Author: Maurice Mitchell
Here’s our profile of the lovely and talented Carrie Fisher. The woman that became a Princess to millions around the world without ever wearing a crown. Carrie Fisher was born October 21, 1956 to singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. Based on her family history, it was assumed she’d go into show business. Her first big role was in 1977 when she starred as Princess Leia Organa in George Lucas’ science fiction film Star Wars (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) opposite Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. Her hairstyle from the first film, known as the “Cinnamon…
No one wants to die, but if I can just hang around till November 29th, I can watch the superhero themed “Victoria Secret’s” show. Then I’ll go with a smile. Superheroes and lingerie models. Too great tastes that go great together. To balance it out, here’s a picture of my wife’s favorite superhero, Thor, with his shirt off.Now for this week’s link love.Hollywood Spy’s Dez has a trailer for the new film Snow White and the Huntsman and it looks…interesting. Some of it looks cool. Like Chris Hemsworth. Other parts just look bizarre. Like the queen floating in a milk bath.…
Meet the greatest space travelers ever. They’re soldiers, construction workers, scientists and children. Here is the final of a five part series counting down the 100 greatest space travelers of all-time. Everyone has dreamed of going into space. While most of us will never get there hundreds of movies, television shows and books show people traveling into space. We compiled a list of the ones we consider the top 100 space travelers of all-time. You can read the criteria we used here. It’s been a week long series that has come to the end. You can read the previous entries…
Meet the greatest space travelers ever. They’re soldiers, construction workers, scientists and children. Here is the third in a five part series counting down the 100 greatest space travelers of all-time. Everyone has dreamed of going into space. While most of us will never get there hundreds of movies, television shows and books show people traveling into space. We compiled a list of the ones we consider the top 100 space travelers of all-time. You can read the criteria we used here. Previous: #100-81 #80-61 #60-41 40. William “Hawk” Hawkins, Col. (Tommy Lee Jones) Space Cowboys (2000) Tommy Lee Jones is…
Meet the greatest space travelers ever. They’re soldiers, construction workers, scientists and children. Here is the third in a five part series counting down the 100 greatest space travelers of all-time. Everyone has dreamed of going into space. While most of us will never get there hundreds of movies, television shows and books show people traveling into space. We compiled a list of the ones we consider the top 100 space travelers of all-time. You can read the criteria we used here. Previous: #100-81 #80-61 The List 60. Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) Star Trek: Enterprise Ensign Mayweather is a human, but…
In an interview with the “Wall Street Journal” Ridley Scott says he’s working on a follow up to his classic film Blade Runner and it’s “liable to be a sequel.” But, will it be in 3-D? One thing to consider is that he just finished his latest movie Prometheus in 3-D. While talking about filming at the San Diego Comic-Con he said “I’ll never work without 3-D again, even for small dialogue scenes.” He feels the depth of field makes for a richer experience. This is the way I felt after watching Avatar and the way I didn’t feel watching Tron. If it’s done right, the…
Meet the greatest space travelers ever. They’re soldiers, construction workers, scientists and children. Here is the second of a five part series counting down the 100 greatest space travelers of all-time. Everyone has dreamed of going into space. While most of us will never get there hundreds of movies, television shows and books show people traveling into space. We compiled a list of the ones we consider the top 100 space travelers of all-time. You can read the criteria we used here. Previous #100-81 Next #60-41 The List 80. Capt. Shane Vansen (Kristen Cloke) Space: Above and Beyond When Vansen was…
Meet the greatest space travelers ever. They’re soldiers, construction workers, scientists and children. Here is the first of a five part series of blog posts counting down the 100 greatest space travelers of all-time. Everyone has dreamed of going into space. While most of us will never get there hundreds of movies, television shows and books show people traveling into space. We compiled a list of the ones we consider the top 100 space travelers of all-time. We had to make up some rules for the list so here they are. First, these are fictional astronauts. It’s not fair to compare…
Every Friday we’re going to feature some news from our friends in the blogspot community. Here’s this week’s news you’ll want to use. Catch the CassaFire Alex is having a launch party for his new book CassaFire, the sequel to CassaStar. Make sure you sign up so you can win one of five copies! We’re going to start giving out blog awards so the first one goes to Alex. He has over 1000 followers through his sheer Ninja magnetism and hard work in the blogger community. I’m making him the first recipient of the “Pied Piper Coolest Followers” award! Here…
Battlestar Galactica Reboot Not Going To “Frak It Up” Bryan Singer’s long rumored reboot film of the 1978 television show Battlestar Galactica is ramping up with a new writer. John Orloff, who also wrote the Shakespeare film Anonymous, said, “I have wanted to write this movie since I was 12 year old and [I] built a Galactica model from scratch out of balsa wood, cardboard, old model parts and LEDs. I love BSG, and I would pass on the job rather than frak it up.” I dunno. The television series pretty much did everything you could do with the concept,…
The Matrix (1999) was a cinematic marvel, but thanks to the sequels it’s a huge mess and I’ll explain why. When a movie does well studios always push for a sequel. I can understand how much pressure the Wachowski’s were under. Their first movie, Bound, was critically acclaimed but not exactly a block-busters. Suddenly, men with suits are shoveling money at them and people were begging for more of this amazing film. So, the decided to go for it and make a trilogy. They expanded on ideas they had from the first film and came up with a storyline, plot and new…
In case you missed them, here are the most popular posts from last month. Everything from Star Wars lists to Batman. 10. Want To See the Full List of Changes to the ‘Star Wars’ Films? [List] This infographic lists all the changes to Star Wars Lucas has made going back to the 1970s. 9. 13 Frequently Asked Questions About ‘The Avengers’ Trailer Answered [Superheroes] If you saw the new Avengers trailer, but still don’t understand what’s going on then check this post out. 8. 10 Best Life-Size Star Wars Replicas Readers can’t get enough of life-size speeder bikes. 7. The ‘Star…
***This contest is now closed *** We’ve been nominated by our buddy Alex J. Cavanaugh for the Movie411 awards and to celebrate we’re giving away three $5 Amazon gift cards!Movie 411 has nominated us for Best Sci-Fi Blog and Best Gossip Blog for 2011. We’re very excited! So, we’re giving away a bunch of Amazon gift cards to our Google followers. If you don’t know what a Google Follower is you can get details here. Here are the details: The Prize One of three $5 Amazon gift cards. How to Win Become a Google follower of our blog. It’s that simple. If you’re…
The Statue of Liberty has had a prominent place in movie history and here are the most moving moments of the Statue in science-fiction films. Today is the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Back on October 28, 1886 the old girl was introduced to the world by President Grover Cleveland. Since then, the statue has been a symbol and beacon of hope for millions. It’s also been trashed by every disaster known to man. Here are the top eight cameos of the statue in science-fiction cinema as she’s been frozen, decapitated, blown…
I will once and for all end my misspelling of the word “emperor” with this post. I used to be an awesome speller. But, once we added spell-checking software into everything we use I got lazy. My spelling is pretty bad now. My most egregious spelling error has been the word “emperor.” I use it all the time thanks to Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars. I misspell it every time. I’ve gotten called out in two highly popular posts I’ve written. The first time was my post about David Prowse being banned from LucasFilm Star Wars conventions a year ago.…
There are a lot of unfounded fears about vaccines these days, but here are five really dangerous vaccines that have appeared in movies and television you may want to avoid. According to a report in Arizona Republic thousands of Arizona schoolchildren skipped their recommended vaccines during the 2010-11 school year. If more than ten percent of the population is unvaccinated we’re all in big trouble. These people are cranks and wackos. But, it wouldn’t have been a bad idea to have some of these nutballs around to stop the following vaccinations. 4. Star Trek (2009) In the movie Star Trek 2009 McCoy…
Here are this week’s DVD picks you’ll want to check out. Captain America is the big release this week and you can get it in three flavors, DVD, Blu-Ray and a 3-D version for the five of you that have 3-D compatible home entertainment systems. There’s also a Jurassic Park trilogy available on Blu-Ray. While the first is a classic it’s debatable if the other two are worth watching. Cool bonus features though.
Could an hour-long television show based on the ultimate comic book anti-hero work? There’s reason for hope. So, Russ Fischer at Slashfilm is reporting that “The Punisher” comic book is being adapted into a television series as a “procedural cop drama.” Before you have visions of CSI with machine guns listen to the synopsis: “Frank Castle, a rising star detective with the New York Police Department who moonlights as the vigilante Punisher, seeking justice for those the system has failed.” For those not familiar with the character in the comics he’s the ultimate vigilante. His family was killed by mobsters…
With the death of dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi we now present the greatest deaths of the worst dictators of geekdom. Gaddafi was a bad guy, but his death was not very dramatic. He just got shot. On the other hand there have been some truly spectacular deaths in the history of science-fiction. Here are five horrible dictators that got their end by being thrown, shocked, beat up and eaten. Emperor Palpatine In Star Wars, Emperor Palpatine served as ruler of the Galactic Empire for decades. Under his reign tyranny and murder became common place. He ruled with an iron fist and…
Who’s your favorite Jedi? It’s a common question, but did you know that your choice of Jedi reveals your personality? Based on scientific analysis of Myers-Briggs personality types we can say that mechanically inclined people like Anakin. People that like peace and solitude like Obi-Wan. Patient people identify with Qui-Gon. Here’s a list of what your favorite Jedi reveals about you. Luke Skywalker “Look, I need a farmhand who will pitch in, not a nephew with his head in the stars half the time.” ―Owen Lars, to Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker was a dreamer. Quiet, reflective, and idealistic. His interest was on…
Evangeline Lilly is the star of the hit film Real Steel (2011), but before that she worked her way into geek’s hearts with Lost. Born August 3, 1979 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada Evangeline was described by her family as “the actor in the family.” But, you wouldn’t have known it based on her early career. She got a few uncredited parts in Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and a few episodes of the television show Smallville as an extra. It wasn’t until she appeared in Lost as Kate Austin that her career took off. Entertainment Weekly voted her one of…
Ever wonder what it would have been like to rent a starship? Here’s what would have happened if you’d gotten your wish.We didn’t make this picture. I downloaded this a while ago and can’t remember where it came from. If you’ve seen this somewhere, let me know so I can give them credit. Would you have rented from Mr. Spock?
Remember that scene in Star Wars – Episode One: The Phantom Menace when Darth Maul got cut in half and fell down a shaft? Well, it turns out he “got better.” According to SlashFilm, he’s coming back to life in the Clone Wars animated series. The idea to bring back Maul came, unsurprisingly, from George Lucas. Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni addresses some obvious issues, or suggests what the show will begin to address when the character returns in Spring 2012: “First of all, how does he survive getting cut in half? Plus, he fell! And also, don’t forget Obi-Wan Kenobi…
Wonder what Chynna Phillips was doing before getting voted off Dancing With The Stars? Check out the trailer for the teen sex comedy called The Invisible Kid (1998). I vaguely remember this film starring Jay Underwood as a teenager who “accidentally” invents an invisibility potion. The main point of the film seemed to be that the guy becomes a stalker spying on women. Hilarious! The trailer shows Chynna in several compromising positions including in her underwear. But, to be fair, there are a lot of scenes of guys in their boxers too, so it balances out. What do you think of Chynna’s…
The Avengers (2012) movie trailer is out and we’re going to answer ten thirteen burning questions about the film. Loki says, “You were made to be ruled. In the end. It’ll be every man for himself.” So begins the biggest trailer of the year for the biggest movie next year. It’s only 2:04 long, but any movie that costs $220 million to make has a lot of expectations attached to it. Directed by Joss Whedon, this new trailer does a lot to spark your interest. Official Synopsis: Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”-the Super Hero…
Update: The image attached is not of Phoenix rushing in to stop the fight. It’s after the spraying and Phoenix running to help his partner.A man calling himself the superhero “Phoenix Jones” was arrested and charged with assaulting several people with pepper spray. This is shocking news for all would-be superheros and those who say 911 is a joke. The 23-year-old man dressed in a mask and bodysuit is alleged to have attacked a group of people leaving a club. The victims say they were just playing and dancing when the man, whose real name is the unheroic Benjamin John Francis Fodor, ran…
Here are ten strange ways Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Knight Rider are connected. While the two properties have always had kind of tenuous links the recent film Dark of the Moon has cemented the connection forever. Here are ten strange connections involving Star Trek, Mustangs and Buzz Aldrin. 10. Talking and Self-Driving Cars Just to get these two obvious ones out of the way: both feature talking cars that drive themselves. Ok. I’ve said it, so we can move on. 9. Obvious General Motors Product Placement In 1980, General Motors gave the show Knight Rider the new 1982 Trans-Am which…
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There are some new on-set images of the Superman costume for The Man of Steel online and I’m going to do a quick analysis to show the changes. I can summarize it by saying it’s ridiculous. He looks like a “Power Ranger.” It’s a pretty drastic shift from the traditional costume and most of the changes are unnecessary. For reference, here’s the new costume next to the traditional costume from the 1980s Superman films. This costume became the standard after the first film. Colors The blue and red colors are there, but darker and muted. Cape The length and shape…
The 90’s television show The Flash is a classic and here are ten good scenes from the fateful show. Over ten years ago, a television show based on the comic book superhero “The Flash” aired. In 1990, a year after Batman (1989) revolutionized comic book movies, Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo got together to create a television series based on the superhero. They went all out. The costume was created by veteran special effects artist Stan Winston based on the molded muscle and cowl of Batman. It featured the stylish use of color and murals from Dick Tracy (1990). They hired Emmy award-winning…