Monthly Archives: November 2007

Billie Piper reprises Pullman role

Billie Piper will be starring in the adaptation of Pullman’s Shadow in the North, according to the BBC, over the Christmas season. She starred in Ruby in the Smoke last year.

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French authorities arrest a team who repaired a 150 year old clock

I wish I’d seen this before but BoingBoing has this link to a Times article and a Guardian piece on the exploits of les UX, an underground (quite literally) group of people who hold cultural events in the most unlikely … Continue reading

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Short stories about William Blake on the BBC

The BBC are running a series of readings and events inspired by the work of William Blake this week in their afternoon reading slots and Neil Gaiman’s story runs on Thursday. It will be available on the above link for … Continue reading

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Byatt talks fairies at Dulwich

A.S. Byatt has written this review of The Age of Enchantment exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (phone: 020-8693 5254) which takes place from 28th November to 17 February 2008. The illustrations are include works the 1890s to the 1930s, … Continue reading

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Peter Haining death announced

Peter Haining, award winning anthologist and author, died on the 19th November, Locus have announced. He won the Karl Wagner award in 2001.

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Realising imaginary worlds

Erica Wagner of the Times has hit the nail firmly on the head, in my view, in her article on the forthcoming Golden Compass film and the assertion that she has already seen the film in her own mind though … Continue reading

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Abrams get Cloverfield with Matt Reeves

The Times has a link to the trailer for the JJ Abrams vehicle, Cloverfield, which appears to use digital video to portray the effect on ordinary people in a monster attack on New York (Fictionally, how can anybody get insureance … Continue reading

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Werner Herzog talks Rescue Dawn

Werner Herzog gave an interview to the Guardian today about his new film, Rescue Dawn. Despite the things I’ve read about him (largely being nuts), I’ve got time for his films.

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Romulus and Remus cave discovered

Archaeologists are claiming to have found the cave the Romulus and Remus were suckled in by the she-wolf (the Guardian has a video here). I’m not sure whether to be happy or sad really. I liked the myth and its … Continue reading

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Heroes Season 2 to improve says Kring

Tim Kring, the creator of Heroes, has apologised for the slow start to series 2 (rumours of which tend to fall into this is awful) and that it wil get back to doing what it’s good (certainly not romance) after … Continue reading

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