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by | 26/08/2011 · 1:35 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss

By Marty Mulrooney

Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss

Chris Foss is a British artist and illustrator whose groundbreaking artwork revolutionised science fiction book covers of the 1970s and 80s. His cover art often depicted looming mechanical spacecraft – the ‘hardware’ of this book’s title – superimposed over vast alien landscapes. Featuring book covers made for such prolific science fiction writers as Isaac Asimov, E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith, Arthur C. Clarke, A. E. Van Vogt and Philip K. Dick, as well as design work for film directors such as Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick, Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss offers a comprehensive retrospective of Foss’s career to date.

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by | 16/08/2011 · 3:00 am

FILM REVIEW – Super 8

By Marty Mulrooney

Super-8-Poster

Super 8 is a science fiction film written and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. Set in the fictional town of Lillian, Ohio, the film tells the story of a group of children filming their own Super 8 movie when a military train crashes and derails, releasing an unknown entity into the heart of their quiet little suburbia.

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by | 10/08/2011 · 7:40 pm

GAME PREVIEW – Hard Reset (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Hard Reset Preview

Hard Reset is a fast-paced, old-school first-person shooter developed by Flying Wild Hog. Set within a dark science fiction setting, players take control of Major Fletcher, an Army Combat Veteran and soldier of the CLN, as he battles through the only remaining human city of Bezoar. Due for release on PC in September 2011, Flying Wild Hog recently provided AMO with a four level preview build. Read on to find out more!

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by | 08/04/2011 · 4:10 am

FILM REVIEW – Source Code

By Marty Mulrooney

SourceCode

Source Code is a science fiction thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko), Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air) and Jeffrey Wright (Quantum Of Solace). Two years after directing the award-winning British science fiction film Moon starring Sam Rockwell, director Duncan Jones returns to the big screen with a massive increase in budget ($32 million compared to Moon’s $5 million) and an even bigger story to tell. The action may take place on Earth this time around, but Jones is clearly a director who is still aiming for the stars…

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