Disney Theatrical Productions is holding the world premiere of the stage musical version of its retelling of “The Little Mermaid” fairy-tale in Denver, Colo. The Ellie Caulkins Opera House will hosting the world premiere of the Broadway bound musical July 26 through Sept. 9. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.denvercenter.org. For more […]
If you are a fan of the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off Angel or the short-lived Firefly and its movie spin-off Serenity, and you’re going to be a San Diego’s Comic-Con later this month, then please do read on. Joss Whedon, creator of the aforementioned shows, has teamed up with Dark Horse […]
To promote Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Fox put up a replica of the Surfer on the London Eye, according to Variety. Do any of my British readers have any photos they’d like to share? I’d love to post them for the rest of the readers to see, if you do. Send me […]
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 […]
Last week, organizers of Comic-Con International revealed a partial list of films that they will preview during the convention next month. The list includes: Alien vs. Predator 2: No Peace on Earth Babylon AD Beowulf Coraline The Golden Compass Hellboy 2: The Golden Army I Am Legend Indiana Jones 4 Resident Evil: Extinction Stardust Star […]
If so, you can now easily find out where Killer Pumpkins — the creator of which, John Pelico, was a judge for The 1st Annual Genre Traveler Photo Contest — will be appearing. Just go to killerpumpkins.com. Killer Pumpkins is launching a fan club this month, as well. Check it out, and if youvisitt up […]
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, […]
Since I hurt my back a few weeks back, I’ve been catching up on a lot of DVDs in my collection. I’ve watched all the 14 or 16 movies I got through the William Shatner DVD club, as well as worked my way through a few of the movies on my “50 Science Fiction Classics” […]
I just got this in my email today and thought I’d pass it along. Its an opportunity to win a free ticket to see Hostel Part II this Thursday in Hollywood, Calif. What follows is an excerpt from the email I received: Lionsgate & Screamfest invite you and a guest to a special advance screening!Thursday, […]