Archive for September, 2007
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September 15, 2007
Director:Â
Stuart Gordon
DVD:Â
Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company:Â MGM (Video & DVD)Â
(2007-09-11)
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September 14, 2007
Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit.
The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.
Author:Â Charlaine Harris
Hardcover:Â
336 pages
Company:Â Ace HardcoverÂ
(2007-05-01)
(2007-05-01)
ISBN:Â 0441014941
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September 14, 2007
Premiering on ABC in 1968 and lasting just 51 episodes before its cancellation in 1970, Irwin Allen's fantasy series
Land of the Giants has built a sizable (if you'll pardon the pun) fan base in subsequent decades thanks to its mix of adventure, science fiction, and camp; now those dedicated fans can enjoy the entire series in an impressive set that features a wealth of extras. The template for Giants is remarkably similar to that of Allen's
Lost in Space; here, the passengers and crew of the commercial spacecraft
The Spindrift encounters a mysterious energy force en route to London and finds themselves on a planet which parallels Earth in every way save one - its inhabitants are twelve times the size of the marooned crew. The protagonists are less tightly knit than
Space's astronaut family Robinson - in fact, pilots Gary Conway and Don Marshall regularly butt heads with architect Don Matheson and entertainer Deanna Lund - though all seem to agree that orphan Stefan Arngrim is cute as a button and Kurt Kasznar is as much a pain in the neck as Dr. Smith (amusingly, Jonathan Harris turns up in this set in the episode "Pay the Piper"). But
The Spindrift castaways' adventures are less juvenile than those of the later
Lost in Space episodes, and the special effects (which cost the network a record-setting $250,000 per episode) are impressive for the period. The nine-DVD set for
Land of the Giantscontains the series' entire network run, as well as the unaired pilot, which offers a similar take on the debut episode, "The Crash," minus John Williams' jazzy theme and other elements. Most of the surviving cast members (Kasznar passed away in 1979, and Heather Young is not included) is featured in interviews about their experiences on the show, and there are several home videos of producer Allen directing the program and interacting with the over sized props and sets. Also featured on the discs are galleries of publicity shots, episodic photos, show merchandise and of the photogenic Ms. Lund, and the
MAD Magazine parody. Meanwhile, buyers can also pursue a reproduction of the comic book adaptation and a booklet with more cast interviews and photos, and check out a set of trading cards, a
Spindrift key chain and crew iron-on patch - all of which is contained in the set's clever carrying case, which reproduces a wooden cage that held the
Giants' heroes in one episode. Though casual admirers may balk at the
Giant Collection price tag, diehards will undoubtedly appreciate having the entire set and quality extras at their disposal.
-- Paul Gaita
Director:Â
Sobey Martin, Harry Harris
DVD:Â
Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Company:Â 20th Century FoxÂ
(2007-07-24)
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September 12, 2007
PS PUBLISHING has announced a new book line titled, PS SHOWCASE. The first book in the line will be Sanity and Other Delusions (http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/cat/s1saod.asp) by GARY FRY.
The idea is to put out a series of mini story-collections - priced as per our novellas at £10 / $20 (approx.) for the hardcover and £25 / $50 (approx.) for the signed, jacketed hardcover - from writers whom we believe are deserving of more attention.More from PS PUBLISHING on PS SHOWCASE
I'm particularly excited about this new venture because it ties in with one of my greatest loves: comic books. In 1956, DC Comics' Julius Schwartz started a new title called Showcase, and in that comic book he launched re-workings of characters such as The Flash and Green Lantern onto a world that had grown just a little bored with super heroes.
It was a huge success and those characters - plus many others launched in the title - went on to become mainstays of the comic book industry. We're hoping that, in our own small way, we may be able to do the same sort of thing with PS Showcase.
Source: PS Publishing (http://news.pspublishing.co.uk/2007/09/13/introducing-ps-showcase-our-new-line-of-short-fiction-mini-collections/)
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September 12, 2007
Jack Haringa, editor of DEAD RECKONINGS, has released the Table of Contents for the upcoming second issue.
Sherry Austin--Ekaterina Sedia, The Secret History of Moscow
June Pulliam--Thomas Harris, Hannibal Rising
Ben Fisher--Christopher Conlon, ed, Poe's Lighthouse; James Robert Smith and Stephen Mark Rainey, ed., Evermore
Tony Fonseca--Thomas Tessier, Wicked Things; Philip Haldeman, Shadow Coast
Hubert Van Calenbergh--Clark Ashton Smith, Collected Fantasies, Vol. 1 and 2
Steven J. Mariconda--Clark Ashton Smith, Complete Poems and Translations, Vol. 3
Reggie Oliver--S.T. Joshi and Rosemary Pardoe, ed., Warnings to the Curious
Rob Latham--Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day
Brian Showers--Margaret Oliphant, The Library Window; Cheiro, A Study of Destiny
John Langan--Laird Barron, The Imago Sequence
S.T. Joshi--Michael Cisco, Secret Hours; The Traitor
Ben P. Indick--Sean Wallace and Paul G. Tremblay, ed., Fantasy; Scriptus Innominatus, ed., Zencore!
Ramsey Campbell, Probably
Darrell Schweitzer--Kim Paffenroth, Dying to Live
Donald R. Burleson--The Short Fiction of Ambrose Bierce: A Comprehensive Edition
Jack M. Haringa--Tom Piccirilli, The Midnight Road
Scott Connors--Caitlin R. Kiernan, Daughter of Hounds
Tony Fonseca--Peter Crowther, ed., Postscripts #10; Robert Morrish, ed., Thrillers Two (2, II)
Paula Guran--Elizabeth Hand, Generation Loss; Illyria
Richard Bleiler--Peter Straub, Sides
Jim Rockhill--Lucius Shepard, Softspoken; The Dagger Key and Other Stories
Michael Marano--Michael Marshall (Smith), The Servants; The Intruders
Matt Cardin--Richard Gavin, Omens
Hank Wagner--Mary SanGiovanni, The Hollower; Sarah Langan, The Missing
Van Viator--Lee Thomas, The Dust of Wonderland; John Farris, You Don't Scare Me
John Langan--Conrad Williams, The Unblemished
Alan Warren--Jeffrey Thomas, Deadstock; with Scott Thomas, Seas of Flesh and Ash
Sherry Austin--Steve Berman, Vintage: A Ghost Story
Ben P. Indick--Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union
Jack M. Haringa--Michael Arnzen, Audiovile; Elizabeth Monteleone, ed., Dark Voices series; (Giasone and Marcy Italiano), Johnny Gruesome
Darrell Schweitzer--Pan's Labyrinth
Stefan Dziemianowicz--The Darkling Plain (essay)
Capsule Reviews
As always, if you are the author of a forthcoming book or a contributor to an anthology, or if you are simply aware of a forthcoming book that you think would be of interest to DR, please let me know. You can leave a comment with contact info here or email me at uncletheobald _at_ yahoo(dot)com.
Source: Jack Haringa (http://mssrcrankypants.livejournal.com/74142.html)
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September 12, 2007
PS PUBLISHING has listed a long list of forthcoming titles. Titles from PS Showcase #1: Sanity and Other Delusions, a six-story collection by GARY FRY to The Collected Ed Gorman, Vol. #3, a short fiction collection by ED GORMAN. Click on the story to see the entire list at the PS PUBLISHING site.
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September 10, 2007
DARREN SHAN has posted his September newsletter detailing upcoming events and releases of his work.
Welcome to the September edition of the Shanville Monthly!!! Although Blood Beast isn't officially released in the UK and Ireland until October 1st, it will go on sale a couple of days early at the Bath Festival, and a day early at Waterstones Bournemouth, so a lot of this month's news centres around its impending release!! I'm VERY excited about book 6 -- after the fifth book ended on a huge cliffhanger, I know lots of fans have been chomping at the bit to find out what happens next, and the air of secrecy around the book has stoked things up to fever pitch!!!!
This month SHAN updates on his next book in the DEMONATA series as well as new covers for foreign translations.
He also updates his UK book tour dates and places.
Head on over to his site to read the entire September news letter. (http://www.darrenshan.com/monthly/index.html)
Source: Darren Shan (http://www.darrenshan.com/monthly/index.html)
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September 8, 2007
With a couple of weeks left before the landmark Halo 3 launch, Microsoft is reminding everyone that it has some special gear for the game to make the experience as complete as possible. via Xbox 360 News Coverage 24
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September 8, 2007
"Are you sure John Goodman? He's so cuddly and likable!"
It's not easy playing someone hell bent on revenge. Just ask Kevin Bacon . He stars in the very tense crime drama Death Sentence , playing a man whose vengeance over the death of his son creates a cycle of ... via Hollywood
