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Geek Media Round-Up: January 2, 2009

2 Jan 2009  Media

Film

Michael Whelan

  • In Contention picks out the 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2009, with Watchmen coming in at number one. (Duh)
  • Film School Rejects counts down the Ten Best Horror Films of 2008, and it was a good year for horror, Monster Slayer through Splinter.
  • Film School Rejects names The Ten Worst Movies of 2008.
  • First Showing kicks off the New Year with Five New Harry Potter 6 Photos.
  • The List Universe lists 12 Great Science Fiction Movies From The Sixties.
  • Wired’s Underwire Blog offers up a great 2009 Movie Guide, complete with photos and video.

Internet

  • The End of the Universe is once again offering a free downloadable calendar with pulp cover favorites.
  • SF Gospel share its choices for 14 awesome things about 2008.

Literature

  • Charles Stross explains why genre novels are the length they are.
  • The latest issue of National Geographic featured a foreward entitled “My Mars” by Ray Bradbury with an accompanying artwork from Michael Whelan.
  • Visions of Paradise chronicles seven waves of science fiction since H. G. Wells.

Writing

  • Marjorie Liu warns of the dangers of writing while sleepy.
  • Odyssey SF/F Writing Workshop has posted a podcast featuring author Nancy Kress discusses how to write stories as a sequence of scenes.

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