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Inception
Sure, it’s not a sci-fi novel, but when anything remotely science fiction becomes the cultural zeitgeist it’s cue for me to jump up and down and proclaim that sci-fi isn’t dead. Audiences like it! It’s making a comeback! It’s the … Continue reading
Filed under Nick James
Books into Movies
This week we’ll all be talking about speculative books that have been made into movies—what worked, what didn’t, what actually got better in movie form. Continue reading
Filed under Chris Eboch
So bad it’s good?
I must have been among the last 30 people in the U.S. to see Avatar, but recently, I did. Without re-opening the whole can of worms on this movie, it struck me as the strangest combination I’ve ever seen of … Continue reading
Filed under Joni Sensel
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You…
Spec Fic’s in the theaters, y’all! Here are some great books hitting the big screen first quarter 2010: January 15 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold-the story of a teenage girl who, after being murdered, watches from heaven as her … Continue reading
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Right Now in Speculative Fiction
Teens love vampires! Er… books about vampires. Why not get them interested in the original fang-fest by pointing them toward Bram Stoker’s Dracula… blogged in real time. It started May 3rd, so they only have to catch up a little … Continue reading
Filed under Parker Peevyhouse
Do Movie Critics Hate Authors?
Because the marketing for the new movie Coraline plays down the Newbery-winning, Hugo-winning, Nebula-winning, Eisner-winning author who wrote the story, lazy critics across the country are assuming that only Tim Burton could combine dark themes with feature-length stop motion animation. Continue reading
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