“I’ve been doing this professionally for 60 years. I love the idea of going out on a positive note. I’ve had a great, great time.”
Leonard Nimoy revealed to the Toronto Sun in a recent interview, that once the current season of Fringe is over, he will officially be retiring. Â In regards to the impending Star Trek sequel, Nimoy is quite happy handing the ears off to Zachary Quinto.
Nov 17
20090
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Buying movies is almost a dangerous obession with me. I love it, and probably have spent more money on movies in my lifetime than any sane person.  At least I’m not spending money on heroine.
New Movie Tuesday is my favorite day of the week. Here are this week’s releases as well as my recommendations.
Being the film snob I am, I will recommend the Blu Ray versions of these flicks if available.
Must Buy:
Star Trek
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May 13
20091
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Rating: 
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy
Plot Synopsis:
The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a young crew’s maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind.The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before! [Paramount]
Review:
Star Trek has been something I’ve known my whole life. At a very young age, I used to watch the original episodes with my grandpa whenever I visited (which was often since we lived next door). In 1987, when I was 9 years old, my Dad and I got hooked on Star Trek: The Next Generation. This was a fond Dad/Son time we’d share, staying up late to catch the new TNG episode after the late night news (since it began in syndication). I’ve seen/own every Star Trek film (the good and the bad) and while I’ve never considered myself a Trekkie/Trekker (or whatever), I’ve always considered myself a fan of the Star Trek Universe (with the exception of the spin-off shows: Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise).
With all that said, J. J. Abrams Star Trek is the shot of Romulan Ale the Star Trek Universe needed after 2 lack luster feature films in the Star Trek franchise.
May 10
20090
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Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto respond to hardcore Trekkers on Saturday Night Live about the new Star Trek film. Pretty funny.
May 08
20090
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Unfortunately, The Enterprise is no match for the Death Star. The video is hosted at Current and the description states that The Enterprise had to be stopped because they were whale poaching in the waters surrounding San Francisco.
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Over the weekend I was monitoring the Twitter-verse and many of the critics and filmmakers I follow were bragging about seeing/or were on their way to seeing Star Trek. Unlike another tent-pole release (ahem) Paramount is letting critics and the press see the film a week (even 2 weeks) before the release this weekend (May 8, 2009).
Early reviews are geek-tastic, gushing, somersaulting, drooling and geek-gasming. And these reviews are from professional critics.
More new Star Trek pics for your viewing pleasure. Early reviews are tricking in and things are looking pretty good for this one. Can’t wait for May 7th!!!
View the pics after the jump:
Gizmodo had their Photoshop Contest for Star Trek. They asked everyone to ruin JJ Abrams’ Star Trek in any way possible. Hilarious. Here are my favorites. Head over to Gizmodo to view the rest and see the winners!
io9 reveals in a panoramic screen shot that according to the new Star Trek universe, there is no energy crisis. How do I know this? Because of the absolute insane amounts of light bulbs used in the bridge of the Enterprise. I mean, seriously! Do we need that many seizure inducing bright lights on EVERYTHING?
Take a look at the video provided by Collider after the jump. You’ll get a better feeling for what I’m talking about.
Apr 07
20090
commentsFrom MTV, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) attempts to hit on Uhura (Zoe Saldana) in a local bar, but manages to stir up trouble.
