I read a two part story called The Risen Empire a few years ago and thought it was some of the most amazing writing I had read in a long time, in fact I had not been reading for a few years and stumbled upon these two books and it got me back into reading. [...]
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Leviathan! Scott Westerfeld’s new book!
Posted in Books, tagged Leviathan, Scott Westerfeld on Thursday, 10 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Imginarium of Parnassus
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized, tagged film, imginarium of parnassus, parnassus, Terry Gilliam on Wednesday, 19 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. I love Terry Gilliam anyway, he is consistently one of my favorite directors and a man of amazing vision. Having just seen the trailer (available here) I can say that this is my personal most anticipated upcoming film (though 9 still has me excitted), the visuals are stunning and look like they create a [...]
Why I am no longer excited about District 9
Posted in Movies, tagged Alive in Joburg, District 9, film, Neil Blomkamp, Peter Jackson on Saturday, 8 August 2009 | 2 Comments »
When I caught the original short film, Alive in Joburg, I was blown away. This unheard of director put together a very cool short film showcasing what is possible to the small film director today. It clearly showed some awesome sci-fi elements but also showed a strong vision from a new director. Cool stuff in [...]
Review: The Hunt for Gollum
Posted in Movies, tagged film, indepenant film, Lord of the Rings, review, The Hunt for Gollum on Monday, 20 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Hunt For Gollum is an unofficial not for profit short film by a group of enthusiast filmmakers. As a Lord of the Rings Fan Film, we are not affiliated with the Tolkien Estate or New Line Cinema and are producing this project as an entirely non commercial film. As with other fan films we are [...]
Review: Lovecraft is Missing
Posted in Reviews, tagged comic, Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft, lovecraft on Thursday, 16 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I came across another webcomic, this one dealing with one of my all time favorite subjects: H.P. Lovecraft! The master of horror! The artist and writer has really done their homework, with various references thrown in here and there. I love how they refer to H.P. as Howard, certainly adds a bit of humanity to [...]
