Title: Franklyn Year: 2008 Rating: R Running Time: 97 mins Director: Gerald McMorrow Writer(s): Gerald McMorrow Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill, Jay Fuller, Art Malik, Kika Markham, Gary Pillai, Susannah York Franklyn is psychological fantasy caught in the age of the superhero film, where many of the sadly superficial trappings of [...]
by Bill Ward on June 15, 2011
in On Books
Artist Ward Shelley has crafted a really extraordinary infographic depicting the historical evolution of science fiction, from the age of Gilgamesh to the time of Star Wars. Moving from left to right, Shelley’s tentacled monster (inspired by War of the Worlds aliens) contains sinuous and bifurcated pathways detailing the seminal writers and stories that have [...]
Title: Gamer Year: 2009 Rating: R Running Time: 94 mins Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Writer(s): Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Cast: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, Terry Crews, Aaron Yoo, John Leguizamo, Milo Ventimiglia A clue to which hat you should wear when watching Gamer can be [...]
by Bill Ward on June 3, 2011
in Video
Target Practice scene from Disney’s The Black Hole. V.I.N.C.E.N.T. totally schools this clown.
I was really pleased to see that reports of Ray Gun Revival’s demise were, ultimately, greatly exaggerated. Thanks to the good folks over at Every Day Publishing, RGR is back as an e-zine, and publishing science fiction in the grand tradition. And hey, they even have this cool trailer!
by Bill Ward on October 17, 2009
in Zines
So, you know that bit in every apocalypse when the plucky survivors find that bit of greenery growing in the fire-husked rubble of whatever cityscape they are currently foraging in for ramen and shotgun ammo? That little shoot of something, maybe a bean plant (which has the advantage of being much more practical than a [...]