Category Archives: Books
Edgar Wright’s “The World’s End” to shoot in September?
Per Deadline’s story, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will reunite for the third in the loose trilogy which began with “Shaun of the Dead“ and continued with “Hot Fuzz“, with shooting expected to start in September and a … Continue reading
Epic Fantasy Avengers Assemble!
Inspired by a post over at the Tor Books blog, which posits a line-up for a Fantasy equivalent of “The Avengers“, I couldn’t let a day go by without pledging my team of Ye Olde Awesome Fictional Nerds into the fray… … Continue reading
Fat Reads, Groaning Bookshelves
This post is inspired by a thread over at the nerd-friendly Sword & Laser reading group over at Good Reads – blimey, sci-fi and fantasy books are a bit on the portly side, wouldn’t you agree? Not for many world-building … Continue reading
Cultural Endeavours for May 4th 2012
It’s a long holiday weekend in the UK and that can mean only one thing – it’s time to avoid DIY and that kind of soul-sucking stuff and leap wildly into the ready, saucy arms of music, books and films. … Continue reading
“The Avengers” – a reading list
Just seen “The Avengers“? About to see “The Avengers” for the fourth or fifth time? Not entirely sure who these “Avengers” folks are and just what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry about it - Den of Geek has your … Continue reading
Appropriate Attired Adventurers Assemble!
Well, this is awesome. Fantasy and SF book blog A Dribble of Ink turned me onto this neat Tumblr – Women Fighters in Reasonable Armour and I’m rather taken with it. It collates examples of fantasy and SF artwork depicting female … Continue reading
Nathan Fillion gets new job, nerd world rejoices.
Eagle-eyed readers of this richly continuity-driven blog will be aware of my as-yet-unrequited platonic man crush on clever Canuck “Castle” star, Nathan Fillion. When he’s not gadding about on telly as sardonic best-selling novelist come NYPD consultant Richard Castle, Fillion … Continue reading
“The Hunger Games” gets cut, slashed and chopped in the UK…
The film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel, “The Hunger Games”, has been passed in the UK by the British Board of Film Classification with a 12A rating, after seven seconds of trims were made – it would have been passed … Continue reading
