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Bionic Contact Lens

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2008-01-24 15:35:15 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
...Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes...
 
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RETRO TOY FLASHBACK # 77: Star Trek: First Contact Action Figures (Playmates; 1996)

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2008-06-27 05:56:00 by John Kenneth Muir in John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV
...Contact (directed by Jonathan Frakes) was released and immediately became a big theatrical hit. I can explain why it was so successful in one word : BORG No, seriously, First Contact not only featured an interesting and diabolical nemesis for the crew of The Next Generation to combat, it also featured some splendid action scenes...
 
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Asian Films on DVD: 'Fatal Contact,' 'Vibrator'

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2008-01-23 00:00:00 by Peter Martin in Cinematical
...Contact came out in October 2006, and this week Dragon Dynasty makes it available on Region 1 DVD. Unlike those other films, the hero of Fatal Contact is not a police officer but a kung fu champion from Mainland China named Kong ( Wu Jing , AKA Jacky Wu Jing, a villain in both SPL and invisible Target ). His spectacular performance with a...
 
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FORGOTTEN TV: 3-2-1 CONTACT (1980)

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2008-04-22 11:40:00 by Moviezzz in The Moviezzz Blog
...CONTACT 3-2-1 CONTACT was about science of all things. And, we didn't even realize we were learning while watching The opening theme is what is probably still best remembered about the show There were three hosts for the show, Marc (Leon W. Grant), Lisa (Liz Moses) and, my favorite, Trini (Ginny Ortiz). Set at a house, each episode...
 
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What's Your Favorite 'First Contact' Story?

2008-09-03 00:12:37 by John in SF Signal
 
...contact" story (novella length or shorter Marty writes: I'm being fairly liberal in my interpretation of "first contact"; possibly "first meeting" would be a more appropriate term (one such story example would be Neil Gaiman's "How To Talk to Girls at Parties Please send your responses to: firstcontactstory at gmail dot com And in the...
 
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Don't Fear the Subs: 'Funky Forest - First Contact' Hits DVD

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2008-03-23 00:00:00 by Peter Martin in Cinematical
...Contact , which finally got a Region 1 DVD release this past Tuesday By the time I watched a late night screening at Fantastic Fest in 2006, Funky Forest had already accumulated a cult following, while also alienating others whose heads split open at the silly weirdness of it all. (Several people walked out of the screening after the first...
 
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CULT TV FLASHBACK # 49: Earth 2 (1994-1995): "First Contact"

2008-02-25 08:23:00 by John Kenneth Muir in John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV
 
...Contact," the two-hour premiere of the series Earth 2 (created by Billy Ray), the viewer sees Devon Adair engineer an escape from Earth, which apparently is ruled by a totalitarian-style "administration." An escape wouldn't be necessary, actually, if not for the machinations of the malicious government. You see, Devon has already been...
 
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When, When, When, Will It End?

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2009-01-08 19:43:00 by Invisible Woman in Invisible Woman.....Black Cinema At LARGE
...Contact BART Director Carole Ward Allen and demand that 1) the officers involved be taken off duty without pay and charged and fully prosecuted; 2) there be an independent investigation of the shooting that includes a review of training and hiring practices; and 3) BART establish an independent residents review board for the police Call her...
 
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Gordon Tells His Side in Watchmen Controversy

2009-01-09 17:49:53 by Michael Hickerson in Slice of SciFi
 
At the center of the on-going Watchmen legal battle between Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox is Larry Gordon. According to the ruling issued on December 24, Gordon didnt have full control of the Watchmen property to shop it around to studios other than 20th Century Fox U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess decision found that Gordon, who is...
 
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