Solar Flare: Science Fiction News

Aint It Cool News links to a new clip from the Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean movie MirrorMask. I’m not clear where the clip fits into the film’s story. I’m not even sure exactly what is happening in the clip. One thing I am sure about though is that it’s damn creepy.

Seriously, the tune is creepy/catchy (at least in this context), the look of the film is pure Dave McKean…

A fifth Highlander film is almost ready for production according to star Adrian Paul’s official website. Writer David Abramowitz (who wrote for the Highlander TV series) is apparently finishing up the script for the new film and if things go to plan it will enter pre-production later this year.

Adrain Paul who played Duncan MacLeod in the television series (which was based on the first two Highlander movies). He then went…

The Sci Fi Channel and Tor Books are teaming to launch the Sci Fi Essential book promotion. One Tor book each month will be marked as a Sci Fi Essential and will recieve additional promotion including sample chapters and sneak peeks on SciFi.com and being highlighted in Sci Fi Magazine’s books section.

The Sci Fi Essential book program will launch in July and the first book to be stamped as a…

I guess video diaries must be the in tool for PR departments these days. Big Dumb Object brought to my attention several Doctor Who video diaries. There are four Doctor Who video diaries available at this link.

Three of the diaries are by director joe Ahearne discussing three episodes he directed: Dalek, Fathers Day and Boom Town.

The fourth diary is by Will Cohen who is head of The Mill, the people…

In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, author Lois McMaster Bujold said that the book she is currently writing could be the first volume in a new series. The new book, The Sharing Knife is a stand-alone fantasy story. The book is close to twice the length of most of her books and told with dual viewpoints.

Bujold is best known for the Miles Vorkosigan series of which there are currently…