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The Door (Die Tür) DVD Review
2009
Director: Anno Saul
Script: Jan Berger
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwarz, Heike, Makatsch
Following on from such curiosities as The Box and The Bothersome Man, German thriller The Door fits into a science fiction subgenre perhaps best described as “could have been a Twilight Zone episode.” It’s a dark and inventive “what if?” fantasy tale, based the novel … read more
Zonad DVD Review
2009
Written and directed by: John Carney, Kieran Carney
Cast: Simon Delaney, David Pearse, Janice Byrne
Extraterrestrial invaders battle for the quaint town of Ballymoran in this low budget Irish comedy. Only, Zonad and his archnemesis Bonad aren’t aliens but two escaped lunatics – unlike “prot” in K-Pax, there’s no question as to whether these unlikely champions are anything … read more
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Tagged films / movies, Independent Cinema, Irish Cinema, science fiction
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Primeval: Extinction Event Book Review
Titan Books
Written by Dan Abnett
Primeval, the Saturday night sci-fi show genre fans love to hate. I’ve become a bit of the proponent of the show over the last few years; particularly the third season, in which Primeval’s ‘dinosaurs leap through rifts in time to terrorise England’ premise veered into more interesting territory, with all manner of … read more
Avatar Collectors Vault Book 3D Review
Published by Whitman Publishing / Titan Books
James Cameron’s “Pocahontas in Space” may not have been the first 3D cinema experience, but it’s certainly proven to be the third dimension’s most prominent emissary. While cynical cinephiles interpreted Avatar’s success as further proof that visual gimmickry will compensate for all manner of plot deficiency, the fact remains that Cameron’s vivid … read more
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Tagged Avatar, films / movies, James Cameron, science fiction
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Avatar Collector’s Vault Brings the 3D to Your Coffee Table
To coincide with the DVD/Blu-ray release of the Avatar: Extended Edition – you know, the one you didn’t hold out for and now wish you had – on the 15th November, Titan Books are releasing the intriguingly titled Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D. This oversized hardcover “interactive book” comes in a slipcase and contains over 60 special features and … read more
Firefly: Still Flying Book Review
Published by Titan Books
Firefly may have been cut down in its prime (only to be briefly brought back as a criminally underappreciated movie) but its fans refuse to move on. Not that they should, of course; few other sci-fi shows featured as enduring a cast or as distinct a universe as Joss Whedon’s western in space.
TV studios, publishers … read more
Proxies of Fate by Matthew Moses Review
Proxies of Fate marks the first time I’ve been asked to review a purely prose novel, yet while Proxies isn’t a comic as such it’s ostensibly a classic comic book adventure under a literary veil, with equal quantities of 50s sci-fi thrown in for good measure.
When an invasion by the Krush, a sadistic reptilian warrior race intent on conquering … read more
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Tagged books/literature, science fiction, superhero comics, superhero movies
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Avatar Movie Review
2009
Director: James Cameron
Script: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Sigourney Weaver
In 1986, James Cameron gave us Aliens, a movie which climaxed with Sigourney Weaver going head to head with a queen Xenomorph in a power lifter – despite the acid-spitting extra-terrestrial’s superior design it was clearly no match for … read more
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