Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Sci-Fi Round-Up: July 16, 2014

“Flooded Chinatown" by John-Liberto


Interview: The Japan Times interviews Hiroshi Sakurazaka, author of All You Need is Kill, the light novel that Edge of Tomorrow adapts.

Interview: Salon interviews Lois Lowry, author of The Giver.

Movie Review: Omni Reboot calls Planet of the Apes "the best reboot ever." But who shaves the barber, I wonder, as I notice that Omni bills itself as a reboot. Omni continues to rave that it's the best sci-fi film since Inception.

8 Ways the Planet of the Apes' Director Is Saving Summer Blockbusters

10 Sci-Fi Novels You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Read Them)

13 Things To Know About the New Season of Doctor Who

15 Thought-Provoking Sci-fi Films That Are Worth Your Time

Cracked explains 4 Reasons The New Star Wars Movies Will Inevitably Be Bad

Everything You Never Knew About The Making of Last Starfighter

In an interview during the Television Critics Association’s press tour on Sunday, Daniel Cerone, executive producer of NBC’s Constantine, has revealed that there are no plans for John Constantine to be bisexual in the upcoming series. While Constantine’s sexuality may come as a surprise for many casual DC fans, it has been a more-or-less stated fact throughout his canon. Many LGBTQ comics readers consider Constantine to be an important and iconic bisexual character and were hoping for a better result.  However, in a last minute twist, it turns out that the Constantine character changes are specifically designed to offer a Stronger Female Lead.

Jeff VanderMeer talks about connections between the classic novels Of Mice and Men and A Stranger in a Strange Land

The New York Times has a fascinating article by Ethan Gilsdorf on how the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has influenced a generation of writers.  Among others, the article mentions Junot Díaz and Sharyn McCrumb and screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire.

The New Republic praises Orphan Black for its portrayal of the Female Gaze and avoidance of the usual male orientated titillation: "As a show chiefly concerned with the ways women’s bodies are commodified and controlled, Orphan Black is careful not to view its female characters with that same hungry eye. This is a triumph: On so many shows, the camera works at cross-purposes to the high-minded themes. Game of Thrones depicts women and girls straining against a world that abuses and sexualizes their bodies—then it glamorizes and fetishizes that abuse. True Detective criticizes men who violate girls, then lovingly reduces women to bouncing breasts or artfully posed corpses." The topic was previously covered by Btchflcks: The Male/Female Gaze on BBC America’s First Season of Orphan Black.

Timothy Zahn says not to assume that all Star Wars Books Are Non-Canon

The Top 20 Sci-Fi Films of the 21st Century, as chosen by Rolling Stone.

Trekkie Feminist: Feminist fans of Star Trek take a look at what Star Trek gets wrong (and gets right) about gender issues, with individual episode reviews and series Bechdel test results.

TV Overmind bemoans The Curse of Good Sci-Fi TV


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