Articles tagged "science fiction"![]() Column: The Box Office BelletristThe Handmaid’s Tale: Not So Sci-fiby Jennifer Makowsky[24.Sep.09] :. The terrifying, 'it could happen today' message of this story is best told in the Atwood's book, rather than the film version. NewsHis and hers sci-fi: Man copes with alien, woman copes with marriageby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Aug.09] :. Science-fiction movies are thinking less and feeling more. A genre once heavy with futuristic hardware and mind-blowing themes has discovered its gentler, more sensitive side. Two movies now... NewsSci Fi channel changes its name to Syfyby Diane Werts [Newsday (MCT)][6.Jul.09] :. So, what does it mean when a channel called Sci Fi changes its name to Syfy? A. New viewers might watch, curious about the change and possibly reassured they’ll see more than just space... Channel SurfingA Doctor Who Christmas! In June…by George Tiller[28.Jun.09] :. In Doctor Who: The Next Doctor, the Doctor (David Tennant), arrives in London on Christmas Eve, 1851. As the Doctor exits the TARDIS he finds himself in scene out of Dickens. It’s... ![]() NewsScience fiction battles odds but survives, flourishes on TVby Gail Pennington [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)][25.Jun.09] :. “Star Trek” was canceled after just three seasons, then grew into one of the most popular and influential franchises in science fiction history. Ever since, fans of the genre have pointed... ![]() Books ReviewThe Best of Sexology, ed. Craig Yoeby Carmelo Militano[16.Dec.08] :. In1933 Gernsback published a pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-scientific magazine devoted to sex and all its mysteries, vagaries, varieties -- not to mention all its anxieties. Wall of America by Thomas M. Dischby Chris Barsanti[1.Oct.08] :. An important and dutiful volume that catches readers up on just about everything Disch was doing, at least in science fiction, over the past few years. Techno wizard also pens best-selling science fictionby Brier Dudley [The Seattle Times (MCT)][12.Sep.08] :. SEATTLE - If you saw Neal Stephenson on the street, you might think he’s just another geeky Seattle guy with a particularly impressive goatee. He blends right into this town of musicians,... The Hostby Lara Killian[30.Jul.08] :. Having covered inter-species romance between humans, vampires and werewolves in her popular Twilight series, Meyer turns to new territory in her latest novel: aliens. Back from the future: Robert Silverberg has guided sci-fi readers for 55 yearsby Allen Pierleoni [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Jun.08] :. Science fiction writer Robert Silverberg was on the phone from his spacious home in the hills above Oakland, outlining his daily routine. “I’m up at 5:30 or 6, but not willingly,”... Trying to fathom the mystery of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’by John Mark Eberhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][11.Apr.08] :. “Its origin and purpose still a total mystery.” This is the last line of dialogue in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” though the film is far from over at that point. Astronaut David... Spook Country by William Gibsonby Chauncey Mabe [South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)][24.Oct.07] :. Apparently some critics look at Gibson's work and think, "Mmm, no coherent story, big reputation -- that must mean it's lit'rature!" New ‘Gordon’ series flashes forwardby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][9.Aug.07] :. LOS ANGELES - The Sci Fi Channel’s new take on “Flash Gordon” is not your father’s “Flash Gordon.” Heck, it isn’t even your grandfather’s “Flash... ‘Blade Runner’ created a provocative view of the futureby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Jun.07] :. It was a tension-filled shoot. The rising star and the director didn’t get along. When the test screenings were disastrous the producers added a voiceover narration, hoping to make the story... Ray Bradbury finally wins a Pulitzer, but it shouldn’t have taken so longby John Mark Eberhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][4.May.07] :. In April, Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine and Something Wicked This Way Comes, finally won a Pulitzer Prize. Bradbury’s... |
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