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When actress Jenni Baird was cast in "Alien Trespass," the campy science-fiction film being released on DVD Tuesday, she was given homework.

"An Education," the story of a London teenager's coming of age in the epoch just before the Beatles, stars Carey Mulligan.

Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere.

Couch Trip A narcoleptic challenger, a BBC best gets pulled, and Jeff Goldblum is Willem Dafoe's death-camp dog Couch Trip Picture Terrence Malick directing a script by Manoel de Oliveira, or something ... By Metro Times film writers Homicide Criterion An underrated classic from David Mamet's limited directorial oeuvre, Homicide features Joe ...

They have the pilot, they have the location. Now all that's needed to propel two local performers and a historic theater to stardom is a buyer.

Billed as a loving tribute to bad sci-fi films, this Canadian export starring ex- Will & Grace hunk Eric McCormack sets off on the right course, but just like the spaceship of its unfortunate alien hero, plummets head first in a giant mound of dirt.

Billed as a loving tribute to bad sci-fi films, this Canadian export starring ex- Will & Grace hunk Eric McCormack sets off on the right course, but just like the spaceship of its unfortunate alien hero, plummets head first in a giant mound of dirt.

To achieve his objective, Urp takes over the body of Ted Lewis , a soft-spoken astronomer, and begins his quest to save the world.

Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves working as an English teacher at a school for wayward girls in Seoul, South Korea.

It was a hard slog to get through the spotlight reviews this week. I live in Abbotsford, and this was the weekend of the Abbotsford Air Show and the constant stream of jets flying overhead made it nearly impossible to watch movies at times.

DVD : Alien Trespass Eric McCormack plays both a human astronomer and an alien voyager in this good-natured homage to 1950s B-movies. Read the review TV : Into the Pride miniseries premiere Animal Planet expert Dave Salmoni heads into the African wild to try to save a rogue pride of lions from elimination in this five-part documentary series.

It's a great week for new DVD releases, with movie studios rolling out everything from a raucous, mainstream comedy to an homage to classic science-fiction films.

"17 Again" Grade B-: A man gets a second chance at high school when he turns into a teen .

The title of the barely released indie "Fragments'' fits the material even better than the distributor might have intended.

Everything I know I learned at Comic-Con 2009, including: * The cow on Fox's "Fringe" has been recast.

July 26: Day 4 at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 ended a wild week with Kids Day, and Hollywood wrapped up its unveiling with a couple more panels, including Eric McCormack touting his new show, "Alien Trespass." The 4-1/2 day geekfest saw record sellout attendance as well as all the starpower that Hollywood could muster.

Date: July 26, 2009 San Diego , CA United States of America co-star on "Will and Grace," the groundbreaking show that made him a star.

Alien Trespass finds its inspiration in the films of the post-World War II boom period when America was filled with hope and prosperity despite the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Judge Daniel Kelly is unaware of any Alien Trespass. He is, however, all too aware of intruding bears.

Bullets Can't Stop It! It is "Fantastic Beyond Belief!" It is, in fact, so chintzy that it brings special memories to all those who saw and were wowed by the science-fiction movies of the 1950s.