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Wyndham, Eric
(? -? ) UK author of Revelation: A Romance (1897), a Wandering Jew tale. Its revelations are of the expected sort, including Reincarnation and Timeslips, with a variant element in that the cursed protagonist must save two souls before he can die. [JC]
Gojira 1985
Film (1985; vt Godzilla 1985). Toho/New World. Directed by Kohji Hashimoto, R J Kizer. Written by Shuichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei, from a story by Tomoyuki Tanaka. Cast includes Raymond Burr (US version), Keiju Kobayashi and Ken Tanaka. 120 minutes, cut to 91 minutes USA and 87 minutes UK. Colour. / The original screenplay from Gojira (1954) is not credited, but this is effectively a remake of the first film; although it purports to be a sequel, ...
Banlieue 13
Film (2004; vt District 13, 2006). EuropaCorp presents a co-production in association with TF1 Films Production with the participation of Canal+. Directed by Pierre Morel. Written by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri. Cast includes David Belle, François Chattot, Tony D'Amario, Samir Guesmi, Bibi Naceri, Patrick Olivier, Cyril Raffaelli, Dany Verissimo and Nicolas Woirion. Colour. 84 minutes. / A free-runner and an undercover policeman foil a government plot to set off a ...
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
US animated tv series (2023). Cartoon Network Studios. Created by Genndy Tartakovsky. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Written by Darrick Bachman and Genndy Tartakovsky. Voice cast includes Jeremy Crutchley, Grey DeLisle, Hazel Doupe, Jacob Dudman, Demari Hunte, Peta Johnson, Tom Milligan, Jason O'Mara, Alain Uy and George Webster. Ten 21 minute episodes. Colour. / Three Superpowered ...
Spinrad, Norman
(1940- ) US author, born in New York – where he set some impressive fiction – but resident in France for many years; married to N Lee Wood (1990-2005). He began publishing sf with "The Last of the Romany" in Analog for 1963, assembled with other early work as The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde (coll 1970), the title story being among the most successful of the attempts made by various ...
Robinson, Roger
(1943- ) UK computer programmer, bibliographer and publisher, active in UK Fandom for many years. The Writings of Henry Kenneth Bulmer (1983 chap; rev 1984 chap) is an exhaustive Bibliography of one of the most prolific sf writers, Kenneth Bulmer, and Who's Hugh?: An SF Reader's Guide to Pseudonyms (1987) is similarly exhaustive in its ...