by Brian Logee
March 15, 2010 in Art, Culture, Movies by Brian Logee
Words can not express how badly I want a 2.4 meter tall Alien King sculpture! Made from recycled parts and welded together.
I went to Robosteel site where there are more awesome pictures of the Steel Alien sculptures and the worse thing ever happened. They are actually for sale… *drool*
(via Fantasy SF Blog)
by Eric
February 5, 2010 in Books, Fandom, Writing by Eric
Paul Jessup thinks he knows why Science Fiction is dying:
Heinlien. Asimov. At the latest, Orson Scott Card (but mostly just for Ender’s Game). I don’t see anyone ever looking for something new…
This is why SF is spiraling downward in sales. It’s fans just aren’t buying it anymore. I’ve got mixed feelings about this. I love Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, etc. so I don’t mind that it’s popular and selling. But some part of me wonders- is SF meant to be kept in the past? Is that why Steampunk is so popular right now, because it’s an emulation of the past? I’m not sure. But this is a problem (Paul Jessup).
Is classicism the problem? Well, it is part of it, but it is only one of many.
The biggest problem SF has is that the industry didn’t learn from the New Wave SF of the 60’s and 70’s. These authors, most notably Harlan Ellison and Ray Bradbury, didn’t allow themselves to be constrained by the limits of industry enforced genre. There stories were a little bit science, a little bit fantasy, a little bit horror. The incorporated whatever they thought they needed into their stories to make them good.
Genre has become increasingly rigid. Publishers forgot that Speculative Fiction is the literature of the imagination. It once explored the question, “What if” without any limits save those of the author’s imagination. As the genres stiffened, sales have continued to go down.
This genre lock is not the only problem facing SF. Have you seen any of the marketing for new fiction? No? You are not alone.
If a new classic is published and no one knows about it, will it make any sales? Yes, among the author’s friends and family. That is about it.
Publishers and authors need to find new ways to generate excitement about new titles, but that is not enough. Fans need to find better venues to share and spread the word about their favorite new books.
I have to admit that I really haven’t read any new books in a long time. With the exception of Night’s Knights, Brave Men Run, and Burning Skies. These don’t count because I read them after meeting the authors. I also don’t count the Harry Potter books or franchise fiction. Personally, I find it too hard to find new books to read.
As a writer, I feel like I am confessing a mortal sin. I want to read more, but I am not sure where to find new books.
I’ve thought about reviewing books myself, but I don’t feel like I have the time to wade through the weeds to find the books.
So, I ask you. Where do you find out about new books? How can we promote SF books better?
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by Brian Logee
December 16, 2009 in Art, Fandom, tv/series by Brian Logee
Thanks John The Rogue Demon Hunter for this awesome Legend of the Seeker vid. In under 3 minutes he captures the epic struggle of Kahlan and Richard against all opposition. Watch the video below.
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I like how the video starts out cut from one fight scene giving it a slow feeling matching the pace of the song then when the song speeds up the video matches. The video cuts are tight and really fit the moments. Lots of sword play, dagger play and other great fantasy combat moments.
by Brian Logee
November 3, 2009 in Movies by Brian Logee
Theater or Renter: November includes eight SF movies 1/2 of them are books adapted into movies: A Christmas Carol, The Fourth Kind, 2012, Planet 51, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ninja Assassin, The Road. Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?
Rules of the Game: Watch the trailers. Rate the Trailer. Then share with us your comments: does the movie, it’s trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?
Release Date: NOVEMBER 6th
Listed as: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
Written by: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn, Molly C. Quinn
The Plot / Story: An animated retelling of the Victorian morality tale A Christmas Carol
Release Date: NOVEMBER 6th
Listed as: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Produced by: Paul Brooks, Joe Carnahan
Written by: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Stars: Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton
The Plot / Story: The Fourth Kind is a reenactment of alien abduction events that are claimed to have actually happened. An investigator is dispatched to Nome, Alaska to puzzle out a 40-year-long mystery involving an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances in the town. Her videotaped evidence looks to present the most convincing evidence of alien abduction ever documented. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Release Date: NOVEMBER 13th
Listed as: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Roland Emmerich
Produced by: Roland Emmerich, Mark Gordon, Harald Kloser, Larry J. Franco, Ute Emmerich
Written by: Harald Kloser, Roland Emmerich
Stars: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson
The Plot / Story: The film explores the idea of a global doomsday event coinciding with the end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012. In Guatemala reports start coming in of mass suicides in the Mayan jungles of people attempting to avoid the impending apocalypse. A secret organization that realizes the world is ending and is constructing of vast arks beneath the Himalayan mountains to save both the Human race and significant animal species when doomsday finally happens. The disaster strikes all over with super volcano and mega earthquakes from dramatic shifting in the earths crust. A group of survivors, including Jackson Curtis and his family fight their way to China before they can board the great arks and save themselves from the gigantic tidal waves sweeping across the Earth. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Release Date: NOVEMBER 20th
Listed as: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Director: Jorge Blanco
Produced by: Ignacio Perez Dolset, Guy Colins
Written by: Joe Stillman
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, John Cleese
The Plot / Story: The film follows a human astronaut, Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker who lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first to set foot on it. However, he discovers it’s inhabited by little green people who live in a white picket-fenced world reminiscent of 1950s America. The inhabitants of planet 51 are struck with alien fear and Captain Baker struggles to survive and get off the planet before they capture him. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Release Date: NOVEMBER 20th
Listed as: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Chris Weitz
Produced by: Mark Morgan, Wyck Godfrey
Written by: Melissa Rosenberg (screen play)
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
The Plot / Story: Based on the book The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Release Date: NOVEMBER 20th
Listed as: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Studio: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Allison Abbate, Steven Rales
Director: Wes Anderson
Produced by: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Allison Abbate, Steven Rales
Written by: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Jarvis Cocker, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Helen McCrory
The Plot / Story: Animated kids film based on Roald Dahl’s book Fantastic Mr. Fox
Release Date: NOVEMBER 25th
Listed as: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Studio: Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment, Silver Pictures
Director: James McTeigue
Produced by: Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Grant Hill
Written by: Story: Matthew Sand Screenplay: Matthew Sand, J. Michael Straczynski
Stars: Rain, Naomie Harris
The Plot / Story: Raizo, kidnapped as a child and raised by the Ozunu Clan, is one of the world’s deadliest assassins. When Raizo’s friend is executed by the clan, he flees into hiding. Meanwhile, Mika Coretti, a Europol agent, retrieves secret agency files on The Clan. Finding out about the investigation, The Clan attempts to assassinate her, but she is rescued by Raizo. Reemerging, seeking revenge he must find a way to take down the Ozunu Clan. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Release Date: NOVEMBER 25th
Listed as: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Studio: 2929 Productions
Director: John Hillcoat
Produced by: Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz
Written by: Joe Penhall
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron
The Plot / Story: Based on the book The Road
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March 4, 2009 in Movies by Brian Logee
Theater or Renter: March 2009 includes Five Speculative Fiction movies Watchmen, Race to Witch Mountain, Knowing, Monsters vs. Aliens, and The Haunting in Connecticut. Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?
Rules of the Game: Watch the trailers. Rate the Trailer. Then share with us your comments: does the movie, it’s trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?
Release Date: MARCH 6th
Listed as: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Studio: Legendary Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions, DC Comics
Director: Zack Snyder
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Deborah Snyder
Written by: David Hayter, Alex Tse, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Stars: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson
The Plot / Story: Set in an alternate 1985 America where tensions between the US and the Soviet Union is high and the “Doomsday Clock” is set at five minutes to midnight, former superhero-turned vigilante Rorschach discovers that one of his former colleagues has been murdered. As he investigates the murder he uncovers a plot that is intent on killing and discrediting all past and present superheros. As he reconnects with members of his former crime-fighting legion, including Nite Owl II, Silk Spectre II and Dr. Manhattan, they uncover a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy that not only links to their shared past but has catastrophic consequences for the future. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Release Date: MARCH 13th
Listed as: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Andy Fickman
Produced by: Andrew Gunn, Mario Iscovich, Anne Marie Sanderlin
Written by: Andy Fickman, Mark Bomback, Matt Lopez
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Tom Everett Scott
The Plot / Story: Advancing the storyline from the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain, a Las Vegas cab driver and a discredited astrophysicist attempt to rescue two paranormal siblings from the hands of a villainous man. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
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Release Date: MARCH 20th
Listed as: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Alex Proyas
Produced by: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
Written by: Alex Proyas, Stuart Hazeldine, Juliet Snowden
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne
The Plot / Story: John Koestler, a professor, finds that the contents of a time capsule at his son’s elementary school make predictions of the future that have come true. The predictions lead the teacher to believe the world is ending, and that he and his son are involved in the apocalypse. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Release Date: MARCH 27th
Listed as: Animation, Sci-Fi
Studio: DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures
Director: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Produced by: Lisa Stewart, Jill Hopper, Lisa Stewart, Latifa Ouaou
Written by: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Rob Letterman, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert, Paul Rudd, Jimmy Kimmel
The Plot / Story: When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. She is labeled a monster and captured by the military and held at an institution that houses other monsters. When a UFO lands and an alien overlord named Gallaxhar demands that Earth be given to them, General W.R. Monger suggests to the President that the monsters can provide the firepower to defeat the aliens. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Release Date: MARCH 27th
Listed as: Horror, Thriller
Studio: Lionsgate, Gold Circle Films
Director: Peter Cornwell
Produced by: Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Steve Whitney, Paul Brooks, Daniel Farrands, Phyllis Laing, Wendy Rhoads, Andrew Trapani
Written by: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe
Stars: Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, Martin Donovan, Sophi Knight, Ty Wood, Erik J. Berg, John Bluethner, D.W. Brown, John B. Lowe
The Plot / Story: Based on a “true” story, Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut charts one family’s terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner’s clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now unspeakable terror awaits, when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the powerful dark forces of the supernatural, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
The “true” story was featured on the Discovery Channel television show called “A Haunting.” It was actually one their pilot episode called “A Haunting in Connecticut.” For more on the episode check out wikipedia episode guide here
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by Brian Logee
February 4, 2009 in Movies by Brian Logee
Theater or Renter: February 2009 includes Five SF movies Coraline, Fanboys, Push, Friday the 13th, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?
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Coraline:
Release Date: February 6, 2009 Listed as: stop motion, horror Studio: Focus Features Director: Henry Selick Produced by: Mary Sandell, Claire Jennings Written by: Neil Gaiman (novel), Henry Selick Stars: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Ian McShane, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French The Plot / Story: A young girl, Coraline unlocks a mysterious door in her new home and enters into a parallel reality, a fantastical and thrilling imitation of her own dull life. In this world, Coraline finds a new version of her real mother and father, her off-kilter neighbors, Miss Forcible, Miss Spink and Mr. Bobinsky, and the Cat. The only difference is that they all possess big, black buttons for eyes (All except for the Cat). When Coraline’s Other Parents confront her during her birthday night, they tell Coraline that if she wants to stay in this Parallel universe, she must change her eyes into black buttons as well. When Coraline is given them in a small box, she hesitates and has mixed feelings on which universe to choose permanently. However, this other world soon begins to unravel and Coraline, along with her real parents, become prisoners to her Other Mother and must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
Fanboys:
Watch The Trailer here in the P:S HQ Release Date: February 6, 2009 Listed as: Adventure, Comedy, Fandom Studio: The Weinstein Company Director: Kyle Newman Produced by: Dana Brunetti, Kevin Spacey, Matthew Pernicaro, Evan Astrowsky, Kevin Mann Written by: Story: Ernest Cline, Dan Pulick, Screenplay: Ernest Cline, Adam F. Goldberg Stars: Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Kristen Bell The Plot / Story: It’s 1998 and Star Wars fanboys across the globe eagerly await the release of Episode 1. But for Eric, Linus, Hutch and Windows the term “fanboy” is more than just a title, it’s a badge of honor. Spurred by impatience and an undying loyalty to their cause, these former high school friends reunite to undertake the road trip of their fan-tasies. Traveling West across the country to visit their Mecca George lucas’ Skywalker Ranch. The plan is to break in, steal the film and stake their claim as the first fanboys in history to watch it. But to secure their place in the fanboy hall of fame, they’ll have to contend with bizarre bikers, a crazy pimp, a deranged group of trekkies and the quiet intensity of William Shatner. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
Push:
Release Date: February 6, 2009 Listed as: Sci-Fi, Thriller Studio: Summit Entertainment Director: Paul McGuigan Produced by: Written by: David Bourla Stars: Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou The Plot / Story: A group of young American expatriates with telekinetic, telepathic, and clairvoyant abilities, hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency referred to as “Division.” They try to find the only woman that ever escaped from “Division”. She is their only key to finding out how to escape the agency. They must also use their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
Friday the 13th:
Release Date: February 13, 2009 Listed as: Horror Studio: New Line Cinema Director: Marcus Nispel Produced by: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller Written by: Screenplay: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, Story: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, Mark Wheaton, Characters by: Victor Miller, Ron Kurz Stars: Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo The Plot / Story: Searching for his missing sister, Clay heads up to the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins that lie in wait behind moss-covered trees. And that’s not the only thing hiding under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all—thrills weekend. But they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they’ve entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history – the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake armed with a razor-sharp machete…Jason Voorhees. This is a remake of the original Friday The 13th from 1980 (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li:
Release Date: February 27, 2009 Listed as: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Produced by: Patrick Aiello, Ashok Amritraj Written by: Justin Marks Stars: Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan, Taboo, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood The Plot / Story: The story follows Chun-Li’s quest for justice. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
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January 7, 2009 in Project: Shadow Informant Show Notes by Brian Logee
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November 14, 2008 in Project: Shadow Informant Show Notes by Brian Logee
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