The Grenada adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes stories, filmed in the 1980s and early 1990s, earned a reputation for fidelity to the source. This film may surprise some viewers, then. Loosely based on a minor Holmes adventure, “The Case of the Sussex Vampire,” it significantly alters and expands the original story, with nods to Stoker and Universal and Hammer. Early on, viewers receive clues that, this time, Holmes may be facing an unearthly opponent.
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Amazon Founder Off Into the Blue
Last week Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space project, revealed the details behind a November launch. The ship did not actually leave earth’s atmosphere, but this represents another early step towards privatized spaceflight.
Disney Obtains Rights To John Carter of Mars
chad writes, Sci Fi Wire is reporting that Disney has purchased the rights to film Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars. Apparently Disney is hoping to turn this into a major film franchise. It’ll be nice to expose a whole new generation to Burroughs’ creations–he was one of my favorite authors when I was a teenager.
From Pan’s Labyrinth to the Mountains of Madness?
Guillermo del Toro’s next film may be a big-budget adaptation of Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness.
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Television’s Diamond Age
For those of you who missed the post at Sci Fi Fire, several new shows are in the works, including an adaptation of Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age.
Children of Men
Children of Men has proven so popular with crowds and critics, that more than one reviewer has been moved to defend it against claims that it is—- gasp– science-fiction. Of course it’s SF of a familiar kind, and very well-made.
Comic Review: Pussey!
The world of comix, however much it has shaped popular movies, television, and videogames, remains fairly insular. Pussey! depicts that world through the life of a long-suffering, often insufferable fanboy and artist.
Daniel Clowes wrote and illustrated these chapters between 1989 and 1994. Fantagraphics published the completed work a decade ago. The 2006 edition features a new, illustrated introduction that examines the relationship among the author, his character, and the world both inhabit.
Indianapolis Superhero Museum to open…
If you’re in the Indianapolis area this summer, you may want to check out the Superhero Museum, scheduled to open in March.
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Saturday Review: Gojira
In the autumn, I reviewed Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the Big Guy’s debut as we in the west remember it. That film, of course, consisted of re-edited footage from the Japanese original, with new sequences added. This week’s Saturday Review looks at the original Japanese film.
Robert Anton Wilson dead
Robert Anton Wilson, best-known as the author of The Illuminatus Trilogy, died yesterday at the age of 75.