The Time Machine, the title character from
The Invisible Man, and the alien death machines from
The War of the Worlds, but in their illustration of the latter’s iconic Martian tripods… the alien vehicles have four legs instead of three.
Patrick Parrinder of the H.G. Wells Society wrote, “Three legs good, four legs bad. It’s a shame that the artist didn’t pick that out.” SF writer Adam Roberts (vice president of the Wells Society) spotted another error: “Not only did Wells’ Tripods have
three legs, Griffin, his invisible man, does not wear a top hat (he arrives at Iping, face bandaged under a ‘wide-brimmed hat’). So it’s two for two.”
Berlinale Films Je Suis Karl, Copilot and Cryptozoo Lead The Match Factory Slate at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
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The Match Factory is taking a strong slate to the European Film Market, including two world premieres: Anne Zohra Berrached’s “Copilot,” which is in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section, and Christian Schwochow’s “Je Suis Karl,” which is in Berlinale Special. Also in the festival program is Dash Shaw’s “Cryptozoo,” the critically acclaimed adult animation awarded at Sundance, which is in the Generation lineup.
Berrached, whose “24 Weeks” played in Berlinale Competition in 2016, is back at the festival with “Copilot,” a bold feature set in the mid 90s, an era of optimism, when the conflicts of the old-world order seemed to dissolve, and long-lasting peace seemed achievable. Asli (Canan Kir) meets Saeed (Roger Azar), whose love at first changes her life, before shaking the world to the core.
Natalie Hemby, Hit Songwriter and Highwomen Member, Signs Solo Deal With Fantasy (EXCLUSIVE)
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Natalie Hemby, one of the most well-liked and acclaimed songwriters in Nashville, has put her toe into the waters of being a recording and performing artist before, notably as a member of the alt-country supergroup the Highwomen. But now she’s jumping in whole-heartedly, having inked a deal with the Fantasy label that will see a solo album coming out later this year.
“It’s kind of ironic,” Hemby tells
Variety. “I’m a 43-year-old woman who is signing her first record deal. So that’s a pretty big deal. I don’t know if I’m crazy or if I’m just lucky I think maybe a little bit of both.”
In C.L. Polk’s sparkling third novel,
The Midnight Bargain, Beatrice Clayborn is a young woman with a terrible problem. As a debutante participating in “Bargaining Season,” she must capture the attention of an appropriately wealthy and suitable man who will propose marriage and thus save her family from an ever-increasing threat of poverty and social humiliation (her father has made one too many poor investment decisions). To anyone familiar with Jane Austen, this scenario will read as quite familiar, but Polk writes historical fantasy and thus Beatrice’s situation has a magical spin. In her nation of Chasland, women are collared by their husbands to block their magic and prevent a spirit from taking the body of their unborn children. Men are free to perform all manner of magic, while women lose all their power in trade for the privilege of childbirth. Beatrice has been studying magic in secret in hopes of dodging the grimness of the collar. But now the season is upon
New Wizard of Oz film in the works from Watchmen director Nicole Kassell
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and have tapped
Watchmen director Nicole Kassell to helm the project. I am incredibly honored to join Temple Hill and New Line in bringing this beloved classic to the screen, said Kassell in a statement. While the 1939 musical is part of my DNA, I am exhilarated and humbled by the responsibility of re-imagining such a legendary tale. The opportunity to examine the original themes the quest for courage, love, wisdom and home feels more timely and urgent than ever. These are profoundly iconic shoes to fill, and I am eager to dance alongside these heroes of my childhood as we pave a newly minted yellow brick road.