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- 1. Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch and the critics: Part One
- (Science fiction films)
- No movie release in 2011 was more misunderstood and unfairly maligned as a result of misunderstanding than Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Odds are you’ll disagree with that statement. An indication of the ...
- Created on 25 March 2012
- 2. Harrison Ford being cast in new Blade Runner film
- (Science fiction films)
- Here's a twist. While we reported that Ridley Scott would not be casting Harrison Ford for his Blade Runner follow up, apparently it's still a very real possibility. Deckard, the veteran bounty hunter ...
- Created on 07 February 2012
- 3. Advent Web series review
- (Press Releases)
- ... and watch it instantly. The great thing is there are many independent film people making a smart choice and using this power to share their visions via the Web. The Sci-Fi Thriller web series “Advent” ...
- Created on 07 February 2012
- 4. I want everyone to be eaten by dinosaurs
- (Science fiction TV)
- After watching the pilot to Fox’s ambitious TV time travelling dinosaur fest called Terra Nova, I am praying that when I watch the next episode the entire cast gets eaten by dinosaurs (in fact, that ...
- Created on 19 October 2011
- 5. BBC’s Being Human back for Season 4
- (Fantasy TV)
- Fans of the UK version of the fantasy TV show Being Human (the original and best) will be pleased to hear that Being Human season 4 is definitely happening. According to the BBC’s press site, Being Human ...
- Created on 31 May 2011
- 6. Bradley Cooper to write the script for Dan Simmons' Hyperion?
- (Science fiction films)
- The journey from page to screen often takes a long and winding road and too often, at least in the case of classic works of SF and fantasy, the road seems to lead into the wilderness where it fades away ...
- Created on 29 May 2011
- 7. What's happening with the Neuromancer movie? An update, three years on
- (Science fiction films)
- When we last wrote about the big screen adaptation of Neuromancer, it was to bemoan Hollywood’s apparent lack of respect for William Gibson’s seminal novel of cyberpunk, the first ever novel to win the ...
- Created on 25 May 2011
- 8. The Adjustment Bureau: almost a first-rate SF movie
- (Science fiction films)
- The Adjustment Bureau has the makings of a first-rate SF movie. It looks great, has the pacing of a thriller and a refreshing focus on story and characters over effects with good performances all around ...
- Created on 05 April 2011
- 9. Blade Runner sequels and prequels happening
- (Science fiction films)
- The iconic science fiction film Blade Runner, based on a book by Philip K. Dick and directed by Ridley Scott, will be followed up with sequels and prequels soon. Variety reports that Alcon Entertainment ...
- Created on 03 March 2011
- 10. Beatles Yellow Submarine remake
- (Fantasy films)
- A remake of the 1968 psychedelic animated Beatles movie, the Yellow Submarine, is back on track according to director Robert Zemeckis. Zemeckis told Moviefone at the Back to the Future 25th Anniversary ...
- Created on 27 October 2010
- 11. Ender's Game film back in development
- (Science fiction films)
- More than a year ago we told you that Orson Scott Card, the science fiction and fantasy writer most famous for Ender's Game and its sequels, had declared that a film adaptation of Ender's Game was no longer ...
- Created on 25 September 2010
- 12. The death of 3D
- (Science fiction films)
- A few weeks after James Cameron released his science fiction blockbuster Avatar in December 2009, following 10 years of perfecting the camera technology to make it all happen, his self proclaimed 3D renaissance ...
- Created on 07 September 2010
- 13. Are you too old to watch Doctor Who?
- (Science fiction TV)
- Recently I've begun to ask myself whether I'm too old to be a Doctor Who fan. Have I been suckered into watching a kids show? Is watching Doctor Who well into your 40s something you should be embarrassed ...
- Created on 20 June 2010
- 14. Bill Murray now claims Ghostbusters 3 plans are just talk
- (Science fiction films)
- Is Bill Murray joking? It's very hard to tell. He recently spoke to Cinema Blend about the new Ghostbusters 3 movie. We told you awhile back that everyone was on board for the third Ghostbusters instalment, ...
- Created on 29 April 2010
- 15. Shia LaBeouf hated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- (Science fiction films)
- Were you unimpressed with Michael Bay's second Transformers movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? If so, you're not alone. Even its 23 year old star Shia LaBeouf hated the movie. According to The ...
- Created on 07 April 2010
- 16. Well behaved hobbits don't join unions
- (Fantasy films)
- Sir Ian Mckellen, the excellent British actor who played the pivotal role of the wizard Gandalf in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, has offered some insightful remarks concerning recent ...
- Created on 31 March 2010
- 17. Avatar Review: Did Avatar deserve the Oscar for Best Picture?
- (Science fiction films)
- I haven’t felt the need to watch a movie on the big screen more than once for years, preferring instead to wait for the DVD release for repeat viewings, but last week I took myself off to watch James Cameron's ...
- Created on 20 March 2010
- 18. Moon sequel Mute Witness a homage to Blade Runner
- (Science fiction films)
- Duncan Jones is the director responsible for one of the standout films of 2009, a well crafted science fiction thriller called Moon. If you're a fan (which I definitely am), you'll be glad to hear that ...
- Created on 01 March 2010
- 19. Can The Last Airbender end M. Night Shyamalan's downward spiral?
- (Fantasy films)
- M. Night Shyamalan has had some spectacular movie successes, from the excellent The Sixth Sense (possibly the biggest plot twist in movie history) to the powerful and compelling Unbreakable (again starring ...
- Created on 22 February 2010
- 20. Blake’s 7 remake to be modern and bold
- (Science fiction TV)
- Due to the lack of news I was beginning to think the new Blake’s 7 remake we told you about last year wasn’t happening. Fortunately, Andrew Mark Sewell from B7 Productions, recently told ScifiNow magazine ...
- Created on 25 January 2010
Featured articles
Written by Gerard Wood
25 Mar 2012
No movie release in 2011 was more misunderstood and unfairly maligned as a result of misunderstanding than Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Odds are you’ll disagree with that statement. An indication of the movie’s reception by “audiences” (non-professional reviewers) and the critics can be found on Rotten Tomatoes, where audience approval is calculated to be 47%, and of the 196 critical reviews... Read more
25 Mar 2012
No movie release in 2011 was more misunderstood and unfairly maligned as a result of misunderstanding than Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Odds are you’ll disagree with that statement. An indication of the movie’s reception by “audiences” (non-professional reviewers) and the critics can be found on Rotten Tomatoes, where audience approval is calculated to be 47%, and of the 196 critical reviews... Read more
Written by John Howell
30 Jan 2012
If you own an iPhone 4S you may have impressed your friends (or perhaps not) with the built in, voice-driven personal assistant called Siri. You can ask it to book appointments, call people, search nearby restaurants, make calculations, and a great deal more. Most of the time it gets it right too. Now Siri has an Android rival called Evi, and if first impressions are anything to go by, it's an impressive... Read more
30 Jan 2012
If you own an iPhone 4S you may have impressed your friends (or perhaps not) with the built in, voice-driven personal assistant called Siri. You can ask it to book appointments, call people, search nearby restaurants, make calculations, and a great deal more. Most of the time it gets it right too. Now Siri has an Android rival called Evi, and if first impressions are anything to go by, it's an impressive... Read more
Written by Gerard Wood
07 Jun 2010
Finally having had the opportunity to watch Nicholas Winding Refn’s Valhalla Rising, I now appreciate why it was received so well at film festivals and yet failed to get a wide theatrical release. It’s hard going. On one hand it’s almost unbearably brutal and on the other it is layered with the sort of mind-bending symbolic meaning that leads the viewer to the brink of utter confusion and leaves... Read more
07 Jun 2010
Finally having had the opportunity to watch Nicholas Winding Refn’s Valhalla Rising, I now appreciate why it was received so well at film festivals and yet failed to get a wide theatrical release. It’s hard going. On one hand it’s almost unbearably brutal and on the other it is layered with the sort of mind-bending symbolic meaning that leads the viewer to the brink of utter confusion and leaves... Read more
Written by Gerard Wood
02 Aug 2011
Dan Simmons’ latest novel, Flashback (July 2011), is “[a] provocative novel set in a future that seems scarily possible,” proving “why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers." So says the publicist anyway. Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers, but sadly Flashback doesn’t prove that. And yes, Flashback is a provocative novel, but it doesn’t... Read more
02 Aug 2011
Dan Simmons’ latest novel, Flashback (July 2011), is “[a] provocative novel set in a future that seems scarily possible,” proving “why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers." So says the publicist anyway. Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers, but sadly Flashback doesn’t prove that. And yes, Flashback is a provocative novel, but it doesn’t... Read more
Written by Gerard Wood
16 Oct 2007
Daren Aronofsky’s The Fountain is a movie that divides opinion. During its press screening at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival in September 2006 it was booed; at the public screening the following evening it received a 10 minute standing ovation. To get an idea of just how divided opinion is, take a look at Rotten Tomatoes, a website that rates movies based on published reviews. Of 181... Read more
16 Oct 2007
Daren Aronofsky’s The Fountain is a movie that divides opinion. During its press screening at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival in September 2006 it was booed; at the public screening the following evening it received a 10 minute standing ovation. To get an idea of just how divided opinion is, take a look at Rotten Tomatoes, a website that rates movies based on published reviews. Of 181... Read more
Written by John Howell
09 Dec 2007
After 25 years since its original release, a definitive version of Ridley Scott's science fiction masterwork Blade Runner, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, has arrived. So what exactly has changed? And is it worth all the fuss? After attending a recent screening I can report that there are significant differences, mainly improvements, between this new version and Ridley's first Director's Cut released... Read more
09 Dec 2007
After 25 years since its original release, a definitive version of Ridley Scott's science fiction masterwork Blade Runner, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, has arrived. So what exactly has changed? And is it worth all the fuss? After attending a recent screening I can report that there are significant differences, mainly improvements, between this new version and Ridley's first Director's Cut released... Read more
Written by John Howell
05 Oct 2009
Science fiction authors have long been outcasts from the literary world, in some cases critics using the worst examples of the genre as ammunition against it. Unfortunately though, at times even science fiction authors themselves can turn on their own kind: "Science fiction is rockets, chemicals and talking squids in outer space,” mocked Margaret Atwood (The Guardian, 28 January 2009), one of her... Read more
05 Oct 2009
Science fiction authors have long been outcasts from the literary world, in some cases critics using the worst examples of the genre as ammunition against it. Unfortunately though, at times even science fiction authors themselves can turn on their own kind: "Science fiction is rockets, chemicals and talking squids in outer space,” mocked Margaret Atwood (The Guardian, 28 January 2009), one of her... Read more
Written by John Howell
10 Mar 2012
I have a confession to make. I'm not proud of it, but there's no use trying to hide it any longer, the damage has already been done. I was an Apple fanatic. Hard core. Completely obsessed. I'm not proud of my behaviour. I have no real excuses. All I can say in my defense is that I have always been a gadget fan, so naturally I was ripe for the plucking. My psyche was compromised, wide open to the fruit... Read more
10 Mar 2012
I have a confession to make. I'm not proud of it, but there's no use trying to hide it any longer, the damage has already been done. I was an Apple fanatic. Hard core. Completely obsessed. I'm not proud of my behaviour. I have no real excuses. All I can say in my defense is that I have always been a gadget fan, so naturally I was ripe for the plucking. My psyche was compromised, wide open to the fruit... Read more
Written by John Howell
19 Oct 2011
After watching the pilot to Fox’s ambitious TV time travelling dinosaur fest called Terra Nova, I am praying that when I watch the next episode the entire cast gets eaten by dinosaurs (in fact, that hope is the only reason I’ll be able to sit through another one). The entire cast’s gruesome deaths at the hands of a frenzied T-Rex or a velociraptor having a bad day can’t come soon enough.... Read more
19 Oct 2011
After watching the pilot to Fox’s ambitious TV time travelling dinosaur fest called Terra Nova, I am praying that when I watch the next episode the entire cast gets eaten by dinosaurs (in fact, that hope is the only reason I’ll be able to sit through another one). The entire cast’s gruesome deaths at the hands of a frenzied T-Rex or a velociraptor having a bad day can’t come soon enough.... Read more
Written by Gerard Wood
08 Jul 2010
Almost any time we write anything about Neil Gaiman, you can be sure that someone will feel the need to post a comment “outing” the man as a Scientologist. While we have a fairly relaxed attitude to comments and will publish almost anything that contributes to an article, you won’t find many comments about Neil Gaiman’s alleged ties to the Church of Scientology published on this site. We simply... Read more
08 Jul 2010
Almost any time we write anything about Neil Gaiman, you can be sure that someone will feel the need to post a comment “outing” the man as a Scientologist. While we have a fairly relaxed attitude to comments and will publish almost anything that contributes to an article, you won’t find many comments about Neil Gaiman’s alleged ties to the Church of Scientology published on this site. We simply... Read more
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