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Two biologists, each with psychological problems, specialising in DNA splicing, finds Mark, become de facto parents to the partially human creature they create in their laboratory. Vincenzo Natali directs and co-authors, but the film sadly lacks the fresh originality of his previous films. The science is more hysteria than believable. Vincenzo Natali's follow-up to the 1996 Cube is in nearly all ways a science fiction outing superior to his previous film. Brian King's screenplay make this a fast paced science fiction adventure very much of the style of Philip K. Dick. Jeremy Northam is a total nebbish who gets to lead a double (and then triple) life in the shady world of industrial espionage. A morality tale with a word of warning about getting everything you desire. Vincenzo Natali, best known for Cube and the current Splice tell the story of two boys who are the constant victims of all ages who suddenly find they have the ability to make their wishes come true. Director Natali wrote the story with the two actors who star. Some of the most serious films being made today are the comedies from Pixar Animation Studios that the whole family can enjoy. Pixar has another hit returning to the "Toy Story" franchise. In Toy Story 3 young Andy who always loved his toys is going to college and his toys are going into storage. As a last-minute reprieve they go instead to a day-care center where they can play until they break. Unfortunately that fate may not be as far away as they had hoped. The writing quality is what makes this film work as a comedy, an adventure, and a film with some serious affecting human drama. This is going to seem like an odd editorial to release at the end of the month although I actually started writing this editorial at the start of the month when all that world sports fuss on television was about to begin. The question I’m going to ask is what have you been doing this month to while away the boring sport on television? A look at the first Matt Smith tenure by GF Willmetts. As a look at the latest ‘Doctor Who’ season, I’m going to be careful about giving too many story details. If you’ve been following my comments in the SFC forum, I’ve been doing that and being careful for the past thirteen weeks anyway. Wiring for lights by: GF Willmetts. With all model-making, there’s a level of preparation, so let’s start off with what you need. If you’re just reading first, don’t feel intimidated by what’s needed as things like equipment would be used in other model-making and can be bought relatively cheaply. If anything, its the model kit that is the major expense.
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Forum Fantastico
12-14th November 2010,
Lisbon, Portugal
Forum Fantastico [aka the Fantastic Forum] is the annual
national Portuguese science fiction convention.
They focus on Portuguese genre creators, from fantasy
and science fiction literature to graphic arts and cinema.
Christopher Priest, Paul McAuley, Nick, Sagan, Richard
Morgan and Edward James have all been guests of honour
in the past, and 2010 will see Stephen Hunt acting as
the convention’s guest of honour.
Come along to the capital of sunny Portugal and meet
the author of the best-selling Jackelian series, including
‘The Court of the Air’, ‘Kingdom Beyond the Waves’,
‘Rise of the Iron Moon’, and ‘Secrets of the Fire Sea’.
Let us invite you to come and discover Lisbon. Perhaps
start out on the river with a Tagus cruise. Or take
Lisbon from a different perspective and wander its seven
hills admiring its river-oriented layout.
http://www.forumfantastico.web.pt/
REVIEWS
Reviews of fantasy, science fiction and horror
books, comics, magazines, DVDs and any other sci-fi
genre gear we've laid our grubby hands on this month.
pub: Twelth Planet Press. 285 page small enlarged paperback. Price: $27.95 (AUS). ISBN: 978-0-9804841-5-1. pub: Running Press/Constable Robinson. 368 page indexed small enlarged paperback. Price: $13.95 (US), £ 8.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-7624-3988-1. pub: Wildstorm/DC Comics. 194 page graphic novel. Price: $24.99 (US), $28.99 (CAN). ISBN: 978-1-4012-2683-1. pub: TOR/Forge. 352 page hardback. Price: $25.99 (US), $31.00 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-7653-2150-3. pub: Orbit. 438 page hardback. Price: £12.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84149-713-6. region2 DVD: pub: Revelation Films. PAR61479. 1 DVD 201 minutes 4 episodes plus extras. Price: £19.99 (UK))stars: John Lynch and David Calder. region2 DVD: pub: Revelation Films. PAR61468. 1 DVD 150 minutes 6 * 25 minute episodes and extras. Price: £19.99 (UK))stars: Andrew Ellams, Annabel Worrall and Ed Bisho. pub: Solaris/Rebellion. 414 page paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-84416-832-3. pub: Mira Books. 441 page enlarged paperback. Price: £ 6.99 UK), $13.95 (US), $16.95 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-7783-0357-2. pub: Big Finish. 1 CD 60 minute story.Price: CD: £ 8.99, download: £ 7.99 (UK)ISBN: 978-1-84435-465-8)stars: Caroline John and Lex Shrapnel. pub: Big Finish. 2 CDs 120 minute story. Price: CD: £14.99, download: £12.99 (UK)ISBN: 978-1-84435-458-0)cast: Colin Baker, Frazer Hines, Alexander Siddig, Christopher Fairbank, Miranda Raison and Matt Addis. pub: Titan Books. 224 page softcover graphic novel. Price: £11.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84856-574-6). pub: Titan Books. 159 page illustrated softcover. Price: £16.99 (UK), $19.95 (US), $24.95 (CAN). ISBN: 978-1-84856-506-7. pub: Prometheus Books. 261 page enlarged paperback. Price: $25.98 (US) , £21.99(UK). ISBN: 1-57392-744-9. pub: Titan Books. 160 page graphic novel. Price: £14.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84856-482-4. pub: Subterranean Press. 294 page deluxe hardback. Price: $40.00 (US). ISBN: 978-1-59606-301-3. pub: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. 281 page small paperback. Price: $13.99 (US) $16.99 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-312-60808-8. pub: Titan Books. 174 page softcover graphic novel. Price: £12.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84856-552-4. pub: Gollancz. 435 page hardback. Price: £14.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-575-07916-8. pub: Wiley-Blackwell. 238 page indexed small enlarged paperback. Price: £27.50 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-4443-3436-4. pub: Rebellion/2000AD. 272 page softcover graphic novel. Price: £18.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-906735-29-6. pub: Rebellion/2000AD. 320 page softcover graphic novel. Price: £19.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-906735-44-9. pub: Rebellion/2000AD. 320 page softcover colour graphic novel. Price: £19.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-906735-33-3. pub: Titan Books/Design Studio Press. 144 page illustrated softcover. Price: £24.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84856-668-0. pub: Orbit. 323 page paperback. Price: £ 6.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84149-675-7. pub: Network B0000D9GPL. 4 DVDs 580 minutes 8 * 80 minutes episodes. Price £29.99 (UK). pub: Gollancz. 281 page enlarged paperback. Price: £12.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-575-08361-5. pub: Universal FHED2686. 94 minute DVD. Price: £ 6.99 (UK) if you know where to look)stars: Lee Majors, Lindsay Wager, Richard Anderson, Tom Schanley, Martin E. Brooks, Lee Majors II, Martin Landau and Gary Lockwood. pub: Rebellion/2000AD. 160 page softcover graphic novel. Price: £14.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-906735-41-8. pub: Spaceship Away. Rod Barzilay, 8 Marley Close, Preston, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 6DH, UK. 44 page A4 glossy stock magazines. Price: £ 6.99 (UK), 10.00 euro, £11.00 (overseas). On subscription or wanting to get back issues, buy 6 and the 7th is for free! pub: Serifrämjandet, 2003. 157 page illustrated softcover. Price: 237 krona which is about £21.00 (UK) in translation. ISBN: 91-974440-2-2. (pub: Titan Books/Design Studio Press. 127 page illustrated softcover. Price: £19.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84856-690-3. pub: Underwood Books, 2001. 159 page softcover. Price: £15 (UK) if you know where to look. ISBN: 978-1-59929-019-5. pub: Prion/Carlton Books. 624 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £14.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-85375-763-1. pub: Immanion Press, 2009. 245 page enlarged paperback. Price: £11.99 (UK), $20.99 (US). ISBN: 978-1-904853-68-8. pub: Subterranean Press. 144 page small deluxe hardback. Price: $25.00 (US). ISBN: 978-1-59606-317-4. pub: Ballantine Books. 766 page hardback. Price: $26.00 (US). ISBN: 978-0-345-50496-8. pub: HarperCollins. 455 page paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-00-723223-9. pub: Classic Sci-Fi CCTV30177. 6 DVDs 880 minutes 33 * 25 minute black and white episodes plus extras. Price: about £ 20.00 (UK) if you know where to look. pub: 20th Century Fox 23032MDVD. Price: £15.99 (UK) if you know where to look. 6 DVDS 862 minutes 20 * 50 minute episodes with extras). stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and Mitch Pileggi. Missed them the first time around or simply waiting for the paperback version, then look no further. Here's a couple we're reviewed in the larger format now out in the smaller format.
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Earth's been near destroyed by pesky alien invaders, so what you going to do? How about re-float an ancient world war II battleship after you've refitted her for space? Yes, the second trailer for the live action Space Battleship Yamato movie is upon us. The boy wizard is back and things are getting dark over at Hogwarts. Here's the first big trailer for the new movie. BBC has revealed to SFcrowsnest.com the final 11 monsters which will be taking to the stage and touring the UK as part of their first production of Doctor Who Live. One of the problems with the creeping passage of time is that we no longer get cool world war two movies. Okay, there has been a couple from Clint, Flags of our Fathers etc, but generally speaking, they're a dying art. Then, along comes Iron Sky, where Nazis flee to the moon in 1945 in rockets, then re-invade Earth in 2018. Susan Howe, Rights Director at Orion, has sold US rights in three novels by Finnish science fiction novelist, resident in Scotland, Hannu Rajaniemi to Patrick Nielsen Hayden of Tor pre-emptively, in a new deal. Kate Lyall Grant, commissioning editor at Severn House, has acquired two new horror novels from Chaz Brenchley. The Predator reboot by our Robert Rodriguez moves on apace with another new trailer. Definitely not one for the kids, though, with enough bullets and blood to satisfy even a Frank Miller comic-book fan. Some steampunks have guns, some guns have steampunks, and then, some steampunks go tooled up with Colonel J. Fizziwig's glorious steamed up weaponry. The first trailer for the new Green Hornet movie stings its way onto the internet. A rich playboy learns to fight crime. The Asian-sidekick was never going to be Bruce Lee, but then who is? Graham McNeill, is this year's winner of the David Gemmell Legend Award for his Time of Legends novel, Empire. On Friday, at the Magic Circle Headquarters in London, authors and industry professionals gathered for the awards ceremony, which was to celebrate the importance of fantasy fiction, and promote the genre. Terry Pratchett first developed his vision of a chain of parallel worlds, The Long Earth, in an unfinished novel and two short stories in 1986, after writing Equal Rites, the third novel in what would turn into his Discworld series. What do you get when Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Fletch from Lesbian Vampire Slayers clash? Why, some fine trash talking of course. Watch the strange clash between actors Sir Patrick Stewart and James Corden here. The BBC’s Doctor Who spinoff series, Torchwood, is coming back, and they’ve gone global, baby. Both in real life, with backing from Starz Entertainment - the US media giant better known to scifi fans as the creators of the new blood, sand and totty TV series, Spartacus - as well as with their plot. The final trailer, pre-release, for the live action movie version of the fantasy film, The Last Airbender. Plenty of elemental action as the Fire Nation gets rowdy.
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