Tag: North American Science Fiction Convention
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Obscure SF Films: Part 2
The lightning round. In my previous post, I reported on the first round of The Obscure Science Fiction Movie Game. Held on the first day of this year’s North American Science Fiction Convention, the game asked panelists to identify great-but-forgotten films. Points were awarded based on how many in the audience had seen and liked…
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Obscure SF Films
… the search continues. The hunt for overlooked genre films (see my previous post) resumed in Buffalo, NY, when Hugo Award Winning artist Frank Wu hosted a panel on forgotten science fiction films. Held on the first day of the 16th North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC), the panel gave me the chance to join…
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Wanted: Standalone Novels
Can you find the standalone science-fiction novel? Last week’s post concluded by asking, “Do you have any recent stand-alone sf books to recommend?” Alas, it seems coming up with such recommendations is not as easy as it sounds. Consider, for example, the books pictured above–seven titles I’ve either read or reread in preparation for a…