Australia's Sci Fi Book Awards Get Major Sponsor: HarperVoyager
SpecFaction, the new organiser of the Aurealis Awards, is delighted to announce that HarperVoyager will be the exclusive sponsor of the 2010 awards presented in May next year. Awards Co-convenor Nathan Burrage said, “The Aurealis Awards are Australia’s premier awards for Speculative Fiction and we’re delighted to be working with one of Australia’s top publishers, HarperVoyager, to present them for the first time in Sydney.” “SpecFaction is a not for profit organisation and all our members...
Big Buffy Movie Reboot Officially Announced
Warner Bros has announced that a remake of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is on the cards. Not the TV series, but the original 1992 film, which starred Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry and Donald Sutherland, and was directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui. Of course, the film was written by Joss Whedon (containing such classic lines as "her yabos scoff at gravity") who went on to develop the his original idea for television. The odd thing about it all is that Joss Whedon won't be involved in any way. The even odder...
What's On The SCI FI Channel? Twitter, Facebook, RSS Feed Info
Are you missing out on crucial bits of information on your favourite SCI FI shows? That saddens us greatly, and, if you have a mobile phone, a computer and an internet connection, this should never, ever happen. We're here to help. If you're reading this post, you're well on the way to salvation. SCI FI regularly posts information here, on SCI FI PI, the SCI FI Australia Blog, as well as on Twitter, and Facebook. Click on the 'READ MORE' button so that all the links in this post go 'hot'. If...
Piranha 3D Review: Boobgore
It's softcore porn meets hardcore gore in a lake full of fun. Starring Elizabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connel, Ving Rhames, Richard Dreyfuss Director Alejandre Aja Rated So, so, so R Released Aug 26 Piranha (3-D) has to be one of the most complete horror movies ever made. If you're into boobs, grisly gore, boobs and love your horror movies so much you know your Dante from your Argento, then this could be the most fun you'll ever have in a theatre - in 3-D. It's basically 'Girls Gone...
Assassin's Creed Comic Book Coming
Ubisoft announced an Assassin’s Creed comic book mini-series is currently in development and due for release this Spring. Developed by Eisner Award nominees and Shuster Award-winning illustrators Cameron Stewart (Batman & Robin, Seaguy and Catwoman) and Karl Kerschl (Superman and The Flash), the Assassin’s Creed comic mini-series will be unveiled during a panel to be held at Comic-Con. Moderated by G4TV’s Morgan Webb, the panel entitled “Assassin’s Creed: Behind and Beyond the Brotherhood” will...
Aurealis Awards: The Best in Australian Sci Fi Books for 2009
The Aurealis Awards, established in 1995 by Chimaera Publications, the publishers of Aurealis magazine, to recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers, have been announced for 2009. The Aurealis Awards were created to complement the Annual Australian National Science Fiction Convention’s Ditmar Awards and the Australian Children’s Book Council Awards. Here are the full list of the winners of the 2009 Aurealis Awards, check them out if you can, some...
New Avatar Feature 'Hardware' - Booyah!
After seeing this, we're officially converted to Cameronism, and will now speak of Aliens, Terminator and Avatar as part of the Cameronverse (hey, don't forget those freaky aliens in The Abyss!) oh, and The Abyss. The hardware of Avatar looks to be very much just right, and you can see the hard work that's gone on behind the scenes. Nice to know that Weta were on board with some of the goodies, too! [spectrum=D66E57F4] We've started up a little Avatar club in Spectrum - check it out...
Star Wars Facebook Updates
Are hilarious! Enjoy. Or enjoy not. There is no try. Catch up with what Luke's up to. See what Han and Chewie are planning for the weekend. What happens when your boss reads your Facebook updates and you make a teeny tiny mistake? It's not good when your boss is a Sith Lord. Find out, too, just what is the most adorably agonising thing that an Imperial Stormtrooper can see. Kudos to Biran Murphy over at collegehumor.com.
Comic Book Legend: Len Wein
The Creator of Wolverine, Len Wein, needs no introduction to people who know their comics. However, if you don't know your Venom from your Nightcrawler, here's a quick introduction. He's the creator of Swamp Thing (if you haven't heard of this, it's brilliant mix of comedy and pathos is stunning - a real find for newbies to comics) and is pretty much responsible for the rise of the X-Men from obscure flailing franchise to the global juggernaut it is today. His creation of Wolverine (originally...
Become A Stargate Universe Fan On Facebook!
One of the coolest things about discovering an awesome new Sci Fi show is being the first one in your group of friends to introduce it to the rest of them. We're so convinced that SGU is going to something special, we're setting up a Stargate Universe Fan page on Facebook. If you become a fan, you can get all the latest updates and info on the show on SCI FI Australia, as well as some Facebook-only exclusives - but best of all, post your fandom on your Facebook page and you can spread the good...
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