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OPENS: May 21, 2009
RATING: PG-13 (Violence, Gore, Language)
GENRE: Science Fiction, Horror
Starring: Christian Bale , Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Blair Williams , Bryce Dallas Howard, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter
Director: McG
Writer:маси и столове John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris
Plot: Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and [...]
Teen heart-throb Zac Efron’s latest film, the light fantasy comedy 17 Again pulled in enough teen greenbacks to finish in the top spot in this past weekend’s box office. . It brought in more than $24 million in ticket sales in its debut- weekend – almost more than the next two top-grossing films combined.
The only [...]
OPENS: April 24, 2009
RATING: R (Violence, Language)
GENRE: Horror, Science Fiction
Starring: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Sean Pertwee, Benno Fürmann, John Malkovich
Director: Simon Hunter
Writer: Philip Eisner
Plot: In the year 2707, war rages between earths four giant corporations as they battle over the planet’s dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the [...]
After spending last week on at the top spot, animated science fantasy flick, Monsters vs. Aliens fell to the No. 2 spot behind the fourth installment fo the Fast and the Furious franchise.
The only sci fi flick to debut this weekend was Alien Trespass, the 50’s-era sci-fi comedy spook starring Eric McCormick, which debuted at [...]
Not for the faint of heart – or the easily offended. It is full of gore, violence, seedy graphic sex (both heterosexual and homosexual) and language that would make a sailor blush.
Pseudonyms of Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Authors
Compiled and Edited
by
Jon D. Swartz
N3F Historian
While not as prevalent today as in the past, science fiction, fantasy, and horror (SF/F/H) authors continue to use pseudonyms (pen names). Reasons for this practice include the following: 1) Publishers of prolific authors want to avoid flooding the market with many books by the [...]
Animated Weinstein film Igor was master of the sci-fi box office this past weekend. The film brought in $8 million in its first weekend, easily outdistancing No. 2 genre flick, Ghost Town, a fellow newcomer which brought in $5.2 million over the same period.
Last week’s No. 1, The Dark Knight, fell to the third spot [...]
What happens when the typical mad scientist’s loyal henchmen decided to go into business for himself?
From Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago and acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles (“The Constant Gardener” and “City of God”) comes “Blindness.” It is described as “the compelling story of humanity in the grip of an epidemic of mysterious blindness. It is an unflinching exploration of human nature, both bad and good – people’s selfishness, opportunism, and indifference, but also their capacity for empathy, love, and sheer perseverance.”
In its ninth week in release, Batman flick. The Dark Knight continued its reign at the box office this past weekend ad was top film over a dwindling group of genre films at the box office.
No new science fiction, fantasy, horror or spy-fi films have opened over the past two weekends as mainstream comedies dominated at [...]