All Entries Tagged With: "death"

Final Destination 4 Tops Weekend Box Office

Was it really a surprise that Final Destination 4 would top box offices this week with all of the marketing and advertising that went in promotion of the film? The real question is whether this hot streak will last, or will it dowse to a flicker by next week’s end. I mean seriously, how hard [...]

Phyllis Gotlieb Dies at 82

One of the first science fiction novels I ever read (aside from Neuromancer, Brave New World, 1984, and the Handmaid’s Tale) was Phyllis Gotlieb’s Sunburst, for which the Canadian science fiction award, the Sunburst, is named after. The novel revolves around a group of preteens that develop superpowers after being exposed to radiation from the [...]

Final Destination IV Trailer

Remember when you first saw the film Final Destination and for the first twenty minutes of the film you experienced the terror as you witnessed first-hand the destruction inside a Boeing 747 as it was occurring in real-time. While it comes as no surprise that New Line Cinema decided to make a sequel (as it [...]

True Blood Returns Sunday

Fans of the show True Blood are eagerly awaiting the season two premiere set to debut on Sunday with the episode, “Nothing but the Blood.” Now I’ve only seen a few episodes of this show and it’s been on my summer watch list for a long time but I know a good show when I [...]

‘Game’ Trailer Released

Take all the movies based on a video game and clump them together, you probably won’t begin to come close to ‘Game’ the coolest movie centered around a video game (albeit a fictional one) since last year’s Death Race. Gamer is an upcoming science fiction action thriller written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian [...]

New Years Resolutions #26, #74 Completed

It’s hard to believe that almost half the year is over and we’re already headlong into spring. It seems like only yesterday I was wearing Long John’s and dreading stepping out into that -20 below frigid temperatures with my hood up, my scarf tucked around my mouth, hoping I didn’t catch frostbite on my way [...]

J.G. Ballard Dies at 78

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If you hadn’t heard the news already it pains me to say that long-time British author J.G. Ballard passed away on April 19, 2009 after a long illness.

Now I started reading J.G. Ballard when I [...]

Quill & Quire Editor Dies at 40

It is with great sadness that I have to report that the editor of the Quill & Quire, Derek Weiler, passed away over the weekend at the young age of 40. For those who don’t know the Quill & Quire it is a monthly Canadian trade publication for ourbook industry, essentially the Canadian equivalent to [...]

‘Wheel of Time’ Series Extended to Three More Books

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When Robert Jordan passed away more than a year-and-a-half ago it left a hole in the hearts of the fans and readers of his popular [...]

RIP: Philip Jose Farmer

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Well-known science fiction author, Philip Jose Farmer passed away yesterday at the age of 91. An American author, he was made famous by his science fiction and fantasy novels as well as his short stories. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, but spent [...]