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PROMETHEUS trailer is here
Sir Ridley Scott returns to the universe of Alien, one of his two seminal science fiction masterworks (the other being Blade Runner).
PROMETHEUS “big head” one sheet
Yes, I know there’s a lot of movie news here lately. That’s a result of (a) lack of time to write longer posts, and (b) there’s a lot of interesting movie news out there! The one sheet for Ridley Scott’s … Continue reading
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS trailer
Apparently this movie has been finished and on the shelf for a few years, caught in limbo when MGM filed for bankruptcy. It starts off looking like every other teen slasher movie and then becomes … really interesting. Also noteworthy … Continue reading
Posted in horror, movies, science fiction
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THE HUNGER GAMES trailer is here
Stylish and evocative trailer for what’s sure to be one of the bigger movies of 2012, The Hunger Games. It ends perfectly, with the Tributes racing toward the Cornucopia to start the Games. Gave me goosebumps. My son, wife, and … Continue reading
Opening credits for GAME OF THRONES
One of the best opening credits sequences ever put to film. Inspired, gorgeous, and useful to boot! For those who haven’t seen the show, this is what you are seeing: It is an aerial view of Westeros, the imaginary continent … Continue reading
Hugo and Campbell nominees announced
Via Locus online, here’s the list of the nominees for the 2011 Hugo and John W. Campbell Memorial Award nominees. (I just finished Ted Chiang’s “The Lifecycle of Software Objects” and loved it.) BEST NOVEL Cryoburn, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) … Continue reading
Suzanne Collins’ HUNGER GAMES trilogy
I’m reading the third and final Hunger Games novel, Mockingjay, and really loving it. When I first heard about these books I thought they sounded like a thinly-veiled rip-off of the Japanese film Battle Royale and as a result didn’t … Continue reading
Review of Paolo Bacigalupi’s SHIP BREAKER
I reviewed multiple award-winning writer Paolo Bacigalupi’s first novel The Windup Girl in March of last year, and loved every word of it breathtaking look at a bleak, resource-depleted future. Bacigalupi’s second novel, Ship Breaker, exists in a similar world, though I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in books, environment, novels, science fiction
Tagged environmentalism, paolo bacigalupi, Ship Breaker
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Interview with a SF/F television icon
Posted in science fiction, television, writing
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jane Espenson
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Trailer for Zack Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH
Zack Snyder’s movies have never been lacking for visual style and flair, and it looks like his latest, Sucker Punch, has ratcheted the eye candy up to an impressive eleven. Still, I’m not sold on the story (yet). I have … Continue reading
