The Austrian Writer Christoph Ransmayr : An European Master of Fantastika
“Austrian author born in 1954 (Wels, Upper Austria), who studied philosophy and ethnology in Vienna from 1972 to 1978, later resident in Ireland, whose second […]
Month: August 2018
“Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow”’ - Review by Valentin Ivanov
A handbook for science fiction readers and writers: a review of “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow“, by Yuval Noah Harari The future is […]
“Sicilian Ghost Story”
“Sicilian Ghost Story” is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza. It is based on the real-life “Non saremo confusi per […]
“In Praise of Karel Čapek” – Ben Dolnick, The New York Times
“Two things keep Karel Čapek’s “War With the Newts” (Válka s mloky) from getting the recognition it deserves: its cover and its title. The best translation’s […]
A Hungarian SF Comedy
“Lajko: Gypsy in Space” (Lajko: Cigány az űrben), 2018 Directed by Balázs Lengyel; screenplay: Balázs Lengyel, Balázs Lovas Cast: Tamás Keresztes (Lajkó), József Gyabronka, Tibor […]
The 75th Venice International Film Festival, 29 August to 8 September 2018
The 75th Venice International Film Festival (75. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica) is scheduled to be held from 29 August to 8 September 2018 within Palazzo […]
Elstercon in Leipzig (Germany), 21st - 23rd of September 2018
The Elstercon is a biannual meeting for fans of fantasy and science-fiction – and has been since 1992! It is going to set place from […]