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  '2001: A Space Odyssey' explained to kids in 1960s comic

  By Amar Toor on May 13, 2013 07:12 am + 21 comments

  Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most cryptic films ever made, having spawned Continue reading…

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  'Shaun of the Dead's' Edgar Wright makes a directorial cameo in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

  By Adi Robertson on May 9, 2013 05:16 pm + 18 comments

  Star Trek Into Darkness, set for release next week, combines many of the things we nerds love. And Continue reading…

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  'Iron Man 3' director signs on for 'Doc Savage' adaptation

  By Amar Toor on May 9, 2013 04:29 am + 24 comments

  Shane Black, the celebrated action movie screenwriter and director of Iron Man 3, has signed on to Continue reading…

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  Graphic design legend Saul Bass celebrated with Google Doodle honoring iconic title sequences

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 8, 2013 10:16 am + 20 comments

  Google has set a high bar for its Doodles in the past, but today the company has outdone itself. Continue reading…

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  Stop-motion and visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen dies at the age of 92

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 7, 2013 05:57 pm + 18 comments

  Ray Harryhausen, a special effect guru who created some of the most memorable visual effects Continue reading…

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  'Upstream Color,' the new film from 'Primer' director Shane Carruth, available online now

  By Adi Robertson on May 7, 2013 12:21 pm + 26 comments

  Upstream Color, the beautiful and acclaimed indie sci-fi film from Primer director Shane Carruth, is Continue reading…

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  Surround Video: BBC beats Microsoft with its own immersive TV project

  By Tom Warren on May 7, 2013 11:15 am + 92 comments

  Back in 2006, the BBC took 250 engineers and locked them into several rooms in a mansion. But this Continue reading…

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  Hollywood studios analyze scripts to turn them into algorithmic hits

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 6, 2013 05:22 pm + 34 comments

  Making a movie in Hollywood is no cheap venture — that's why for a mere $20,000 or so extra, many Continue reading…

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  'Iron Man 3' blows away the box office with $175 million opening weekend

  By Amar Toor on May 6, 2013 05:53 am + 132 comments

  Iron Man 3 performed heroically at the box office over the weekend, posting the second-highest Continue reading…

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  The sights, smells, and sprays of 'Iron Man 3' in 4DX

  By Sam Byford on May 2, 2013 12:52 pm + 80 comments

  Last week I found myself in the city of Nagoya to catch a screening of Iron Man 3, the latest Continue reading…