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/2012/DC-spends-a-million-dollars-on-new-logo-16522.php DC Comics has revealed its new brand identity, which is, they say, "reflective of the company's mission to fully realise the value of a rich portfolio of brands, stories and characters, distinguished by incredible breadth and depth across publishing, media and merchandise." Well, if they say so. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/NASA-discovers-first-Earth-size-planets-beyond-our-Solar-System--16466.php NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system. The planets, called Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are too close to their star to be in the so-called habitable zone where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface, but they are the smallest exoplanets ever confirmed around a star like our sun. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Steelhaven-16467.php John Wordsworth, Commissioning Editor at Headline, has concluded a pre-emptive three-book World rights deal for an epic fantasy series by UK author Richard Ford with the agent John Jarrold. The first volume is provisionally titled Steelhaven. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/The-Amazing-Spider-Man-16464.php Here's the latest suite of photos from the next Spidey reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man. Directed rather appropriately by Marc Webb http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Doctor-Who-named-top-TV-show-in-US-charts-16454.php Series six of the world’s longest running science fiction TV series Doctor Who has pipped US home-grown favourites such as Dexter, The Walking Dead and Glee to become 2011’s most downloaded show season on iTunes in America. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Mrs-Dickens-family-Christmas-16455.php As the nation prepares to celebrate the festive season, there’s one man whose name is synonymous with Christmas and whose prose depicted the season as a wonderful time for the family to get together and forget about their troubles. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Matt-Smith-interviewed-in-the-wardrobe-16456.php The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe is Matt Smith’s second Christmas outing as the Doctor and this time he doesn’t have his trusted companions, ‘The Ponds’, by his side. However, it hasn’t stopped him relishing in another Christmassy adventure and here he reveals what Doctor Who has in store for festive viewers. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Claire-Skinner-interviewed-Dr-Who-Xmas-2011-16457.php An interview with actress Claire Skinner of Outnumbered fame, who plays Madge Arwell in the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas Special. This is the seventh Christmas special since the show’s revival in 2005. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Alexander-Armstrong-interviewed-Doctor-Who-Christmas-2011-16458.php An interview with Alexander Armstrong who plays Reg Arwel in the Doctor Who Christmas Special. The story is set during World War II and is about a family of Blitz refugees, Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, who have to relocate to Dorset, where they meet the Doctor. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/BBC-to-launch-new-series-of-Doctor-Who-games-16459.php The BBC has released the details of a new gaming development for the Doctor Who TV prog. Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be the first of a series of Doctor Who console games developed by BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Games. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Solaris-buys-Gaie-Sebolds-Hunters-Moon-16461.php Jonathan Oliver, commissioning editor of Solaris Books, has acquired Hunter’s Moon by Gaie Sebold, a sequel to Babylon Steel - the opening volume of a fantasy series to be published in January 2012. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Hero-Of-The-Empire-steampunk-from-David-Barnett-16462.php Claire Eddy, Senior Editor at Tor Books in New York, has concluded a three-book World English Language rights deal for British author David Barnett, for a strong five-figure sum in US dollars. The agent was John Jarrold. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Drakenfeld-16409.php Bella Pagan, Senior Commissioning Editor at Tor UK, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, has acquired world rights to the first two volumes of a new fantasy series called ‘Drakenfeld’ by Mark Charan Newton. The agent was John Jarrold. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Captain-Nemo-steampunked-by-Kevin-J-Anderson-16410.php Author Kevin J. Anderson’s newly released novel Captain Nemo Titan Books tells a steampunk version of Jules Verne’s creation, Captain Nemo, builder and captain of the Nautilus and secret benefactor to the castaways on the Mysterious Island. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Liam-Neeson-in-new-War-of-The-Worlds-16411.php Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of The Worlds is returning with "The New Generation" worldwide tour in November 2012, SFcrowsnest was told this morning by Jeff Wayne and Liam Neeson. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/A-borrower-be-Kindle-gets-lending-16408.php Amazon has now launched its Kindle Owners' Lending Library. With an Amazon Prime membership, Kindle owners can choose from a selection of books to borrow for free - including 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers - as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. With an annual Prime membership, the Kindle Owners' Lending Library is included at no additional cost. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Snow-White-And-The-Huntsman-16402.php Snow White gets the Lord of the Rings treatment Get out of here. Thor lead man Chris Hemsworth gets it on with Twilight's Kristen Stewart as Snow White, in this new fantasy movie very loosely based on the classic fairy tale. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Goodbye-Smurfs-Hello-Popeye-16403.php Sony Pictures Animation has hired screenwriters Jay Scherick and David Ronn to write the screenplay for the new Popeye animated movie, based on the characters of the comic strip. Popeye is the second project for Scherick and Ronn with Sony Pictures Animation following their movie take on The Smurfs. Sony Pictures Animation and Arad Productions are producing the stereoscopic 3D animated feature. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Skyfall-16404.php Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have announced the cast of the 23rd James Bond adventure, entitled Skyfall. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his third film as James Bond 007. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Jack-Black-in-Bailout-16405.php Ealing Metro has struck a multi-territory deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions on Michael Winterbottom's Trishna, The Trip, 24 Hour Party People new comedy movie Bailout starring Jack Black School of Rock. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Haywire-female-Bourne-16406.php After she is betrayed on a mission in Barcelona, freelancing CIA asset Mallory Kane has to go on the run to protect her family and discover why the agency turned on her. This film is a female Bourne Identity crossed with the TV series Burn Notice. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/First-official-Dr-Who-con-in-Wales-16407.php BBC Worldwide are going to mount and run the first ever official Doctor Who Convention since the series’ regeneration in 2005. The event will take place on the 24th and 25th March 2012 at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales - the current home of the show. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/The-Fuse-16398.php Dervla Kirwan Injustice, The Silence and Ewen Bremner Page Eight, Perfect Sense are joining ex-Dr Who Christopher Eccleston in an original four-part drama for BBC One called The Fuse. It's written by Bill Gallagher of Lark Rise To Candleford and The Prisoner fame. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Doctor-Who-Symphonic-Down-Under-16399.php One of interest for Australian Doctor Who fans, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced that Mark Sheppard, will host the Australian first – and only – performances of Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in Melbourne in February 2012. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/SyFy-does-SciFi-16400.php The Syfy Channel has announced three new projects in development from Universal, CBS TV Studios and Fox Television. They include two horror shows one slightly X-files-ish and one new science fiction vehicle being thought of as Trek-like. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/The-Quantum-Thief-steals-into-Japan-16401.php Pippa Wright, Rights Manager at Orion, has sold Japanese rights to SF debut The Quantum Thief by Finnish science fiction novelist resident in Scotland, Hannu Rajaniemi, to Hayakawa via sub-agent Miko Yamanouchi from Japan Uni. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/The-Farnswoth-Video-Communicator-app-16396.php Steampunk Warehouse 13 technology is coming to iPhone users with the Farnswoth Video Communicator app. Viewers of the TV series can keep in touch with friends, family and other agents using the new app. Users will be able to exchange video and audio messages and create share their own missions in the signature interface of the steampunk communications device from the Syfy series. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/Kaleidoscope-Man-16397.php Simon Cox has a dream, to make an entertaining sci-fi feature film. His project entitled, Kaleidoscope Man, is a story about the survival of mankind when aliens come to earth. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/DC-Universe-games-goes-free-16395.php Sony Online Entertainment is to offer its massively multiplayer online action game DC Universe Online for free. As of today, PC and PlayStation 3 players can create their own superhero, or villain if you are feeling evil, and team up with DC Comics characters such as Superman, Batman and the Joker to either save or destroy the planet. http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/LA-EigaFest-Hollywoods-Japanese-film-festival-16392.php The 1st annual LA EigaFest will take place Friday November 11th 2011 to Sunday, November 13th 2011, at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles. The festival will showcase Japanese shorts and feature films, opening with Milocrorze: A Love Story 2011 from Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi and ending with Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 3D 2011 by Takashi Miike. 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.