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Entries for August 2011

‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ and 'Conan the Barbarian' last week's performance ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ and 'Conan the Barbarian' last week's performance
By Salar Golestanian @ 23 Aug 2011 :: Article Rating
Although we have number of Sci-fi movies showing right now, But the heart-tugging drama The Help has risen one place to top the US and Canada box office after taking an estimated $20.5m (£12.4m) over the weekend. The adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel tells of the relationship between white women and their black housekeepers in 1960s Mississippi. 
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Big Tweeter Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson lets everyone know he is doing 'GI Joe 2' Big Tweeter Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson lets everyone know he is doing 'GI Joe 2'
By Salar Golestanian @ 19 Aug 2011 :: Article Rating
So it looks Dwayne and Walton Goggins has joined Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki for filming of  "Cobra Strikes" or possibly "Retaliation" or something else entirely, one thing is for sure — there's a "G.I. Joe" sequel in the works, and The Rock is going to be a badass in it.
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Matt Damon has started filming 'Elysium' in Canada Matt Damon has started filming 'Elysium' in Canada
By Salar Golestanian @ 13 Aug 2011 :: Article Rating
Matt Damon is in Vancouver filming the science fiction thriller Elysium alongside Jodie Foster and Alice Braga. The crew wrapped up the third day on location Friday in Kerrisdale at Macdonald Street and Marine Drive where, although Damon and the crew took off at 8 p.m. Thursday, paparazzi were reported to have remained in the bushes with night vision cameras until midnight.
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Last weeks new movies and some data on box office takings Last weeks new movies and some data on box office takings
By Salar Golestanian @ 07 Aug 2011 :: Article Rating
Last week we had the intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence, some partial nudity and a brief crude reference Cowboys and Aliens opened and is well received and this week we also have 'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' that comes with the back story of what happened while he and his fellow astronauts were lost in space? How did monkeys rise and people lose their place at the top of the food chain? That’s exactly where the smart, exciting Rise of the Planet of the Apes fits in to the series. Remains to be seen, how it does in next week report.
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These are various short and long News Articles, Reviews and Blogs by Salar Golestanian and employees of SalarO.com as well as contributors of Scifiwood.com. The subject matter are mixed topics with Pure Science to Science Fiction as well as general topics on Web Trends, Technology, Software Engineering genre, or whatever subject that can affect the convergence of today's technology with Science Fiction in any shape or form.  These Blogs and Reviews don't have commercial or corporate aspiration, so they are indeed completely independent views. Some of these entries may be short and just link you to the actual news or site that can expand further on the subject of interest.  In Phase II we plan to incorporate some Social Networking applications within the portal.