Three Years Without...

Three Years Without...

from X-Files News by alleyphile@yahoo.com (Avi Quijada - Editor-In-Chief)

It seems incredible that it has been 3 years since Kim Manners passed away.
It's because of his work that many of us got to fall in love with The X-Files, because of the way he showed us the stories that led us to imagine, led us to enjoy, led us to call ourselves X-Philes.

The memory of Kim not only lives on through the many shows that he produced and directed over the many years of his filmmaking career, but also through the inspiration that he sparked on projects like the LAX-Files book and its matching numerous auctions that have raised thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Association.

Here's to you, Kim. We're trying our best to "Kick it in the ass!"

If you want to support the ongoing charity drive in his memory, don't forget to visit the LAX-Files website.

First Look at the Poster for Gillian Anderson's "Shadow Dancer"

First Look at the Poster for Gillian Anderson's "Shadow Dancer"

from X-Files News by alleyphile@yahoo.com (Avi Quijada - Editor-In-Chief)

Premiering at Sundance and the 2012 Berlinale, we bring you a look into the poster for Shadow Dancer. While Gillian didn't attend the premiere in Salt Lake City, we'll let you know if she will be attending the Berlinale in February.

20 Facts About Laurie Holden

20 Facts About Laurie Holden

from X-Files News by alleyphile@yahoo.com (Avi Quijada - Editor-In-Chief)

Via Skinny Scoop:

You know her as Marita Covarrubias on The X-Files, but also as the Kick Ass Zombie Apocalypse survivor, Andrea, on The Walking Dead. Laurie Holden shares in this very funny and lively 20-question pollabout herself.

Enjoy!

David Duchovny talks "Goats"

David Duchovny talks "Goats"

from X Files Latest News by alleyphile@yahoo.com (Avi Quijada - Editor-In-Chief)

Fresh out of Sundance, Variety just posted this short video where David talks about his experience in Goats

Agent Scully Made a List

Agent Scully Made a List

from X Files Latest News by p_silva197@hotmail.com (Patricia Silva - Staff Reporter)

Special Agent Dana Scully has made another list: Best Fictional Scientists from TV. Not that there was ever any doubt to the fans that when it comes to Science, Scully is your go-to person. She is a medical doctor after all!

Wired Science has chosen Agent Scully as one among the best scientists on TV or movies of all time. There is a nice article about The X-Files and the work relationship between Mulder and Scully on their list.

Scully shares the title with some of the best fictional scientists including Walter White from Breaking Bad, Dr. Emmett Brown fromBack To The Future, and Ellie Sattler from Jurassic Park.

Check out their full list on Wired Science.

Featured Video- Illuminated

Featured Video- Illuminated

from X-Files News by tiffany_devol@xfilesnews.com (Tiffany Devol - Content Director)

This week's featured video is brought to you in the wake of recent protests against two very important bills that have been in front of the U.S. Congress; SOPA and PIPA. As of this morning, the votes have been delayed in the House and the Senate after major websites like Google, Wikipedia, and Reddit, amassed support in opposition of the bills from the worldwide internet community, but the fight is not over. To read more about how these bills, as written,  could affect this fandom, head over to XFN's article: Fight for the Future.

Illuminated, by DandaLaFleurMC, is perhaps a more fitting featured video this week, than any other week.

"Suddenly my eyes are opened, everything comes into focus oh we are all illuminated, lights are shining on our faces. We are all blinded."

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE

from X-Files News by alleyphile@yahoo.com (The XFN Team)

It's not a secret that we are the first Fandom that took ownership of the Internet as it developed over the years to help us become the great community that we are today.

SOPA & PIPA are laws that would directly stop any further development of any fandom as we know it. There would be no freedom to create fanfiction, fanvids, fan art, campaigns to raise awareness of how great show or a movie is... no more YouTube, no more Facebook, no more Google or Wikipedia.

What does it mean for XFN: say goodbye to the featured video of the week. Say goodbye to us sourcing articles from other websites that could as well shut down. Say goodbye to any picture coverage from any event that we couldn't attend but linked back to other people that took the pictures, etc, etc, etc.

Even if you don't live in the USA, all websites based or maintained in anyway in web servers in this country would be ruled by this law, and since the internet is the biggest community of it all, the global village, everyone would be exposed to the self inflicted censorship that we would have to incur into to try to protect our existence.

If you are in the USA, urge your senator or congressman to vote NO on these laws as they are written today. They need to be defined properly and written with more awareness of what the times are.

If you want to learn more about the reality of these laws, CLICK HERE.

Golden Globes Coverage

Golden Globes Coverage

from X-Files News by ROI_OLLSON@XFILESNEWS.COM (Roileigh Ollson - Managing Editor)

The Golden Globes are this evening. With several X-Files alumni up for awards, we'll keep you posted on the results.

The red carpet is currently on going, so there's not a lot of news yet; however, to keep you busy you can check out these pictures of David Duchovny at Showtime's Golden Globes Nominees Cocktail Reception.

4:45 PT - David has arrived at the Globes. A short snippet of him talking to Giuliana Rancic aired on E! There's no video available yet, but there are several pictures from Getty Images:

Mitch Pileggi headed Down Under

Mitch Pileggi headed Down Under

from X-Files News by sandra_scully@hotmail.com (Sandi Hicks - Staff Reporter)

Australian fans of Walter Skinner who have always wanted the opportunity to meet theirfavorite Assistant Director from 'The X-Files', it's time to rejoice!

Oz Comic Con has just announced today via their Facebook Page that Mitch Pileggiwill be attending the Melbourne Fan Event, happening on June 30th & July 1st at theMelbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

For more information on this upcoming event, head to the Oz Comic Con website.

'L'Enfant d'en Haut' to premiere at the Berlinale 2012

'L'Enfant d'en Haut' to premiere at the Berlinale 2012

from X Files Latest News by alleyphile@yahoo.com (Avi Quijada - Editor-In-Chief)

L'enfant d'en haut (Sister) from Switzerland/France by Ursula Meier (Tous à table, Des épaules solides, Home) will have its World Premiere and be on the competition program at the Berlinale 2012.
With Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Gillian Anderson, Martin Compston, the plot of the film is described by Memento Films:

A luxury ski resort in Switzerland. 12-year-old Simon lives in the industrial valley below, with his jobless sister. Every day, he takes the ski-lift to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from the rich tourists to resell to the local kids back down. As he partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, Simon loses his boundaries, which affects the relationship with his sister. Confronted with a truth they had both been escaping, Simon seeks refuge up above.

The rest of the films in competition can be found here.

'Unique' Thru The Grapevine

'Unique' Thru The Grapevine

from X-Files News by alleyphile@yahoo.com (Avi Quijada - Editor-In-Chief)

With Pilot season approaching very fast, eyes are keeping track of the new and exciting projects coming on to the very competitive new projects market.

One of the projects that has been creating waves of interest is Chris Carter's Unique, and according to Deadline,

Carter’s Unique starts off as a revenge drama about a woman’s quest to solve her husband’s murder but is subsequently vaulted into a global mythological conspiracy show that takes place in a heightened reality. The project, produced by MRC, has been getting high marks from network executives for the interactive way the script is being presented on iPads with sample scene storyboards and soundtrack.

I don't think we have to go ahead and express how excited we are for what this new year is bringing up!

Broken News: TCA, Californication, and Nick Lea

Broken News: TCA, Californication, and Nick Lea

from X Files Latest News by ROI_OLLSON@XFILESNEWS.COM (Roileigh Ollson - Managing Editor)

Gillian Speaks to the TCA

Gillian Anderson recently attended the TCA Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California to promote Great Expectations in the United States. The miniseries will be airing on PBS in the US this April. For those who haven't seen what's already aired on BBC One, Gillian said of Miss Havisham:

I think she’s in a lot of pain. I also think that one of the ways she feeds that pain in the same way that an addict feeds their pain,...Where I reconcile that is in my own understanding of where that lies for me in my own life and how I scratch that itch and to have compassion for people, one, humans, her, who have that level on pain that they need to inflict it on others.

For more information on the press conference, check out this article. And for photos, head over here or here.

Californication Season Premiere

The fifth season of David Duchovny's Californication airs tomorrow night at 10:30pm on Showtime. To promote it, David has recently appeared on both Live with Kelly and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Nick Lea

The villain we all love to hate, Nick Lea, will be appearing on next week's Supernatural. He will be playing FBI Agent Eliot Ness. Hopefully though, no one ends up hanging off a cable car again because of Agent Krycek.