Freeze Frame: Smallville

The set-up: Lex Luthor makes a clone of his deceased brother Julian in a misguided attempt to create the kinship he always longed for. But his plan backfires."If you want to play God, remember His greatest gift: Freewill. Let me live my life." ~Julian,...

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Artist Spotlight: Rachel A. Marks

("Disarmed")Rachel A. Marks has emerged as one of my favorite upcoming Christian artists. Her work is based in the fantasy genre. She draws pixies, mermaids and other mystic creatures. She has been published in the online Christian speculative fiction...

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Christian Author Featured on SciFi.com

Jeffrey Overstreet, author of Auralia's Colors, is featured in a short article on The SciFi Channel's news site: SciFi Wire. He talks about the inspiration behind his debut novel and his plans for the next book in the series. I've been an avid reader...

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Katherine, Come Back!

Anyone else want Katherine Heigl to return to Sci-Fi? I knew she was going to be a big star back when she played Isabel Evans on Roswell. Her portrayal of a teen alien was top-notch.Now that she's won an Emmy and Knocked Up the box office I hope she...

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DVDs (Not Diamonds) are girl's best friend

The X-Files Complete Collector's Edition is out on DVD just in time for the Christmas season. And if you're a TV series collector like me then here's something else you can add to your wish list. It's become somewhat of a tradition in my family for...

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Book Review: Faith Awakened

I wish Faith Awakened was a song. At least that way I could bare getting through it. Bad songs only take up 2-3 minutes of your time. But bad novels, they're not as kind. I've tried reading this novel more than once but it's always the same thing: it's...

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Sue Dent's Trailer

Sue Dent is not your typical Christian author. But that's good. Take a look at a trailer spotlighting the woman behind a new breed of Christian fiction.For more info visit www.neverceese....

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Manga

I wrote a post about the Christian manga trend over at Speculative Faith, so head over there and check it out. Leave some comments. Browse around. Whatever. You know the drill.Oh, and here's a drawing I found by a Christian manga artist:Back to Innocence by *PsychoAnn on deviantARTI think it's cute. Well, that's it for now. Keep it sci-fi. -SolShi...

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Smallville: Lights, Camera, Action

Oh-my-gosh!!! Tonight's episode of Smallville was superb. Christina Milian was looking totally fab as Rachel, an A-List actress, coming to town for a film shoot. She and Clark had some sparks flying when they "read through her lines". Watch out Lana!...

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Zoe Saldana Goes Sci-Fi

There aren't many things that I like about Star Trek besides Patrick Stewart as Captain Piccard, Seven of Nine and the Borg. Other than that I'm so not a Trekkie. But this makes me happy: Zoe Saldana is cast in the upcoming Star Trek movie as Nyota...

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Smallville is back!!!

And so am I. Get ready for some posts about the new season of Smallville and Heroes plus all things sci-fi. Oh yeah...

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Why Spiderman 3 is one of the most "Christian" films I've seen in a while

I saw Spiderman 3 last Saturday and it was AWESOME! It's so great that I want to see it again and here's why...Action. Redemption. Love. Forgiveness. More action. Romance. Sacrifice. And lots of great power-packed emotional scenes that leave you wanting...

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Hip-Hop and Science Fiction

I have a new article up on Speculative Faith about what happens when Hip-Hop and science fiction collide. Click here to check it out. And be sure to leave a comment over there to let me know that you think!(picture from 8 Mi...

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Filmmaker Spotlight: Kealan O'Rourke

Shadows have never looked so cute.Kealan O'Rourke's Before Sunrise has all the charm of Toy Story, but in under six minutes. Before Sunrise tells the story of an animated shadow who roams in the night looking for an adventure and in turn finds the greatest adventure of all: love. For more info about O'Rourke visit his IMDB.com pa...

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It's Time to Save the World!

Well...that's already been done by Jesus but tonight NBC's Heroes takes a fictitious crack at it. Do you think that they will be able to save New York from Peter's supposed implosion?(Hat tip to Nab for the letting me know about the cool video player abo...

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Artist Spotlight: Selina Fenech

("The Guardian" by Selina Fenech)This picture radiates emotion. Whenever I look at it something inside me shifts and that's what good art is supposed to do. Move you. For more of Fenech's work visit her website. (Hat tip to Rachael A. Marks, another...

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8 Great Sci-Fi Couples

What's a good Sci-Fi movie and TV show without great love? Here are 8 great Sci-Fi couples that know how to get the sparks going and make you hope for a happy ending:8. Neo & Trinity from The MatrixThe guy: Neo can dodge bullets and control them...

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Christians and the Video Game Industry

Have you played Marvel Ultimate Alliance yet? I have and it's pretty sweet. If you're a fan of science fiction and fantasy type video games i.e. Resident Evil, Final Fantasy and Omnimusha then head over to Speculative Faith and read my latest article...

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NBC's Heroes Update

NBC is going full court press when it comes to promoting their new runaway hit show Heroes. Yesterday, I got the following email from an NBC marketing partner with "Tips for bloggers" in the subject line.Hello Karen,Only 19 days til Heroes’ new episodes...

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Filmmaker Spotlight: Young H. Lee

Young H. Lee is the kind of filmmaker and Christian who kicks butt, literally. He was born in Taiwan and studied martials arts since he was a little kid. His films are bold like wasabi, spicy enough to make your movie tastebuds go "whoa". Lee is a director/actor and grad student filmmaker living in New York. He's one of my filmmaking buddies and the video below is his submission for Steven Spielberg's...

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Since I Like Garlic...

If you have a few minutes to spare then take this quiz:Your Superhero ProfileYour Superhero Name is The Bat EagleYour Superpower is SeductionYour Weakness is GarlicYour Weapon is Your Energy WandYour Mode of Transportation is CatapultWhat's your Superhero...

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Lana Married Lex!

Nooooooooooooo! This news is just too heart-breaking to write about. Poor Lana. Poor Clark. Poor Smallville. We all know what this means: Beware of Lex's final descent to the dark side...R.I.P. Clana (a.k.a. Clark and Lana). While you're crying your...

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Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin' Blog

Check out The Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin' Blog to read my latest thoughts on all things Sci-Fi. And if you're an Angelina Jolie fan, you'll have double the fun. Post your comments over there and browse arou...

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TV Review: Blood Ties

I'm smitten and Lifetime is the one to blame. Their new original series Blood Ties premeired last night and Vicki wasn't the only one bite by Henry's charm.The IMDb's tagline for the show goes like this: "A detective to keep her cool. A vampire to keep...

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Scott Westerfeld Is At It Again!

I'm still on book one of the Uglies trilogy but it looks the trilogy isn't a trilogy afterall, well sort of. The above photo will be on the cover of the next book in the series, Extras. He posted this picture on his blog today so head over there and...

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Yep, that's me...

You Should Be a Science Fiction WriterYour ideas are very strange, and people often wonder what planet you're from.And while you may have some problems being "normal," you'll have no problems writing sci-fi.Whether it's epic films, important novels,...

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The Call of Aslan Art Show

"Repentence" is my favorite drawing by Rachel A. Marks (a.k.a Pixydust). It conveys so much emotion and is a splendid visual of the battle that we all face between doing what we know to be right and resisting the temptation to do wrong. How many times...

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My Post on Speculative Faith

Please check out my latest writing venture over at Speculative Faith and read my article "The Teen Years" at http://specfaith.ritersbloc.com Oh--and leave lots of comments (on my article and other entries if you can).That pretty much sums it up. Have...

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The Jesus Film Goes Anime

First off, I'm not a big fan of anime. Spirited Away is the only anime film that I thoroughly enjoyed. However, I do respect the genre for its creativity and I'll even admit that some manga books are pretty cool. So for all you Jesus-loving anime fans...

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DVD Review: Aeon Flux

This is one DVD you never, ever want to rent. Saying it's waste of time, space and film doesn't even begin to cut it. If I had to chose between stepping in dog poo or watching this movie again, I'd take the dog poo. Seriously.The plot was confusing....

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Teen Titans vs. Legion of Superheroes

Yep, I still watch Saturday morning cartoons--at least when I don't sleep in. Most of them are too sugary for my tastebuds but a few offer up a blend worthy of an older audience. I can watch Teen Titans and Legion of Superheroes and not be bored out...

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Ghost Rider got it all wrong

I hope Nicolas Cage suprises me because picturing him as Ghost Rider is laughable. The only thing worst than this is that he was almost cast as Superman. Now that's just scary. To make things more unbelieveable they have Eva Mendes as his love interest....

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The Pretender

Jarod and Miss Parker reunite again...well, sort of. The Hallmark Channel is showing re-runs of one of my favorite shows: The Pretender. It's the story of a genius who was kidnapped and exploited by The Centre for less than creditable purposes because...

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A lesson from the X-Men

Wolverine: Sometimes we need to heal fast and follow our instincts.Storm: God gave us dominion over the Earth, we're its keepers so we should use its resources for good and respect its power.Rogue: Sometimes our touch can hurt people. Even our best attentions...

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Smallville's Justice League

There are big episodes and then there are BIG episodes. Tonight's Smallville is one of the latter. The Justice League makes their grand entrance...Clark Kent, The Green Arrow, Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg are teaming up to save the cheerleader--wait, that's...

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What happened to R.L. Stine?

Back in middle school, R.L. Stine books used to be hot property. His Fear Street series were the talk of the classroom. My friends and I would trade books and desperately wait for the newest edition. Then there was the rise of his Goosebumps series...

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NBC's Heroes the best thing for comics

According to Joe Quesada at Marvel Comics, Heroes was the best thing for comics in 2006. My response: umm...duh. In an interview with Newsarama.com Quesada said:Believe it or not, I think the best thing that happened to the industry was the TV show...

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Blood and Chocolate

The producers of Underworld are at it again...Blood and Chocolate is a romantic thriller that includes forbidden love, werewolves, and Oliver Martinez. Ooh la la! If this movie is even close to as good as Underworld was then I'll leave the theater satisfied....

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James Cameron is back!

He's the man behind Titanic, Terminator and Dark Angel. He's the king of high-concept big budget Sci-Fi movies and he's ready to push the limits with two new movies slated for 2009.Yahoo News posted this exciting bit of news yesterday: Cameron is teaming...

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Children of Men

This movie looks really good and it opens for wide release on Friday. Here's the plot courtesy of IMDb.com: In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman...

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