Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Harry Potter and the Half Blood PrinceBB
Directed by David Yates
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, et al.
Released: 2009
Due to the round robin of directors tapped for the Harry Potter film series, the quality of the movies thus far has varied wildly, from the solid first and second films to the [...]

Star Trek
Written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman; Directed by J. J. Abrams
Starring  Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Karl Urban
U.S. Theatrical Release: 9 May 2009
In the hype-filled ramp-up to this reboot of the beloved Star Trek franchise, the spotlight shone on director J. J. Abrams, creator of geek TV franchises Alias, Lost, and Fringe, [...]

Congratulations to this year’s nominees!
From AnticipationSF:

Best Novel
(639 Ballots / Bulletins)
Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor) — Free download
Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit)
Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (Tor)
Best Novella
[...]

“Hellboy” (Sony Pictures)
I’m not sure if this qualifies as strictly fantasy/science fiction or not, but it’s my site and I’m calling the shots.
I’ve had this queued up on my iPod for weeks now. Soon I will give it a gander, and report my findings here. I may also check out del Toro’s twisted fairy tale [...]