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Netflix’s plan to bring streaming to the masses seems to be proceeding swimmingly. Under their “Netflix Watch Instantly” program they’ve been streaming a selection of 17,000 films on various platforms such as the PC, Roku, and Xbox 360 for quite some time now, and they recently added PS3 functionality with the promise of mo (Read More)
/Film
We mentioned last week that Stephen King mentioned that his new book, Under The Dome, might end up as an HBO miniseries. Well, Variety now has word that Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks TV have optioned the book and are looking to set it up as a mini series, likely for cable. Spielberg will executive produce. The story is se (Read More)
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http://smallscreenscoop.com/joss-whedon-visits-alyson-hannigan-on-set-for-a-musical-number/32953/The filming of the 100th episode is underway and it's going to be a musical episode. Alyson tweeted "Joss + Musical = FLASHBACKS". (Read More)
Filmonic
Earlier today we got a quote from Rachel McAdams saying she wouldn’t be playing Black Cat in Spider-Man 4 after there was talk she had met producers. Now we have word of another actress who has apparently been meeting with the Spidey team: Julia Stiles.From UGO:UGO has learned that Julia Stiles has met with a casting compan (Read More)
/Film
That chap Superman sure keeps making the news but doesn’t seem to be making many movies lately, does he? The latest appearance from Jor-El Kal-El on the /Film radar is with two previously unreleased paintings Tim Burton made when planning a rather unorthodox Superman picture back in the 90s.This was the film that was going (Read More)
Last.fm ? the Blog
Earlier this year we were approached by Sony to help develop an interactive idea that would appeal to users of Last.fm. Sony wanted to match their passion for sound quality with our passion for music. There were a lot of interesting ideas and the one that captured our imagination centred around being able to create an ultim (Read More)
Slice of SciFi
If you loved this summer's reboot of "Star Trek" and were, like many of us, left panting for more, it looks like you'll have to be satisfied with watching it again and again on DVD or Blu Ray.During the promotional tour for the recently released to home theater movie, director J.J. Abrams said that it's looking more and mor (Read More)
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Things aren’t looking good for the ABC remake of ‘V’ after a 29% drop off from the series premier last week. The series has lost yet another 18% of its audience, which can only mean perhaps the quickest ever victory for earths resistance against the invading visitors.
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By Crom! (Or should that be "buy" Crom?) Frank Frazetta's original cover painting for the Lancer paperback edition of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Conqueror sold this week to a private collector for a reported $1 million, according to Spectrum Fantastic Art. That's four times the previous record price for a Frazetta paintin (Read More)
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http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20091117fox08Seems like 2x05 "The Public Eye" has been renamed to "The Left Hand (Part 1)". Episode descriptions and guest stars included. (Read More)
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Reprises His Guest-Starring Role as Magic Peddler SebastianBurbank, CA, November 18, 2009 – Ted Raimi (”Drag Me to Hell,” “Spider-Man 3,” “SeaQuest DSV”), actor and brother of “Legend of the Seeker” executive producer Sam Raimi, will guest star in an upcoming episode of the epic fantasy series “Legend of the Seeker,” it was (Read More)
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A web series spoofing a comic based on a web series… that has to be a first. A Comicbook Orange, the popular series for all things comics, released its latest episode today reviewing the new Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog comic form Dark Horse which hit stores today. Host Casey McKinnon crafted a special musical number (why (Read More)
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http://www.rossumcorporation.com/preview.htmlAlthough the return of Dollhouse is just two weeks away, Rossum, the parent company of the Dollhouses, has just produced an ad that is designed to be shown in TV markets around the world. It's safe to say it may make an appearance on the show before long. (Read More)