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Kez Whelan , April 21st, 2021 07:52 April is the cruelest month... unless you like gore-fixated death metal, weed infused doom and heavy as all hell avant rock, says Kez Whelan Big Brave With an end to lockdown seemingly in sight, things are feeling slightly less bleak this month. Whilst live music is still a little way off (judging by how many of the big June/ July festivals have already opted to postpone for another year), Roadburn has certainly helped ease the pain with their Roadburn Redux,...

When you found the film materials, how was their condition in general? Gitomartoyo: There were several notes from Davide Pozzi [director of L’Immagine Ritrovata], mostly related to the chemical aspect of the negative and its copies. The lab found symptoms of vinegar syndrome, in which acetate film decays, then shrinks or curls—meaning that the film had lost its original width, requiring certain modifications from the lab before it could be put into the scanner [for digital restoration]. Thi...

Over the Woodward Wall (Tor.com Publishing 10/20) Baker is an open pseudonym for Seanan McGuire, and Over the Woodward Wall began as a book-within-a-book, a middle-grade fantasy discussed in McGuire’s 2019 novel Middlegame. The full-length version is a deliberately classic children’s fantasy and begins the Up-and-Under series. “Delec­table, a ripe treat for lifelong readers…. It’s filled with adventure and wisdom, and navigates well-worn ideas with fresh enthusiasm.” [Katharine C...