SPOILERS: Actress reveals roles for Church and Grace
The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the "Spider-Man 3" motion picture.In a recent interview promoting her new film, "Elizabethtown," Kirsten Dunst let slip some vital information regarding the identities of the two "Spider-Man 3" villains being played by Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace, a ...
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The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the movie, "Serenity."Joss and company call it "shiny."That's a very Whedonesque term, and I accept it. Perhaps, even, in a sense it fits.There is so much loss, so much pain, in "Serenity," however, that I'd resist calling it shiny.What I would call it inste ...
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The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the movie, "Serenity."Joss and company call it "shiny."That's a very Whedonesque term, and I accept it. Perhaps, even, in a sense it fits.There is so much loss, so much pain, in "Serenity," however, that I'd resist calling it shiny.What I would call it inste ...
Read MoreCable network's original programming beating out The WB and UPN in Friday night viewership
The SciFi Channel received its highest viewer ratings ever during the summer of 2005, according to SciFi Wire.The three-hour SciFi Friday original programming block placed the channel as the highest-rated cable network for adults 18 to 49 and 25 to 54 during the third quarter of 2005. To put this in ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman gives a spoiler-free look at Joss Whedon's new film
While the following review is considered "spoiler-free," some readers might find what could be considered minor spoilers.Were you one of the people that tuned in each night a couple years ago when Fox tried to show "Firefly" to limited success? Maybe you were one of those people -- like me -- that d ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman gives a spoiler-free look at Joss Whedon's new film
While the following review is considered "spoiler-free," some readers might find what could be considered minor spoilers.Were you one of the people that tuned in each night a couple years ago when Fox tried to show "Firefly" to limited success? Maybe you were one of those people -- like me -- that d ...
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Since you're reading this on Airlock Alpha, you already know the joys of being a scifi fan needn't end when an episode's final credits roll.From visiting Web sites like this one, to collecting books, figurines, and DVDs, individuals and companies offer us seemingly endless tie-in opportunities.On on ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman finds out that there are no aliens
I could never figure out why I am not on Joss Whedon's Christmas card list. But I guess it was because I never wanted to admit to myself that it's because I'm a schmuck.For some reason, I never seem to give Joss a chance. And why is that? I'm sure he could care less whether I give him a chance or no ...
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Let's play a game.You probably already know "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," in which Kevin Bacon is supposed to be the center of the entertainment universe, and all other actors are connected to him through their work.For instance, Elvis Presley was in 1969 flick "Change of Habit" with Ed Asner, and E ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman looks at what many people are missing
With September almost here, and no new Star Trek to entertain us, it's inevitable that fans are focusing their attention on the only aspect of Star Trek that right now has some life: the next movie.Yes, we've all heard about the over saturation of Star Trek, and how it seems that Paramount is contin ...
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Three loud cheers for Ben Browder and Claudia Black.With the first half of its ninth season winding down, the news from "Stargate SG-1" is both good and bad. That the positive certainly outweighs the negative has much to do with the addition of these two fine actors to the cast.Adding to past depart ...
Read MoreAlan Stanley Blair takes a look at the second season of 'Battlestar Galactica'
"Battlestar Galactica" made a shocking return to the screen last year and accomplished something that was previously thought of as next to impossible -- re-imagining a classic series for today's audience.Previous efforts to achieve similar feats have failed, but Ronald D. Moore's BSG series can only ...
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News flash: TV executives do pay attention.Sure, they're usually a little slow on the up-take, but eventually, they notice.Such is the case with the wave of new science fiction series about to land on our television screens.After a period over the last couple of years in which they generally turned ...
Read MoreAlan Stanley Blair reviews BSGs Final Cut
Some people are of the opinion that a series is only as good as its cast. Well, while this might be partly true, I tend to cling to the camp that puts its stock on the writing team. After all, it is the writers who give the cast the opportunities to flourish. To that effect, part of what makes a sma ...
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Okay, so you're a big-time movie star now.You're justifiably eager in awaiting the premiere of your major motion picture, "Serenity" at the end of the month, and you're talking about how hot you are to make the Wonder Woman film.And maybe it's hip to be that famous Hollywood guy who writes comic boo ...
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