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One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…

20. November 2009

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One, two, Freddy’s coming for you, three four, better lock your door... Yes, folks, we have horror icon Robert Englund coming soon. Englund has been well known and beloved of SF and horror genre fans for many years, appearing in a large number of productions from playing the good alien in the original V mini-series [...]

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Alex’s audio round-up

19. November 2009

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As gales ravish the land and men with wigs daren’t step outdoors here’s Alex Fitch to give us an excuse to stay inside where its warm and listen to some show;  as ever check the Panel Borders site for more details and links to podcasts of previous shows: Strip! – Ctrl Alt Shift: Lightspeed Champion and [...]

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Björk singing for the Moomins

18. November 2009

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(Björk, image borrowed from her website gallery) Icelandic singer and all round engima Björk is working with Sjón to create a song especially for a new film being made by the Finnish Filmkompaniet studio and due next year, “Moomins and the Comet Chase”. Hard to think on someone more suitable to sing for a Moomin Troll! [...]

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Inglorious Basterds comics

17. November 2009

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Website Twitch posts five glorious Kirby-esque covers for an imagined Inglorious Basterds comics series spun off from Quentin Tarantino’s last movie. Absolutely pitch-perfect for the material, I think, wouldn’t it be cool to see a whole comic done this way? I think the cover for issue #5 (below) is my favourite. Someone show these to [...]

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Moorcock Who?

15. November 2009

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Oh yes, on the Multiverse forum, Michael Moorcock reports the following: “Looks like it’s official. I’ll be doing a new Dr Who novel (not a tie-in) for appearance, I understand, by next Christmas. Still have to have talks etc. with producers and publishers but we should be signing shortly. Should be fun.” I don’t know about you [...]

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New Doctor Who this weekend!

14. November 2009

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At last, the waiting is nearly over – tomorrow night at 7pm we’ve got the Doctor back on UK screens. 7pm, BBC1, take the phone off the hook. The Beeb is promising this will be a good scary episode, so make space behind the sofas of the nation, in the traditional manner. Gosh, hard to [...]

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Alex’s audio round-up

12. November 2009

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As Doctor Who fans prepare for this weekend’s new episode here’s Alex Fitch, fresh from foraging for jelly babies, to update us to the latest shows he’s involved in, including, appropriately enough, a Doctor Who angle; as ever check the Panel Borders site for more details and links to previous shows: Strip! – Doctor Who and [...]

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Dollhouse cancelled

12. November 2009

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Comic Mix and many other sites are reporting that the mighty Joss Whedon’s current TV series Dollhouse has been axed. It’s sad but not exactly a surprise – in fact it was a surprise to many that the show managed to bag a second season after poor ratings and a lot of criticism of the [...]

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Kick-Ass trailer

11. November 2009

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Kick-Ass Trailer Park | MySpace Video Yep, there is an official trailer for Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass, the unusual superhero movie where the guys went around the traditional studio system and raised finance themselves to fund the film, allowing them to make it as they thought it should be, free of endless notes and memos [...]

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Tomb of the Cybermen

10. November 2009

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MSN has episodes from the classic Patrick Troughton era Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen tale on their video player as well as some other classic Who, Day of the Triffids and the modern remake of the Quatermass Experiment starring David Tennant. (above Deborah Watling as Victoria and Pat Troughton as the second [...]

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Twilight New Moon behind the scenes footage

10. November 2009

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With the next Twilight movie, New Moon, about to hit cinemas very soon (not soon enough for some very eager fans, I know!), here’s a video of some behind the scenes footage via Collider.com to whet your appetite:

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Twenty years young lad…….

6. November 2009

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Another anniversary, this time everyone’s favourite claymation man and his dog. Nick Park’s wonderful creations, Wallace and Gromit are 20 years old this week. Just like Sesame Street this week and Asterix last week they got their own Google Doodle, just as they should…. Happy birthday lads, here’s to many more. Aardman Animation W&G site.

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Alex’s audio round-up

5. November 2009

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Taking time out from setting bonfires of MPs expense claim forms this November 5th, here’s Alex Fitch in a V For Vendetta mask to update us to the latest programmes he’s involved with over the new few days; as ever for more details and links to podcasts of previous shows check the Panel Borders site: Strip!: [...]

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Getting Cultured – Banksie heading for the big screen?

4. November 2009

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There’s been a fair bit of talk on various science fiction and movie sites about the possibility that one of bestselling author Iain M Banks‘ Culture tales could be headed for a movie adaptation. I’ve double checked with Iain and he’s confirmed that a deal has indeed been struck for the short story A Gift [...]

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Doctor Who Dreamland clip online

3. November 2009

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The BBC’s Doctor Who site has posted up the first brief clip from the upcoming Dreamland, a six-part animated Doctor Who tale which features the voice of David Tennant. The show will appear on BBC digital (by the magic of – what else – the Red Button) and via the official Who site later this [...]

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