[scifinoir2] Re: Nubia - the other Wonder Woman
Thank you for the link! Her article entitled The Rape of Ms. Marvel was an eye opener...http://www.carolastrickland.com./comics/msmarvel/index.html Said --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/2010/07/14/2372/ All the recent controversy over the recent changes to Wonder Woman's costume got me thinking about the character and her origin. Itbrought up a random thought of a black Wonder Women but I couldn't think of her name. A few days later it hit me Nubia. The character has two versions a pre and post Crisis on Infinite Earths. If you don't know what that is don't worry about it its not that important, basically DC re-booted everything .I'm going to give just a brief over view, but if you really want to take a deep dive you need to go to http://www.carolastrickland.com. It's a goldmine of information.
[scifinoir2] (Movie trailer) Daughters of the Dragon: Borderclash
Something we're currently in production on... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoJYP1-0nAs enjoy... Said
[scifinoir2] Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductees 2010
The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame has announced the 2010 Hall of Fame inductees: Octavia E. Butler, Roger Zelazny, Douglas Trumbull, and Richard Matheson. http://www.locusmag.com/News/2010/03/2010-sf-hall-of-fame-inductees.html
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Looking forward to District 9
The rumor is false regarding the failed HALO being slid over as District 9. D9 is based on an original piece of work; Niel K's 'Alive in Jo-Borg which I watched when it was first released back in the day. He was kept in New Zealand developing the short into a feature length, did a faux graphic novel which brought interest to it, lead to Peter being interested in doing the deal (after he viewed the short) and outside financing was brought in on the pre-salesIt has no genetic relation to HALO --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: Thanks for that, Keith. I really didn't know about the Halo movie. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Looking forward to District 9 Date : Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:41:07 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I heard on the podcast Slice of SciFi a fan call in and say how District 9 reminded him of ID4 and the videogame Halo. The hosts said, yeah it looks a lot like 'Halo', down to the aliens. They said that this is the case because, if you remember, Peter Jackson was initially engaged to do a movie version of Halo. Ultimately that project fell through, but the rumour is he was so far into planning for Halo, he decided to do a different concept, and gave the project over to another guy to direct as District 9. Not sure if this is true, but I do remember Jackson was working on a Halo movie. So i guess it's not a big stretch to think that the production setups he might have had in place for that were then moved to this flick. I need to do some research for the truth of this... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 7:51:36 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Looking forward to District 9 Keith, I'm hyped for it as well. I've been avoiding any websites that hawk it in anyway, primarily because of my aversion to critics. All but one person I've spoken to regarding it are keen to see it as well. (That one refers to it as an 'Alien Nation' ripoff.) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Looking forward to District 9 Date : Sat, 8 Aug 2009 06:55:00 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com The District 9 flick has me really intrigued. with its locale of South Africa (so different from usual Hollywood story locatons), it's gritty look, and the fact that it's a Peter Jackson joint, i have high hopes. Indeed, I'm actually looking forward to it more than I have any other movie so far this year, including Star Trek. Anyone heard any early buzz? I did find favorable reviews via jumping from Rotten Tomatoes (something I loathe to do, but as local newspapers fire more critics, I'm having to venture further afield to even find real critics). http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/district_9/ *** http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2009/07/district-9.php District 9 is about the apartheid struggle in South Africa. For those under the age of 35 or so, apartheid was the system of racial segregation legally established by the government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. No matter what else it seems to be about, District 9 , a film made a young, white, South African director, is about apartheid. Co-writer/director Neill Blomkamp spent his formative years living under the system of apartheid and has conscientiously insinuated the issue into his film. The attitudes, ideals and actions of the characters, from everyday citizens to government officials and those in business, reflect those that were common during the apartheid regime. The filmmakers, including producer Peter Jackson, have stealthily laid the artifacts of these dark days beneath the guise of an Alien invasion movie that is intense, graphically novelistic (though itâs an original story) and just funny enough to keep you thoroughly entertained, even while the s! ub! text is of a very serious nature. Buzz and an also clever marketing scheme suggest this should be worth a few bucks at the box officeâespecially if the audience is mostly under 35. The film is told using a number of cinematic modes including documentary footage, mockumentary footage, newsreel accounts, surveillance cameras and the standard story elements of narrative fiction. This is actually less chaotic than it sounds and serves to move the narrative along at a brisk pace. Thereâs little need here for filler. The filmmakers can justify any narrative exposition by putting a camera on the action (any potential camera) and just showing us, or having the characters explain the action to the cameramen. When all else fails Blomkamp inserts a movie moment and
[RE][scifinoir2] Re: What was the last SF novel you read that made you go WOW!?
Blade Runner 2. Said --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, C.W. Badie astromancer2...@... wrote: I love David Drake's stuff! especially tht Northworld Triliogy... From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 7:32:24 PM Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: What was the last SF novel you read that made you go WOW!? That was a knockout blow of a story. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: What was the last SF novel you read that made you go WOW!? Date : Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:15:05 - From : votomguy votom...@yahoo. com To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Well it wasn't a novel, but a short story written in 1989. David Drake's At Any Price. It takes place in the Hammer's Slammers Universe on a predominiately African World where Islamic fundamentalists have taken over and are killing black Islamic followers who don't convert to becoming Arab Muslims. In lieu of the Darfar situation, it definitely hit you like a punch in the gut, but in a good way as it was thought provoking. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, ravenadal wrote: The question about Asimov's Foundation septology leads me to ask what was the last SF novel you read that made you go WOW! And, by that, I mean the last novel that made your head spin around. For me it was William Gibson's Neuromancer and that was published in 1984, twenty-five years ago! By-the-by, I am only interested in novel novels - do not summit graphic novels. Thanks, ~rave! http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Looking forward to District 9
District 9 is about the apartheid struggle in South Africa. Its funny some of the media says that the apartheid is insinuated...the director himself said the film is set during South African aparthied and that the aliens are stuck in the same neighborhood with the black folk. Hey, for me, I'm looking forward to a sci-fi movie from Africa Said --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I can see how some would think of Alien Nation, V, even Independence Day (the shape of the ship), but that means nothing. Some concepts in scifi are simply not new: the idea of aliens coming to Earth and then being ghettoized isn't. But it's the treatment, the new way the story's told, the committment to intelligent writing and acting, the unique spin of the director and producer and actors, that makes all the difference. Peter Jackson doesn't like to support crappy fare that's devoid of something for the grey matter, so I'm more excited about this than I am, say, the American remake of V that's being discussed. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 7:51:36 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Looking forward to District 9 Keith, I'm hyped for it as well. I've been avoiding any websites that hawk it in anyway, primarily because of my aversion to critics. All but one person I've spoken to regarding it are keen to see it as well. (That one refers to it as an 'Alien Nation' ripoff.) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Looking forward to District 9 Date : Sat, 8 Aug 2009 06:55:00 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com The District 9 flick has me really intrigued. with its locale of South Africa (so different from usual Hollywood story locatons), it's gritty look, and the fact that it's a Peter Jackson joint, i have high hopes. Indeed, I'm actually looking forward to it more than I have any other movie so far this year, including Star Trek. Anyone heard any early buzz? I did find favorable reviews via jumping from Rotten Tomatoes (something I loathe to do, but as local newspapers fire more critics, I'm having to venture further afield to even find real critics). http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/district_9/ *** http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2009/07/district-9.php District 9 is about the apartheid struggle in South Africa. For those under the age of 35 or so, apartheid was the system of racial segregation legally established by the government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. No matter what else it seems to be about, District 9 , a film made a young, white, South African director, is about apartheid. Co-writer/director Neill Blomkamp spent his formative years living under the system of apartheid and has conscientiously insinuated the issue into his film. The attitudes, ideals and actions of the characters, from everyday citizens to government officials and those in business, reflect those that were common during the apartheid regime. The filmmakers, including producer Peter Jackson, have stealthily laid the artifacts of these dark days beneath the guise of an Alien invasion movie that is intense, graphically novelistic (though itâs an original story) and just funny enough to keep you thoroughly entertained, even while the s! ubtext is of a very serious nature. Buzz and an also clever marketing scheme suggest this should be worth a few bucks at the box officeâespecially if the audience is mostly under 35. The film is told using a number of cinematic modes including documentary footage, mockumentary footage, newsreel accounts, surveillance cameras and the standard story elements of narrative fiction. This is actually less chaotic than it sounds and serves to move the narrative along at a brisk pace. Thereâs little need here for filler. The filmmakers can justify any narrative exposition by putting a camera on the action (any potential camera) and just showing us, or having the characters explain the action to the cameramen. When all else fails Blomkamp inserts a movie moment and presses on. Lovely. Mister Blomkamp is a fine director who cut his teeth on commercials and music videos, and at the knee of director and special effects guru Peter Jackson. Between the two of them (Jacksonâs company was employed for the effects) theyâve come up with the best CGI effects film to date. The spacecrafts, the cityscapes, the weapons effects and the aliens themselves (which we are! told are 100 percent CGI) are all exceptional. But the best thing in the movie is lead actor Sharlto Copley, a long time friend of the director and fairly novice actor. Copley is
