Month: September 2013

The Europa One mission was the first attempt to send men and women into deep space, and the first privately funded deep space mission, a journey to Jupiter’s

Like the gathering of the mighty individuals who would make up the Avengers, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, each stars in their own right, so the launch

Comedian, musician and radio personality turned science fiction writer, where in the world – or out of it – will Mitch Benn turn up next? Having previously worked

A former member of the Cambridge Footlights, that was where Simon Jones met Douglas Adams, himself an associate of the Monty Python team and later a script editor

Very few worlds are complex enough to give game creators such wide horizons as Star Trek and very few heroes are as well suited to cooperative gameplay as

The subject of remakes is one that triggers strong reactions, particularly with those who have grown up with the originals and now see them brushed aside by something

The opening titles of John Water’s Cecil B Demented show a cinema entrance proudly announcing “Les Enfants dus Paradis, now dubbed into English.” While the habit of remaking

Books huh? What’s that all about then? I usually write about games, a medium whose narrative requires a tad more interaction than the mere turn of a page.

For the simplicity of its premise and the modest production values, Pitch Black was much more than the sum of its parts. Boasting award winning cinematography as the

To many he will forever be associated with the Monty Python team, where he influenced the visual style of their Flying Circus, most particularly in the linking animations