triffids, which was also adapted in a film in 1962. According to ….

Schoolhouse Rock on DVD tomorrow

Rediscover the infectious music, witty lyrics and colorful animation from the Emmy-winning animated series that rocked America for more than a decade, when Schoolhouse Rock! The Election Collection hits DVD tomorrow, September 23, 2008 from Walt Disney Studios. Rather timely release with a historic presidential election in front of us. For me, the DVD brought ….