(1) FEELING FELINE. Beware “Timothy’s Spoiler Filled Review of Captain Marvel” at Camestros Felapton. [From the desk of the CEO of Cattimothy Media dot Org] This is Marvel’s second cat led superhero movie. Black Panther was a bit disappointing as … Continue reading
(1) RABBIT CAST MULTIPLYING. More celebrities join the Watership Down warren: “Daniel Kaluuya, Rosamund Pike Join Animated Netflix/BBC Miniseries ‘Watership Down’”. The latest adaptation of Richard Adams’ classic allegorical bunny adventure novel will be a CGI series, with John Boyega, … Continue reading
(1) MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RADCH. Ann Leckie gave away “Provenance Vestiges” on her book tour. See some of them at the link. For the trilogy, I was giving out pins, which was great fun, but in all honestly were … Continue reading
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner died at home September 27 of natural causes. He was 91. While the magazine’s primary appeal was nude pictures of women and sex-oriented features, Playboy was also known for its cultural and political articles, and … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2017 Seiun Award were announced April 11 by the 56th Japan Science Fiction Convention. The members of “Donburacon” will vote on the winners, which will be announced in July. The award has nine categories. Here are the categories … Continue reading
By Chris M. Barkley: Stuff I’m Nominating for the 2017 Hugo Awards, Part Two Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form Arrival (Paramount Pictures/Sony Pictures, 116 minutes) Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, based on the novella “The Story … Continue reading
Here is your Hugo-themed Scroll. (1) RIGHT IN THE EYE. These are beauties…. https://twitter.com/rangercraig/status/726461937387601920 (2) STUBBORN. The G at Nerds of a Feather asks “HUGOPOCALYPSE II: Where Do We Go From Here?” (This was posted the day the nominations were … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the recipients of this year’s Specialty Press Award and Richard Laymon President’s Award. The Specialty Press Award winner is Borderlands Press. Since its founding in 1990 by Elizabeth and Tom Monteleone, Borderlands Press … Continue reading
(1) TALES OF LONG LONG AGO. Ethan Mills knows it’s “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Getting Ready for Star Wars!” In watching The Empire Strikes Back, I was reminded of this post from several months back: “The Dress: … Continue reading
(1) C. E. Murphy is “home from Octocon” with several good stories. I brought about eight pounds of fudge to the con, and passed it out to the attendees of the Golden Blasters film festival on Friday night. Probably the … Continue reading