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Aaron Eckhart leading action movie for first time

November 17, 2008 18:01:00

Aaron Eckhart is attached to take the lead role in an action movie for the first time.[MORE]

Tags: action-movies, scifi-movies, actors, united-states

Jurassic Park author Crichton dies at 66

November 6, 2008 07:24:00

Author of The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park and creator of TV's ER dies aged 66.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, novel, feature-films, scifi-movies, author, united-states

Bring your own light sabre: Uni launches Jedi course

September 12, 2008 10:05:00

Belfast uni hosts the UK's first Jedi course teaching personal development through a Star Wars syllabus.[MORE]

Tags: scifi-movies, popular-culture, education, offbeat, northern-ireland

Sci-fi scene relaunched in Sydney

May 28, 2007 13:03:00

A science fiction (sci-fi) collectibles fair has been held at the Sydney Town Hall to help revitalise the social scene for fans.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, animation, books-literature, fantasy-books, horror-books, scifi-books, feature-films, scifi-movies, games, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, internet, robots-and-artificial-intelligence, weird-and-wonderful, sydney-2000

'Star Wars' characters to become force on US stamps

March 29, 2007 12:15:00

The US Postal Service has turned to the characters of Star Wars for inspiration as it unveiled 15 new first-class stamps featuring the whole gang from Chewbacca to Darth Vader.[MORE]

Tags: scifi-movies, offbeat, united-states

Bollywood comes to SA

September 6, 2006 16:40:00

There is a move to encourage filmmakers from India to make their movies in South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: scifi-movies, adelaide-5000

Global trekkies beam into Vegas for 40th anniversary

August 20, 2006 10:46:00

Thousands of people have beamed into Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Trek, the enduring science fiction television franchise whose cult appeal transcends boundaries of space and time.[MORE]

Tags: scifi-movies, television, offbeat, united-states

Star Trek's Scotty dies aged 85

July 21, 2005 06:05:00

Actor James Doohan, best known as the feisty, Scottish-accented chief engineer on television's original Star Trek series, has died at the age of 85.[MORE]

Tags: scifi-movies, television, canada, united-states

Finale to 'Star Wars' saga screens at Cannes

May 16, 2005 09:54:00

Hundreds of screaming fans have lined the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of the final Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. [MORE]

Tags: scifi-movies, film-industry, france, united-states