If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!If the news is to be taken any notice of, the world is still experiencing a financial crisis. Therefore, this would mean that everyone would be cutting back and trying to save money right! Everyone except those involved in the [...]
They say that creative people often come up similar ideas, so is there s fine line between a blatant rip off and just two people coming up with the same ideas. It seems that the much awaited 3D film Avatar is very similar to a short story called Call Me Joe, written by Poul Anderson [...]
There was a time when top film director James Cameron said that computer games based on films where never really that great and in fact have been a let down to fans. It seems that the director will need to watch his words as the game based on his brilliant 3D film Avatar gets its [...]
The long trailer that brings Avatar to the big screen will be shown in UK cinemas, which will be much to science fiction fans relief, as at one time it was believed that because it is in 3D that cinemas may not have the resources to install the equipment required. But the trailer will not [...]
The hype behind James Cameron ‘s Avatar seems to be having the right affect as sci-fi fans have been downloading the Avatar trailer in huge amounts, in fact there were occasions when iTunes was struggling to handle the demand. The main thing about the trailer now, is that this has grown from strength to strength [...]
It is just not normal for a filmmaker to show such a massive slice of their latest film, but for director James Cameron pushing the boundaries in both filmmaking and the marketing of the film is just part of the whole experience. Once again the director has pushed those boundaries, with Avatar the 3D science [...]
The fourth film in the Resident Evil series initially called Afterlife and now apparently just simply Resident Evil 4, will be filmed in 3D. This splits the audience who have different ideas when it comes to 3D viewing. Some feel that this technology is something from the past, whereas there are other people that see [...]
It is amazing to think that the current “Buzz” film, Avatar was written over fourteen years ago and yet only now has the technology reach such a level that the film can be made in a way that will do it justice. James Cameron is well known for innovative ideas, but Avatar is set to [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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