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Reality Check: Worlds of Wonder at the British Library | Reality Check: Worlds of Wonder at the British Library In a panel discussion entitled “Worlds of Wonder?”, recorded at the British Library as part of their events season to support the exhibition ‘Out of this World’, authors Neil Gaiman and Peter F. Hamilton, scientist Rachel Armstrong and critics Kari Sperring and Farah Mendlesohn (chair) discuss the current state of science fiction around the world and its relationship with the latest advances in science fact. [caption id="attachment_5795" align="aligncenter" width="485" caption=" Farah Mendlesohn, Neil Gaiman, Rachel Armstrong, Peter F. Hamilton, and Kari Sperring at The British Library. Photo by Marjorie Taylor"][/caption] Listen to an additional 15 mins of Neil talking about SF around the world during the panel + a new interview about his work with Alex Fitch For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Original listing for the event on The British Library website Write up of the event on the Margo's Musings blog | 20 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Doctor Who in comics and Superman on TV | Reality Check: Doctor Who in comics and Superman on TV Some half term entertainment as Alex Fitch talks to writer Tony Lee about Doctor Who's continuing adventures in comic strips and to Superman expert Brad Ricca about the adventures of Clark Kent in Smallville and on the big screen. Also, Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson introduces the Doctor Who comics exhibition at the Cartoon Museum, which continues until October 31st when Smallville Season 10 is released on DVD. [caption id="attachment_5700" align="aligncenter" width="485" caption="Cover of Smallville season 10 DVDs, Jimmy Olsen and Chloe Sullivan in Smallville and comics, Doctor Who: The Lodger comic and TV adaptation, Doctor Who Tesseract graphic novel by Tony Lee"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Buy Smallville Season 10 and Smallville Complete Seasons 1-10 on DVD from amazon.co.uk Buy Doctor Who graphic novels: The Forgotten, Fugitive, Tessaract, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/pr... | 22 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Fringe Event / The Pulse: Shaun Tan, Cyborg Ward | Reality Check: Fringe Event In this edition, hosted by Chris Patmore, we really do take a reality check on two popular TV series that have just come out on DVD. For Fringe Season 3 we speak with Oxford University quantum physicist David Deutsch about the possible existence of parallel universes. For the release of The Event we speak with psychologist Dr Patrick Lehman about the fascination with conspiracy theories. [caption id="attachment_5646" align="alignleft" width="485" caption="Promo images for Fringe and The Event"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Buy Fringe Season 3 and The Event Also, the pilot episode of SCI-FI-LONDON's new video magazine show The Pulse is now online... [caption id="attachment_5647" align="alignleft" width="485" caption="Lian, Lyndsy Fonseca, Alex Fitch and Shaun Tan, Rob Spence in The Pulse"][/caption] Featured in the first episode are Chris' interviews with Lyndsy Fonseca about John Carpenter's The Ward and with bona fide cyborg Rob Spence who demonstrates his 'camera eye' plus Alex Fitch catches up with Oscar winning animator Shaun Tan who talks about his short film The Lost Thing and his collection of sketches, The Bird King. For more info, please go to www.sci-fi-london.com/pulse where you can also watch longer edits of the three interviews. Listen to Alex's previous interview with Shaun Tan | 4 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Autumn Sci-Fi – Source Code and Witch Mountain | Reality Check: Autumn Sci-Fi - Source Code and Witch Mountain As the Autumn nights start to draw in, we have a couple of recommendations of DVDs worth staying in for, as Alex Fitch interviews a pair of directors who have both earned cult followings for their work in the SF genre. Duncan Jones talks about his new film Source Code, a time travel thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and about how themes in his new movie consciously and unconsciously reflect some of his concerns of humanity dislocated by technology in his debut Moon. Alex also chats, alongside SCI-FI-LONDON’s newest interviewer Lily Savy-Gorman, to John Hough, director of the classic Disney film Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), starring Ray Milland and Donald Pleasance. Hough followed his first family film with a couple more for Disney – Return from Witch Mountain and The Watcher in the Woods – and talks about how the company’s approach to live-action filmmaking has changed over the years. [caption id="attachment_5523" align="alignleft" width="485" caption="In a glass brightly - Source Code and Escape to Witch Mountain"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Read a transcript of Alex's interview with Duncan Jones Info about the Escape to Witch Mountain screening at SCI-FI-LONDON Recommended events: New Science Fiction Reading Group In discussion: Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (we have some copies for loan). 1st meeting on Wednesday 21st September @ 7pm Streatham Library 63 Streatham High Road London SW16 1PL For more info contact 020 7926 6768 and ask for Pat / e-mail: pdunne@lambeth.gov.uk | 14 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Of ships and men | Reality Check: Of ships and men In a pair of Q and As recorded at Sci-Fi London 10 (April 2011), Alex Fitch talks to the directors of two very different SF movies about the pilots of spaceships and their relationships with the craft and crew. Nydenion, directed by Jack Moik is a new German 'Space Opera' that borrows from the aesthetics of Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica to create a crowd pleasing saga of ships and men in interstellar battle; and Atlantis Down, directed by Max Bartoli is a Twilight Zone influenced SF / Horror film about the crew of a space shuttle who on encountering a mysterious orbital event, find themselves on a planet full of death traps and and uncanny encounters. Alex talks to Jack and Max about their two films and the different ways they have re-imagined classic Science Fiction tropes in the 21st Century. [caption id="attachment_5281" align="aligncenter" width="485" caption="Images from Nydenion and Atlantis Down"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Official film websites - www.nydenion.com / www.atlantisdown.com Info about SCI-FI-LONDON 10 screenings of Nydenion and Atlantis Down NASA website about the actual Space Shuttle Atlantis | 15 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Apocalypse (cinema) now | Reality Check: Apocalypse (cinema) now In a pair of on stage interviews recorded at this year's Sci-Fi London festival, Alex Fitch talks to a couple of film makers about their recent takes on the apocalypse in film; Dekker Dreyer whose film The Arcadian stars Lance Henriksen and Brian Thompson, and mixes the iconography of shamanism with elements of the road movie in a post-apocalyptic setting and Maxì Dejoie whose film The Gerber Syndrome is an Italian take on 28 Days Later..., using a pseudo-documentary style to follow a member of a biohazard clean-up crew who is scouring the streets looking for the contagious and is the first overtly political zombie film in a long time. Alex and Maxi are also joined by Gerber producers Claudio Bronzo and Lorenzo Lotti (in Italian and English). [caption id="attachment_5196" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Stills from The Gerber Syndrome and The Arcadian"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Directors' websites - www.dekkerdreyer.com and www.maxidejoie.com Trailers: The Arcadian / The Gerber Syndrome | 20 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Dan Dare in the 21st Century | Reality Check: Dan Dare in the 21st Century The second half of a Q and A recorded at last year’s Sci-Fi London Festival about the 40th anniversary of Britain’s most famous comic book character. John Freeman hosts a panel discussion on Dan Dare with Garry Leach, Rian Hughes, Gary Erskine and Rod Barzilay; with this recording focussing on Hughes’ illustrations for Dare in Revolver and Crisis magazines; Gary Erskine and Garry Leach’s illustrations of Dan Dare for Virgin Comics and Rod Barzilay’s small press magazine about space fleet as featured in The Eagle – Spaceship Away. [caption id="attachment_5002" align="aligncenter" width="485" caption="Dan Dare and the Mekon in Revolver, Virgin Comics Dan Dare and Spaceship Away"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com / Listen to the podcast of the first half of the panel recording Links: Original listing of the event at Sci-Fi London Wikipedia page on Dan Dare Spaceship Away magazine website John Freeman's British Comics news website - Down the tubes Rian Hughes' website www.devicefonts.co.uk Gary Erskine online Buy original Garry Leach art from artdroids.co.uk Recommended events: Comics @ SCI-FI-LONDON A two day festival about the best of British Comics from the last 30 years in a lovely new space - The Blue Room - at BFI Southbank. The event includes panel discussions, workshops, talks, a film preview and signings... Guests include Al Davison (IDW Doctor Who comic), Tom Humberstone (Solipsistic Pop), David Hine (Batman), <span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sa... | 28 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Panel Borders: Dan Dare in the 20th Century | Panel Borders: Dan Dare in the 20th Century Continuing our month of shows about collectives and anthologies, we have a recording of a panel discussion from Sci-Fi London in 2010, celebrating the continuing popularity of the iconic British Space Hero whose first appearance in The Eagle was published in April 1950. Comics editor and writer John Freeman (The Science Service / Ex Astris) talks to a quartet of artists and writers who have created new adventures for the lantern jawed pilot in more recent years. These include: Garry Leach, who drew Dan’s return to print in 2000AD, ten years after the end of the original Eagle, in the late 1970s and more recently covers for Virgin comics’ revival of the ‘Pilot of the future’ in 2008; Rian Hughes, who drew the Eagle inspired comic The Science Service in 1989 and then the Mekon’s final revenge in the Thatcherite satire Dare in the adult comics Revolver and Crisis a year later; Gary Erskine, who drew Dan Dare’s most recent official comic book adventures in the Virgin Comics periodical of the same name; and Rod Barzilay, the editor and one of the writers of Spaceship Away, a small press Dan Dare magazine that has continued the original adventures of Spacefleet where the 1950s Eagle left off over the past decade. This recording covers Dare’s appearance in print from the 1950s to the 1980s. (Recorded and edited by Alex Fitch) [caption id="attachment_4991" align="aligncenter" width="484" caption="Three anthologies featuring Dan Dare: The Eagle, 2000AD and 1980s Eagle comic"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.org Links: Original listing of the event at Sci-Fi London Wikipedia page on Dan Dare Spaceship Away magazine website John Freeman's British Comics news website - Down the tubes Rian Hughes' website www.devicefonts.co.uk Gary Erskine online Buy original Garry Leach art from artdroids.co.uk Recommended events: 25 years of John Constantine: Hellblazer at SCI-FI-LONDON To belatedly celebrate the 25th anniversary of the start of the ongoing Hellblazer comic, for the inaugural event of this year's London International Science-Fiction and Fantastic Film Festival, Sci-Fi London is proud to present a panel of Constantine creators - Jamie Delano, David Lloyd, Andy Diggle and Peter Milligan - in an on stage Q and A about their experiences of working on the comic and related graphic novels. The panel is followed by a screening of the movie Constantine (2005). 5pm, Apollo Piccadilly Cinema, Low... | 21 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Virtual Worlds on film | Reality Check: Virtual Worlds on film Virtual worlds on the big screen vary from the most escapist to the increasingly relevant and in this episode of Sci-Fi London’s podcast we look at two very different representations of these on screen. Alex Fitch talks to Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach, the directors of 8th Wonderland, a film about a virtual community declaring themselves to be a new country with rights and influence on the rest of the world, and the agit-prop antics of the members of this virtual country on film proved prophetic compared to recent events in the Middle East and demonstrations on the streets of London. Also, we have an extract from the Tron: Legacy press conference in which director Joseph Kosinski, stars Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde and others talk about their sequel to a VR film classic. (Tron: Legacy is released on DVD 18/04/11 and 8th Wonderland in June) [caption id="attachment_4946" align="aligncenter" width="538" caption="Robert Bradford in 8th Wonderland / Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Official 8th Wonderland and Tron: Legacy websites Download 8th Wonderland from iTunes Recommended events: 25 years of John Constantine: Hellblazer at SCI-FI-LONDON To belatedly celebrate the 25th anniversary of the start of the ongoing Hellblazer comic, for the inaugural event of this year's London International Science-Fiction and Fantastic Film Festival, Sci-Fi London is proud to present a panel of Constantine creators - Jamie Delano, David Lloyd, Andy Diggle and Peter Milligan - in an on stage Q and A about their experiences of working on the comic and related graphic novels. The panel is followed by a screening of the movie Constantine (2005). 5pm, Apollo Piccadilly Cinema, Lower Regent Street, London. Tickets / more info: www.sci-fi-london.com/festival | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Twisted Tales | Reality Check: Twisted Tales Currently on stage at the Lyric, Hammersmith until 28th February is Jeremy Dyson’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “Twisted Tales”, combining five of his black comedy short stories into an eighty minute play about man’s inhumanity to man and the awkwardness of commuting… In a Q and A recorded after a performance of the production, cast members Jonathan Danciger, Nick Fletcher, Selina Griffiths, Alexandra Maher, Larry McCartney, George Rainsford and Trevor White discuss their love of Dahl, the delicate art of getting the tone right as one tongue in cheek tale rubs up against another that is genuinely disturbing, and playing multiple roles within the production. Tales by Roald Dahl adapted for the production include The Landlady, William and Mary, Galloping Foxley, Man from the South and Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat… (Originally broadcast as part of a Clear Spot on Resonance FM) [caption id="attachment_4766" align="aligncenter" width="537" caption="George Rainsford and Jonathan Danciger in Twisted Tales plus the opening paragraph of The Landlady by Roald Dahl"][/caption] (Twisted Tales goes on tour to Newcastle in March and Liverpool in April) For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: More info about Twisted Tales at the Lyric, Hammersmith Wikipedia page on Roald Dahl Observer review of the production Read The Landlady by Roald Dahl at www.wattpad.com Roald Dahl official website and fan site Recommended events: Upcoming screenings at the Alibi, Dalston Alibi Film club... Feb 28th // Total Recall March 7th // Saw March 14th // Mean Girls March 21st // Bad Lieutenant March 28th // Evil Dead Join the facebook group... The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, London E8 2PB FREE, Mondays from 8pm Young Graphic Novel Festival, Islington Childrens' workshops: Gary Northfield - Thursday February 24, 10.30am – 12, Ages 8 – 11, 10 places John Barnes Library, 275 Camden Rd., N7 0JN 020 7527 7900 + Thursday February 24, 2.30pm – 4, Ages 8 – 11, 10 places ... | 22 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Casting and creating Paul | Reality Check: Casting and creating Paul Sci-Fi London is proud to present a recording of the London press conference for a new Sci-Fi Comedy released on Valentine’s Day, as cast members Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Sigourney Weaver, Joe Lo Truglio, Jason Bateman and director Greg Mottola discuss the making of the film ‘Paul’, from interacting with the CGI lead character to the many SF and ‘geek-culture’ references that pepper the film. (Recorded and introduced by Alex Fitch) [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="540" caption="Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in Paul"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Official Paul website Article about Paul marketing Simon Pegg's website Nick Frost fansite Recommended events: Upcoming screenings at the Alibi, Dalston Alibi Film club... Feb 21st // Freddy Got Fingered Feb 28th // Total Recall March 7th // Saw March 14th // Mean Girls March 21st // Bad Lieutenant March 28th // Evil Dead Join the facebook group... The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, London E8 2PB FREE, Mondays from 8pm Young Graphic Novel Festival, Islington Childrens' workshops: Steve Marchant - Monday February 14, 4.30pm – 6, Ages 12 – 16, 10 places South Library, 115 Essex Rd., N1 2SL 020 7527 7860 Gary Northfield - Thursday February 24, 10.30am – 12, Ages 8 – 11, 10 places John Barnes Library, 275 Camden Rd., N7 0JN 020 7527 7900 + Thursday February 24, 2.30pm – 4, Ages 8 – 11, 10 places Finsbury Library, 245 St. John St., EC1V 4NB 020 7527 7960 Sally Kindberg - Saturday February 26 ,11am – 12, Ages 8 – 11, 10 places North Library, Manor Gardens, N7 6JX 020 7527 7840 More info: http://www.islington.gov.uk/Education/Libraries/whatsnewlibraries Glenn Baxter in Cork Street Beloved British newspaper cartoonist Glenn Baxter has a new exhibition in London of his inimical one panel gags of whimsy and surrealism. Flowers Central Gallery, 21 Cork Street London W1S 3LZ 8th Feb - March 2011 More info at: www.flowersgalleries.com and www.glenbaxter.com Orbital Comics events Pauls Cornell and Rainey panel Paul Cornell (Action Comics / Captain Britain)... | 11 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Future Publishing? part 2 | Reality Check: Future Publishing? part 2 Tom Hunter (Arthur C. Clarke Awards Administrator), Paul Graham-Raven (editor-in-chief of the science fiction webzine Futurismic), Paul Rainey (creator of serialised web and print comics Book of Lists and There’s No Time Like The Present), Gary Gibson (novelist – Nova War / Stealing Light) and Dave Bradley (Editor-in-Chief of SFX magazine) conclude their talk about the Future of Publishing in the iPad / Kindle age, looking at the synesthethic reaction to real books and the interative nature of downloaded / online content. Also features questions by Alex Fitch (Resonance FM) and John Freeman (Doctor Who Magazine)… (part 2 of 2) Recorded live at Sci-Fi London 9, Apollo Piccadilly Cinema, Spring 2010 (recorded and edited by Alex Fitch) For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com / listen to part 1 Links: Paul Rainey's website Gary Gibson's blog SFX magazine website Paul Raven's Futurismic website Arthur C. Clark awards website Listen to Alex's interview with Paul Rainey about his work Recommended events: Screenings at The Alibi The fun 'Film Club' at The Alibi in Dalston continues with more free, classic movies on the big screen in January. Now with an earlier start time of 8pm. 10th Jan // The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) 17th Jan // Anchorman (2004) 24th Jan // Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) 31st Jan // American Movie (1999) Free Every Monday from 7pm (film at 8pm) The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High St More info: www.thealibilondon.co.uk/filmclub Call for Mechanical Elephant strips As part of their 'First Fridays' events, Marine Studios in Margate are putting together an exhibition that looks at comics, graphic novels and sequential art. Featuring work from a range of local and international artists and writers, live talk from guest speaker Paul Gravett, more comics than you can stand, and the chance to discuss your work and ideas. To kick start proceedings prior to the show they are inviting submissions for a two page comic under the title: 'Mechanical Elephant'. All ideas are welcome to inspire, amuse, terrify and entertain. There are no limits other than sticking to the two page rule (206 x 280 mm each, in either portrait or landscape), and of course, don't forget the Mechanical Elephant! Send your entries (jpeg, pdf, tif, eps or mov format) with the subject 'Mechanical Elephant' to: Kam [at] hkd.uk.com or Rick [at] hkd.uk.com The deadline for entries is 21st January 2011. Marine Studios will display the finished artwork and as much of the preparatory work as possible in their s... | 8 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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I’m ready for my close-up: Guerrilla film-making and fleeing Monsters | I’m ready for my close-up: Guerrilla film-making and fleeing Monsters In a Q and A recorded live at this year’s Sci-Fi London Oktoberfest, Alex Fitch talks to British director Gareth Edwards about his genre crossing feature film Monsters, which features a photo journalist escorting a spoilt rich girl across Mexico following an alien invasion. Alex and Gareth discuss the latter’s use of special effects that vary from the obvious – creating bio-luminescent floating giant squid – to the invisible – distressed posters advertising the quarantine zone – and the pros and cons of shooting guerrilla style with a small cast and crew South of the Border. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Scoot McNairy in Monsters"][/caption] To download / stream this radio interview in a variety of formats, please visit www.archive.org Links: IMDb page on Monsters Official website Watch Gareth Edwards' 48 hour film challenge short Factory Farmed More info about Sci-Fi London Oktoberfest Listen to Chris Patmore's interview with Gareth concentrating on the Special Effects of Monsters Recommended events: Christmas screenings at The Alibi Elf (2003) on 13th December Die Hard (1988) on 20th December National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) 27th December Free screenings of some classic movies at a friendly bar - The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street, Dalston - at 8pm every Monday! More info: www.thealibilondon.co.uk/filmclub Help the Comic Book Alliance raise money for charity The Comic Book Alliance (CBA) are offering comic fans some very special Christmas treats this week with their very first fundraising auction — including the chance to star alongside Batman in his new comic, Batman Inc! Grant Morrison will write the winning bidder into an issue of Batman Inc. featuring their name and likeness, courtesy of DC Comics. Not only that, but Frank Quitely, winner of four 2010 Eagle Awards and one of the hottest artists in comics (All Star Superman, Batman & Robin) will draw a personalised portrait of a winning bidder! Plus, there are dozens of signed books, comics and graphic novels from high profile creators like Alan Moore (Watchmen), Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys), Charles Vess (Stardust), and John Wagner (Judge Dredd). And there’s original comic art and signed limited prints by the cream of British artists including zombie art work by Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Bryan Talbot (Grandville), Sean Phillips (Criminal), John McCrea... | 7 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Future Publishing? part 1 | Reality Check: Future Publishing? part 1 Tom Hunter (Award Administrator for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Literature) chairs a panel on the future of publishing in the digital age: The publishing industry is coming under assault from all sides. Are Kindles, iPads and smartphones signalling the end of traditional paper publishing? How will the publishing industry re-shape itself for 2050? Panelists include: Paul Graham-Raven, a freelance writer, editor and webgeek, genre fiction reviewer and editor-in-chief of the near-future science fiction webzine Futurismic; Paul Rainey, a cartoonist, illustrator and creator of serialised web and print comics The Book of Lists and There’s No Time Like The Present; novelist Gary Gibson, Nova War is his fourth book and his second Dakota Merrick title, following 2007’s Stealing Light; Dave Bradley, Editor-in-Chief of SFX magazine, Europe’s best-selling sci-fi and fantasy periodical. With questions addressed to the panel by John Freeman (Doctor Who Magazine) and Alex Fitch (Panel Borders). (part 1 of 2) [caption id="attachment_4359" align="aligncenter" width="538" caption="Clockwise from top left: comics by Paul Rainey, Futurismic blog by Paul Graham-Raven, SFX magazine cover, various novels by Gary Gibson"][/caption] Recorded live at the Apollo Piccadilly cinema, Spring 2010 (recorded and edited by Alex Fitch) For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Paul Rainey's website Gary Gibson's blog SFX magazine website Paul Raven's Futurismic website Arthur C. Clark awards website Listen to Alex's interview with Paul Rainey about his work Recommended events: Demons screening Prior to its DVD re-release from Arrow Video, Midnight Movies presents a special screening of Dario Argento’s classic gory 80s horror Demons on Friday 26 November 2010 at Curzon Soho. One fateful night in a Berlin cinema, art imitates life as one by one the audience are possessed by blood-hungry, puss-filled demons. More details on Curzon Cinemas' website. Erika Moen - Signing and Exhibition Erika Moen (Dar Comics) will be in London for the opening of her show at Orbital Comics! Come see her paintings in real life and maybe get a book signed or something! Orbital Comics, 8 Gt Newport Street, London WC2H 7JA, United Kingdom Thursday, 30 December 2010 17:00 <strong... | 26 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Inception / Monsters special effects special | Reality Check: Inception / Monsters special effects special In this edition of the Sci-Fi London Podcast, SFL web editor Chris Patmore guest hosts to bring interviews with two people working and different ends of the special effects budgetary scale. First we speak to Paul Franklin, visual effects supervisor on Chris Nolan’s Inception, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, as well as on the two latest Harry Potter movies. Then we speak with Gareth Edwards about his debut feature Monsters, and how he got to make it, and doing special effects on his home computer. Gareth was the winner of the first SCI-FI-LONDON 48 Hour Film Challenge, and his feature film is garnering rave reviews around the world. Gareth will be holding a director’s masterclass after the screening of Monsters at Oktoberfest 2010 (see below). [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="508" caption="Paul Franklin contemplates the VFX of Inception, Gareth Edwards prepares to shoot Monsters"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Interviews with Paul Franklin about Batman Begins and Inception Pre-order a special Limited Edition of Inception on DVD/Blu-ray (December 6) from Play.com Read an interview with Gareth Edwards about Monsters Recommended events: Sci-Fi London Oktoberfest Sunday 10th October Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (42 day) screening To those of us who got beyond banging the rocks together, 42 is represented in binary as 101010. And so, just in case nothing remarkable happens on the tenth of October 2010, SCI-FI-LONDON will be showing the film. 10AM Apollo Piccadilly Cinema, Lower Regent Street Thursday 14th October Evening event at Royal Greenwich Observatory: Life, but as we know it? A SPECIAL NIGHT investigating Extraterrestrial life in science, fiction and comedy. We start the evening with a live Planetarium show: Astrobiology - the new science of life in the universe, created in conjunction with astrobiologist Dr Lewis Dartnell, this unique planetarium show will take you on a tour of the planets and moons of our Solar System to ask: are we alone? On the night we will also be screening a special preview of MONSTERS by Gareth Edward on the pl... | 9 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Charlie Higson, Enemy of The Dead | Reality Check: Charlie Higson, Enemy of The Dead To coincide with the release of his new zombie novel for young adults, The Dead, Alex Fitch talks to comedian turned novelist, Charlie Higson about his survival horror novels set in London, whose locations take in such notable locations as Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, the Imperial War Museum and Waitrose! Alex and Charlie discuss what led him to write the first book in the series, The Enemy and how that led to a prequel, his disappointment at the cancellation of Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) on TV, the difference in writing novels such as King of the Ants for adults and writing about zombies for younger readers plus his fascination in giving nightmares to children… Originally broadcast 17th September 2010 as part of a ‘Clear Spot’ on Resonance 104.4 FM [caption id="attachment_4017" align="aligncenter" width="538" caption="Extracts of the covers from The Enemy and The Dead by Charlie Higson"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Wikipedia page on Charlie Higson Charlie Higson's website / The Enemy website Listen to Alex's interview with director Stuart Gordon, who adapted Charlie's novel King of the Ants for the screen Recommended events: Orbital BECKY CLOONAN EXHIBITION EXTENDED TO SEP. 30th Due to the big success of Becky Cloonan‘s show at the Orbital Gallery, we have extended the exhibition dates until the end of this month. The show features original artwork from Demo, Pixu, the upcoming series Wolves and East Coast Rising, as well as limited screenprints, postcard sets and a hand-painted guitar. The Orbital Gallery is open on our usual shop hours, from 10:30 to 19:00 Monday to Saturday and 11:30 to 17:00 on Sundays. Orbital comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JA Film Screenings: Free MEGA SHARK vs GIANT OCTOPUS screening @ THE ALIBI Skill Wizard proudly presents the original, contemporary mockbuster from Asylum - the makers of MEGA PIRANHA - ignore the groan-worthy other oversized beast movies, all you need is MEGA SHARK vs GIANT OCTOPUS (2009). Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o The Asylum really know how to make an entertainingly bad, pacy and non-ironic B (actually, more like Z) movie, just add beer. "WINNER EATS ALL!" We have have some truly awesome MEGA PIRANHA merch to giveaway for the 'Guess the Deaths' game and for the mo... | 18 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Panel Borders: Making Marvels in the UK part 2 | Panel Borders: Making Marvels in the UK part 2 Continuing our month long look at British creators who have written and drawn superhero comics, (in a panel recorded in front of a live audience at the London Science-Fiction Film Festival) Alex Fitch concludes his talk with a quartet of Marvel UK luminaries who were responsible for some of the best British action / adventure titles in the 1980s and 90s. Alex discusses with artist Gary Erskine and writers Dan Abnett, Simon Furman and John Freeman, the decline in fortunes of Marvel UK as a publisher in the 1990s – despite their creation of memorable titles such as Knights of Pendragon, Dragon’s Claws and popular Transformers spin-off title Death’s Head - due to changing market pressures. (Part 2 of 2) [caption id="attachment_3968" align="aligncenter" width="535" caption="4 covers of Marvel UK titles from the late 80s and early 90s - Dragon's Claws #1, Death's Head #9, The Knights of Pendragon #6, Warheads #1"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.org / Listen to part one of the Marvel UK panel Links: Wikipedia pages on Marvel UK, Dan Abnett, Simon Furman, Gary Erskine and John Freeman John Freeman's website on British comics news: www.downthetubes.net Gary Erskine and Simon Furman's blogs Dan Abnett's website Gallery of Marvel UK covers at the Grand Comics Database Marvel UK fanblog: It came from Darkmoor Read Dan Abnett and Simon Harrison's unpublished Warheads / Death's Head II graphic novel Loose Cannons Interview with Gary Erskine in The Guardian about working in the British comics industry Listen to Alex's interviews with Chris Claremont and <a href="http://panelborders.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/panel-borders-ca... | 16 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Comics vs. film | Reality Check: Comics vs. film This year’s cinematic interest in comic book adaptations shows no sign of slowing down with adaptations of Scott Pilgrim vs. the world and Tamara Drewe hitting screens over the next few weeks. To coincide with this, we have the next in our series of podcasts recorded in front of a live audience at this year’s Sci-Fi London festival – Alex Fitch talks to cartoonist Woodrow Phoenix and film maker Howard Webster about the dialogue between comics, film and TV, looking at Woodrow’s work adapting his comic Pants Ant for the Cartoon Network and Howard’s interactive webcomic The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore. The podcast also features a brief appearance by Marcus Gilbert (Biggles / Army of Darkness) talking about his roles in Howard’s comics… [caption id="attachment_3830" align="alignleft" width="542" caption="Clockwise from top left - Dragon Soccer and The many worlds of Jonas Moore directed by Howard Webster, Rumble Strip by Woodrow Phoenix and Pants Ant by Woodrow Phoenix and Louise Evans"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Woodrow Phoenix's website Buy Rumble Strip from Myriad Editions Louis (Felt Mistress) Evans' felt renderings of Woodrow's Pants Ant featured on her flickr pages Howard Webster's website featuring the Dragon Soccer promo starring Marcus Gilbert The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore website featuring the latest 'Nazi Germany' promo starring Colin Salmon Recommended events: Becky Cloonan at Orbital Comics The art of American comic book artist Becky Cloonan is on display at Orbital Comics from 20th August to 20th September. Best known for her collaborartions with writer Brian Wood, the exhibtion curated by Tom Humberstone includes around 20 original pieces of work on show as well as some limited screenprints, postcard sets and a hand-painted guitar (only on display the first weekend of the show). 8 Great Newport Street London WC2H 7JA www.orbitalcomics.com Hypercomics events at the Pump House Gallery and nearby Sunday 22nd August, 12 noon - 6pm: Comiket</... | 21 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: David Hewlett from Cube to Splice | Reality Check: David Hewlett from Cube to Splice Partially broadcast 23/07/10 as part of an episode of I’m ready for my close-up on Resonance 104.4 FM Alex Fitch talks to actor David Hewlett about the four films he's made with director Vincenzo Natali - Cypher, Nothing, the cult classic Cube and their new film Splice, which is in cinemas now. David also talks about his interest in William Gibson's Neuromancer and his directorial debut A Dog's Breakfast... [caption id="attachment_3665" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="The cast of Splice by Vincenzo Natali - Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Simona Maicanescu and David Hewlett "][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Wikipedia pages on Splice, Vincenzo Natali and David Hewlett Official Splice website Splice trailers at apple.com David Hewlett's website - www.dgeek.com Read Alex's reviews of Splice and Cube Read an interview with Vincenzo Natali about Splice at www.sci-fi-london.com Recommended events: HOUSE OF MIRTH: Edinburgh previews finale Featuring: JOSIE LONG!!! with a FULL PREVIEW of her brand whipping new EDINBURGH show: “Be Honourable!”... 1999 BBC Best New Comedy Award Winner and 2006 If.Comedie Edinburgh Best Newcomer Winner! “Britain's bright new hopes of the comedy scene" Sunday Times “there's a lovable romantic sensibility here, reminiscent of Daniel Kitson's, but without the accompanying acidity...heartfelt and eccentric." Guardian Star of 'You Have Been Watching', 'The Bubble', 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' , '8 out of 10 Cats' and 'Girl Friday' amongst mega-loads of other things... She's just signed a book deal. NEED WE GO ON? No. And... DAVID WHITNEY One of the stars of Channel 4's FoneJacker... "His trajectory is perfect. He squeezes the laughter out of audiences. He is the squeeze person." Eddie Izzard “dunked in a tongue-in-cheek laddishness that lends a playful spirit to the posturing. With bags of confidence and mainstream sensibilities, it probably won’t be too long before he’s a fixture on the bigger clubs” - Chortle All bro... | 31 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Whedonesque | Reality Check: Whedonesque Alex Fitch talks to a couple of actors who initially found fame working in TV productions created by Joss Whedon – Morena Baccarin, in an extract from a Q and A recorded at the Apple store in London to celebrate the arrival of the first season of the remake of V becoming available on iTunes – and, in a Q and A recorded after a screening of the new SF comedy Drones at this year’s Spring Sci-Fi London festival, Jonathan Woodward talks about what it’s like playing a human in an office full of aliens. [caption id="attachment_3642" align="aligncenter" width="513" caption="Morena Baccarin becomes a US citizen in V while Jonathan Woodward works in an office full of Drones"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Wikipedia pages on V, Morena Baccarin and Jonathan Woodward To download the hour long version of the V Q and A, also featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Scott Wolf, please visit the iTunes store, where you can also buy the entire first season Morena Baccarin's website For more infomation about Drones, please visit the offical homepage: www.dronesmovie.com Jonathan Woodward's website For more info about all things Joss Whedon related, please visit www.whedonesque.com Recommended events: 'Magical realism and social realism' in comics Prisoner writer Ian Rakoff talks about Social Realism and Magical Realism in comics, concentrating on Corto Maltese, Love and Rockets and Little Orphan Annie in a talk at the Victoria and Albert Museum's Sacklet Centre. 1.15 pm, 21st July Cromwell Road Entrance, London SW7 2RL More info at www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events | 9 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Being Doctor Who | Reality Check: Being Doctor Who With another season of the show currently over, Alex Fitch looks at the enduring legacy of Doctor Who in a trio of interviews originating at a ‘Who’ convention in the Home Counties. Alex talks to former Doctor Sylvester McCoy, former Time Lord nemesis (and honorary Doctor) Michael Jayston, and also to San Franciscan cosplay expert Johanna Mead about her creating Who inspired costumes and contributing to the anthology ‘Chicks dig Time Lords’. [caption id="attachment_3562" align="aligncenter" width="544" caption="A soslovie of ersatz Doctors gather outside a replica TARDIS at the Time Quest 2 convention in Theobalds park"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Wikipedia pages on Sylvester McCoy and Michael Jayston, a.k.a. The Valeyard Listen to the accompanying podcast featuring an interview with Doctor Who writer Rob Shearman also recorded at Theobalds park Doctor Who audio trailer archive Johanna Mead's website - www.skaro.com Buy Chicks dig Timelords featuring Johanna Mead from www.madnorwegian.com Buy He Jests at Scars starring Michael Jayston and 'season 27' starring Sylvester McCoy at www.bigfinish.com | 4 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: The Arthur C. Clarke Awards 2010 | Reality Check: The Arthur C. Clarke Awards 2010 In the first of this year's podcasts recorded at the most recent Sci-Fi London Festival, Graham Sleight and Alex Fitch talk to nominees for this year's Arthur C. Clarke awards for SF literature and Graham also discusses this year's short list with critic Niall Harrison. Authors discussing their work include China Miéville, Gwyneth Jones and Adam Roberts... [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="470" caption="Three of the Clarke Award nominees: Spirit by Gwyneth Jones, Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts and The City and The City by China Mieville"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Clarke Awards website Graham Sleight's website Niall Harrison‘s magazine Vector Adam Roberts' website Gwyneth Jones' website China Miéville's author's page at Pan / MacMillan 2009 / 2008 Clarke Awards podcasts... | 26 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: Cynical love songs and Tiny Daleks | Reality Check: Cynical love songs and Tiny Daleks Alex Fitch discusses the cruelty of Daleks, short stories in the style of Roald Dahl and the disappearance of Luxembourg with Doctor Who writer and World Fantasy Award winner Rob Shearman! Alex and Rob talk about his various scripts such as Jubilee which was adapted for TV as ‘Dalek’ starring Christopher Eccleston, his short story collections ‘Tiny Deaths’ and ‘Love songs for the shy and cynical’, why there’s no such thing as ‘radical’ Doctor Who and his love of the series from the 1960s to the present day. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="373" caption="Rob Shearman and his World Fantasy Award for Tiny Deaths"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Rob's website: www.robertshearman.net Buy Love songs for the shy and cynical at www.bigfinish.com Wikipedia page on Rob Doctor Who audio trailer archive Listen to Alex's first interview with Rob, recorded shortly after the first broadcast of Dalek Recommended events: Sci-Fi London 9: Life in 2050 from Wednesday 28th April - Monday 3rd May features a variety of comics panels, on topics such as 60 years of Dan Dare, British Female Manga creators, Comics and film and Marvel UK with guests including Kate Brown, Rian Hughes, Gary Erskine, Emma Viecelli, Dez Skinn, Woodrow Phoenix, Garry Leach, Karen Rubins, Dan Abnett, Cyriak Harris and many more. More info at www.sci-fi-london.com [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="465" caption="Sci-Fi London 9: Life in 2050, April 28th - May 3rd, 2010"][/caption] Solipsistic Pop 2 launch party MUSIC FROM: SLEEPING STATES // TRISTRAM // DOGTANION WE ARE WORDS + PICTURES DJ SET COMEDY FROM ROBIN INCE // LIVE DRAWING BUY THE BOOK AT A REDUCED PRICE MEET THE ARTISTS // FREE SCREENPRINTS FOR THE FIRST 20 CUSTOMERS 7PM WEDNESDAY 28TH APRIL // £3 THE CROSS KINGS, KINGS CROSS, 126 YORK WAY SOLIPSISTIC POP 2 Cont... | 24 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: The City of Lost Children | Reality Check: The City of Lost Children In the last of our podcasts recorded at last year's Sci-Fi London: a Q and A recorded before and an interview recorded after a screening of The City of Lost Children . Alex Fitch talks to Marc Caro about co-directing the film with Jean-Pierre Jeunet , the art of making children cry on screen and the risk of burning his actors with the lights of an over eager cinematographer! Please note: the show is in English and French with translation by Virginie Sélavy. [caption id="attachment_3207" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Clockwise from top left: Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children, co-directed by Marc Caro, Dante 01, directed by Caro, Vidocq, designed by Caro"][/caption] For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com Links: Wikipedia and IMDb pages on Marc Caro Buy Marc's books from www.amazon.fr French illustration and comics blog - Doury is dead Listen to Alex's panel discussion with Marc and four other directors about low budget SF filmmaking at Sci-Fi London [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="465" caption="Sci-Fi London 9: Life in 2050, April 28th - May 3rd, 2010"][/caption] | 5 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reality Check: The Problem of SF film making part two | Reality Check: The Problem of SF film making part two In the second half of a panel discussion recorded live at last year’s London Science-Fiction and Fantastic Film Festival, Alex Fitch discusses the challenges of creating engaging and convincing SF scenarios on film with a quintet of eminent low budget film directors – Marc Caro (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children), Cory McAbee (Stingray Sam), Gerald McMorrow (Franklyn), Stuart Hazeldine (Exam) and Richard Jobson (A Woman in Winter). The panel was sponsored by The Directors Guild of Great Britain and Mr Caro’s translator was Virginie Selavy. In this second part, the panel discuss the importance of lighting and sound to low budget cinema and the need to double up crew members [part two of two]… [caption id="attachment_3126" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Stills from Franklyn, A woman in Winter, Exam, Stingray Sam and The City of Lost Children"][/caption] Originally broadcast as the second half of a 'Clear Spot', 17/03/10 on Resonance FM For more info, please visit the home of the podcast at www.sci-fi-london.com [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="465" caption="Sci-Fi London 9: Life in 2050, April 28th - May 3rd, 2010"][/caption] | 28 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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