Category: NEWS

  • The Wild Cartoon World of Billy Madison

    The Wild Cartoon World of Billy Madison

    [ad_1] It starts with a giant penguin.  Adam Sandler was already a comedy star by the time Billy Madison rolled around in 1995, thanks to a run on Saturday Night Live and films like Airheads, but something was still missing. Yes, he was a star, and he was on the rise, but he wasn’t Adam Sandler yet. With Billy Madison, which he starred…

  • Going Back to the Future with the World’s First Negative Leap Second

    Going Back to the Future with the World’s First Negative Leap Second

    [ad_1] How long is a second? It’s not very long, snap your fingers and one has passed, but how long is it exactly? Is it an equal division of the day, 1/86,400 the time it takes the planet to revolve around its axis, or is it some unit of true time, irrespective of the motions…

  • John Carpenter On the Scene that Convinced Him to Direct The Thing

    John Carpenter On the Scene that Convinced Him to Direct The Thing

    [ad_1] Despite knocking it out of the park — and then some — with 1982’s The Thing (now available to own from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment alongside the 1951 and 2011 versions), John Carpenter initially turned down the offer to direct Universal’s second film adaptation of Who Goes There?, the seminal sci-fi novella published by John W. Campbell…

  • Pluto Is a Planet Again, but Only in Arizona

    Pluto Is a Planet Again, but Only in Arizona

    [ad_1] The more we peer into the infinite expanse of the universe, the more exoplanets we find. Some of them are hot gas giants, larger than Jupiter but orbiting closer than Mercury. Some of them are small and rocky, similar to Earth. Some of them might even harbor intelligent extraterrestrials like Resident Alien’s Harry Vanderspeigle…

  • Resident Alien Star Sara Tomko Praises Season 3 Finale

    Resident Alien Star Sara Tomko Praises Season 3 Finale

    [ad_1] Real talk: Who needs a PR department when you’ve got Sara Tomko? The principal Resident Alien star behind the beloved character of Asta Twelvetrees is, perhaps, the SYFY show’s greatest hype-person. Her latest posts on Instagram concern the Season 3 finale, “Homecoming,” which the actress hailed as “no joke,” “stunning,” and “a great finish to an awesome…

  • Resident Alien Creator Teases More Alan Tudyk Aliens

    Resident Alien Creator Teases More Alan Tudyk Aliens

    [ad_1] In the Season 3 finale of SYFY’s Resident Alien, audiences experienced quite the switcheroo shocker when it was revealed that Harry (Alan Tudyk) and baby Bridget have been imprisoned by the Greys on the moon, and the malevolent, shapeshifting Mantid has taken on the guise of Harry in Patience. Only Max (Judah Prehn) and Sahar…

  • Resident Alien Creator Explains Season 3 Cliffhangers & More

    Resident Alien Creator Explains Season 3 Cliffhangers & More

    [ad_1] As the insanity of the latest Resident Alien finale, “Homecoming,” sinks in with audiences, viewers have been assured a fun time pondering the potential outcomes of every major character who had their life blown up this episode. Yes, Resident Alien showrunner Chris Sheridan and his writers left quite the trail of messes for alien Harry…

  • What Are Moon Phases, How Do They Work, and Which Phase Are We In?

    What Are Moon Phases, How Do They Work, and Which Phase Are We In?

    [ad_1] The phrase “dark side of the Moon” has so effectively ingrained itself in the collective consciousness that it regularly gets used as a title for creative works. It’s famously the title of Pink Floyd’s 1973 album, but it also refers to a video game, several songs, novels, television shows, and movies. The 1990 sci-fi…

  • Abigail Drops Second Trailer: Watch Now; Buy Tickets

    Abigail Drops Second Trailer: Watch Now; Buy Tickets

    [ad_1] How do you kill an unstoppable vampire ballerina? That is the big question in the second trailer for Radio Silence’s new bloodsucking horror flick: Abigail (opening in theaters everywhere April 19; tickets are now on sale right here). Based on this new round of footage, it looks as though the usual methods of taking…

  • Did Scientists Find a Hidden Super Ocean 400 Miles Underground?

    Did Scientists Find a Hidden Super Ocean 400 Miles Underground?

    [ad_1] In the 2022 creature feature Underground Monster, the continual dumping of toxic materials contaminates an underground cave ecosystem. When a dark-dwelling critter gets exposed to the toxins, it mutates into a horrific monster, attacking a construction team who unwittingly disturbed its nest. If the filmmakers wanted to crank out a subterranean sequel, they could…