<!-- document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/The-Last-Airbender---first-big-trailer-14631.php" target="_blank"><strong>The Last Airbender - first big trailer</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/The-Losers-14627.php" target="_blank"><strong>The Losers</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Steampunk-round-up-14628.php" target="_blank"><strong>Steampunk round-up</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Kage-Baker-no-more-14629.php" target="_blank"><strong>Kage Baker no more</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('The <A HREF=\'http://www.greenmanreview.com/\' TARGET=\'_blank\'>Green Man</A> 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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Give-me-a-death-worth-dying-for-Terry-Pratchett-demands-14630.php" target="_blank"><strong>Give me a death worth dying for, Terry Pratchett demands</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Webb-slinger-14581.php" target="_blank"><strong>Webb slinger</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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. </p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Legends-of-the-Red-Sun-14582.php" target="_blank"><strong>Legends of the Red Sun</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Dan-Abnett-get-well-soon-14583.php" target="_blank"><strong>Dan Abnett: get well soon</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('Due to author Dan Abnett’s health issues, the Horus Heresy novel Prospero Burns will now be published in Jan 2011.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Aeon-Award-short-fiction-contest-14584.php" target="_blank"><strong>Aeon Award short fiction contest</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Altered-Visions-The-Art-Of-Vincent-Chong-14585.php" target="_blank"><strong>Altered Visions: The Art Of Vincent Chong</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Birmingham-Science-Fiction-Group-hosts-Jasper-Fforde-14586.php" target="_blank"><strong>Birmingham Science Fiction Group hosts Jasper Fforde</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Episode-4-of-BBC3s-Being-Human-TV-series-14587.php" target="_blank"><strong>Episode 4 of BBC3\'s Being Human TV series</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('Here are 2 new episode preview clips from Episode 4 of BBC3’s ‘Being Human’ series, which airs this Sunday at 9pm on BBC3.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Russell-Tovey-Lenora-Crichlow-and-Aidan-Turner-return-to-Being-Human-14588.php" target="_blank"><strong>Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Aidan Turner return to Being Human</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Sherlock-Holmes-with-added-steampunk-14580.php" target="_blank"><strong>Sherlock Holmes with added steampunk</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/SciFi-books-go-digital-Steve-Jobs-iPad-14579.php" target="_blank"><strong>SciFi books go digital... Steve Job\'s iPad</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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!</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Weird-Tales-goes-steampunk-14577.php" target="_blank"><strong>Weird Tales goes steampunk</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('The editorial crew over at Weird Tales send in word that their Spring 2010 issue is going to be dedicated solely to steampunk.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Steven-Spielberg-to-create-new-sci-fi-TV-series-Resistance-Zero-14575.php" target="_blank"><strong>Steven Spielberg to create new sci-fi TV series, Resistance Zero</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Reduced-Shakespeare-Company-to-do-TV-series-Lost-five-seasons-in-ten-minutes-14576.php" target="_blank"><strong>Reduced Shakespeare Company to do TV series Lost... five seasons in ten minutes?</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Season-of-the-Witch-14573.php" target="_blank"><strong>Season of the Witch</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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.</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2010/Being-Human-episode-2-14571.php" target="_blank"><strong>Being Human episode 2</strong></a><br>');
document.writeln('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!</p>');document.writeln('<p><a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/portablenews.php" target="_blank"><strong>Grab Stephen Hunt\'s SFcrowsnest.com news widget for your site or blog</strong></a><br>');//-->