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Archive for December, 2009
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Best SFF Film of 2009
Posted on December 29, 2009 | No CommentsIt’s coming to that time of year when the pundits start issuing their lists of the Best of ’09…I thought I’d add to the pile with my own three favourite... -
Movie Zone: The Red Shoes
Posted on December 28, 2009 | 1 CommentAs a post-Christmas treat, I went to see a classic movie at the BFI (formerly the National Film Theatre). It was The Red Shoes, by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger,... -
Finally, the sexy aliens…
Posted on December 15, 2009 | No CommentsI’ve written a new Orbit post about one of my favourite subjects – aliens. Take a look here. This post prompted ace webguy Darren Turpin to send me a link... -
Best of 2009?
Posted on December 11, 2009 | No CommentsOver at SF Crowsnest, they’ve compiled their list of the top 100 SFF novels of 2009….I’m glad to see Red Claw is in there, at number 17…. -
Fantastic Times Ahead
Posted on December 11, 2009 | 1 CommentMore great movie SF in the pipeline it seems – James Cameron is to produce (but probably not direct) a version of the fab 1996 movie Fantastic Voyage, featuring a bunch... -
The Rebirth of Cool SF?
Posted on December 11, 2009 | 3 CommentsMark Charan Newton has written an excellent recap of the firestorm of comment that followed his controversialist piece on why SF is dying, and fantasy kicks butt. I’ve added my... -
Debatable Spaces, revamped
Posted on December 10, 2009 | No CommentsI’ve been making some minor changes to this website – so minor, you haven’t noticed them! But it occurs to me that much of what appears on this site consists... -
On the Predator Pack
Posted on December 8, 2009 | 1 CommentI’ve been blogging on the Orbit site about evil, and it came as something as a shock to me to realise quite how dark is my own soul. In real... -
On Myth
Posted on December 7, 2009 | No CommentsSome great comments from Cara on myth…I was planning to write this exact same blog and now I have to dig in and think of something fresh to say on this... -
Okay, this is war!
Posted on December 6, 2009 | 6 CommentsI’ve just read Mark Charan Newton’s fiery blog on Why Science Fiction is Dying and Fantasy Fiction is the Future. Normally I take a very mild attitude to other people’s point... -
On the Art of Name Dropping
Posted on December 6, 2009 | No CommentsI’ve been following the tweets and blogs of Edgar (Shaun of the Dead) Wright recently, which are great value, though sometimes odd. But I’ve been hugely impressed at the casual... -
The Writer’s Quest, Part 1: Find Yourself
Posted on December 4, 2009 | 4 CommentsI’ve been mulling about the Robert Jackson Bennett post about How to Write a Story over on the Orbit website. It’s a funny, brief and utterly brilliant little essay. And it’s... -
On Misfits
Posted on December 3, 2009 | 1 CommentEp 4 of Misfits screens tonight. If you’ve missed it so far, you can catch up here. I’m in love with this show. It’s funny and dark and nasty, and all... -
On Rebus
Posted on December 2, 2009 | No CommentsI went into Borders on Charing Cross Road last week… a sad experience to see such a lovely bookshop in its dying days. I looked for bargains – but didn’t...