- io9 The Cluelessness Continues with “Jennifer’s Body” DVD Cover Remember how all the clueless boy-oriented sexbot marketing killed Jennifer’s Body, which is actually a nightmarish chick flick about how best friends can turn into monsters? Seems like FOX is still riding the clueless train with its DVD marketing scheme. https://gizmodo.com/did-stupid-marketing-kill-jennifers-body-5376462 This DVD cover for the unrated version of the film is all over the … Continued
By Annalee Newitz
- io9 A Black Hole Engine That Could Power Spaceships Artificially generated black holes could provide us with the power to make inter-solar travel a possibility. New research shows how strapping a black hole to your starship might just give you the juice to get to Alpha Centauri. Louis Crane and Shawn Westmoreland of Kansas State University propose a way to use black holes as … Continued
By Tim Barribeau
- io9Movies The Ouija Board Movie’s Plot Sounds As Boring As Ouija Board Game Tron 2‘s writers are scripting the Ouija Board movie, and we’re excited to see how they’ll flesh out the role of “triangle.” Turns out the rules of the game are the basis of the plot. Wait, there were rules? We’re all excited about Tron Legacy, but more so for the return of light cycles and … Continued
By Meredith Woerner
- io9Television Is V Anti-Obama Propaganda? V exceeded many people’s expectations last night, getting 13.9 million viewers and coming first among adults aged 18-49. But is the show just one big anti-Obama screed, as some have claimed? We’ll answer that question… with spoilers. So last night was the long-awaited debut of V, the show about beautiful aliens who show up and … Continued
By Charlie Jane Anders
- io9 New Book Trailer Shows What Bloody Deeds Happen Under Stephen King’s Big Dome The latest mega-novel from Stephen King is out, complete with a bloody book trailer. Find out what happens when the government decides to permanently isolate a town and its inhabitants forever. King’s attempted to finish this book twice before, but it’s finally all done. Here’s the official synopsis: On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day … Continued
By Meredith Woerner
- See AlsoMovies | Page 809 of 982io9 Robots Are Getting Their Own World War Z With zombies, vampires, and ecological disasters destroying the world, it’s time robots got another shot at the apocalypse. And soon a book and movie from the writer of How to Survive a Robot Uprising could put humanity under robot rule. Daniel Wilson is angling to be the Max Brooks of robots, having written How to … Continued
By Lauren Davis
- io9 Girl Stalks Fake Vampire in Harvard Lampoon’s Twilight Spoof The humorists at the Harvard Lampoon are taking aim at klutzy girls and sparkly vampires with their novel-length Twilight parody Nightlight. Expect a vain, vampire-obsessed narrator, unnecessary adjectives, and a computer geek who simply can’t be bothered with girls. Nightlight, which has just been released, is the Harvard Lampoon’s first foray into parody novel-writing since … Continued
By Lauren Davis
- io9 A Deadly Fungus Is Stalking This Creature This alien-looking creature is actually a newly discovered species of tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. And now it’s one of 47,000 species on the latest endangered-species list. The culprit is an aggressive fungal infestation, introduced into the frog’s habitat. In this case, the Rabb’s fringe-limbed treefrog is apparently being wiped out by a species of chytrid … Continued
By Charlie Jane Anders
- io9 Czech Mayor Promises New House to Family Plagued by Poltergeist A truly caring municipal government will always help you out if you discover your house is haunted. At least, they will if you live in Strašice, a town in the Czech Republic. A family there has suddenly begun to experience paranormal phenomena: Fires are constantly starting throughout the house, and glass items keep cracking. According … Continued
By Annalee Newitz
- io9 There Is An American Idol 2012 Music Video. No, Seriously Words do not even begin to express my confusion and sick, splodey delight. The runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert (Yes, the Goth kid), has made a 2012 music video. It’s him walking through explosions, naturally. Where do I even start with this ridiculous yet brilliant blend of marketing hype? The … Continued
By Meredith Woerner
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By Annalee Newitz
- io9Books RevolveR Journal Implodes to Explode It’s rare that technological advancements in bookbinding make their way to Giz, but you have to trust us on this one. The RevolveR, a $21 reversible journal, will put a hurt on your brain. [RevolveR via boingboing via Making Light]
By Mark Wilson
- io9 American And Japanese Special Effects Masters Join Forces To Recreate The City Of Hiroshima Five decades after American science destroyed Hiroshima, U.S. special-effects artists joining Japanese experts, to craft a CG reconstruction of the entire city for a documentary… including some of the wizards behind The Day After Tomorrow. Reverse disaster p*rn? [Mainichi Daily]
By Charlie Jane Anders
- io9 Will Star Trek Pirates Put An End To The Spread Of Untrammeled Broadband? Five million people downloaded copies of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie since it opened in theaters, and it’s not even on DVD yet. Paramount cites that fact in its filing with the FCC’s taskforce to create a National Broadband Plan. Easy access to broadband has made movie piracy easier than ever before, and sites like … Continued
By Charlie Jane Anders
- io9Movies Dr. Horrible 2 Has Songs, A Title, And Nathan Fillion Good news Horrible fans, the much anticipated sequel is still chugging along, and here’s an update from the original cast member Nathan Fillion — or as you know him, Captain Hammer. Not only is there a title, but Joss, Zack Whedon, Jed Whedon and Jed’s wife, Maurissa Tancharoen have all worked out a few songs, … Continued
By Meredith Woerner
- io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers More Clues to David Tennant’s Departure, a New Monster for the Host 2, and Lost’s Holdout Castaway Revealed New hints about Doctor Who tie into the Tenth Doctor’s demise. Behold concept art showing one of The Host 2’s monsters, and tons of set reports for Lost, including the holdout cast member. Plus, The Hobbit, Supernatural, and True Blood. Doctor Who Digital Spy has a ton of teasers from “The Waters of Mars.” The … Continued
By Lauren Davis
- io9 Kung-Fu Zombies Don’t Shamble Or Run… They Hop! Is Kung-Fu Zombie the most perfect movie of all time? It’s got kung-fu action, it’s got hopping zombies, it’s got a pissed-off ghost who just wants to return to his body… until he sees it. What more do you want?
By Charlie Jane Anders
- io9 Remember 3 Years Ago, When Heroes Was a Good Show? Cast your mind back, to the days on Heroes when Hiro was semi-badass and Sylar was actually scary. Those days were here again, briefly, on last night’s time travelly episode. Plus, HRG is closer than ever to getting laid! “Once Upon a Time In Texas” was about the most important item on Hiro’s “things to … Continued
By Annalee Newitz
- io9 Are Zombies America’s Godzilla? Zombies have been enjoying a heyday of late, but why are Americans so obsessed with the walking dead? One theory is that Westerners love zombies for the same reason Japan loves giant monsters: they represent technology gone awry. James Turner, an editor for O’Reilly Media, claims that zombies share a kinship with Godzilla. His theory … Continued
By Lauren Davis
- io9 Jailbreaks And Exploded Landscapes In New GI Joe Comic Weird court-martial prep gone wrong, urban destruction and ripping on podunk smalltown America. GI Joe #11 (Released tomorrow in all good comic stores) seems to have it all, judging by this exclusive preview… and it’s still better than the movie.
By Graeme McMillan
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