http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/ Science Fiction Movies, News and Discussion en Copyright 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:29 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification When fantasy movies like Ever After, Robin Hood and King Arthur dabble in historical fiction, they don't always get all the dates right. Herewith, the top accidental goofs in the genre. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/anachronisms-in-fantasy-movies.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/anachronisms-in-fantasy-movies.php Mary Robinette Kowal Themed Movie Lists 10000 BC ever after kate and leopold king arthur raiders of the lost ark robin hood: prince of thieves the green mile the ten commandments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:29 -0500 With a tantalizing plot that evokes bone-chilling cosmic terror, The Fourth Kind is filled with promise. If only its director hadn't been so consumed with one-upping Steven Spielberg. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/the-fourth-kind-review.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/the-fourth-kind-review.php Movie Reviews milla jovovich olatunde osunsanmi the fourth kind Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:28 -0500 Roland Emmerich is already talking a televised sequel to his apocalyptic film, 2012, pretty much giving away the ending for everyone in the process. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1106.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1106.php Daily News daily scan Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:16 -0500 Directors like Spike Jonze and Quentin Tarantino may have come close to directing scifi, but they rank among people like Martin Scorsese and Michael Mann who should be working in the genre. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/directors-who-should-make-scifi.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/directors-who-should-make-scifi.php John Scalzi Themed Movie Lists atom egoyan bill duke clint eastwood jason reitman martin scorsese michael mann paul greengrass quentin tarantino sally potter spike jonze Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:29 -0500 David S. Goyer says that Ghost Rider 2 will not be a reboot, but instead a sequel set eight years after the original. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1105.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1105.php Daily News daily scan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:16 -0500 Scientists have learned to induce the illusion of pain in fruit flies using laser lights, a form of mind control that could one day save us from alien invaders who use subliminal messaging through TV. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/they-live-mind-control.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/they-live-mind-control.php Fact vs. Fiction they live v Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:29 -0500 How much do you know about the star of the Resident Evil series, The Fifth Element, and Ultraviolet? Take the quiz and find out! http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/milla-jovovich-ultimate-fan-quiz.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/milla-jovovich-ultimate-fan-quiz.php Quizzes milla jovovich resident evil the fifth element the fourth kind ultraviolet Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:28 -0500 The Life Aquatic director Wes Anderson wants to do a scifi film physically shot in outer space. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1104.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1104.php Daily News daily scan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:16 -0500 Hollywood has a lot to learn about video game players. Whether they're depicted as idiots like in Stay Alive or as immature gore-hounds like in Gamer, the Xbox-inclined always get a bad rap. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/gamers-in-scifi-movies.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/gamers-in-scifi-movies.php DVDs & Video Games Themed Movie Lists gamer stay alive the wizard tron wargames Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:29 -0500 By Odin's beard! Anthony Hopkins will play the king of Asgard in Kenneth Branaugh's Thor. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1103.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1103.php Daily News daily scan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:16 -0500 The Donnie Darko director describes the movie's thematic relation to Darko and tells whether or not he would push a button for $1,000,000. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/richard-kelly-interview.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/richard-kelly-interview.php Exclusive Interviews donnie darko masters of scifi richard kelly the box Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:29 -0500 Men in Black 3 has a screenwriter in Tropic Thunder's Ethan Cohen, but no one knows if Will Smith will come back. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1102.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/11/daily-scan-1102.php Daily News daily scan Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:16 -0500 Fantasy can share elements with supernatural horror, but there are tell-tale signs to distinguish the two. How then to categorize hybrid movies like Edward Scissorhands and Pan's Labyrinth? http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/10/horror-fantasy-movies.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/10/horror-fantasy-movies.php Mary Robinette Kowal Themed Movie Lists a nightmare on elm street carrie edward scissorhands night of the living dead pan's labyrinth shaun of the dead something wicked this way comes Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:29 -0500 Ridley Scott says that his upcoming Alien prequel will take place about thirty years before the first movie, and not be about the elephantine aliens after all. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/10/daily-scan-1030.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/10/daily-scan-1030.php Daily News daily scan Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:16 -0500 How can science fiction win a Best Picture Oscar? By following in the footsteps of Peter Jackson's fantasy, which benefited from an epic size, financial success and fortuitous timing. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/10/best-picture-oscar-for-scifi.php http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/10/best-picture-oscar-for-scifi.php John Scalzi lord of the rings Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:29 -0500