[scifinoir2] Re: 'Iron Man' beats 'Speed Racer' to box-office finish line

2008-05-13 Thread ravenadal
Go, Speed Racer, go! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw it. It was a really great movie. If you have not watched this series before, you will be thoroughly confused. The world of Speed racer is completely surreal. there is a

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Are their any left wing military sci-fi writers?

2008-05-13 Thread Astromancer
There are quite a few of them out there, including David Drake, Bill McKay...now I'm drawing a blank! (checking search engine)...Oh yeah David Sherman, Dan Cragg, Kevin Randle, Jerry Pournelle, and please don't let me forget Robert Heinlein...(singing) And many more... marian_changling [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] 'Iron Man' beats 'Speed Racer' to box-office finish line

2008-05-13 Thread Daryle Lockhart
How about Meet Dave or Wall-E? On May 12, 2008, at 8:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: great review, as always, but I doubt this movie would have fared any better against Hancock. I'm tired of him in roles--Lord knows i am!--but I can't deny Will Smith has the summer/Christmas

Re: [scifinoir2] 'Iron Man' beats 'Speed Racer' to box-office finish line

2008-05-13 Thread KeithBJohnson
Wal-E being a Pixar flick will probably draw in more viewers than Speed Racer, amongst children and adults. The Pixar name would draw more people. Meet Dave is intriguing, but not necessarily a huge hit unless word-of-mouth is great. That might have been a good movie against which Speed Racer

[scifinoir2] New Mars Lander Looks for Water, Old Signs of Life

2008-05-13 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2008/05/mars_lander New Mars Lander Looks for Water, Old Signs of Life By Alexis Madrigal 05.13.08 On Sunday, May 25, the Mars Phoenix Lander will plunge through the red planet's atmosphere in search of water - and possibly look for evidence of life on

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Are their any left wing military sci-fi writers?

2008-05-13 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 5/13/08 11:08:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There are quite a few of them out there, including David Drake, Bill McKay...now I'm drawing a blank! (checking search engine)...Oh yeah David Sherman, Dan Cragg, Kevin Randle, Jerry Pournelle, and please don't let me

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Black is finally in fashion at Vogue

2008-05-13 Thread KeithBJohnson
Reason number 61 while the Vulcans haven't contacted us yet... -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent.co.uk Black is finally in fashion at Vogue By Ian Johnston and Photini Philippidou Sunday, 27 April 2008 It's an open secret in the

[scifinoir2] Re: Are their any left wing military sci-fi writers?

2008-05-13 Thread marian_changling
Yes, I mentioned Drake and Haldeman because I know that they are anti-war and former military. -- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are quite a few of them out there, including David Drake, Bill McKay...now I'm drawing a blank! (checking search

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Black is finally in fashion at Vogue

2008-05-13 Thread Tracey de Morsella
It depressed me hearing this. Back in the 80s and 90s I pounded the pavement going to casting calls and go-sees thinking I was making inroads with every print job, commercial or fashion show I got booked for. I suffered the humility of getting lectured for getting too much sun on vacation or

[scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up SFF Pilots

2008-05-13 Thread Tracey de Morsella
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=53912 CBS has given series orders to three pilots with supernatural themes for the 2008 fall television season, Variety reported. Word is that CBS has just made it official on its hot drama pilot The Ex List (fka Mythological Ex), from 20th