Solar Flare: Science Fiction News

Well there was indeed a test screening of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Chicago this weekend and as I predicted reviews are leaking out from it already. Aint It Cool news has several reviews posted.

Keep in mind that the version of Goblet of Fire which people so was very incomplete. It would be lacking many of the special effects and probably some of the music and sound…

Despite largely negative reviews and a series of trailers that have been met with derision online, Fantastic Four managed to pull in a respectable $56 million during its first three days, making it number one at the box office for the July 8th weekend.

This is above the projections for the film where were for less than $40 million. And marked the end of a recent box office trend with revenues…

It’s still a while before the new movie version of C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia makes it to the local theaters, but in the mean time you might want to pick up this DVD boxed set of the BBC adaptation from the late 80s and early 90s.

The Chronicles of Narnia 3 Disc Boxed Set contains the complete versions of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Prince Caspian &…

As the release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grows ever closer, expect to see article after article written about Harry Potter (kind of like this one really). In this case, I happened to find an interesting article by the Atlanta Journal Constitution about the effect Harry Potter has had on pop culture.

To be honest the article overstates things by suggesting it is Harry Potter alone who has…

According to a post on the Italian website Bad Taste a first screening of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has been scheduled for this Saturday (July 9th). As noted, the website is Italian and thus the article is written in Italian. With the help of Google for translation I was able to come up with this summary of their report.

Post production is still underway on Harry Potter and…