Tag Archives: All News

A Discussion Of Arab Sci-Fi At Londons Science Museum

BBC broadcaster Samira Ahmed leads a discussion about art, science and innovation on Saturday 15 November (opens in new tab) Could science fiction help envision an alternative future of the Middle East? What is the link between technological innovation and artistic imagination? Can inventive forms of art, film and literature …

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Wednesday Link-A-Mania

Star Wars in IMAX, an ageing Harry Potter, Gremlins reboot – and has the Jurassic World raptor been revealed? JJ Abrams has teased a glimpse of some IMAX filming for Star Wars Episode VII . This image of an IMAX camera looking into a sandy dune in Abu Dhabi (presumably …

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Wednesday Link-A-Mania

All the latest SF news, materialising before your astounded eyes… New Star Wars news from the unlikeliest of sources: George Osborne’s Twitter feed ! The Chancellor has announced the first standalone Star Wars film will be shot at Pinewood Studios starting next year, once Episode VII is done filming. Gareth …

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Tuesday Link-A-Mania

Gotham , Ant-Man , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Prometheus 2 and more, in today’s news explosion • Fox has given us a first look at Sean Pertwee in costume as Gotham ’s Alfred Pennyworth, and we reckon it looks like he’s arriving at Wayne Manor via Downton Abbey. The …

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Weekend Link-A-Mania

Tom Baker, Gotham , books, Neil Gaiman, conventions, Silver Surfer, Bikini Girls Vs Dinosaurs … THIS IS THE NEWS • “Comics Unmasked” is the new exhibition coming to the British Library ! Featuring names such as Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore, the august institution aims to trace the British comics …

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Wednesday Link-A-Mania

Your round-up of the week’s genre news so far, starring The Hunger Games , Ben Affleck, Thor: The Dark World and loads more… • Ben Affleck talks about his excitement for the 2015 release of the Batman Vs Superman film on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon … • “Alien Invasion” …

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London to host Worldcon in 2014

Inspire a generation… of SF fans! The celebrated annual convention will be coming to the UK following a successful bid London may have won the gold medal for its management of the Olympics and Paralympics, but it now faces a new challenge – the eyes of the global SF community …

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Friday Link-A-Mania

(opens in new tab) Burtonation For The Nation Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie has been named as the opening film of this year’s BFI London Film Festival on 10 th October. Burton attempted to create the film 28 years ago when he was working for Disney, and has previously shot a live …

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