Articles, news and reviews from the world of science fiction and fantasy books, movies, TV shows, comics and games. en-us http://www.SFcrowsnest.net Copyright 2005 SFcrowsnest news@sfcrowsnest.com news@sfcrowsnest.com http://www.SFcrowsnest.com/sfimages/smallogo.gif http://www.SFcrowsnest.com 156 72 http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/The-Last-Airbender---first-big-trailer-14631.php The people behind the live action version film of Avatar, aka the Last Airbender well, M. Night Shyamalan, mainly, has tipped us off that his new movie has it's first big trailer out. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/The-Losers-14627.php First trailer for a spy-fi flick based on the comic-strip, The Losers. A CIA suicide squad has to go against the agency when the government decides they know too much and need killing. Looks like guilty watching pleasure. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Steampunk-round-up-14628.php A couple of steampunk pieces, including a video clip from Abney Park's latest album, Aether Shanty, and some steampunks performing at the Oxford exhibition. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Kage-Baker-no-more-14629.php The Green Man sends in the very sad news of the death of science fiction author Kage Baker, who finally died of cancer on Sunday January 31st 2010 at the age of 58. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Give-me-a-death-worth-dying-for-Terry-Pratchett-demands-14630.php Fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett will present an impassioned plea for people to have the right to choose how, where and when they die when he delivers the Richard Dimbleby Lecture on BBC One tonight at 10.35pm. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Webb-slinger-14581.php Marc Webb is to direct the next chapter in the Spider-Man movie franchise, set to arrive in the cinemas summer 2012, SFcrowsnest has been told by Columbia Pictures and Marvel. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Legends-of-the-Red-Sun-14582.php Julie Crisp, Senior Commissioning Editor at Tor UK at Pan Macmillan has concluded a second two-book world rights deal for UK fantasy author Mark Charan Newton, for an undisclosed five-figure sum. The agent was John Jarrold. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Dan-Abnett-get-well-soon-14583.php Due to author Dan Abnett’s health issues, the Horus Heresy novel Prospero Burns will now be published in Jan 2011. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Aeon-Award-short-fiction-contest-14584.php Albedo One, Ireland’s magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, tells us their fifth International Aeon Award short fiction contest is on the horizon. Grand prize is 1000 Euros and publication in Albedo One. Second and third place stories win 200 and 100 Euros respectively, alongside publication in Albedo One. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Altered-Visions-The-Art-Of-Vincent-Chong-14585.php Vincent Chong came onto the horror and fantasy scene several years ago with a sequence of artworks. Since then he has gone on to provide cover artwork for authors such as Stephen King. Now some of his artwork is collected in Altered Visions. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Birmingham-Science-Fiction-Group-hosts-Jasper-Fforde-14586.php Jasper Fforde switched to writing from a career in the film industry and has been publishing his novels since 2001. His first book, The Eyre Affair, kicked off the Thursday Next series, which is still ongoing and include Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, Something Rotten which was nominated by the British Fantasy Society for Best Novel in 2005 and First Among Sequels. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Episode-4-of-BBC3s-Being-Human-TV-series-14587.php Here are 2 new episode preview clips from Episode 4 of BBC3’s ‘Being Human’ series, which airs this Sunday at 9pm on BBC3. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Russell-Tovey-Lenora-Crichlow-and-Aidan-Turner-return-to-Being-Human-14588.php Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Aidan Turner are, we are told, set to return for a third series of BBC Three horror drama Being Human, as the supernatural friends trying to live normal lives despite their unusual afflictions. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Sherlock-Holmes-with-added-steampunk-14580.php Guy Ritchie's recent Sherlock Holmes film has been accused by many as being steampunk. You think The movie critics oddly missed the 'other' Sherlock Holmes film of the time - which has dinosaurs, steam droids, and evil monsters. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/SciFi-books-go-digital-Steve-Jobs-iPad-14579.php Video footage of the new iPad being unveiled by my old boss, Steve Jobs. We'll be seriously looking at getting SFcrowsnest onto the new iPad, and I understand that most of my fantasy novels will be available as e-books on the new iBookStore via HarperCollins too. Now you know why I was posting pad-a-lad-a-ding-dong yesterday http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Weird-Tales-goes-steampunk-14577.php The editorial crew over at Weird Tales send in word that their Spring 2010 issue is going to be dedicated solely to steampunk. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Steven-Spielberg-to-create-new-sci-fi-TV-series-Resistance-Zero-14575.php A tale of what's left of humanity fighting off alien invaders in the USA, Resistance Zero will have actor Noah Wyle appearing in the new science fiction series from DreamWorks, with Steven Spielberg producing. Resistance Zero will appear on TNT in an initial 10-episode run. Robert Rodat of Saving Private Ryan fame has been giving the job of lead writer for the series. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Reduced-Shakespeare-Company-to-do-TV-series-Lost-five-seasons-in-ten-minutes-14576.php The Reduced Shakespeare Company theatre troupe have condensed five seasons into a fast-paced flight through the scifi story of the Oceanic plane crash survivors, aka Lost Reduced. The world premiere is to be held in London on Thursday 28th January 2010. The production will also be filmed for internet broadcast as well as on Sky cable. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Season-of-the-Witch-14573.php First big trailer for the fantasy/horror film Season of the Witch, in which Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play knights escorting a possible witch to trial for the crime of releasing the black plague. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Being-Human-episode-2-14571.php Our chums at the Beeb have sent us over a clip from episode two of the new season of Being Human, and it would be rude not to play it http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/BBC-heads-offworld-with-Outcasts-14572.php The BBC is set to produce a new science fiction series called Outcasts with the same team that produced such spy-fi masterworks as Spooks and – the con is on – Hustle, not to mention time travelling cop series Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/The-Strange-Adventures-of-Adele-Blanc-Sec-14570.php Get ready for some French film-style steampunk adventures in the The Strange Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec. Based on the Franco-Belgian comic-strip adventures of a female reporter. Here's a trailer for Luc Besson's new movie. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/What-is-steampunk-14568.php Genre fans interviewed in an online video about what steampunk means to them. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/First-Men-in-the-Moon-trailer-14569.php A trailer for this steampunkish remake of HG Wells' First Men in the Moon. Not to be confused with the BBC reboot which is also in the pipeline, the company behind it stresses. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Footage-from-the-Steampunk-Exhibition-Ball--14566.php Some Footage from the Steampunk Exhibition Ball - including three steampunk bands Bakelite 78, Toy-box Trio, and Scarlet Room , and a look at the exhibition hall. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Mistborn-heading-for-the-cinema-14567.php Paloppa Pictures has taken an option on film rights to Brandon Sanderson Mistborn fantasy trilogy. Sanderson is a fantasy writer and the Mistborn series, published by Tor Books, is his most commercially successful series to date. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Future-fantasy-and-science-fiction-novels-for-2010-14563.php Here's a list of some of the best fantasy and science fiction novels coming out in 2010. They include Secrets Of The Fire Sea by Stephen Hunt, The Ruling Sea by Robert V S Redick, City Of Ruin by Mark Newton, and The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Kickass-second-trailer-14564.php The fun - if rather superviolent - superheroes with no powers movie, Kickass, now has a second trailer up on the Nest. If this doesn't get you wanting to see the movie, then you are no fan of the genre http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/A-Team---trailer-for-the-reboot-movie-14565.php Well, it's kind of fantasy that many bullets and nobody gets hurt, plus, it's a slow news day, plus, who doesn't love it when a plan comes together Yes, here's the first trailer for the rebooted A-Team movie. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Steam-Monkey-14562.php Do you remember that classic fantasy series on TV, Monkey based on the Chinese legend of Monkey Here come's a video of the steampunk version of it... meet... yes, Steam Monkey http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/The-Star-and-the-Rockets-14407.php Some short fiction... The Star and the Rockets by US scifi author Harry Turtledove. Aliens, Roswell and a damn fine game of baseball. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Copyright-Theft-of-the-Dead-14410.php Shaun of the Dead director ripped off by The Times, reports Scifi Wire in the US. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/The-Twilight-Saga-New-Moon-reviewed-by-Variety-14401.php The Kissy-kissy vampire movie, New Moon, is reviewed. Vampires and now hunky werewolves too http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Memorable-scifi-novel-covers-14402.php Just what are the most memorable covers that have graced the front of science fiction novels http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Neil-Gaiman-interviewed-14403.php Neil Gaiman, friend to humanity, enemy to none. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/The-overlooked-14404.php An article examining such overlooked classic 1980s science fiction films as 'The Lathe of Heaven'. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/New-Trek-DVD-got-Gorn-14393.php Gorns and Salt Vampires get a revamp in this cut footage from the recent Star Trek movie. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Being-a-best-seller-dont-mean-a-thing-14394.php Interesting article from this horror/fantasy/scifi and many other genres author, Lynn Viehl, showing that even having a US bestseller charting novel = nearly being able to claim for food stamps in America. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Star-Trek---youre-spoilering-us-14395.php The grand fromage of Star Trek II spoilers from the SyFy guys. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Alien-Legion-the-movie-14396.php The Alien Legion comic-book to get the Disney movie treatment... http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Being-me-my-carbonite-desk-14397.php Get a Han Solo forzen in carbonite desk... every government tax office should have one to cheer up visitors victims. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Save-me-for-2012-for-real-14398.php Low-IQ types worry that the movie 2012 really will happen. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/Give-me-Sanctuary-14399.php How to make a mint out of a web-based fantasy-scifi series... answer, get it picked up by the SyFy Channel people. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/posts/2009/By-Odins-blood-14400.php Some more casting news from the set of the Thor movie. Ray Stevenson, aka Titus Pullo, has been cast to play the role of Volstagg the Valiant.