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On Kickassitude
Posted on April 18, 2010 | 1 CommentI’ve just been reading a fabulous post at Juno Books, which gives an excellent account of the urban fantasy, paranormal romance and sword & sorcery genres. And it also... -
Who’d Want to be More than Human?
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 9 CommentsIf you could have a superpower, which superpower would it be? Oh please! Don’t pretend you’ve never thought about this. It’s the first daydream of every card-carrying SFF fan. The... -
Anime Heroes
Posted on March 25, 2010 | 1 CommentInspired by Archie Tait’s sublime choice of SFF Song of the Week – with its anime theme – I’ve decided to make it Anime Week on Debatable Spaces. Yes, I’m... -
On Being a Film Producer
Posted on March 19, 2010 | No CommentsMost writers live very boring lives. *sighs jealously* In my very first posting on this site, I claimed to have had a colourful life as a spy, explorer, murderer, and... -
SFF Heroes: Neo
Posted on March 11, 2010 | No CommentsActually I prefer Trinity…brrr! But let’s not go there. Neo is the coolest of the cool. He is Christ (aka the One), he is kick-ass, he wears shades, he has... -
Inglourious Paintings
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsStuart McGregor kindly sent me the link for these wonderful images - artworks inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. -
Is James Cameron a Traitor to his Own Species?
Posted on March 1, 2010 | 6 CommentsLet me get one thing straight, before I commence my rant for today: Avatar is one of the best things to happen to the science fictional world in years. It’s... -
Marvellous Misfits
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s a great guest blog from Danny Stack, script writer and script editor and co-founder (with Tony Jordan) of the Red Planet Prize. Take it away Danny… —————————————————————- Why I... -
SFF Heroes: Kara Thrace
Posted on February 23, 2010 | No CommentsRipley was the trail-blazer; but Kara Thrace (call sign ‘Starbuck’) is, for many of us, the quintessential female SF action hero. She’s a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, maverick daughter-of-a-bitch who hates... -
Why Scalzi is Wrong: the Great Basterds Debate
Posted on February 22, 2010 | 21 CommentsI woke up mulling about the John Scalzi column I read yesterday about why Quentin Tarantino’s movie Inglourious Basterds is NOT a science fiction movie as some (e.g. me) claim... -
SFF Heroes: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Posted on February 5, 2010 | No CommentsRegular readers of this blog will not be surprised to find Miss Buffy Summers on my list of SFF Heroes. The heroine of Joss Whedon’s seven series epic TV show... -
SFF Heroes: Conan the Barbarian
Posted on February 4, 2010 | 1 CommentToday’s SFF Hero feature is dedicated to Lilith Saintcrow, who was blogjay on this site yesterday and chose the wonderful Banned in Argo by Leslie Fish. (See below, or click... -
SFF Heroes: Clark Kent
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve never liked Superman. I enjoyed the Richard Donner movies, I’ve read some of the comics, but as a character he’s never worked for me – because he’s too powerful,... -
SFF Heroes: Ripley
Posted on February 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsSigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien and its sequels was the pioneer female action hero. She has no superpowers, but she’s tough and ruthless, she can run like hell, she loves... -
SFF Heroes: Wolverine
Posted on February 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsWolverine is the greatest ever Marvel super-hero; and Hugh Jackman is the coolest actor in the X-Men. Tragically, however, the character has never been written for properly in the X-Men... -
Movie Zone: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Posted on January 28, 2010 | No CommentsI love movies, and I wish I’d seen them all. Or rather, all the good ones. In pursuit of this ambition, I’ve been catching up on some classic movies, some... -
Does Whatever a Franchise Can: Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy
Posted on January 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsHere’s the latest guest blog in our Movie Zone feature…from the talented and irrepressible screenwriter and blogger Adrian Reynolds. Adrian’s thoughts on life and movies and other stuff can be... -
If Jackals Ruled the World
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve finally seen Avatar, and it’s as amazing and spectacular as everyone says. The 3D experience is exhilarating, the plot is tight and smart, and the concept is brilliant. It’s... -
SF Movies: Guest post from Archie Tait
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 3 CommentsI’ve recently started opening up this debatable space to guest blogs…most recently, Stuart Angell McGregor’s splendid piece on The X-Files and his own original, never-broadcast show The Flashlight Department. Watch... -
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...