The MT VOID
is a publication of the Mt. Holz science fiction club.
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Table of Contents
- 09/27/24, Vol. 43, No. 13:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
and comments on books (The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Companion).
- 09/20/24, Vol. 43, No. 12:
Film comments on epics about ancient Rome (Quo Vadis, Ben-Hur, Spartacus);
book review of "In the Shadow of the Ship";
and comments on books (The Magician and Seventeen Lost Stories).
- 09/13/24, Vol. 43, No. 11:
Film reviews of Smoke, Blue in the Face, Dating the Enemy;
book review of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi;
comments on Joe Vs. the Volcano;
letters of comment on Edgar Rice Burroughs;
and comments on books (recent purchases).
- 09/06/24, Vol. 43, No. 10:
Political films on Turner Classic Movies;
book review of New Adventures in Space Opera;
comments on Shazam;
letters of comment on AI running governments, and on Tarzan;
and comments on books (A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe).
- 08/30/24, Vol. 43, No. 9:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
comments on AI bots;
letter of comment on Tarzan;
and comments on books (The Road to Roswell, The Martian).
- 08/23/24, Vol. 43, No. 8:
Film reviews of Gettysburg; Westworld; I, Tarzan;
book review of The Sirens of Mars;
letters of comment on Hugo Award winners;
and comments on books (Orientations and other W. Somerset Maugham).
- 08/16/24, Vol. 43, No. 7:
Film reviews of Arrival, Little Shop of Horrors (1960);
list of Hugo Award winners;
letters of comment on misquotes;
and comments on books (H. P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers and H. P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers).
- 08/09/24, Vol. 43, No. 6:
Film reviews of One Life, No abras nunca esa puerta (Never Open That Door), Manhattan);
comments on Tubi;
and comments on books (Moby-Dick).
- 08/02/24, Vol. 43, No. 5:
Film reviews of The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel, Life, Discontinued);
and comments on books (Every Living Thing, Every Living Thing, "The Flowering of a Strange Orchid", and "The Reluctant Orchid").
- 07/26/24, Vol. 43, No. 4:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
book review of Witch King;
letter of comment on film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles;
and comments on books (Kanopy and Hoopla).
- 07/19/24, Vol. 43, No. 3:
Comments on more film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles;
letter of comment on film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles;
and comments on books (The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome).
- 07/12/24, Vol. 43, No. 2:
Comments on film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles;
book review of The Edge of Physics;
and comments on books (Ken Burns's The Civil War: Historians Respond).
- 07/05/24, Vol. 43, No. 1:
History of the MT VOID;
book reviews of The Saint of Bright Doors;
and comments on books (Maximinus Thrax).
- 06/28/24, Vol. 42, No. 52:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
letters of comment on "dilacerated";
and comments on books (Rome: Season One: History Makes Television).
- 06/21/24, Vol. 42, No. 51:
Film reviews of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V, Star Trek (2009), Boynton Beach Club;
comments on Ted Chiang, and on Smaug's net worth;
letters of comment on "A Subway Named Mobius", and on split infinitives;
and comments on books ("The Circular Ruins" and translations).
- 06/14/24, Vol. 42, No. 50:
Film reviews of Moebius, S1m0ne, Strawberry Mansion;
letters of comment on word use and mis-use;
and comments on books (Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams).
- 06/07/24, Vol. 42, No. 49:
Film reviews of Dargonwyck, Babbitt, The Doctor and the Devils;
letters of comment on The Longest Day and other D-Day films;
and comments on books (The Year of the Five Emperors).
- 05/31/24, Vol. 42, No. 48:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
book review of The Soul of Battle;
letters of comment on choices, and on history;
film review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom;
letters of comment on word use and mis-use;
and comments on books (adaptations).
- 05/24/24, Vol. 42, No. 47:
Comments on supermarkets, on A.I. (from 1983), on women speculative authors of yore, and on The Adventures of Robin Hood and Star Wars;
letters of comment on word use and mis-use;
and comments on books (The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius).
- 05/17/24, Vol. 42, No. 46:
Correction;
film review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom;
letters of comment on word use and mis-use;
and comments on books (Darwin Slept Here).
- 05/10/24, Vol. 42, No. 45:
Film reviews of I Was a Male War Bride, Kisses for My President, A Slightly Pregnant Man, Rather;
letter of comment on word use and mis-use;
and comments on books (Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research).
- 05/03/24, Vol. 42, No. 44:
Comments on word use and mis-use;
book review of The Terraformers;
letters of comment on Richard III, and on "Rashomon-type" stories;
and comments on books (Shakespeare: The World as Stage).
- 04/26/24, Vol. 42, No. 43:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion group;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
pointer to free e-books from NASA;
letters of comment on exoplanet life, on translations, and on "Rashomon-type" stories;
and comments on books (To Prove a Villain).
- 04/19/24, Vol. 42, No. 42:
Film reviews of The Golem (1920), The Halfway House, Mysterious Island (2005);
pointer to film about gefilte fish;
letters of comment on supermarkets and coupons;
and comments on books (translations).
- 04/12/24, Vol. 42, No. 41:
Comments on supermarkets and coupons, on eclipses, and on how to shop in used book stores;
and comments on books (James).
- 04/05/24, Vol. 42, No. 40:
Film reviews of Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Rollerball, Kisses for My President);
announcement of Hugo Award finalists;
letter of comment on blackface;
and comments on books (The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries).
- 03/29/24, Vol. 42, No. 39:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
and comments on books (Encyclopedia Britannica).
- 03/22/24, Vol. 42, No. 38:
Film review of The Matrix;
comments on the Starship launch, and on Manly Wade Wellman and Avram Davidson;
and comments on books (Strangers on a Bridge).
- 03/15/24, Vol. 42, No. 37:
Film reviews of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, These Final Hours, Spaceman;
book review of The Atrocity Archives
letter of comment on Alexander and Alexandria;
and comments on books (Mao Tse-Tung on Guerrilla Warfare).
- 03/08/24, Vol. 42, No. 36:
Film reviews of Bank of Dave, Alexander--The Making of a God, Orion and the Dark;
book review of Some Desperate Glory
letters of comment on the Hugo Award and the Chengdu Worldcon, Oscar-nominated films, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, and Classical podcasts;
and comments on books (Killer in the Rain).
- 03/01/24, Vol. 42, No. 35:
Film review of October Sky;
book reviews of System Collapse and A Brief History of Earth
letter of comment on Roald Dahl;
and comments on books (The Last of the Legion and Other Stories).
- 02/23/24, Vol. 42, No. 34:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
comments on the Hugo Awards controversy;
letters of comment on Terry Bisson, and Wonka;
and comments on books (podcasts).
- 02/16/24, Vol. 42, No. 33:
The Holmdel Horn;
film reviews of Poor Things, Wonka, All of Us Strangers;
Saturn Awards;
and comments on books (Bears Discover Fire).
- 02/09/24, Vol. 42, No. 32:
Correction;
film reviews of May December, Daliland, Nyad;
book review of The Wings upon Her Back;
letter of comment on Howard Waldrop;
and comments on books (The Dream Archipelago).
- 02/02/24, Vol. 42, No. 31:
Arno Penzias obituary;
Mark Leeper's top ten films of 2023;
announcement of OFCS film awards;
book review of Quantum Supremacy
and comments on books (Howard Waldrop).
- 01/26/24, Vol. 42, No. 30:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
book review of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart
and comments on books (Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages).
- 01/19/24, Vol. 42, No. 29:
Film reviews of Leave the World Behind, It Lives Inside, The Last Voyage of the Demeter;
book review of A Bit of Luck: Alternate Histories in Honor of Eric Flint
and comments on books (The Other Bennet Sister).
- 01/12/24, Vol. 42, No. 28:
Film reviews of The Monkey King, The Inventor, Robot Dreams;
comments on the evolution of television;
letters of comment on Infinity Pool and on Greek drama;
and comments on books (The Diary of a Bookseller, and Atomic Dreams and the Nuclear Nightmare: The Making of "Godzilla").
- 01/05/24, Vol. 42, No. 27:
Correction;
film reviews of A Tourist's Guide to Love and Infinity Pool;
letters of comment on science fiction conventions, and on Raspberry Pi;
and comments on books (From Dust, a Flame; The Ghosts of Rose Hill; The Inquisitor's Apprentice).
- 12/29/23, Vol. 42, No. 26:
Announcement of Middletown (NJ) science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January;
book review of Translation State;
comments on science fiction conventions;
letters of comment on "Happy Birthday to You" and on Blind Willow Sleeping Woman;
and comments on books (Agatha Christie and G. K. Chesterton).
- 12/22/23, Vol. 42, No. 25:
Film reviews of Blind Willow Sleeping Woman and The Magician's Elephant;
comments on India and on streaming problems;
and comments on books (Christmas stories).
- 12/15/23, Vol. 42, No. 24:
Comments on Hollywood versus reality;
pointer to Saturn Award finalists;
film reviews of Westworld, Mission Impossible--Dead Reckoning, Part 1, and Biosphere;
book review of The Road to Roswell;
request for book/movie pairs;
and comments on books (When Life Nearly Died and All the Horses of Iceland).
- 12/08/23, Vol. 42, No. 23:
Comments on screener season and on how to end plastic pollution;
film reviews of Close to Vermeer and Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of MIDNIGHT COWBOY;
and comments on books (A City on Mars and Black Narcissus).
- 12/01/23, Vol. 42, No. 22:
Correction on A Dog of Flanders;
notice of broadcast of Three-Body;
film reviews of Asteroid City, Wes Anderson shorts, and Barbie;
book review of Starter Villain;
letters of comment on Fantastic Voyage, ancient plays, Robert J. Sawyer, The Daughter of Dr. Moreau, and J. Robert Oppenheimer;
and comments on books (Arms of Nemesis, Greek & Roman Historians, From Rome to Byzantium, Jews in the Roman World, and Terrace Story).
- 11/24/23, Vol. 42, No. 21:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December,
comments on completist actors;
book review of The Glass Box;
science news;
and comments on books (Greek dramatists).
- 11/17/23, Vol. 42, No. 20:
Film reviews of Not Quite Hollywood and Share?;
comments on Fantastic Voyage;
and comments on books (A History of Histories).
- 11/10/23, Vol. 42, No. 19:
Film reviews of Blackberry and It's a Wonderful Knife;
book review of The Downloaded;
and comments on books ("Year's Best" anthologies).
- 11/03/23, Vol. 42, No. 18:
Film review of The Nightmare Before Christmas;
comments on writing in the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Ten Percent of Life).
- 10/27/23, Vol. 42, No. 17:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in November;
book review of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau;
links to articles about the Holmdel Horn, 42, cryptocurrency, and math and LLMs;
comments on Russia;
and comments on books (Raymond Chandler Speaking and The Best of S. J. Perelman).
- 10/20/23, Vol. 42, No. 16:
Film reviews of The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, and Sorry, We're Closed;
link to article on great unknown science fiction movies;
book reviews of Nettle and Bone and Wings;
and comments on books (The Second Murderer).
- 10/13/23, Vol. 42, No. 15:
Film reviews of Mafia Mamma, and Who Killed Captain Alex?;
links to articles on AI dangers, Lester Del Rey, and the Pythagorean Theorem
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