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Invasion Of Piracy?

We've seen the digital evolution affect the music and film industries already. For music, people back in the 70's and 80's would make their own mix-tapes of their favorite tunes, recording songs from vinyl records. With the advent of the VCR (and the subsequent laser disc), the film industry saw people do the same. Of course, the speed at which one could transfer music from vinyl to cassettes (or movies from tape cartridge to tape cartridge) was not as fast as the way we can do so today with computers. This time-consumption and tediousness was eliminated by a large percent with the arrival of digital music and video files. For reading content, that time, that shift, has come.
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The Tales That Hooked

In a different time when there was no internet, video gaming was in its infancy, and the Walkman cassette player was the generation's iPod, these were the stories that got me hooked.
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Mini-Series

The unusual mash-up of classic works of fiction with the horror genre has resulted in some pretty interesting works, the most notable being the first one - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now it looks like they're popular enough to soon terrorize the small screen.

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Clooney, Streep lead voice cast of 'Fantastic Mr Fox'

Although Twentieth Century Fox’s new animated comedy “Fantastic Mr. Fox” retained the English countryside setting and its English farmers from the original book by Roald Dahl, all the animal characters are American. At the very least they’re voiced by American actors. Read more >>

'Clash of the Titans,' 'Inception' leads Warner's 2010 slate

Thanks to Jay Gonzales for this press release!

A gathering of titanic stars (Robert Downey, Jr., Sam Worthington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, Hugh Jackman, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Sarah Jessica Parker)  and formidable directors (Clint Eastwood, Christopher Nolan, Zack Snyder, David Yates, Rob Reiner) marks Warner Bros.’ illustrious line-up of films for 2010. Read more >>

'Where the Wild Things Are' opens at number 1 in the US

Record October Opening for the Studio

BURBANK , CA – October 20, 2009 – Fans of all ages turned out this weekend for “Where the Wild Things Are,” the big-screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic tale about childhood, directed by Spike Jonze.  The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, opened at No. 1, earning a weekend total of $32,695,407, the biggest October opening for a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read more >>

Robert Jordan's The Gathering Storm, out now!

Two weeks before the release of Robert Jordan & Brandon Sarenson's "The Gathering Storm", Book 12 of "The Wheel of Time" saga, PowerBooks and Fully Booked already have a limited stock of the Tor edition. Read more >>

From io9: Where To Start With Young Adult Science Fiction

Where's the best place to start your kids with reading Science Fiction? Here's a booklist of some of the best Sci-Fi for the discerning young adult, because it's never too early to teach them about the dangers of dystopian societies. Read more >>

Sequel to "Star Trek (Movie Tie-In)" novel in the works

Alan Dean Foster, author of Star Trek (Movie Tie-In, based on the screenplay by Kurtzman and Orci) announced on his website that he has signed a contract to write a 2nd book in the new Star Trek alternate universe (2009 movie timeline). The book is tentatively titled "Star Trek: Refugees", and is set after the events of the J.J. Abrams-helmed summer blockbuster. The story is currently undergoing approvals from Paramount Pictures and other Star Trek license holders. Read more >>

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