Archive for: May 2008

Two weeks ago, Battlestar Galactica ended with two mid-size cliffhangers when a Cylon hybrid ordered a jump, effectively abducting Laura Roslin, the president of the 12 Colonies.

Gaius Baltar, Karl Agathon and a significant number of pilots disappeared with her.

Simultaneously, we …

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will have two new regular characters when it returns for a second season in September. One has already been cast: Catherine Weaver, the “unusually earthy” CEO of a major high-tech company will be …

The 61st annual Cannes Film Festival closed on Sunday, when the jury, with Sean Penn presiding, announced the winners. Here they are:

PALME D’OR FOR BEST FILM

The Class (Entre les murs), directed by Laurent Cantet

In The Class, Cantet portrays …

It’s been two months since CBS cancelled one of its most popular scripted dramas, Jericho, starring Skeet Ulrich and Lennie James, the show that fictionalizes a possible aftermath of nuclear fallout in the …

Joss Whedon and his crew have recently finished filming the pilot for the new series, Dollhouse, and promotional materials have hit the web in big style this past week.

The series’ launch date is set for mid-January. The episodes will air …

Here are the top ten movies at the box office this weekend and their ratings on Rotten Tomatoes:

1. Iron Man - $51,190,629 - 93%, fresh

2. What Happens in Vegas - $20,172,474 - 27%, rotten

3. Speed Racer - $18,561,337 - 35%, …

Eric Stoltz will join Esai Morales as the other leading man on Caprica, the much anticipated Battlestar Galactica prequel. Stoltz has been cast as Daniel Graystone, a wealthy computer genius who creates the very first Cylon model, based on an …

The nominees for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards have been announced. Here they are:

BEST MOVIE

Juno
Transformers
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
I Am Legend
Superbad
National Treasure: Book of Secrets

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

Will Smith — I Am Legend
Shia LaBeouf — Transformers
Denzel Washington — American …

Jericho star Esai Morales is the leading man on the upcoming Caprica pilot, a prequel to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series and hopefully a beginning of another successful sci fi saga. The pilot is scheduled to start filming in …

The winner of the Tribeca Film Festival have been announced. Here they are:

The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature

Let the Right One In (Lat den rätte komma in), directed by Tomas Alfredson (Sweden).

Jury Comments: “For its mesmerizing exploration of loneliness …