Daily Archives: January 30, 2008

Eoin Colfer interviewed by Newsweek

I’ve just come across a link to this interview with Eoin Colfer published in Newsweek where he talks about his new novel, The Airman, his influences and sending gliders of from a Norman castle. I love the new book and … Continue reading

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Carcanet to release Mervyn Peake’s collected poems

Sebastian Peake‘s blog gives details of the collected poems of his father, Mervyn, coming out from Carcanet later this year. Most famous for Gormenghast, Peake was a great poet and a fantastic illustrator – both of which talents are a … Continue reading

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Guillermo de Toro to take on the Hobbit?

It appears that Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Cronos) is in talks to take on the Hobbit film. Jackson is up to his eyeballs in projects but will be the executive producer with creative control. The film itself will … Continue reading

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Faerie gets technical in the Spiderwick Chronicles film

LinuxJournal has a piece on the use of Linux to render the CGI in the forthcoming Spiderwick Chronicles movie which comes out in the UK on 21 March. (Sorry, annoyingly its behind a pay wall at the moment online but … Continue reading

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