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13 hrs ago | Science News

Decoding the Quantum Mystery: Signals from space to Earth could...

Every true fan of science fiction should be familiar with Forbidden Planet , the film famous for introducing the world to Robby the Robot.

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Related Topix: Robby the Robot, Richard Anderson, Robots, Science / Technology

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Boxoffice

Comments

Well, the weekend beckons, and like lots of folks, I'm planning to head to my local Hell Octaplex tomorrow to get a look at visionary director [you're actually legally required to use that description now when ...

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Related Topix: Mira Sorvino, Theater, Arts, Dark Intruder, Horror, Mystery Movies

Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Out now on DVD

Warner Bros., $28.99 basic Blu-ray. Rated PG-13. The lowdown: The studio feeds the flames for next Friday's release of 'The Dark Knight' with the Blu-ray high-definition debut of the 2005 hit film starring ...

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Related Topix: Jeffrey Tambor, Life, Veteran Affairs

Wed Jul 09, 2008

CBC

[ Society ] Leslie and Erik Neilsen laugh it up

"Is there any way to get you two to be serious for a moment?" pleads host Peter Gzowski, a vain hope as he interviews irrepressibly clever and comic brothers Leslie and Erik Nielsen.

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Related Topix: Drama, Forbidden Planet, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Airplane!, Comedy Movies

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Times-Transcript

Little Screen

B4 Ratings for each film begin with a "star" rating -- * meaning "poor,"**** meaning "excellent" -- followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for ...

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Related Topix: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor, Marion Ross

Tue Jul 01, 2008

DVD Authority

Superhero Movie

"Superhero Movie" like all of the other "...Movie" films, doesn't exactly tread upon fresh ground.

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Related Topix: Airplane!, Comedy Movies

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Jerusalem Post

Screen Savors: A doctor in the rear

They say that life imitates art. Sometimes it's the other way around, as my wife and I discovered when we recently tuned into Channel 8's fun new program, Doctorology , which offers a comical and informed look ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Crohn's Disease, Health, Airplane!, Comedy Movies, Gastroenterology

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Creative Loafing

Silver Scream Spook Show: Forbidden Planet

On Sat., June 28, The Silver Scream Spook Show at The Plaza Theatre presents 1958's classic technicolor space opera, Forbidden Planet .

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Related Topix: Drama, Forbidden Planet, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies

Mon Jun 23, 2008

DigitallyOBSESSED.com

dOc Press Release: Superhero Movie

From the comedic minds behind The Naked Gun and Scary Movie 3 & 4, comes Superhero Movie , on DVD July 8th from The Weinstein Company and Genius Products.

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Related Topix: Drake Bell, Horror, Comedy Movies, Scary Movie 3, Jeffrey Tambor

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Arlington Heights Daily Herald

A dumb 'Smart'

This isn't your mom and dad's "Get Smart." It's barely "Smart" at all. Sure, the characters and organizations retain the same names as those in the 1965 TV series that spoofed the ultra-hot James Bond spy ...

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Related Topix: Steve Carell, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Inspector Clouseau, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Rotten Tomatoes

14% Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie is not the worst of the spoof genre, but relies on tired gags and lame pop culture references all the same.

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Wed Jun 04, 2008

New Straits Times

Cinema: Stay away from this prom

A scene from 'Prom Night'. PROM NIGHT directed by Nelson McCormick Starring Brittany Snow, Johnathon Schaech, Idris Elba, Dana Davis and Jessica Stroup IN 1980, a slasher-flick of the same title was released, ...

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Related Topix: Teenagers, Family, Jamie Lee Curtis, Life, Halloween, Holidays, Horror, Thriller, Prom Night, Mystery Movies, Drama

Fri May 23, 2008

San Diego Reader

Repossessed

Takeoff on the original Exorcist, in the never-say-die manner of Airplane! Paul Morrissey did this same thing better in his Hound of the Baskervilles, and didn't take up an entire movie doing it.

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Related Topix: Horror, Repossessed, Comedy Movies, Airplane!, Linda Blair, Movies, Entertainment

Fri May 16, 2008

Portland Mercury

Spy Movie

The movie spoof has fallen into such cosmically dire straits that it can be hard to remember a time when they were actually fun to watch. via Portland Mercury

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Related Topix: Airplane!, Comedy Movies

Wed May 14, 2008

24 Hours Vancouer

Duff in Deep

Hilary Duff's older sister is in Hollywood North starring in a sexy teen thriller. via 24 Hours Vancouer

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Related Topix: Canada, Horror, Short, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Black Christmas, Scary Movie 4, Comedy Movies

Fri May 09, 2008

SouthCoastToday.com

Shows on NBC, CBS salute comedies past

Television would never survive a truth-in-packaging rule. I'm not sure what words would describe "Most Outrageous Moments" , but I'd have to guess that at least two out of three would have to change if honesty ... via SouthCoastToday.com

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Tue Apr 29, 2008

Blogs.indieWIRE.com

AIRPLANE! Approaches

“Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?”

The spoof that launched a thousand spoofs, not to mention a brilliant second career for Leslie Nielsen as a comic actor, lands at Enzian for a rare theatrical screening Tuesday night at 9:30 as part of the Cult ... via Blogs.indieWIRE.com

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Related Topix: David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Airplane!, Comedy Movies

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Macsimum News

Movie review: 'Prom Night' is watered-down slasher flick

If you're going to remake a movie, might as do so with a crappy one and see if you can improve it. via Macsimum News

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Related Topix: Jamie Lee Curtis, Brittany Snow, Horror, Prom Night, Mystery Movies, Drama, Friday Night Lights, Entertainment, Television, James Ransone

Mon Apr 14, 2008

San Diego Reader

Spy Hard

“We don't have time for flashbacks!”

Leslie Nielsen, the patriarch of zany, in a decades-late takeoff on James Bond, with sideswipes ranging from Home Alone to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . via San Diego Reader

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Related Topix: Spy Hard, Comedy Movies, Action, Movies, Entertainment

Sat Apr 12, 2008

A.V. Club

Film review: Prom Night

Reviewed by Scott Tobias April 11th, 2008 How do you like your abysmal? Inept but distinctive, with lots of gratuitous violence and T&A, and Leslie Nielsen in a serious role? Or slick but perfunctory, with no ... via A.V. Club

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Related Topix: Jamie Lee Curtis, Horror, Thriller, Halloween, Prom Night, Drama, Mystery Movies, Games

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