Speculative-fiction writer Harlan Ellison, who penned short stories, novellas and criticism, contributed to TV series including “The Outer Limits,” “Star Trek” and “Babylon 5” and won a notable copyright infringement suit against ABC and Paramount and a settlement in a similar suit over “The Terminator,” has died. He was 84.
Christine Valada tweeted that Ellison’s wife, Susan, had asked her to announce that he died in his sleep Thursday.
Susan Ellison has asked me to announce the passing of writer Harlan Ellison, in his sleep, earlier today. “For a brief time I was here, and for a brief time, I mattered.”—He, 1934-2018. Arrangements for a celebration of his life are pending.
— Christine Valada (@mcvalada) June 28, 2018
The prolific but cantankerous author famously penned the “Star Trek” episode “City on the Edge of Forever,” in which Kirk and Spock must go back in time to Depression-era America to put Earth history back on its rightful course,...
Christine Valada tweeted that Ellison’s wife, Susan, had asked her to announce that he died in his sleep Thursday.
Susan Ellison has asked me to announce the passing of writer Harlan Ellison, in his sleep, earlier today. “For a brief time I was here, and for a brief time, I mattered.”—He, 1934-2018. Arrangements for a celebration of his life are pending.
— Christine Valada (@mcvalada) June 28, 2018
The prolific but cantankerous author famously penned the “Star Trek” episode “City on the Edge of Forever,” in which Kirk and Spock must go back in time to Depression-era America to put Earth history back on its rightful course,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Edited by Jeremy Frommer and Rick Schwartz | Introduction by Ben Bova | Published by powerHouse Books | Format: Hardcover, 224pp
Omni was a magazine published from the late-seventies to the mid-nineties mostly covering science and science fiction. I was a bit young to have been a reader of it, but having researched the magazine after looking through The Mind’s Eye: The Art of Omni, I can confirm that it looks like exactly the kind of wacky and fantastic thing I would have dug hard. The Art of Omni is a collection of some of the illustrations that graced the magazine’s pages and it is quite wonderful to see.
Most of the illustrations could quite comfortably be under ‘cosmic surrealism’, the name given to some contributions by Luděk Pešek. There are depictions of futuristic landscapes, cyborgs, aliens, distant planets and so forth as well as some weird, Daliesque images straight out of some peoples’ kooky subconscious.
Omni was a magazine published from the late-seventies to the mid-nineties mostly covering science and science fiction. I was a bit young to have been a reader of it, but having researched the magazine after looking through The Mind’s Eye: The Art of Omni, I can confirm that it looks like exactly the kind of wacky and fantastic thing I would have dug hard. The Art of Omni is a collection of some of the illustrations that graced the magazine’s pages and it is quite wonderful to see.
Most of the illustrations could quite comfortably be under ‘cosmic surrealism’, the name given to some contributions by Luděk Pešek. There are depictions of futuristic landscapes, cyborgs, aliens, distant planets and so forth as well as some weird, Daliesque images straight out of some peoples’ kooky subconscious.
- 8/4/2014
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
If his career keeps moving in the same direction, Matthew Montgomery may end up being the gay Parker Posey. Having played leads in at least seven independent features in just five years, plus another handful of supporting roles, he has established his indie street cred at a time when gay cinema seems to be exploding. Fans of gay cinema will probably remember Montgomery from Gone, But Not Forgotten, Long-term Relationship and the supernatural-tinged Back Soon.
Getting his start in Reign Of The Dead, a living dead short lensed in and around “Zombie Ground Zero,” Pittsburgh, he’s made his way up the indie food chain and appeared in other genre films, including Socket (which I wrote and directed, natch), Fear House and the upcoming Pornography.
But Montgomery isn’t just an actor in horror and sci-fi flicks; he’s a fan of them as well. A professed sci-fi nerd, Montogmery...
Getting his start in Reign Of The Dead, a living dead short lensed in and around “Zombie Ground Zero,” Pittsburgh, he’s made his way up the indie food chain and appeared in other genre films, including Socket (which I wrote and directed, natch), Fear House and the upcoming Pornography.
But Montgomery isn’t just an actor in horror and sci-fi flicks; he’s a fan of them as well. A professed sci-fi nerd, Montogmery...
- 3/23/2009
- Fangoria
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If you haven't read it yet, you simply must: about Digital Comics by ~Balak01 on deviantART. Now this is the way to think about digital comics, none of this clutch cargo animation going around. Marvel, take note.
Matt Smith locked into Doctor Who role with £600,000 deal. And most importantly, it's a five year deal.
Missed this one: Two more actors reported to be in line for The Flash -- and one of them is Neil Patrick Harris, who already voiced the Flash in New Frontier.
And speaking of Neil Patrick Harris, Trinity College in Connecticut is running live performances of Dr. Horrible. Everybody, sing along!
“Spider-Man” Arrested In Israel:
“Cops were called to the scene after receiving a flurry of calls from gridlocked commuters near the Rosh Ha’ayin intersection who reported a man in a...
If you haven't read it yet, you simply must: about Digital Comics by ~Balak01 on deviantART. Now this is the way to think about digital comics, none of this clutch cargo animation going around. Marvel, take note.
Matt Smith locked into Doctor Who role with £600,000 deal. And most importantly, it's a five year deal.
Missed this one: Two more actors reported to be in line for The Flash -- and one of them is Neil Patrick Harris, who already voiced the Flash in New Frontier.
And speaking of Neil Patrick Harris, Trinity College in Connecticut is running live performances of Dr. Horrible. Everybody, sing along!
“Spider-Man” Arrested In Israel:
“Cops were called to the scene after receiving a flurry of calls from gridlocked commuters near the Rosh Ha’ayin intersection who reported a man in a...
- 2/20/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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