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News Archive
Current: September 2002
Martina
Pilcerova interviewed
Talented Slovak science fiction artist Martina Pilcerova on how
Star Wars changed her life, plus the fun you can get creating fantasy
paintings in the ex-soviet block. You'll be served up a couple of
her stunning images too.
(INTERVIEWS)
When
gravity falls
What comes up must come down? Not according to the latest Russian
research into antigravity. Our own Stephen Hunt investigates, and
finds a potpourri of secret science, half-truths and tantalizing
rumours of the soviet 'Roswell'.
(ARTICLES)
Two
Days and Two Nights (Trek)
The Enterprise crew takes two days of shore leave on the pleasure
planet of Risa. But does a tale of interstellar 'Holidays from Hell'
make for an engaging plot?
(TV REVIEWS)
Shockwave
(Trek)
After a mission goes horribly wrong, Captain Archer finds out that
all may not be as it seems. He glances in the mirror and discovers
that he's a six-year-old girl (actually, we're kidding about the
last bit).
(TV REVIEWS)
Time
Gentlemen Please
Rod serves up an historical Perspective of HG Wells' 'The Time Machine'
- in print, as well as HG's recent sfx-dripping voyage onto the
big screen.
(TV REVIEWS)
Reign
of Fire
Flipping fire flaming dragons! Mark finds a movie idea that could
have been, well, so intriguing, but instead was mishandled, avoiding
showing the most interesting scenes of the story.
(FILM REVIEWS)
Eight
Legged Freak
Our Mark discovers a film that goes for every pun and silly joke
it can muster to fill in the spaces between those giant arachnid
attacks. Pass the spider catcher, my dear.
(FILM REVIEWS)
Signs
In this UFO horror flick, Mel Gibson must protect his family from
something real or imaginary that has not shown its face, but has
seemingly left signs of its presence around the world, causing international
anxiety. Hey, who burned those blinking weird circles in my lawn!
(FILM REVIEWS)
All
that glitters is not Gold Member
Yeah ... baby! Are you ready to endure the same ol' exploits with
the randy rogue Austin Powers? How about going on a permanent mission
in an attempt to put the four-eyed goofball spy out of his misery
... please.
(FILM REVIEWS)
Explorer's
findings
Short news snippets for September. Including the sad death of book-cover
illustrator Ron Walotsky and the odd departure of Science Fiction
Chronicle's founder Andrew Porter from said publication, followed
by a trail of rumour and 'no comments'.
(COMMENT)
Robert
Newcomb interviewed
The fantasy author behind 'The Fifth Sorceress' talks about magic
as physics, his past life on the lot of a car dealership, and why
the best kings are reluctant ones.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
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