Archive for August, 2009

How 3D Movies Happen!

Posted in Movies with tags , , , on August 31, 2009 by ghostradioworld

This Picture:

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Plus this headline:

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Led this guy:

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To pick this project:

“Drive Angry” [which]  centers on a man driven by rage who is chasing the people who killed his daughter and kidnapped her baby. The vendetta/rescue spins out of control as the chase gets bloodier by the mile, leaving bodies strewn along the highway.

To do:

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It’s that simple.

Wonder if Cage will have a special wig designed for 3D?

For a more standard view of this story click here.

What Do You Do with 13,000 Mexican Zombies?

Posted in Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror, Video with tags , , , on August 31, 2009 by ghostradioworld

Why celebrate Michael Jackson’s 51st Birthday, of course.  Just Watch:

This group was vying to beat a Guinness Record.

E.T.’s Mom Speaks!

Posted in Movies, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , on August 31, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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For anyone who grew up in the Eighties and loved genre cinema, Dee Wallace was a constant.  She graced many classics of the decade, including E.T., Cujo and The Howling.

Fangoria has a brand new interview with Dee on their site.  Check it out here.

Prehistoric Fish in the Ganges!

Posted in Cryptozoology, Weird News, Weird Science with tags , , on August 31, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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Fisherman in Calcutta, India claim that the creature they pulled from the Ganges (pictured above) is a Coelacanth.  The Coelacanth is a very old fish.  They first appear in the fossil record in the middle of the Devonian Era, more than 350 million years ago.  And until the 2oth Century most scientists believed that they had gone extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period,  roughly 65 million years ago.

However, in 1938, the species was discovered in waters off the coast of South Africa.  They’ve subsequently been found in many eras off the east coast of Africa.  However, if this is indeed a Coelacanth, its discovery in the Ganges would mark a whole new range for the species.

Paleontologists are rushing to the area to determine if this is indeed a Coelacanth.  Though some observers are already skeptical, claiming it resembles other local fish such as the Orange-Spotted Grouper.

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Physicist Says Science Fiction Close to Reality!

Posted in Books, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror, Weird Science with tags , , , on August 30, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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In his new book Physics of the Impossible, renowned physicist Michio Kaku examines the scientific possibility of some of the classic tropes of Science Fiction.  Everything from invisibility to teleportation.  And from time travel to robots composing poetry.  In a recent interview on the book for the BBC World service, he said:

A lot of the predictions made by science fiction writers have been replaced by the march of science.

In his books and radio show, Kaku has long used Science Fiction as a way of getting a general audience interested in physics.  And his books are all must reads.  His latest book is no exception.

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Photo: Google Earth Snaps Nessie?

Posted in Cryptozoology with tags , , , on August 30, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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The Sun recently front-paged this image from Google Earth which shows something which looks a bit like Scotland’s famous sea creature.  This discovery was made by Jason Cooke, 25, of Nottingham, a security guard.

Aloha, Predator!

Posted in Movies, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , on August 30, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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According to Reel Hawaii, location scouts for Robert Rodriguez Predator re-imagining have been hitting Hawaii for the third successive week.  If they choose the Aloha State, this phase of production is slated for 18 days.

Well, if you have to shoot a Predator movie you might as well do it somewhere nice.

HALLOWEEN 3D

Posted in Movies, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , on August 30, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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Obviously spurred by the trouncing they got from The Film Destination 3D this weekend, the Weinstein Company announced today that there will be a third film in the rebooted “Halloween” series.  And this next entry will be in, you guessed it, 3D!  The film will be titled … wait for it … Halloween 3D!

The film is already slated for release next summer, and Harvey Weinstein says Rob Zombie is out as director.

This news is neither especially exciting, nor is it unpredicted.  But what is surprising is that the Halloween series has never had a 3D entry before.  Back in the eighties when every horror franchise milked its box office potential with a 3D entry, Halloween eschewed this particular choice, and foisted the usual 2D horrors on us, again and again.

Scream, DVD Buyer, Scream!

Posted in Movies, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror, Video with tags , , , on August 30, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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And then scream again, because some cool campy fun is headed to the DVD shelves this Tuesday.  Yup, it’s those horror blacksploitation classics Blacula and Scream, Blacula Scream! This double feature release marks the first appearance of these films on Blu-Ray and their second incarnation on DVD.  They are being released as part of MGM’s “Soul Cinema” line of titles.

Still not convinced that this is a must buy?  The check out these original trailers, Brother:

And if that doesn’t move and groove you, then you ain’t the cat we thought you were!

SWAMP THING Remake in 3D

Posted in Comics, Movies, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , , , , on August 30, 2009 by ghostradioworld

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Collider reports that Joel Silver is considering remaking Swamp Thing in 3D.  This places Silver in control of another comic book project with an Alan Moore stamp on it.  Because, although Swamp Thing was created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson in the 1971, it’s mass popularity really owes more to the 1982 revamp penned by Alan Moore.  Silver previously produced the adaptation of Moore’s V for Vendetta.  One of the projects which brought to the fore Alan Moore’s disgust with Hollywood.