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Warner Brothers acquire the rights to Otherland

The rights to the Otherland tetralogy by Tad Williams have been acquired by Warner Brothers. The fact that they have purchased the rights however doesn’t mean that we will see them actually adapt the books into movies and in any case I think that a television series would be a better format.

It is a science fiction story told on an epic scale as each of the four books is several hundred pages long and they follow on directly from one another. Set towards the end of this century the eponymous Otherland is a virtual world made of many different realms many of which are based upon works such as Through the Looking-Glass, The Odyssey and The Iliad, The War of the Worlds, and The Wizard of Oz.

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Review: The Artist

The Artist

Not quite three weeks into the new year and I think that The Artist will be one of the contenders for my favourite film of the year. Fantastic charming movie that cannot fail to win over the affections of any viewer.

It is a brilliant idea to make a black and white silent movie about a star of silent movies whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of ‘talkies’. The concept works so very well, I really didn’t miss having dialogue and there are some very clever little touches that utilize the nature of the film.

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Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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Review: Eight Below

Eight Below

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Books

Stanislaw Lem Google doodle

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Polish SF author Stanislaw Lem’s first book Google have produced an amazing interactive animated doodle with art inspired by the drawings of Daniel Mroz used in Lem’s short story collection The Cyberiad.

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Review: Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

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Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

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Review: Attack The Block

Attack The Block

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Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

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Review: The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days