Wes Craven said in a recent interview with Matt Withers of JoBlo.com that his Las Vegas show, Wes Craven’s Magick Macabre, is coming along well. “It’s coming along well. [Producer] John [McColgan] has been preoccupied with PIRATE QUEEN on Broadway. We’re just kind of waiting for that to settle down, but it’s good. We’ve got […]
I met Mike at Haunt X in February. He’s a really nice (although somewhat shy) and very talented artist. I found his work compelling and am working on an interview with him for the October issue of The Genre Traveler. Anyway, I just found out that he’ll be at Comic-Con in San Diego next month. […]
Michael Uslan, producers of such genre fare as Swamp Thing (1982), several Batman movies, and Constantine, will be shooting a documentary on the history of Comic Books at the Florida Supercon next weekend. Chip Conkrite (Walter Conkrite’s son) will be making his directorial debut with this project. According to Supercon oragnizers, “plans call for them […]
Finalists for the 2007 John W. Campbell Memorial Award have been announced. This prestigious award is presented each year to the best science fiction novel of the year. This year’s nominees are: Titan by Ben Bova, A Small and Remarkable Life by Nick DiChario, Infoquake by David Louis Edelman, Nova Swing by M. John Harrison, […]
I heard about this from The North Orange County Harry Potter Meetup Group: Scholastic has announced that seven lucky U.S. Harry Potter fans, under the age of 21, will be selected in a sweepstakes and flown to London to join J.K. Rowling at a midnight launch event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows leading […]
Although the official schedule won’t be announced until Thursday,May 10th, the 33rd Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has already announced one science fiction film being presented. Slipstream, written and directed by Anthony Hopkins, will first be shown on Tuesday, May 29, at the SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall at 7 p.m. According to the press […]
Anyone who knows me, knows I have a weakness for Asians. Maybe it was all those Starman, Godzilla and Ultra Man movies I watched growing up. In fact, my most adorable husband is from Singapore. Anyway, I got a press release in my email about the 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards and just had to […]
I mentioned Sanctuary in the April Interim Update, saying that the project was still in the works. Well, now the five-minute sneak preview has been released. In case you don’t remember, Sanctuary is a new online science fiction series starring Amanda Tapping (Stargate: SG-1, Stargate Atlantis). The preview showcases exclusive scenes featuring characters and creatures […]
My computer crashed on Friday, taking half my email and a chunk of treasured photos of my dog with it. My husband worked diligently for 5 days trying to get it to run again. Finally, yesterday I was able to access my email and files. However, now my browser, Safari, will not allow me to […]
If you’re a fan of the original Star Trek, and will be in New Mexico on April 27, you’re invited to attend a public memorial for James Doohan, the man who played Chief Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott. Doohan died two years ago at the age of 85 and on April 28 his cremated remains will […]