(1) TERMINATOR TERMINATED? The Hollywood Reporter’s Eriq Gardner tracks a major development in copyright litigation: “Real-Life ‘Terminator’: Major Studios Face Sweeping Loss of Iconic ’80s Film Franchise Rights”. Since its 1984 bow, The Terminator has spawned five sequels grossing $1.8 … Continue reading
Comic-Con International has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2019, chosen by a panel of judges. Image and DC received the most nominations: Image with 19 (plus 11 shared), and DC with 17 (plus 7 shared). … Continue reading
(1) LITERARY DIVE. Juliette Wade and her Dive Into Worldbuilding team interview “Caroline Ratajski”. There’s a detailed synopsis you can read at the link, and a video recording you can see on YouTube. …We asked how writing a chapter every … Continue reading
(1) DAMES AND KNIGHTS. The Queen’s birthday honours list is out. The Guardian has the highlights likely to be of interest to Filers (although it does not cite any of the recipients’ genre credits). The Queen’s birthday honours list, in … Continue reading
(1) NO, IT AIN’T COOL. Indiewire reports “Harry Knowles Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Austin Woman Two Decades Ago, and Drafthouse Owners Didn’t Take Action”. An Austin-area woman said Ain’t It Cool News founder Harry Knowles sexually assaulted her at an Alamo … Continue reading
The 2017 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis winners were announced on March 31. The award, named after early sf author Kurd Laßwitz (1848–1910), has been given since 1981 to exceptional German sf works and translations. For more information (in German) see the official site … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2017 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis were announced on March 31. The award, named after early sf author Kurd Laßwitz (1848–1910), has been given since 1981 to exceptional German sf works and translations. For more information (in German) see the … Continue reading
(1) NO COUNTRY FOR OLD SPACEMEN. NBC News reports “Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Medically Evacuated From South Pole”. Aldrin, 86, is in stable condition after “his condition deteriorated” while visiting Antarctica, according to White Desert, which organizes luxury tourism trips to … Continue reading
The European Science Fiction Society presented its 2016 Awards at Eurocon in Barcelona. HALL OF FAME BEST AUTHOR: Tom Crosshill (Latvia) BEST ARTIST: Stephan Martinère (France) BEST MAGAZINE: Bifrost (France) BEST PUBLISHER: Ediciones B (Spain) BEST PROMOTER: (Three-way tie) James … Continue reading
(1) PRINCESS AWOL. Yahoo! Movies side-eyes this disturbing pattern – “’Moana’ Teaser: A Brief History of Disney Omitting Princesses From Princess Movie Trailers”. Moana doesn’t show up until :38 of this teaser trailer – This all began after 2009’s The … Continue reading