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by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
Statements on author's passing come from everywhere, every level
It's not too often someone's passing gets the attention of the President of the United States. But then again, it's not every day that the world loses a legend like Ray Bradbury. President Barack Obama shared his love of Bradbury's "gift for storytelling," and remembered the great despite the lat ...
Read MoreFind out what else Syfy plans to air this summer
Both "Warehouse 13" and "Eureka" have spent years pulling in record numbers to Syfy on Summer Tuesday nights. Now they'll just have to do the same thing on Mondays. The two popular shows move back a day when they premiere new seasons July 11, part of an overall summer schedule for Syfy that inclu ...
Read MoreFamed director will take on '11/22/63'
It's been a while since Jonathan Demme has pursued work on a scripted project. But that's OK ... he was just waiting for the right one. Although it won't hit bookshelves until Nov. 8, Demme is already attached to direct a big-screen version of the Stephen King novel "11/22/63." The film, a time t ...
Read MoreThe popular series, created by Jim Butcher, launches with an adaptation of 'Fool Moon'
This week, the comic book shelves holds a treat for anyone who loves a good wizard detective story. That's right, Harry Dresden is back in the comic pages, this time from Dynamite Entertainment. Issue 1 of “Fool Moon” is the first installment of a comic adaptation of the novel by the same na ...
Read MoreTwo comics show the highs and the lows of the week
This week's comics included a combination of bad and good, particularly from the licensed titles released. Two titles stood out in my mind as the worst and best of the lot. I really wanted to like the limited-run Jurassic Park series from IDW. After reading the first one last month, I had my dou ...
Read MoreDo sci-fi audiences really want extreme, graphic violence in books, movies and television shows?
A few months ago I was invited to review a book by a new science-fiction author, and after finally finishing it, I found myself wondering, "Who on earth wants to read this?" The story was interesting enough about alien planets with interesting beings and a war between good and evil, but the chara ...
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