Author Archives: JD DeLuzio

Newspace

After our last, science-heavy Newspace, we’re focussing on the fictitious fantastic this week. We bring your attnetion to the English version of an awesome independent horror short posted on Youtube a few months ago in Japanese (above), some Star Wars movie rumours, and a lot of archival Star Wars pics released by Peter Mayhew, the actor best-remembered as Chewbacca.

Meanwhile, over in the Marvel Movie ‘verse, both Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas will be playing Ant-man!

Are SF Cons fact or fiction? Check the videos below!

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Bitten Review: “Summons”

TV and film have embraced the paranormal romance/urban fantasy genres these last few years, but Kelley Armstrong was ahead of the pack in penning this particular kind of tale. Bitten, based on her work, made its debut last night on Space in Canada, and it will have its U.S. premiere on SyFy Monday. It stars Smallville‘s Supergirl as Elena Michaels.

Are we watching? Is it worth watching?

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Novel Review: The Wolf at the End of the World

Douglas Smith has made a name penning excellent sf, fantasy, and horror short stories, but he’s never had a novel in print until now. The Wolf at the End of the World, a contemporary fantasy, takes its principal inspiration from the lore of the Cree and Ojibwe peoples.

Smith took as a starting point his award-winning story, “Spirit Dance,” but the novel can be read without any prior knowledge of its world.

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Newspace: Science Stories, 2013

We’ve reported (and missed) an assortment of science and tech stories in Newspace, and we’re listing our top ones at year’s end. What did we still miss? And in what order would you rank these?

Also– just for fun– we’re going to bookend these with Batman-related footage. Above, the Dynamic Duo fights Spider-man at an MMA bout.

Below: the future, in progress.

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Movie Review: Blue is the Warmest Colour

This film garnered the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes, for both the director and its lead performers, and has taken accolades around the world. Spielberg calls it “magnificent.” Blue is the Warmest Colour also has stirred controversy regarding certain scenes and the actresses’ public statements about them. In short, this is hot topic in cinema, 2013.

And, since it’s based on a graphic novel and even contains special effects, we’re going to review it here.

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Newspace

Gone Rogue

Anna Paquin’s Rogue has been cut from the forthcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. The scenes, declared “extraneous” by director Bryan Singer, will turn up on home release.

Robots in Spaaaaaaaaaaace!

Kirobo, the “first Space Robot” chatted with astronauts on board the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the next space-walk has been delayed until Christmas Eve.

Crossover Spectacular!

Chris Hadfield meets Stephen Hawking.

Keep watching the skies!

Check out some must-see skywatching for 2014.

Video…

…includes a Japanese doc on cosplay and Star Wars-themed twist on a Christmas classic.

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