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Mila Kunis Joins Denzel Washingtons Post-Apocalyptic Book Of Eli

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2008-11-21 15:28:48 by Elisabeth Rappe in MTV Movies Blog
...apocalyptic. According to The Hollywood Reporter , shes joining Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman in Albert and Allen Hughes sci-fi thriller The Book of Eli The story centers on a lone hero named Eli (played by Washington), who must battle his way across a desolate American wasteland, protecting a sacred book that holds the key to saving the...
 
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'Doomsday' is a Stereotypical Post-Apocalyptic Prison World

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2008-01-16 18:11:43 by HASH0x8af1000 in I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
...apocalyptic society imaginable instead of, say, finding a way out of their pen. And when the virus shows up in the outside world, it again seems unlikely that a shapely young lady in gym spandex is the best candidate to enter the quarantined zone--its inhabitants now a violent tribe, equal parts Mad Max and Gwar tribute band--to bring back...
 
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Doomsday: The Ultimate Gaggle of Post-Apocalyptic Tropes

2008-02-08 13:14:45 by Editor in SciFi Scanner
 
The trailer for Neil Marshall's next film, Doomsday, was undeniably awesome. But the plot was clearly a mash-up of 28 Days Later and The Road Warrior: scarcely a single element failed to be a groan-worthy cliche of the post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi
 
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John Scalzi - Why We Love Our Post-Apocalyptic Flicks

2008-09-11 00:00:59 by Editor in SciFi Scanner
 
Post-apocalyptic science fiction film has been popular for decades, from 1959's On the Beach to this year's upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road
 
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Gary Oldman Reading The Book Of Eli For Post-Apocalyptic Western

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2008-10-30 14:15:44 by Elisabeth Rappe in MTV Movies Blog
...apocalyptic Western, where Washingtons lone warrior, Eli, fights to bring society the knowledge that could be the key to its survival and redemption. Surprise its a book. Oldman will play the despot of a small and pathetic town, whos determined to get ahold of Elis book. I imagine that he doesnt have societys best interests, or redemption, at...
 
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Doomsday to Get a SciFi Channel TV Movie Spin-Off?

2009-01-07 14:10:02 by Sean in Film Junk
 
...apocalyptic genre it was simply a blast to watch. Surprisingly, although it bombed at the box office, it seems that Doomsday may actually be getting a sequel just not necessarily the kind I was hoping for The good folks over at Quiet Earth have discovered that Doomsday is being turned into a SciFi Channel made-for-TV movie. There isnt a lot...
 
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REVIEW: Wastelands: Stories of Life After the Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams

2008-01-03 00:29:28 by Editor in SF Signal
 
...apocalyptic stories MY REVIEW PROS : 19 stories good or better stories, 6 of them excellent CONS : The Gene Wolfe story escapes my meager brain BOTTOM LINE : More entertaining than the average "Best of" annual anthology Wastelands: Stories of Life After the Apocalypse offers a great selection of end-of-the-world stories proving that stories...
 
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The Book of Eli

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2008-09-05 21:06:00 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...apocalyptic film that will star Denzel Washington! Thanks to our friends at the movieweb for the following hookup Denzel Washington will star in the futuristic drama The Book of Eli for directing team Allen and Albert Hughes The post-apocalyptic drama is based on a story by Gary Whitta, and scripted by Anthony Peckham, and focuses on the...
 
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The Road Pushed Forward

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2008-10-20 18:39:07 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...apocalyptic caves of Yahoo When it comes to the 2008 Oscars, this could be the end of The Road. The Viggo Mortensen-starring dark thriller, which earlier this week had been pushed from November to December, now looks likely to open in 2009. A new release date has not been set, but the movie, a Dimension title from The Weinstein Company,...
 
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The Road Pushed Back

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