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Brad Pitt announced Wednesday that he's donating $100,000 to fight California's Proposition 8, a November ballot initiative that would eliminate same-sex couples' right to marry.
"Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8," the actor said in a statement.
Pitt's donation marks the largest thus far to the anti-Prop. 8 campaign by an A-list celebrity.
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For the record, Alan Moore has not softened his view on Hollywood nor its plan to bring his classic graphic novel "Watchmen" to the screen next March.
"I find film in its modern form to be quite bullying," Moore told me during an hour-long phone call from his home in England. "It spoon-feeds us, which has the effect of watering down our collective cultural imagination. It is as if we are freshly hatched birds looking up with our mouths open waiting for Hollywood to feed us more regurgitated worms. The 'Watchmen' film sounds like more regurgitated worms. I for one am sick of worms. Can't we get something else? Perhaps some takeout? Even Chinese worms would be a nice change." -
The Food and Drug Administration today opened the way for a bevy of genetically engineered salmon, cows and other animals to leap from the laboratory to the marketplace, unveiling an approval process that would treat the modified creatures like drugs.
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The newest high-profile science fiction TV series debuted this past week. Created by J.J. Abrams (LOST), it follows the live of a government agent who stumbles upon one the biggest secrets in the world – and she finds out there is no going back. Following is a review of the pilot episode of this new series, Fringe.
Sep 18
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Sep 15
I guess the secret’s out… I’m a big ol’ nerd.
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I received 93 credits on The Sci Fi Sounds Quiz How much of a Sci-Fi geek are you? |
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Your Score : 93 credits
You’re an extreme sci-fi geek! You’re probably wearing your very own homemade TRON costume right now!
May 07
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Ever since the first cheesy monster or goofy robot leered out from the cover of a pulpy magazine, science fiction has struggled to shake off a certain tinge of campiness.
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Democrat Jill Long Thompson finally got to declare victory Wednesday morning in the state’s Democrat gubernatorial primary even if her opponent isn’t ready to give her the nomination.
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“I’ve never seen so many Democrats in my life,” said precinct inspector Donna Sefton, who has worked that polling place for 15 years. “This area is mostly Republicans.”
Apr 13
Quick Review: Sunshine
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(No spoilers in this review)
[amazonify]B000Y7U98C:right[/amazonify]In my never-ending quest to pur off law school homework, I rented the 2007 film Sunshine off my AppleTV last night. I had heard good things about it, but never got the chance to catch it while it was in the theatres. Besides, it has Chris Evans in it – a reason alone to watch it.
l also have been a long-time fan of Danny Boyle ever since he came out with the film, Trainspotting in the 1990s.
Unlike Trainspotting, or even 28 Days Later, Sunshine is not an instant masterpiece of genre film. It is, instead, just a well-made science fiction work.
Synopsis: In the future, the sun is dying and a team of scientists are on a possibly one-way mission to reignite the star to save life on planet Earth, which is caught in an ice age.
So the crew embarks on its seven-year mission and is strapped into a huge space ship that is one-part huge bomb headed out to re-fuel the star and one-part escape vehicle. On the way it becomes a well-written human drama, a thriller and a film about spiritual journeys.
It was well-worth that rental fee and one of the best science fiction films to be released in the past 10 years.
Nit-picks:
- Premise: The science is faulty here. When a sun like our Sol starts to die, it’s doesn’t get dimmer and cooler, instead it expands and gets hotter short term. Earth will get hotter and eventually burn like a cinder before the sun burns out.
- Artificial gravity: I hate this crutch used in supposed realistic science fiction programs. For some reason when an airlock is re-pressurized, gravity magically appears on the space ship used. In the case of this film, the ship was large enough for it to be spinning, giving the crew at simulated centrifugal force “gravity”.
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Overall: 7 out of 10
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia
Sex: None
Violence: Minimal
Special Effects: Well done
Eye Candy: Attractive cast.
CAST:
Cliff Curtis … Searle
Cillian Murphy … Capa
Michelle Yeoh … Corazon
Hiroyuki Sanada … Kaneda
Rose Byrne … Cassie
Benedict Wong … Trey
Chris Evans … Mace
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Jan 21
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“After scrounging through decades’ worth of major franchises and lesser-known titles, we came up with the following list of greatest gay and bisexual male characters.”
Jan 20
OK – this just looks cool. And with the writer’s strike, it’s what my DVR will be recording Monday night – even if I’m watching it live.
From the History Channel website:
What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? From the ruins of ancient civilizations to present day cities devastated by natural disasters, history gives us clues to these questions and many more in the visually stunning and thought-provoking new special LIFE AFTER PEOPLE, premiering Monday, January 21st, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The History Channel®.
Jan 13
It’s not all reruns Monday. Kyle XY starts its third season January 14 on ABC Family.
If you haven’t watched this bizarre and fun series before, you may want to give it a try. Don’t let the “Family Channel” home make you think its a vapid religious-tinged show. It isn’t.
It is one of the most socially liberal TV series on the air now, featuring everything from smart writing to lesbian moms to anti-war sentiments.
If you are new to the show, ABC Family will be showing a marathon all day Monday to catch you on on the story. Set your DVRs and get ready to be hooked.
Jan 08
The second season of LGBT-friendly Torchwood premieres on BBC America January 26 with some new romantic angles to pursue along with its bread-and-butter alien hunting.
James Marsters, the actor who played Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, joins the cast for a few episodes.
Marsters plays a character called Captain John and when he meets the main character, Captain Jack Harness, sparks of many sorts fly.
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Jan 07
For a taste of the CW show, Supernatural, check out this rough footage from the episode, “Bloodlust.”
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