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Twilight Sequel Sets Record With $26 Million Midnight Haul

The Twilight Saga: New Moon made history at the box office Friday, with midnight showings racking up $26.3 million in ticket sales, according to Variety. If you're not yet registered with Wired.com, join now so you can share your thoughts and opinions. ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

Wired Backs Internet for Nobel Peace Prize

“The internet can be also used to fuel war and terrorism, as Taliban proselytism clearly shows,” she told Wired Italy. “The spreading of the news about the Tehran riots, however — that raced at a pace of 220,000 tweets per hour — was way too ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Shirin Ebadi,  Twitter Inc,  Taliban,  WIRED Magazine,  Google Inc.

Life-Size Models Take You Inside Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop

Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop, an exhibit opening Friday in New York, features life-size models of the great inventor’s machines, including his Mechanical Lion (pictured), weapons of war and flying machines. The replicas were re-created from Leonardo’s ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Leonardo da Vinci

Twilight Spoofs Rise Like New Moon

With The Twilight Saga: New Moon selling out theaters in advance of Friday’s opening, satirists are busy taking a bite out of the unbelievably popular teen vampire franchise. Electronic Arts’ Twilight parody, released Thursday and embedded above, turns ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Electronic Arts Inc.,  Marvel Comics

Overlooked ’80s Sci-Fi Flicks, Recalled by Wired Readers

Some look back at the ’80s and recall Ronald Reagan, glam metal and The Breakfast Club — a time of weird hair, ridiculous fashions and a thaw in the Cold War. When prodded, Wired.com readers remember a decade rich with science fiction films, from ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ronald Reagan,  PBS,  Ursula K. Le Guin

Vampires Face ‘Peak Blood’ Problem in Daybreakers

Like fossil-fuel addicts chasing a dwindling oil supply, the vampires in Daybreakers must take desperate measures to preserve the few remaining humans in the movie’s near-future world. The “peak blood” scenario, reminiscent of the peak oil problem, ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  18 Nov 2009

Concept Art Offers Peek at Tim Burton’s Twisted Mind

Recently released images from Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland adaptation reminded moviegoers that the quirky London-based director possesses one of the most extravagant visual vocabularies of any filmmaker now working. Underscoring that fact, ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tim Burton,  Museum of Modern Art,  Johnny Depp,  Helena Bonham Carter

Best Sci-Fi Flicks of the ’60s, ’70s, According to You

If you're not yet registered with Wired.com, join now so you can share your thoughts and opinions. Password must be at least 6 characters. Please send me occasional e-mail updates about new features and special offers from Wired. Please send occasional ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Georges Franju,  Pia Zadora

White Rabbit Has Pink Eye in New Alice in Wonderland Image

Which is creepier: The faces in the flowers or that demanding little white rabbit with the pocket watch? Disney released this second new image from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland Wednesday, along with a Facebook ransom note. What do you think? Is all ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tim Burton,  Facebook Inc.

New Kick-Ass Trailer Kicks a Little Amateur Superhero Ass

Meet the scruffy superheroes of Kick-Ass: Big Daddy, Red Mist, Hit-Girl and the title character. These underpowered amateur crime-fighters, shown in the trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s down-and-dirty comic ...

From LEWIS WALLACE, Wired,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mark Millar

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