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According to SFX, Universal have got the rights to Alfred Bester's classic 1955 novel. A quick primer: Gully Foyle is the last remaining survivor of the Nomad, a merchant spaceship attacked in the war with the Outer Satellites and left drifting in space. Seeing a spacecraft named Vorga, he rejoices thinking he will be saved. The Vorga however passes him by, leaving him to die. This callousness triggers a consuming rage in Foyle that transforms him. Vengeance becomes his mission. Jury-rigging a repair to Nomad's engine, Foyle crashes onto an asteroid covered with the wreckage of other crashed ships and inhabited by the offspring of the wrecks' marooned crews. These odd descendants, dubbed the Scientific People, tattoo a Maori-style mask onto Foyle's face. I've not read the book myself (its on my to read list, I just haven't got around to it yet) but, if done right, looks like it could be good.

managed to get hold of Ringers last night and took these two screen caps: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/jazzbass2112/alphaville/Ringers/ringers002.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/jazzbass2112/alphaville/Ringers/ringers001.jpg. Geddy talks about being a fan of the book and how he's reading it to his daughter as well as talking about Rivendell. You also get brief snippets of Rivendell and Spirit of Radio. The film itself isn't too bad considering it was a low budget effort. Some of the fans are a little irritating (particularly the overly gushing fangirls - even my cringed at them and she's a fangirl herself ). The celebrity interviews are good as are the cast/crew ones. Best of all are the interviews with Brian Sibley, who wrote the Movie Guide. He walks a good balance between being a fan and a critic. Its worth a look if you're into LotR.

The star of this unearthly show. What use have they for you?

Its been a while, but I've finally got Part 5 online

Heres a heads up for all you SF/Fantasy fans who pop into here. There's new dedicated forum at Alphaville2001. All are welcome

QUOTE (2112-Rob-2112 @ Mar 19 2006, 07:32 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Mar 19 2006, 02:01 AM) QUOTE (2112-Rob-2112 @ Mar 19 2006, 02:21 PM)only movie of his i had to turn off..was once upon a time in mexico..it wasnt beacuse of him..i thought he made that movie halfway decent..but if it wasnt for him that movie wouldof been even more horrible then it already was..and when i turn off movies in the middle thats a bad sign..beacuse i usually never do that. I've only walked out of the theater once before and it was a Depp movie....CRY BABY. It was horrible. I think we didn't even stay for half. Other than that I'm hard pressed to think of any other Depp movie I DIDN'T like. However, I refuse to see Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. I think I'd compare it (& him) too much to Willie Wonka & Gene Wilder. yea its not as good as the first..but its still good...if depp can play willy wonka i think he can pretty much play anything. Personally, I think that the new version far outstrips the original. The original was so sugary that I can almost feel my teeth rotting as I'm watching (and the less said about 'Cheer Up Charlie' and 'The Candyman Can' the better). Tim Burton, on the other hand, brought a slightly twisted edge which I think even Roald Dahl would have approved of (and he despised the original).

I walk through Vanity Fair Memory Lane everywhere Wall Street shuffles there Dressed in fallen hait "I Think I'm Going Bald"

QUOTE (BassUnderPressure @ Mar 17 2006, 07:58 AM) Middletown Dreams They walk a while in silence One close - one far away Well done - your turn

Another hint: The song has only been played live on two tours (the warm up tour for the album it is featured on and the actual tour itself).

QUOTE (sundog @ Mar 15 2006, 01:16 PM) A pleasant faced man steps up to greet you He smiles and says he's pleased to meet you Twilight Zone The album its from is post-1980

The picture is a screencap from an episode of a very popular TV seeries

QUOTE (sundog @ Mar 13 2006, 04:21 AM) QUOTE (Slaine mac Roth @ Mar 11 2006, 11:40 AM) Here we go then: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/jazzbass2112/alphaville/buffy/gentlemen.jpg Twilight Zone Beyond this world strange things are known Here's a hint - the episode title will give you a clue

QUOTE (plodder @ Mar 10 2006, 04:59 PM) http://www.dagelinks.nl/weblog/images/katebush.jpg

As I've said elsewhere, hopefully it will be Blind Guardian in September

QUOTE (plodder @ Mar 12 2006, 06:32 PM) The night is black, without a moon.

QUOTE (BassUnderPressure @ Mar 12 2006, 08:37 AM) grim-faced and forbidding their faces closed tight # Good one though

QUOTE (cygnalschick @ Mar 11 2006, 11:02 PM) Greet a passing stranger Feel the strength in his hand

QUOTE (nebbish @ Mar 11 2006, 10:50 PM) time stand still

Here we go then: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/jazzbass2112/alphaville/buffy/gentlemen.jpg

Excuse me for being lazy, but I'm just going to post the comments I made on War of the Worlds from my (under construction) SF/Fantasy site Alphaville2001. (I should point out that this review is from someone who is a big fan the original H G Wells novel, the original film but is not particularly a big fan of Tom Cruise or Steven Spielberg.) QUOTE (Alphaville2001) Even while I was writing the synopsis above, I was struck by how truly awful the premise of this version was. The plots holes I must confess that, when I heard about this film, I had many deep misgivings - all of which were justified. I really do think that this is the worst adaptation of Wells' novel (and I do include the TV series). To me, the film was trite, predictable and overly sentimental. Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise and the best thing that can be said about him is that he's not Keanu Reeves. Justin Chatwin is a typical annoying American teenager that only seems to exist in films of this sort. Dakota Fanning seemed to show signs of rising above all this but is hampered by the fact that she is given to do is scream and whine. Miranda Otto is wasted as she is merely there to show how abysmal Cruise's character is as a father. The acting honours go, not unexpectedly, to Tim Robbins but he is hampered by playing a part rather than a character. However, the film is visually stunning. As a long time fan of H G Wells, it was nice to actually see a reasonable depiction of the tripods. The visual effects are everything you would expect from Spielberg when he has a large budget to play with. Unfortunately, this does not stop the film from being dull and rushed. As a Wells fan, I'm still waiting for a version to match up to Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation.

Don't worry folks, I'll be putting something up very soon. We've had to do a complete system dump (bloody spyware creeping through) and things are still a bit chaotic here

Prime Mover: 'I set the clouds in motion'

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/1a_1_b.jpg and of course http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/bs.jpg

I'm not sure if I'll be able to limit myself to five but (in no order): The Day the Earth Stood Still Blade Runner The Wicker Man 12 Angry Men The Breakfast Club

Is it just me or do a lot of them seem to be Christian music?