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The Fourth Kind (Review)

13 hours ago | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

The Fourth Kind Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi Seventy-one years after Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast convinced the American public of a real-time alien-invasion, writer-director Olatunde Osunsanmi tries a similar gimmick by presenting a cinematic re-creation of supposedly true occurrences in and around the small town of Nome, Alaska, that suggest an alien presence. The Fourth Kind tells us it's based on the research of a psychologist, Dr. Abigail Tyler, who discovered bizarre consistencies in the testimonies of several sleep-deprived patients. Under a series of hypnosis treatments, those patients recovered memories of stalking demonic owls driving them to suicide, occasionally levitation and sometimes leaving them paralyzed. According to the world of science fiction, there are four different encounters between humans and aliens. The first simply refers to a sighting; the second is when a human spots evidence of an alien presence while the third (a la Spielberg »

- Ricky

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Review: 9 – ragtag and pretty rubbish

2 November 2009 1:49 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

It’s difficult to tell what exactly 9 wants to be. It has ‘cute’, miniature characters made from cloth sacking and mannequin parts. It has a post-apocalyptic setting. It has some loosely adult themes and some over the top action sequences. It mixes science, magic, religion and politics, and examines the human condition by distilling it into its distinct parts. And yet it manages to be entirely unoriginal, underwritten, frustrating, clichéd, patronising and Lazy. With a capital L. In a world ravaged by a war between Man and Machine, the scientist who made the first mechanical brain behind the conflict separates his soul into nine parts. He gives each part to a little figurine which he has made. He is also the Last Human Alive, but dies when his soul is split. The 9th figurine (called 9, and voiced by Elijah Wood) awakens in his master’s crumbling house, finds him dead, »

- Joe West

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A Very Cunning Plan, Indeed

1 November 2009 11:08 AM, PST | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »

Warning: There be many spoilers and strong opinions ahead.

As I wrote in yesterday's mini-blog, we watched two films last night. I watched Scream Blacula Scream on my own as Jon was napping. Each film was a treat for vastly different reasons. The first was The Naked Monster, a loving send up of B monster films from the 50s and 60s. It makes very clever use of existing footage and casting of actors from those films (The Thing from Another World, War of the Worlds, and This Island Earth for example). In many cases, these were the last roles for those iconic actors. They all seemed to be having a great time, so we had a great time watching them. There were even a couple of bits with the wonderful Forrest J. Ackerman whom I had the pleasure of meeting more than once. We've toured his amazing home and had »

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Fresh 'New Moon' Clip Offers Scene From Bella's Birthday Party

30 October 2009 9:41 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Sneak peek into the highly anticipated "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" keeps on coming. Following the outing of an extended kissing scene clip and a Wolf Pack sizzle reel, a brand new snippet has been brought forward by MTV. Debuted on MTV's "Ulalume: Howling at New Moon" on Friday, October 30, the footage is focused on Bella's birthday party at the Cullens.

The one minute clip features the scene wherein Ashley Greene's Alice presents Kristen Stewart's Bella with the gifts each of the Cullens prepares for her. The snippet also offers a look at the moment Kellan Lutz as Emmett teases Robert Pattinson's Edward as he says "Dating an older woman, huh?"

The clip aside, Extra has caught up with Dakota Fanning and discussed on her portrayal of Jane in the "Twilight" sequel. "I think it's more fun to play a bad person than a good person," the »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Alien Encounters – Television's Memorable Extra-Terrestrials

30 October 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

Anna, the face of the Visitors - V

With the upcoming launch of "V",  it makes it the perfect time to reminisce about our favorite aliens of yore.   The extra-terrestrials who land on earth seem to come in three varieties:  aggressors, refugees, and observers.   But whether they have come to Earth with world domination on their minds, or they simply want to study the local ugly giant bags of mostly water, they almost always seem to stick around for a while.

So click-through and check out some of TVOvermind's favorite, and not so favorite aliens on television.

Aggressors

We've got a pretty nice planet here.  And they want it.  They want our resources; they consider us to be lower life forms and want us to supplement their food supply; they just want us dead.  No matter how you slice it, we are going to have a fight on our hands. »

- Featherlite

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Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' Online Friday Night

29 October 2009 11:07 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

I know a thing or two about the legendary War of the Worlds broadcast of 1938. It served as the initial inspiration for my master's thesis covering what was called "First Person Singular," the then-revolutionary narrative technique Orson Welles employed in his radio dramas, and how his later film writing owed such a debt to those early days of radio. Before Welles, only 23 at the time of War of the Worlds, almost all radio dramas employed a narrator separate from the story, but Orson figured rightly that you could tell those stories more efficiently by giving the exposition to a central character.

Because of that, the approach allowed for the device in War of the Worlds of advancing the story through fake news reports. Problem was, even though there was a disclaimer before the broadcast that it was a work of fiction, roughly two million people thought it was a real alien invasion. »

- Colin Boyd

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Orson Welles' Original War of the Worlds Broadcast Returns

29 October 2009 3:45 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

With our society's extensive use of the internet, viral marketing has become an invaluable tool for movie marketing. In recent years I think it's safe to say The Dark Knight is the reigning champion for best viral marketing campaign which inspired activity from people all over the world. However, the greatest publicity stunt ever achieved goes all the way back to 1938, when Orson Welles' radio broadcast of H.G. Wells novel War of the Worlds created unparalleled panic and fear of a real alien invasion. Now, exactly 71 years later, the broadcast will return as a live stream brought to you by the upcoming film Me and Orson Wells. The original broadcast aired as an episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air as part of their Halloween show. The first two thirds of the 60-minute broadcast were presented as a series of simulated news bulletins, »

- Ethan Anderton

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Not So Solitary

26 October 2009 2:28 PM, PDT | FilmInk.com.au | See recent FilmInk.com.au news »

Barry Otto will return to the big screen in the new Australian feature film South Solitary, which has him co-starring with his internationally successful daughter Miranda Otto, after previously working together on 1998's Dead Letter Office.   While Miranda has done the country proud dabbling in big budget features such as Lord Of The Rings and War Of The Worlds and Us TV shows such as The Starter Wife and Cashmere Mafia, in between local features such as the recent Blessed, Barry has delighted Australian audiences with his dedication to quality local theatre and cinema, with memorable turns in films such as Ray Lawrence's Bliss and Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom and Australia, a brief turn in Matthew Newton's Three Blind Mice (alongside his younger daughter Gracie, who was going out with Newton at the time), and most recently lending his voice to $9. »

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Review: Shane Acker’s 9

25 October 2009 5:01 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Over the last few years, animated family movies have begun to embrace increasingly adult themes and storylines. Led by Pixar, they began by including more grown-up jokes in movies aimed at children, attempting to increase box office figures by making movies that parents could get some enjoyment out of alongside their kids.

Then last year, Pixar picked it up a level with Wall-e. Dealing with themes of loneliness and gluttony, and taking a look at the way mankind has treated this planet, Adults arguably enjoyed it more than the younger audience. Then this years Up dealt with missed love and lost youth in a poignant story of an Septuagenarian making one last journey. Now, Shane Acker’s 9 has come along to further the trend of using animated film to explore adult ideas.

When i first read about 9, i felt like i should know the director. After all, when a director »

- Barry Steele

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'Desperate Housewives' Plane Crash First Photos?

22 October 2009 3:53 PM, PDT | buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news »

The Daily Mail is claiming to have gotten hold of the first photos of the aftermath of the plane crash that is set to take on Wisteria Lane this season on Desperate Housewives. Some viewers of the show are more skeptical, citing an eerie (and spot on) resemblance to the War of the Worlds set at Universal Studios, where Desperate Housewives is also filmed. You be the judge.

To backtrack a little, Desperate Housewives creator said the plane crash is going to be the cliffhanger for the first half of the season and it will affect every character on the show, including killing a couple of others, one of them a fan favorite. This is a reversal of his initial plan to not kill anyone on Wisteria Lane.

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- editor@buddytv.com

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Bob Burns’ Screaming Video

22 October 2009 2:34 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

When was the last time Halloween came five times in one month? It’s been happening this October thanks to Bob Burns, monster kid fandom’s legendary “gift that keeps on giving”—and it has only taken him 42 years to get it all together! At the Bob Burns’ Hollywood Halloween website, a two-hour-plus documentary telling the story of Bob and Kathy Burns’ live Halloween shows has been serialized; the first of the five parts became available on October 5, and the rest are being spaced throughout the month.

For newbies, a bit of backstory: In 1967, Bob and wife Kathy, ensconced in their new Burbank home, decided to do a little more for trick-or-treaters than drop candy in their bags. When kids knocked on the door, it opened to reveal a “mad lab” complete with Frankenstein’s Monster (a dummy strapped to a diagonal operating table) and crackling lab equipment. For the next several years, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Tom Weaver)

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20 Most Anticipated Period Films (Part 1)

18 October 2009 9:18 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -

- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?

Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!

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# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)

Timeline: The 1960s in England

Director: Richard Curtis

Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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20 Most Anticipated Period Films (Part 1)

18 October 2009 9:18 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -

- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?

Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!

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# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)

Timeline: The 1960s in England

Director: Richard Curtis

Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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20 Most Anticipated Period Films (Part 1)

18 October 2009 9:18 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -

- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?

Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!

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# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)

Timeline: The 1960s in England

Director: Richard Curtis

Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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20 Most Anticipated Period Films (Part 1)

18 October 2009 9:18 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -

- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?

Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!

- - -

# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)

Timeline: The 1960s in England

Director: Richard Curtis

Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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20 Most Anticipated Period Films (Part 1)

18 October 2009 9:18 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -

- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?

Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!

- - -

# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)

Timeline: The 1960s in England

Director: Richard Curtis

Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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'Poltergeist' Remake Delayed Until 2011

16 October 2009 3:49 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Ok...so just a couple days ago we said that MGM was still planning to shoot Poltergeist next year, and no, the title is not a coincidence: This is absolutely a remake of the classic PG horror flick. We wondered, though, what the release date would be. Last we'd heard, it was November 2010.

Now Bloody Disgusting has an update straight from the studio, and not surprisingly, MGM is putting off Poltergeist until sometime in 2011. The reason given: Because of the early 2010 start, "the film just couldn't have been done in time for the November release." Only that's garbage.

See, movies don't take as long in post-production these days, which is why Steven Spielberg - who produced the original Poltergeist - could start shooting War of the Worlds in November and have in theaters less than eight months later. Closer to home, Rob Zombie wasn't even hired for Halloween II until »

- Colin Boyd

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Nox Arcana Contribute to 'Zombie Influx' CD

28 September 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Already perennial Halloween favorites whose CDs often turn up in costume shops each Fall, gothic-horror composers Nox Arcana have joined forces with Jeff Hartz of horror site Buzz-Works to create an immersive, realistic and just plain creepy audio production entitled Zombie Influx – which they claim will simulate the actual experience of a zombie apocalypse. Read below to peep the details... According to Buzz-Works – a site dealing in horror, occult and other spooky merchandise – the new Zombie Influx CD follows the model of the classic Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast (which stirred thousands into a panic for its ultra-realistic depiction of an alien invasion of New Jersey), applying it to a... »

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New radio gambit for NBC's 'Trauma' to totally stress you out

25 September 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Um, no thank you. The Hollywood Reporter has news that NBC's new medical drama Trauma (it rhymes!) is going to be invading the airwaves in 13 markets with two-minute radio ads that dramatize a fictional 911 call, complete with commentary from the paramedics on the scene. Now, I'm all for new shows looking for novel ways to promote themselves. And I'm not saying the radio ads won't be gripping to listen to. But generally, I listen to the radio to relax after a long day, and I'm not sure I really want to be ambushed by all-too-true-to-life-sounding ads recounting someone's (admittedly fictional) personal disaster. Wasn't the lesson of Orson Welles' infamous War of the Worlds broadcast not that a Martian invasion was totally entertaining, but that if you draw too fine a line between fact and fiction on the radio, you can really scare the crap out of people? Am I alone in this? »

- Kerrie Mitchell

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Top ten sci-fi comic book movies

23 September 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Fans of science fiction are spoilt buggers. The literary genre has historically taken a number of forms, from novels to pulp magazines to short stories, each one rich with creative minds such as pioneering legends H.G. Wells War of the Worlds) and Jules Verne (Journey to the Center of the Earth) through to 20th Century favourites like Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey), Isaac Asimov (I, Robot) and Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner). And these writers, accompanied by many of their peers and successors, have long provided fodder for film adaptations. However there is another branch of the literature, one that fully captures the visual spectacle of sci-fi that is perhaps less familiar – comic books. »

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