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Echo’s (Eliza Dushku) newest mission as an art thief goes awry when a supposedly impossible event occurs, leaving her confused and defenseless.

Echo (Eliza Dushku) is assigned to protect a singing sensation with a twisted overzealous fan, but inner loyalties to a doll friendship make the situation more complicated.

Echo (Eliza Dushku) is programmed as a girl with a taste for the outdoors, but when her client (Matt Keeslar) turns her into his prey, she needs to call on more than just her imprint to survive.

We’re introduced to the “Dollhouse”, a mysterious location whose inhabitants are blank slates, ready to be programmed for their next mission. These missions range from providing the perfect romantic encounter to acting as a trained assassin.

Nolan is suiting up in his director’s costume (complete with rubber nipples) to direct his own original screenplay Inception. Ready for a science fiction thriller from the man who brought us Memento? Yes, please.

What looks like an upgraded homage to the sci-fi trip out films of the 70s and 80s mixes a little Dark City and Argento. This trailer came out of nowhere and blew us away.

Roland Emmerich is all set to attack Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy with as many explosions as need to take it down.

Remakes and sequels usually come from mild to giant success. Now, filmmakers can officially claim massive failure as a reason to bring back a character.

We may have to wait longer for Sin City 2 if Miller focuses on Buck Rogers.

To be honest, I had only heard of fan auteur director Sandy Collora once before today — but that is likely to change, as his film Hunter Prey looks pretty damn cool.

It’s been almost 25 years since Joe Haldeman’s novel’s debut, but Ridley Scott may finally bring it to a theater near you.

Hughes Brothers resurrect film directing career with Book of Eli after seven year absence.

Bruce Willis’ new action/sci-fi thriller, a graphic novel adaptation (what else is new?) titled The Surrogates, sounds a little bit like a tweaked version of Will Smith’s 2004 blockbuster I, Robot. Lets explore…

Next in line for our coverage of the After Dark Horrorfest is the monster flick Unearthed. I’ll be honest, this is one of my favorite After Dark films because it was a lot of fun for me, despite its cheese factor.

Ah sequels. Giving us more insight into the lives of the characters we love. Furthering the adventures of our greatest heroes. This is not about those kinds of sequels.

For whatever reason, we haven’t been covering Mathieu Kassovitz’s science fiction saga Babylon A.D. very closely on the site. Maybe it was the presence of Vin Diesel.

Even after the script for Earth v. Moon finally found a home at Universal, it appears that they are keeping the plot an industry secret.

Warner Brothers has picked up the rights to the Hyperion Cantos series of books by award winning author Dan Simmons. Producer Graham King has had the rights for some time, but the complex nature of the Hyperion series made it difficult to move forward.

Part One:
Gary is upside down. After a handle of booze and a sizable crack rock, Gary (Ryan Reynolds) lands his car upside down the old fashioned way and ends up under house arrest with a cheery publicist named Margaret (Melissa McCarthy). He’s hoping a romance with his mysterious neighbor Sarah (Hope Davis) will cure his boredom.
Gavin (Ryan Reynolds) is desperate to see his pilot television series get picked up by the network. He’s written it specifically for friend Melissa McCarthy (Melissa McCarthy), but when executive Susan (Hope Davis) tells him that Melissa can’t star, he’s forced to choose between a friend and his passion.
Gabriel (Ryan Reynolds) is enjoying the countryside with his wife Mary (Melissa McCarthy) and his daughter Noelle (Elle Fanning). When their car breaks down, he meets a jogger named Sierra (Hope Davis) who inexplicably wants to steal him away from his family.
If you’re confused, you’re right where screenwriter/director John August wants you.
Part Two:

The Nines is all of these stories – interlocking their themes and meanings as each plot plays out. Each character is the same person, played by the same actor, but living different lives that bump into one another. In an effort to be more confusing, it’s also fundamentally a science fiction film. But The Nines isn’t convoluted or difficult without a purpose, and that purpose is entertaining to the core.
The brilliant story, told in three parts by veteran scribe John August in his first spin with the director’s chair, plays out like a character [...]

The world lost a creative genius, a moving storyteller, and one of the Big Three of sci-fi today.