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Steiger, A J
(1900-1970) US author and journalist, a Moscow-based foreign correspondent, whose philosophical novel The Moon Man (1961) involves the thoughts of immortals (see Immortality) from another Dimension who may seek our aid in a fight to preserve peace in the universe. [PN]
It! the Terror from Beyond Space
Film (1958). Vogue/United Artists. Directed by Edward L Cahn. Written by Jerome Bixby. Cast includes Shawn Smith, Kim Spalding and Marshall Thompson. 69 minutes. Black and white. / In this largely mediocre film there are some good, tense moments. The crew of a Spaceship returning from Mars discover that "something" has stowed away: a Monster which attacks crew ...
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
US live action-animated film (2003). Warner Brothers. Directed by Joe Dante. Written by Larry Doyle. Cast includes Timothy Dalton, Jenny Elfman, Brandon Fraser, Heather Locklear, and Steve Martin. Voice cast includes Joe Alaskey, Jeff Glenn Bennett, June Foray, Eric Goldberg, and Billy West. 91 minutes. Colour. / This continuation of the beloved Warner Bros. Cartoons features their most iconic characters, ...
Mitchell, Syne
(1970- ) US author, married to Eric S Nylund, who began to publish work of genre interest with "Tiger's Eye" in Sword and Sorceress #3 (anth 1992) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and who concentrated on fantasy until the publication of her first novel, Murphy's Gambit (2000), a Young Adult tale set in a moderately ...
Sailor Moon
1. Sailor Moon. Japanese animated tv series (1992-1993). Original title Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn. Based on the Manga by Naoko Takeuchi. Toei Animation. Directed by Junichi Sato. Written by Sukehiro Tomita. Voice cast includes Mika Doi, Rika Fukami, Keiko Han, Aya Hisakawa, Chiyoko Kawashima, Kotono Mitsuishi, Emi Shinohara, Michie Tomizawa and Noriko Uehara. 46 24-minute episodes. Colour. / Fourteen-year-old Usagi ...
Nicholls, Peter
(1939-2018) Australian editor and author, primarily a critic and historian of sf through his creation and editing of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction [see below]; resident in the UK 1970-1988, in Australia from 1988; worked as an academic in English literature (1962-1968, 1971-1977), scripted television documentaries, was a Harkness Fellow in Film-making (1968-1970) in the USA, worked as a publisher's editor (1982-1983), often broadcast film and book ...