While the late, great Michael Jackson is most famous for his music, the man loved to make movies about himself and his songs, and as a megastar he had his pick of some of the most respected directors of our time. Granted, not all of the films were very good, and most were simply long-form music videos, but all were jam-packed full of enough ideas to make a feature-length movie out of. In honor of the man, what say we get today's hottest directors to remake his films? (We'll leave the challenge of recasting the Jackson role to more talented casting directors than ourselves.)

Tags: Captain Eo, Francis Ford Coppola, J.J. Abrams, Louis LeTerrier, Martin Scorcese, Michael Bay, Michael Jackson, Moonwalker, Sam Raimi, Stan Winston, Star Trek, Thriller, Transformers, Zack Snyder

It's a good day for DVD buying, especially if you like science fiction, vampires, superheroes, television actors and stereotypically gay men. And if you like all of those things, it's the best day ever. ...Of course, if you like all of those things, every day is probably the best day ever for you. Also, your room is probably awesome.

Tags: Bruno, Lost, Robert Pattinson, Star Trek, Thirst, Yvonne Strahovski

As J.J. Abrams' re-imagined Star Trek warps into theatres, there's been a lot of discussion of past Trek movies, and... let's face it: most of them suck. Even the old stand-by rule, "even-numbered Trek movies kick ass," had to get tossed after the tenth movie, Nemesis, disappointed. Or did it? Because in between the crummy Insurrection and the lame Nemesis, an unofficial (but excellent) tenth Trek movie came out, which would bump Nemesis to the more logical 11-spot. That movie? Galaxy Quest. With an all-star cast and a hilarious, Trek-based storyline, it truly deserves the title of Best Star Trek Movie Ever. And since it's about to get re-issued in a Deluxe Edition DVD, we thought we'd explain just what makes it such a great Trek film.

Tags: DVD review, DVDs Unwrapped, Galaxy Quest, Star Trek

While there may not be a wealth of movie news out there today (I'm about to march down to the Variety offices and let them know that they're not on vacation yet, thankyouverymuch), there are certainly a buttload of new posters and trailers up all over the internet. The coolest of which, in my opinion, is the exclusive over at Ain't It Cool News of an extra snippet of the newest Star Trek trailer, featuring Leonard Nimoy. That's all I'll tell you -- I'd advise you to go check it out yourself.

Tags: Duplicity, poster, Star Trek, Terminator, Terminator: Salvation, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, trailer

For months, there was virtual silence about J.J. Abram's new take on Star Trek. Details of the plot and images of the cast were kept tightly under wraps. Now, some six months before the movie bows in May 2009, you can hardly go a day without stumbling across some new Trek tidbit. Whether it's a new trailer featuring Leonard Nimoy or a new movie poster, news is coming fast and furious. Just yesterday, IDW Publishing announced it would be publishing a four-issue prequel comic book miniseries leading up to the new movie. As if that's not enough grist for the fannish mill, there are also new still shots from the scene in the trailer where young Kirk comes face to face with... Well, it's kind of hard to explain. Click on through only if you want to get a gander at what happens.

Tags: Captain Kirk, Chris Pine, comic book, J.J. Abrams, Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock, poster, Star Trek, trailer, Zachary Quinto

Posters and trailers for the new Star Trek movie continue to pour out, exciting the sci-fi geek within us all. The latest release was the trailer that aired before the scads of people who went to see Quantum of Solace. And, oh, what a trailer it was.

Tags: Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams, Kirk, Spock, Star Trek, trailer, Zachary Quinto

In an effort to spread the love and not alienate any one online entertainment news site (except maybe us), Paramount Pictures has released a crop of photos from J. J. Abrams' Star Trek set, dropping "exclusive" shots (one each) all across the Internet. MTV.com posted the one they got -- which I consider the best of the lot, a pretty righteous shot of the Enterprise bridge, with Kirk, McCoy, Spock, and a little bit of Sulu -- plus thumbnails and links to all the other ones around the 'net. They also spoke with co-producer Damon Lindelof, who dropped a bunch of hints on what the photo means, etc. Some of the juicier tidbits lie ahead, if you're avoiding anything spoilery...

Tags: Chekov, Harold & Kumar, Heroes, J.J. Abrams, Kirk, Scotty, Simon Pegg, Spock, Star Trek, Sulu, Sylar, Zachary Quinto

Good news, all you beat reporters out there -- J. J. Abrams is going to adapt a newspaper article for the big screen. Granted, it's not your run-of-the-mill town council meeting report. It's a feature article that ran in last Thursday's New York Times, about a Manhattan apartment that was designed to be a scavenger hunt, with hidden clues and puzzles scattered throughout.

Tags: Alias, J.J. Abrams, New York Times, newspaper, Star Trek