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SciFi And last but not least, the first pic from the horror Western movie, Jonah Hex (like the comic-book, my friend, like the comic-book).
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SciFi A detailed look at the Battlestar spin-off, Caprica, as an online video.
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First look: Caprica stars on their conflict (video), by SCI FI Wire Staff, for SCI FI Wire,, the Syfy news service.
SciFi Another trailer for the new horror movie, Daybreakers.
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SciFi Some more Clash of the Titans reboot movie trailer action - this time courtesy of Mr Jobs and the Apple high-def crew.
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In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but ...
SciFi The King of Geeks, Kevin Smith, is interviewed.
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Kevin Smith lets off some steam with SciFiNow in this must read interview.
SciFi Ah, a nice cup of Earl Grey with my comet strike ELE.
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David Barnett: Speculative fiction that doesn't invoke fire and thunder is often sneered at, but maybe dystopia and apocalypse aren't the only possible futures
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An in-depth look at The Road.
I haven't read the book, I haven't seen the film. I feel like I should, but then life is bleak enough already... I like my art with a little more colour, rather than a soundtrack to commit suicide to.
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Novelist Cormac McCarthy sets up grim stakes early on in his post-apocalyptic parable The Road. The Woman tells the father of her son: Sooner or later they
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Scifi writer Jim C Hines (author of The Mermaid’s Madness) waxes lyrical about why books aren't his babies.
Well, they don't cry at night so much for starters...
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From time to time, you come across authors talking about how their books are their babies. I’ve been thinking about the release of The Mermaid’s Madness [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], and decided to see how well the analogy holds up.
SciFi The best (and the truly worst) post-apocalyptic movies... a guide.
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We rank 18 post-apocalyptic sci-fi survivors from best to worst, by Fred Topel, for SCI FI Wire,, the Syfy news service.
SciFi The art from the new Doctor Who animated series, Dreamland...
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Over on the Bad Librarianship blog Mark Kardwell is discussing the animated Doctor Who serial Dreamland currently to be found on the official BBC Who site (sorry, I think it may not play to folks outside the UK). ...
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Will the movie version of The Road win an Oscar?
Could be...
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How the apocalyptic The Road could be a sci-fi Oscar winner, by Fred Topel, for SCI FI Wire,, the Syfy news service.
SciFi SF author Kim Stanley Robinson signs with Orbit in the UK.
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We are very pleased to announce that Orbit has agreed to a three-book deal with internationally bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson. The first novel,
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And talking of dying, the Wall Street Journal reckons anime is on its last knees over in Japan.
A world without Starblazers?
The thought is more than I can bear...
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Japan's anime industry has fallen on hard times, a decline felt acutely by young animators who enter the industry with much passion, only to be confronted by grueling conditions and meager pay.
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More on the slow death of FlashForward.
Jeez, none of the TV series I watch get continued these days... Sarah Connor, Dollhouse, Bionic Woman, Firefly...
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FlashForward hits a series low and ABC halts production, by SCI FI Wire Staff, for SCI FI Wire,, the Syfy news service.
SciFi Kat Dennings joins 'Thor' cast...
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Kat Dennings ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") has joined the cast of "Thor," the Marvel Studios production that begins production in January.
