A look behind the scenes at the massive Queensland set and location for the new Spielberg produced SF series Terra Nova. You also get a glimpse of the dystopian future from which the characters are escaping into the distant past.
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Returning to this book after my first reading many years ago now, I found some aspects very fresh in memory and others totally forgotten. This is the most out and out fantasy / science fiction toned of Murakami's novels, with echoes of Phil...
Going back to the source. This early McCarthy novel sets the tone for what came later. It is a grim and tactile evocation of a place and time, with finely drawn characters and ravishing command of language. A remarkable fact about McCarthy'...
A moving and humane book about a great cinematic hero, James Whale, director of Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Old Dark House and Showboat. This book, which formed the basis for the movie Gods and Monsters, gives us a wonderful, s...
Some lovely textural observation and memory portrayed with affectionate amusement and occasional flights of fancy. The story, set in the far north of Sweden, near the Finnish border, nevertheless had strong resonances for me, having grown u...
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