Month: April 2020

One of the biggest distractions I have when writing comes from world-building. The worlds in my head don’t just revolve around the one story I am putting onto paper, there are societies and histories to go with them, and most importantly there are languages. People who know me personally with be completely unsurprised by this, […]… Continue reading Conlangs and Why They Matter (to me) — Wilson Gray Writing

Gunpowder & Sky, the company behind the horror label Alter and the sci-fi brand Dust, has entered into a deal with Circle of Confusion this week, Deadline reports today. The site explains, “[They’ll] develop and produce films and TV projects, which will be mined from writers, directors, and producers who have had their work released […]… Continue reading Gunpowder & Sky Partners With Circle of Confusion to Produce Genre Films and TV Shows — Bloody Disgusting!

‘Alive… without a body… fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!’ The Brain That Wouldn’t Die aka The Head That Wouldn’t Die is a 1959 science-fiction horror feature film directed by Joseph Green from a screenplay co-written with producer Rex Carlton (Unearthly Stranger; The Devil’s Hand; Nightmare in Wax; Blood of Dracula’s Castle). The movie… Continue reading The Brain That Wouldn’t Die – USA, 1959 – reviews and HD film free to watch online — MOVIES and MANIA

Preface: Just as I often need a break from talking about the Climate Crisis, we all need to take breaks — big breaks — from thinking about the COVID-19 epidemic. Books are my answer, either looking to the future with Sci-Fi or, in this case, looking to the past. Meanwhile, I am coming up with […]… Continue reading History’s Whitewashing of ‘The Black Count’ — Dave Rhody Writing

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xftSpKdqb74%3Fversion%3D3%26enablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpmcvariety.wordpress.com%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent In today’s TV News Roundup, Amazon released the trailer for Season 2 of “Homecoming,” and Netflix announced the premiere date for the final episodes of “Fuller House.” DATES Netflix has announced that the second half of the fifth and final season of “Fuller House” will debut on the streamer on June 2. The first… Continue reading TV News Roundup: Amazon Releases Trailer for ‘Homecoming’ Season 2 (Watch) — Variety

I’m giggling as I begin writing this, because I know that for some people, credentials are everything. If I dare speak about an enviro-documentary where do I stand, where am I coming from? This is such a partisan world that one must declare one’s allegiance. What team am I on?!! So let me offer a […]… Continue reading Disappointing Planet of the Humans — barczablog

The American Film Institute have some of the most famous lists in the world, often filled with classic movies that are regarded today as cinema’s finest. via AFI’s 100 Years 100 Movies: Restructured — Flip Screen

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AMgyWT075KY%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent While Hollywood continues to grapple with gender equity, no genre seems more primed to help steer the conversation in the right direction than sci-fi where women are regularly flourishing of late. For obvious reason, science fiction has consistently been a forward-thinking format, starting with groundbreaker via To Boldly Go … Sci-fi’s Trailblazing Women —