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  • Leonard Nimoy and Zachary QuintoNearly half a century after it was devised, the Vulcan salute endures (Photo: Getty/Inset: Everett)When Spock started exploring the final frontier that is space with the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew in 1966, his pointy ears and eyebrows signified he was another species. But a year passed on "Star Trek" before we got to see him in his element on his home planet of Vulcan, throwing up that famed hand gesture.

    The Vulcan salute was Spock actor Leonard Nimoy's idea and Nimoy's idea alone. The well-known gesture first appeared in the second-season premiere episode of "Star Trek" titled "Amok Time."

    Read More »from 'Star Trek' Secrets Revealed! The Story Behind Spock's Vulcan Salute
  • ‘Riddick’ Trailer: Back to ‘Pitch Black’ Basics

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    "You're not afraid of the dark, are ya?"

    If that line uttered by Richard B. Riddick (Vin Diesel) in the new "Riddick" trailer sounds familiar, that's because, well, it is -- he said the same thing to the (mostly doomed) members of the supporting cast of his feature film debut, "Pitch Black" (2000).

    And, somewhat thankfully, a lot of the "Riddick" trailer will remind you of "Pitch Black." Once again, our anti-hero -- a forever-hunted ex-con who can see in the dark thanks to a "shine job" he received during his time in the "slam" -- is on some desolate desert-like planet. A group of "bounty hunters" (why does he call them that and not "mercs"?) shows up, and Riddick proceeds to pick them off one by one. Then night falls and, well, if you've seen "Pitch Black," you know what that means -- the real monsters come out, forcing Riddick and his would-be hunters to join forces in an epic battle for survival.

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  • Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesThey say too many chefs spoil the soup … and make things confusing in the movie business.

    Bradley Cooper, riding high on "Silver Linings Playbook" and the upcoming "Hangover Part III," has just signed on to star in a new drama from director John Wells called "Chef." If that title sounds familiar, it should: it was also announced this week that Robert Downey Jr. has committed to appear in a comedy called "Chef," which is being directed by Jon Favreau, who will also star.

    Making the story more complicated, Sony Pictures, who were attached to the Wells film before the project moved over to The Weinstein Company, has issued a cease and desist letter to Favreau and his production company Fairview Entertainment. Sony claims they registered the title "Chef" with the Motion Picture Association of America and passed along the rights to TWC, meaning Favreau's project is in violation.

    Read More »from A Tale of Two Chefs: Two Upcoming Movies From Bradley Cooper and Jon Favreau Have the Same Title

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