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Boba Fett reduced to begging for change in N.Y. subway: Video

Boba Fett reduced to begging for change in N.Y. subway: Video

Guess it's hard out here for a bounty hunter: Star Wars' Boba Fett was caught on video, below, playing the...
 
"In space no one can hear you scream" and 233 more amazing movie taglines

"In space no one can hear you scream" and 233 more amazing movie taglines

"You'll believe a man can fly," "The day we'll fight back!" and more!
 
 
German court foils woman who wants to stop a Hadron apocalypse

German court foils woman who wants to stop a Hadron apocalypse

Germany's highest court throws out a lawsuit from a woman who fears the collider will destroy the Earth.
 
<i>Star Wars</i> as the opening of <i>Parks & Recreation</i>

Star Wars as the opening of Parks & Recreation

What if Star Wars opened like an NBC sitcom? It'd look something like .... this.
 
Disney World transforms monorails into <i>Tron</i> light cycles!

Disney World transforms monorails into Tron light cycles!

Disney will promote its upcoming 3-D sci-fi sequel in its Disney World theme park.
 
Those annoying <i>Minority Report</i> billboards are almost here

Those annoying Minority Report billboards are almost here

Engineers at the Japanese electronics company NEC have developed a billboard that uses cameras to instantly identifies a shopper's age and gender.
 
Cool new <i>Battlestar</i> version of Beasties' 'Sabotage' video

Cool new Battlestar version of Beasties' 'Sabotage' video

A creative fan has used clips from Battlestar Galactica to recut the famed Beastie Boys video.
 
Hu'go "Hur'ley" Re'yes and other Avatized sci-fi stars

Hu'go "Hur'ley" Re'yes and other Avatized sci-fi stars

The stars of Lost, Harry Potter and other movies and TV shows get sci-fi celebrity makeovers.
 
Canadian cafe owner claims <i>Avatar</i> was HIS idea

Canadian cafe owner claims Avatar was HIS idea

A Vancouver cafe owner claims James Cameron ripped off his ideas for Avatar. Right.
 
9 badass hybrid monsters that need their own Syfy original movies

9 badass hybrid monsters that need their own Syfy original movies

Come face to face with the Bearodactyl. And don't forget the Wolfoenix!
 
Before <i>Lost</i>: Michael Emerson's bizarre 1992 prison video

Before Lost: Michael Emerson's bizarre 1992 prison video

Check out the training video for prison guards in which Emerson portrayed an uncharacteristically nice guy who tries to talk down a violent inmate.
 
Eye candy: Artists reimagine amazing covers for <i>Superman</i> #1

Eye candy: Artists reimagine amazing covers for Superman #1

Think you can draw a better cover for the first issue of Superman than co-creator Joe Shuster did back in 1939?
 
Spider-Man prays (for Uncle Ben?) at the Wailing Wall

Spider-Man prays (for Uncle Ben?) at the Wailing Wall

Why is Spider-Man praying at Jerusalem's sacred Wailing Wall?
 
Gnarly video: 60-second <i>The Evil Dead</i> ... in CLAYMATION!

Gnarly video: 60-second The Evil Dead ... in CLAYMATION!

Our pals at Bloody-Disgusting discovered this: A 1-minute claymation version of Sam Raimi's classic gross-out horror movie The Evil Dead,...
 
The secret code names of 37 sci-fi blockbuster films

The secret code names of 37 sci-fi blockbuster films

Blue Harvest, How the Solar System Was Won and other awesome sci-fi working titles.
 
In <i>Alice</i>, anyway, why Tim Burton likes his lady ugly

In Alice, anyway, why Tim Burton likes his lady ugly

Why'd director Tim Burton deform his real-life paramour Helena Bonham Carter in Alice in Wonderland?
 
Korea launches robot theme park: What could possibly go wrong?

Korea launches robot theme park: What could possibly go wrong?

Robot Land will feature an aquarium with robotic fish and a robot restaurant.
 
Self-described vampire to run for governor of Florida

Self-described vampire to run for governor of Florida

Jonathon Sharkey, who'd previously announced plans to run for governor of Minnesota on the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans ticket, has decided to head to the Sunshine State instead.
 
Brilliant remake: <i>The Wicker Man</i> retold with Muppets

Brilliant remake: The Wicker Man retold with Muppets

Kermit as Edward Woodward? Gonzo as Christopher Lee?
 

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