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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
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Tagged environmentalism, paolo bacigalupi, Ship Breaker
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Interview with a SF/F television icon
Interview with Jane Espenson, a writer on the magnificent Buffy the Vampire Slayer series as well as Ron Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. Choice quote, regarding her work on Buffy with show creator Joss Whedon: “Joss’ credo was that we … Continue reading
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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
The future that never was: footage of Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly
From the New York Times comes this fascinating (if all too brief) glimpse of Back to the Future with Eric Stoltz playing Marty McFly before he was fired and replaced by Michael J. Fox. I like Stoltz as an actor, … Continue reading
Ridley Scott to produce Philip K. Dick’s THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
I ‘m a huge PKD fan (Valis was the first novel of his I read back in high school and it’s still one of my favorite books of all time). He’s had an iffy record with Hollywood to date, with … Continue reading
SKYLINE trailer
I have no real feel for this movie from the trailer. There are no characters, no hint of the story narrative. But there is that really cool and disturbing visual at the end that gives me the shivers. Enjoy.
Trailer for Zack Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH
Zack Snyder is the director behind the very good remake of Dawn of the Dead, as well as 300 and Watchmen. Sucker Punch is his first movie based on an original screenplay, one he himself wrote. I like the steampunk … Continue reading
Fourth draft of Joe Haledman’s THE FOREVER WAR screenplay turned in
Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War is one of the seminal war novels in science fiction — hell, it’s one of the seminal war novels, period. Of any time, of any era, of any war. In it, a band of young … Continue reading
Nerdgasm! Cool new TRON: LEGACY videos
After Inception, this is my most anticipated movie of the year. I’m pretty impressed with the CG technique used to “de-age” Jeff Bridges to make him look twenty-five years younger. The effect falls apart a little when he talks, but … Continue reading
