Archive for January 30th, 2006

Vitor Belfort drops out of Cage Rage 15

Monday, January 30th, 2006

I just read at Sherdog that Vitor has dropped out of the upcoming Cage Rage this weekend due to personal problems. I have to say that I am disappointed that he is not fighting, as I was really looking forward to it, for a win would bring him one step closer back to Pride or […]

Wine vs Windows Benchmarks

Monday, January 30th, 2006

PeterBrett writes “Tom Wickline recently posted to the Wine development list announcing that he’d done some benchmarks comparing Windows XP to Wine. They should be taken with the requisite dose of salt, but Wine has certainly come a long way.”

Narnia Sequel Has Irish Eyes?

Monday, January 30th, 2006


Scouts are checking out locations in Ireland for Prince Caspian, the proposed sequel to Disney’s hit fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Irish Independent newspaper reported.

Valentino Raises Shadowhawk

Monday, January 30th, 2006


Jim Valentino told SCI FI Wire that he will return to writing and drawing his comic book Shadowhawk for Image Comics, which up until now has been handled by others.

Elemental Benefits Tsunami Victims

Monday, January 30th, 2006


Alethea Kontis, co-editor (with Steven Savile) of Elemental: The Tsunami Benefit Anthology, told SCI FI Wire that the book remains important, though the tsunami that ravaged Southeast Asia occurred more than a year ago.

Clarke Nominees Announced

Monday, January 30th, 2006

The short list of nominees for the 20th Arthur C. Clarke Award has been announced.

The CW Deprograms Cult

Monday, January 30th, 2006


The CW–the fledgling network cobbled together from the remains of UPN and The WB–has pulled the plug on Cult, the former WB supernatural fantasy series from Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Spike Green-Lights Blade Series

Monday, January 30th, 2006


Spike TV—which had previously announced a two-hour TV movie based on the Blade movies and Marvel Comics franchise—has given the green light to 13 hours of the vampire drama as a TV series from New Line TV, Variety reported.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith Hits TV

Monday, January 30th, 2006


A TV version of the hit 2005 movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith is among the latest crop of pilot pickups at the broadcast networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Killing Demons Develops

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Platinum Studios and Atmosphere Entertainment announced the development of a movie based on Killing Demons, its graphic novel about a man who hunts supernatural creatures.

Gervais Enters Museum

Monday, January 30th, 2006

British actor Ricky Gervais (The Office) is joining a cast of top comics in Fox’s upcoming Night at the Museum film, Zap2It reported.

Kong Gets Tech Oscar Nods

Monday, January 30th, 2006


Peter Jackson’s King Kong earned only technical nods in the 2005 Academy Award nominations announced in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, while other science fiction and fantasy films were virtually shut out of the Oscars’ major categories.