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An American TARDIS At Gallifrey One
In February at the 23rd annual Gallifrey One convention held in Los Angeles each year, there was a significant TARDIS sighting. In this case it was the TARDIS console from the only American-made TARDIS, used in the 1996 made-for-TV movie starring Paul McGann. We spoke with its owner and the men who restored it to be better than new at its exhibit hall at the convention.
The Beatles’ YELLOW SUBMARINE Comes To Blu-Ray May 29
The Beatles’ classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored for DVD and Blu-ray release on May 28 (May 29 in North America). The film’s songtrack album will be reissued on CD on the same date.
WonderCon 2012: Mystery of Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS Deepens, Excites
Before the Masquerade at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim California last Saturday night, we were treated to a few pretty amazing trailers for upcoming films, but the new one for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus was the real standout.
SUPERMAN VS. THE ELITE World Premiere This Friday At WonderCon
Superman vs. The Elite, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies, will receive its World Premiere as WonderCon’s featured evening event for Friday, March 16 in Anaheim.
Microsoft Makes Star Trek’s Universal Translator A Reality
The Universal Translator problem may be going away very soon. Frank Soong and Rick Rashidof Microsoft are hard at work prototyping the real thing. Technology Review reports that research scientist Frank Soong demonstrated the software at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington campus on Tuesday.
RIP Jean Giraud, “Moebius” 1938-2012
The legendary French artist Jean Giraud, known to most of his fans as Moebius, has died at age 73 after a long battle with cancer.
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