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Movie News After Dark: More 'Game of Thrones,' Sci-Fi Bars, Selena Gomez ...
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Behold, their list of the ten science fiction bars that they would most like to visit. I could definitely see myself getting loaded on whiskey and annoying the patrons in each of these bars by filling the juke box up with Tom Waits. That's how I roll.

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New Rush Album Will Be Novelized by Sci-Fi Writer Kevin J. Anderson
VVN Music
Science Fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson has announced that he will be writing a novelization of the upcoming Rush album, Clockwork Angles. He wrote on his Facebook page: After dropping hints for a while, finally the big announcement, a new project ...
Rush's forthcoming Clockwork Angels project will be accompanied by a sci-fi ...Something Else! Reviews
RUSH: Novelization Of 'Clockwork Angels' In The Works - Feb. 10, 2012Blabbermouth.net
RUSH album receives novel treatmentExaminer.com

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Actress Jasika Nicole has been playing the beloved Astrid for four years on Fringe, and producers finally got around to giving her some meaty subject matter. It's about time!

UNIVERSAL'S sci-fi adaptation of the naval board game Battleship will hit cinemas in the UK on April 11, 2012, the studio has confirmed.

The film came second only to The Avengers in the Twitter buzz generated by its trailer shown during the Super Bowl.

A new teaser poster has been unveiled along with a set of stills from the film, which sees mankind encounter an alien race called The Regents who want to build a power source in Earth's oceans.

Among those caught in the ensuing conflict in Peter Berg's action-adventure flick are pop star Rihanna making her acting debut as Petty Officer Raikes, a weapons specialist on board the USS John Paul Jones.

Taylor Kitsch - who appeared as Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine - plays Lt Alex Hopper and model Brooklyn Decker is his fiancée Sam Shane, a physical therapist.

Liam Neeson plays Admiral Shane, who is Sam's father, and Alexander Skarsgard is Hopper's elder brother Stone Hopper, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson.

And here's a reminder of the trailer:

THIS WEEKEND sees a classic sci-fi saga travel to a new dimension when Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace returns to UK cinemas, this time in 3D.

This is the first film in the series to be in presented in 3D and, to promote the release, Twentieth Century Fox has sent over five pieces of stunning cover artwork (one image is above, the others are below) along with a new set of TV spots and featurettes. A series of tie-in comics and magazines are also available.

The duel with Darth Maul, the nail-biting Tatooine Podrace, the first meeting of R2-D2 and C-3PO and the introduction of the tragic hero Anakin Skywalker are all back on our screens, this time in 3D.

Directed by George Lucas, the film stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Jake Lloyd.

Deadline.com
1970s Sci-Fi Series to Be Remade
Television Week (blog)
A 1970s science-fiction show is being remade by some of the same people who recently created an update on a 1980s sci-fi miniseries, Deadline.com reports. The British sci-fi show “Space 1999” will get an update from ITV Studios America and HDFilms, ...
Contemporary Reboot Of 1970s Sci-Fi Series 'Space: 1999' In The WorksDeadline.com
ITV sets course for Space: 2099C21Media
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Remember how little Sophia walked out of Hershel's barn all zombie-fied and Rick had to take some extreme action on the shocking Walking Dead midseason finale? Well, things pick up right where they left off, but some big developments and some "great" zombie effects lie ahead for our little fledgling band of survivors.

We've been stockpiling weapons for months in anticipation of Sunday's Walking Dead premiere. Even more, we've been researching to find out whether, in fact, science can create a zombie apocalypse. The answer, fortunately, is "not yet." However ...

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Movie Review: 'Chronicle' sci-fi thriller above average
Carson Now
By Sam Bauman The sci-fi thriller "Chronicle," currently showing at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, explores the world of ESP in general and telekinesis in particular. The explorers are three teens, Andrew (Dane DeHaan), Steve (Michael B.
Hollywood takes science fiction in predictable directionOswegonian
Chronicle offers audience incredible sci-fi experienceThe East Texan
Movie review: 'Chronicle' an inventive piece of sci-fiPenfield Post
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Some fans are still concerned about Bane's muffled speech in The Dark Knight Rises. But they shouldn't worry, because his portrayer, Tom Hardy, has heard their cries. And the actor has finally given his two cents in the great Bane debate.

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There's no telling how far an actor will go to promote his newest, latest project. When Ralph Fiennes stopped by Bravo's Watch What Happens to push a movie, he agreed to lend his dulcet tones to some saucy Harry Potter fan fiction. Now it's Radcliffe's turn ... and he doesn't disappoint.

Russell Crowe may have passed on RoboCop, but Dracula might have a shot. The Oscar-winning actor has his eye on a new film called Harker, which is a retelling of the vampire novel.

New episodes of The Walking Dead's second season will finally begin to shamble back onto our TV screens this Sunday. We were positively rotting away during the three-month wait, so we revisited the season's first seven episodes and put together this compendium of everything you need to know before you watch all the zombie goodness headed our way.

10 Science Fictional Bars We'd Like to Visit
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It overall embraces the scifi look, with bright colors and minimalism that early science fiction movies were so fond of - before the entire sensibility was blasted away by the gritty, cramped, darkness of Bladerunner and other dystopian visions.

If Shaun of the Dead can be a romantic comedy set against a zombie apocalypse, why can't Steve Carell and Keira Knightley's Seeking a Friend for the End of the World do the same for impending asteroid-y doom?

Ever dreamed of seeing Doctor Who's TARDIS materialize on the bridge of the Enterprise? Or the Doctor going head to head with one of your favorite Star Trek captains? Well, all your dreams are finally about to come true. But there's a tiny catch.

Today's the day that Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace hits theaters in 3D, and if nothing else, the re-release has re-ignited the fan debate over whether it's a worthy film. Some people actually like the flick, while others make the "at least it wasn't as bad as Attack of the Clones" or "Hey, Liam Neeson's cool" arguments.

If you're a really, really, really big fan of Beauty and the Beast, this seems to be your lucky year. Disney re-released its animated classic in 3D a few weeks ago, ABC and The CW are each working on their own Beauty TV series, and now Silent Hill director Christophe Gans is launching a new big-screen version.