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This story will display in ...Nov 19, 2012 12:35 PM   If you're in San Francisco on Saturday, you absolutely must come to the inaugural classic Doctor Who screening, the first of many. We've teamed up with BBC America and the folks from SF in SF to bring you monthly screenings of Doctor Who stories in downtown SF. This is something that's already been happening in a few other cities, but now we're doing it in San Francisco, too.
This month: "Claws of Axos," one of my all-time favorite Jon Pertwee stories. It's just been reissued as a special edition DVD, and we'll be watching the newly beautifully restored picture and maybe some of the special features. Also, we'll be giving away copies of the new DVD, and all you have to do is answer some trivia questions. And I'll be standing up and explaining just why "Claws of Axos" is an unsung masterpiece. (In a nutshell: Pertwee is at his thorny best, the Master has some of his best action, UNIT gets some crazy stunt scenes, there's a sticky political message, and the alien invaders aren't your typical alien race of people in suits. Oh, and there's the most hilariously fake American ever.)
Come hang out with us on Saturday! We'll drink Sonic Screwdrivers and celebrate the greatness of Jon Pertwee! It's at the Variety Room at 4 PM. (Update: I should point out seating is limited, so get there early.) Details here: SF in SF.

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This story will display in ...Nov 19, 2012 8:35 AM   The latest official synopsis of Gavin Hood's screen adaptation of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game promises us war games, which we're going to go ahead and assume refers to the book's iconic zero-gravity Battle School action scenes. We have no idea if they're going to pull this off, but we're still excited to see them try.

In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite.
Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.

Ender's Game
will hit theaters in November of 2013.
Image via Ender's Game Blog.
[via Comic Book Movies]

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