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Archive for April, 2011
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The weekly web ramble (4/29)
Posted on April 29, 2011 | No CommentsLinks from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – GalleyCat has a put together a list of excerpts from the Hugo Award nominees – The 2011 Edgar Award winners […] -
Starz high on Twilight Eyes limited series
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 1 CommentFrom Deadline – After over a decade away, Dean Koontz might finally be returning to the small screen. Starz is close to forging ahead on their first original limited series […] -
South Riding, this Sunday on PBS
Posted on April 28, 2011 | No CommentsSerendipitously, Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) was nominated for a BAFTA award for her starring role in South Riding this week – the very same week in which the three […] -
YurtScope: Genre summer preview 2011
Posted on April 28, 2011 | No CommentsHoly smokes, there are a ridiculous number of good books coming our way this summer! Here are the genre selections we at the Yurt have scoped out as must reads. […] -
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2 – official trailer
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe part of this movie I might possibly be looking forward to the most is Julie Walters getting to say the line: “NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!” I cannot WAIT […] -
First look at Vera, starring Brenda Blethyn
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 2 CommentsBased on the Vera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves, Vera is the latest crime drama from ITV, starring none other than the wonderful Brenda Blethyn. ITV originally ordered only one […] -
The Visconti House by Elsbeth Edgar – Review
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 4 CommentsBook Jacket: Laura Horton is different. Not in any noticeable, first-glance kind of way; but inside, she’s equally uncomfortable around the snippy girls in her class and the strange boy, […] -
First look at The Immortals (UPDATED)
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsHere’s a peek at the next sand and sandal epic coming our way – The Immortals, a retelling of the Theseus legend, hails from director Tarsem Singh (The Fall), and […] -
Warrior (aka Doppelganger) by Marie Brennan – Review
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsBook Jacket: When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. But what happens when the doppelganger survives? […] -
The weekly web ramble (4/22)
Posted on April 22, 2011 | No CommentsLinks from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Cory Doctorow on privacy, facebook, politics and kids – The New York Times profiles Shaun Tan‘s Wild Imagination <– AUTHOR […]