Tag Archives: Los Angeles

Terminated?—a review of Terminator: TSCC’s “Vick’s Chip” and “What He Beheld”

The producers of The Sarah Connor Chronicles have been creating some really good television. Let's hope Fox let's it continue to breathe... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Funky Forest to screen in the US

Funky Forest, a Japanese sketch film in the tradition of Monty Python, will have three one-week runs, in New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles... Read more [...]

Greg van Eekhout sells first novel to Bantam Dell

Greg van Eekhout sold his first novel, NorseCODE, to Juliet Ulman at Bantam Dell. Agent Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates handled the sale. Read more [...]

Actor Brad Renfro Dies

Actor Brad Renfro (1982-2008) was found dead in his home. His genre appearances included... Read more [...]

Terminatrix—a review of Terminator’s “Pilot” and “Gnothi Seauton”

The new series started with back-to-back evening episodes, and it's off to an outstanding start with killer ratings... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Actor and Director Gar Campbell Dies

Gar Campbell (1943-2007) was most closely associated with California stage productions, but his genre film work... Read more [...]

SAG Award Nominees

The nominees for the Screen Actors Guild awards include very few genre productions... Read more [...]

Street Cred—a fan’s view of the writers’ strike

SFScope's television reviewer Sarah Stegall flew to Los Angeles to participate in Mutant Enemy Day, on behalf of the writers. Here's her report and photos... Read more [...]

BOOM! Studios’s Open Holiday Party

Graphic novel and comics publisher BOOM! Studios is hosting an open holiday party, open to all, at Meltdown Comics... Read more [...]

Makeup Artist Monty Westmore Dies

Monty Westmore (1923-2007) was a member of the five-generation Westmore makeup artist family, and worked on Star Trek: Insurrection... Read more [...]

Musician Randy Van Horne Dies

Musician Randy Van Horne (1924-2007) foromed the group which performed the themes for The Flintstones and The Jetsons... Read more [...]

59th Annual Emmy Award Winners

The winners of the 59th annual Emmy Awards include several genre nominees... Read more [...]

Release party for Mark Waid’s Potter’s Field

Mark Waid's Potter's Field, a new dark series from BOOM! Studios, is being released with a party at Meltdown on 14 September... Read more [...]

Norilana Books Logo Design Contest

Norilana Books is celebrating its first anniversary with the launch of a new imprint, Leda, and the launch of a contest to design the logo for the imprint... Read more [...]

59th Annual Emmy Award Nominees Include Genre Programming

The nominees for the 59th annual Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Genre nominees in a wide variety of categories include... Read more [...]