
A vaguely interesting concept becomes a true mess
by JOHN VINCENT
Jun-9-2013 -
HBO looking to boost sister channel with 'The Sector'
Original television series are coming to Cinemax, and HBO is sparing no expense to make sure it gets it right. Ridley Scott is joining forces with veteran television producer Simon Mirren to create "The Sector," a remake of the science-fiction classic that originally focused on a future cop who h ...
Read MoreFrench effort to adapt Frank Herbert's novel impacted Ridley Scott's classic film
“Alien” is perhaps the most famous sci-fi horror film ever made. It made instant stars of its cast and director -- Ridley Scott -- and became one the strongest tent pole franchises in 20th Century Fox's arsenal. It also made made H.R. Giger an international fine-art star as his hideous, yet ...
Read MoreProduction of David Lynch's 1984 sci-fi epic kicked off 30 years ago today
Exactly 30 years ago today, "Dune" began production in Mexico City. David Lynch's "Dune" might very well be the most controversial science fiction film ever made. It certainly is one of the most expensive for its time, costing something like $45 million. It also remains one of the greatest big-budge ...
Read MoreBryan Fuller is open to the idea of making a project of his own
"Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas already has a successful Kickstarter campaign underway to fund a big screen return to Neptune, Calif. And that may open the door for other cult favorite television works like, say, "Pushing Daisies." Thomas' efforts have caught the eye not only of "Veronica Mars ...
Read MoreThe good and the bad in a busy year for the genre
Some day, probably sooner then later, science fiction and fantasy films fans will look back fondly on 2012 for being a great year. In sheer number alone, 2012 is hard to beat with over 70 films released. Just about every sub-genre of sci-fi got some kind of love -- post-apocalyptic, "hard core" ...
Read MoreFox willing to let freshmen sink or swim with this post-apocalyptic drama
"Rosa" is now well on its way to getting the big-screen treatment, now that Twentieth Century Fox has found a writer for the project. Will Dunn, who you most likely have never heard of, is set to become one of the hottest new writers in the genre. His project, "Ion," was optioned by Ridley Scott' ...
Read MoreIt was cartoons winning the day over the R-rated sci-fi flick
Fans may have rushed out to see Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" on opening night, but families won out the rest of the weekend as "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" took the box office win. "Madagascar" earned $60.4 million at the box office this weekend, compared to the even $50 million from "Prom ...
Read MoreBut is it really a good contributor to the Alien franchise?
"Prometheus" hits theaters in North America this weekend after an early international premiere. And so far, it seems movie critics like the latest outing for director Ridley Scott, revisiting a franchise he made famous so many years ago. Rotten Tomatoes has already tracked a little under 140 revi ...
Read More'Men in Black 3' has strong second week
It's expected to be a short life at the top, with "Prometheus" on its way to movie theaters and all, but "Snow White & The Huntsman" captured the No. 1 spot at the box office this past weekend, earning $56.2 million. The film, from director Rupert Sanders, beat predictions that had the opening mo ...
Read MorePLUS: 'Hunger Games' poised to cross $400M mark this week
The reign of "The Avengers" at the top of the box office is over -- but it's still hanging pretty close to the new leader. "Men in Black 3" opened with $55 million to take over at No. 1, but was not too far ahead of "The Avengers," which earned $37 million in its fourth week. That now brings "Ave ...
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