Mark and I were Fan Guests of Honor for Windycon XXIX, November 8-10, 2002. Here are:
The MT VOID
is a publication of the Mt. Holz science fiction club.
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Table of Contents
- 11/25/22, Vol. 41, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December;
letters of comment on Jewish vampires;
and comments on books (Goslings, a.k.a. The World of Women).
- 11/18/22, Vol. 41, No. 21:
Film reviews of Blood Relatives, Nope, Vesper;
letters of comment on firemen, and on Nosferatu;
and comments on books (The Science of Murder).
- 11/11/22, Vol. 41, No. 20:
Comments on "tall-washing";
film reviews of Voodoo Macbeth, Adieu Godard,
Lie Hard;
letters of comment on firemen, on Gattaca, on Romancing the Stone, and other topics;
and comments on books and films (Nosferatu and Dracula).
- 11/08/22, Vol. 41, No. 19:
Comments on changing terminology;
film reviews of Jurassic World--Dominion, The Lost City,
Crimes of the Future;
and comments on books and films (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
- 10/28/22, Vol. 41, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
letter of comment on Gattaca;
and comments on books (Salamander, The Mormon Murders,
A Gathering of Saints, Victims,
and The Poet and the Murderer).
- 10/21/22, Vol. 41, No. 17:
Comments on TCM October programming;
film reviews of Prince of Darkness and Gattaca;
book review of The Captain's Daughter;
and comments on books and films (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
- 10/14/22, Vol. 41, No. 16:
Film reviews of A Trip to Infinity, Hustle, Operation Seawolf;
and comments on books and films (The Sirens of Titan and Between Time and Timbuktu).
- 10/07/22, Vol. 41, No. 15:
Film review of The Princess Bride;
book reviews of Neom and The War That Made the Roman Empire;
and comments on books (The Library Book).
- 09/30/22, Vol. 41, No. 14:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
film review of King Charles III;
letters of comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, on Becky Chambers, and on Cypher;
and comments on books (The Last White Man).
- 09/23/22, Vol. 41, No. 13:
Comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov;
film review of Cypher;
and comments on books (various authors).
- 09/16/22, Vol. 41, No. 12:
Comment on "Hungry Man" meals;
travelogue to Maple White Land;
and comments on books (Friends of the Library book sales).
- 09/09/22, Vol. 41, No. 11:
Travelogue to Maple White Land;
book reviews of A Master of Djinn and Ten Patterns That Explain the Universe;
list of Hugo Award winners;
letter of comment on Herodotus;
and comments on books (The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Pym).
- 09/02/22, Vol. 41, No. 10:
Travelogue to Maple White Land;
letter of comment on Blade Runner, on transliteration, on Herodotus,
and on the Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society;
and comments on books (The Land of Long Lost Freinds and
How to Raise an Elephant).
- 08/26/22, Vol. 41, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
film reviews of Night Life of the Gods, The Great Impersonation,
Night Key, The Black Doll, The Missing Guest,
and The House of the Seven Gables;
and comments on books (The Displacements).
- 08/19/22, Vol. 41, No. 8:
Summary of adaptations of The Lost World;
letters of comment on The Lost World (1999) and Tarzan, and on John Maynard Keynes;
and comments on books and films (Kwaidan).
- 08/12/22, Vol. 41, No. 7:
Film reviews of The Lost World (1999) and The Lost World (2001);
book review of A Desolation Called Peace;
letters of comment on The Lost World (1998), and on the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Olive Odyssey and The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter).
- 08/05/22, Vol. 41, No. 6:
Film reviews of The Lost World (1992) and The Lost World (1998);
letters of comment on Operation Mincemeat, and on robots;
and comments on books (Needle).
- 07/29/22, Vol. 41, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on robots, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
film reviews of Hullabaloo, Man of the Year (2006), Welcome to Mooseport,
The Secret of the Blue Room, and Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935);
book review of Light from Uncommon Stars;
letter of comment on Fiddler on the Roof, on Hero of Two Worlds,
on science fiction aging well (or not), on A Study in Scarlet,
on The Devil and Miss Prym, and on Hidden Figures;
and comments on books (Operation Mincemeat).
- 07/22/22, Vol. 41, No. 4:
Film review of The Lost World (1960);
book review of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics;
letters of comment on Contact and pi, on The Lost World; on Hugo Award finalists,
on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and on paradoxes;
and comments on books and film (Agatha Christie).
- 07/15/22, Vol. 41, No. 3:
Pointer to comments on DC comics;
film review of The Lost World (1925);
letters of comment on changing old movies;
and comments on books and film (The Lost World and The Lost World (1925)).
- 07/08/22, Vol. 41, No. 2:
Obituary for Dorothy J. Heydt;
film review of Contact;
letters of comment on Quatermass and Quatermass and the Pit, on Adrian Tchaikovsky,
and on changing old movies;
and comments on films and television (finalists for the Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Hugo Award).
- 07/01/22, Vol. 41, No. 1:
Comments on the Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society, and on Bell Labs Holmdel;
film comments on Quatermass and Quatermass and the Pit;
book review of Powers and Thrones;
letters of comment on Adrian Tchaikovsky and Cyrillic, and on A Spindle Splintered;
and comments on books (River of the Gods).
- 06/24/22, Vol. 40, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
film reviews of Operation Mincemeat, The Bad Guys, Licorice Pizza, and The Outfit;
book review of Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction by John Kessel;
letters of comment on Merlin and mathematics, and on Juneteenth and Lincoln;
and comments on books (Hugo Award novella finalists).
- 06/17/22, Vol. 40, No. 51:
Film retrospective of Lincoln;
film review of 12 Years a Slave;
book review of The Galaxy, and the Ground Within;
letters of comment on Blade Runner, on scientific accuracy in 2001: A Space Odyssey,
and on By Force Alone;
and comments on books (Making History).
- 06/10/22, Vol. 40, No. 50:
Reminder about failed mail;
film retrospective of Blade Runner;
letter of comment on scientific accuracy in 2001: A Space Odyssey;
and comments on books (By Force Alone).
- 06/03/22, Vol. 40, No. 49:
Film retrospective of John Carpenter's The Thing;
letters of comment on reviewing and advance reading copies, and on scientific accuracy in films;
and comments on books (Prophets and Moguls, Rangers and Rogues, Bisons and Bears, and The Wordhord).
- 05/27/22, Vol. 40, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
announcements of Nebula Award winners;
pointer to reprint of "Reforming the Short Form Hugo";
film reviews of Hector and the Search for Happiness, Apollo 10-1/2, The Bubble, and Captain Nova;
letters of comment on Motherland: Fort Salem, on The Kaiju preservation Society, on TCM Movies, on The Extractionist, on reforming the Short Form Hugo, and on Comfort Me with Apples, and on implausibilities in The Martian;
and comments on books and films (Beowulf [book], Beowulf [film], Beowulf & Grendel, and The 13th Warrior).
- 05/20/22, Vol. 40, No. 47:
Correction to Hero of Two Worlds review;
film reviews of The Beta Test, The Card Counter,
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas, Evening Sun, and tick, tick ... BOOM!;
book review of Stars and Bones;
and comments on books (The Devil and Miss Prym).
- 05/13/22, Vol. 40, No. 46:
Comments on "Star Trek"'s holodeck;
film reviews of The House, Encounter, Nightmare Alley, and The Tragedy of Macbeth;
comments on reforming the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, on Comfort Me with Apples,
on Cruella, on romper-noir, and on Hidden Figures and the "Lady Astronaut" series;
and comments on books and films (The Martian and Red Planet).
- 05/06/22, Vol. 40, No. 45:
Film reviews of Cruella, and Jungle Cruise;
letter of comment on Rome and historical figures;
Nightmare Alley, End of Eternity, and Last Night in Soho;
and comments on books (A Study in Scarlet).
- 04/29/22, Vol. 40, No. 44:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
pointer to a video comparing Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton;
film reviews of Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen, Turn Back the Clock (1933),
and As The Earth Turns;
book review of The Extractionist;
letters of comment on Comfort Me With Apples, The Time Macine, Severance,
Nightmare Alley, End of Eternity, and Last Night in Soho;
and comments on books (Hero of Two Worlds and Rome's Revolution).
- 04/22/22, Vol. 40, No. 43:
Correction to Motherland review;
film reviews of Book of Love, Belfast, and Munich--The Edge of War;
television review of Motherland: Fort Salem;
book review of The Kaiju Preservation Society;
letters of comment on Hugo finalists reviews, and on Motherland: For Salem;
and comments on books and drama (Waiting for Godot).
- 04/15/22, Vol. 40, No. 42:
Film reviews of Found, Acasa, My Home, No Man of God;
comments on Nigel Kneale centenary;
book review of Beyond: Our Future in Space;
television review of Motherland: Fort Salem;
letters of comment on fundraisers, and on baldness;
and comments on books and films (Hugo Award finalists).
- 04/08/22, Vol. 40, No. 41:
Film reviews of House of Gucci, Pig, The Many Saints of Newark;
television review of Cracow Monsters;
comments on Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter;
letters of comment on Mark Twain, on Mandibles, Dangerous Visions, and on Jorge Luis Borges;
and comments on books (Paradoxes).
- 04/01/22, Vol. 40, No. 40:
Film reviews of Mandibles, First Date, Drive My Car;
book review of Dangerous Visions;
letters of comment on topical films;
and comments on books (collecting short stories).
- 03/25/22, Vol. 40, No. 39:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in April;
film reviews of Bug Out, The 355, Against the Ice,
A Face in the Crowd, Network, The Dead Zone, Contagion, Grease;
comments on Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter campaign;
book review of Where the Drowned Girls Go;
letters of comment on library books, on Encanto, and on pay television;
and comments on books (Bryn Mawr book sale).
- 03/18/22, Vol. 40, No. 38:
Comments on pay TV and on animals;
list of Nebula Award finalists;
and comments on books and films (Out of the Ruins, The Time Traveler's Almanac,
and Under the Skin).
- 03/11/22, Vol. 40, No. 37:
Film reviews of Finch, Swan Song, I'm Your Man, and Mother/Android;
book and series reviews of The Shards of Earth and the "Little Boss, Big Man, Old Man" series;
letters of comment on pronouns;
and comments on books (Sinopticon).
- 03/04/22, Vol. 40, No. 36:
Film reviews of Last Night in Soho, Titane, and Little Fish;
letters of comment on Mrs. Henderson Presents, on Florence Foster Jenkins,
on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and on The Dispossessed and first person pronouns;
and comments on books (book sales).
- 02/25/22, Vol. 40, No. 35:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
television review of Reacher (Season 1);
film reviews of Munich--The Edge of War, The Last Duel, Mrs. Henderson Presents,
and Florence Foster Jenkins;
letters of comment on the Bell Labs Holmdel building, on Star Trek economics, on The Planets,
and on The End of Eternity;
and comments on books (The Dispossessed).
- 02/18/22, Vol. 40, No. 34:
Pointer to movie trailer featuring BTL Holmdel;
Mark's "Top Ten" film list for 2021;
book review of The Planets;
letters of comment on Star Trek economics, and on The Time Machine;
and comments on books (The End of Eternity).
- 02/11/22, Vol. 40, No. 33:
Pointer to the Locus Magazine 2021 reading list;
film reviews of Ailey, MLK/FBI, Roadrunner: The Story of Anthony Bourdain,
and Passing;
book review of Comfort Me with Apples;
comments on Lawrence of Arabia;
letters of comment on Star Trek economics, on various movies and books, on Bible translations,
and on the MT VOID in general;
and comments on books (The Time Machine).
- 02/04/22, Vol. 40, No. 32:
Comments on the MT VOID typeface;
film reviews of Wife of a Spy, France, Bad Luck Banging, or Loony Porn,
and The Door into Summer;
book review of Treknomics: The Economics of Star Trek;
letters of comment on Star Trek economics, on Billy Budd, on Free Guy, on Latin,
on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and on Shiva Baby;
and comments on books ("Funes, the Memorious" and translations).
- 01/28/22, Vol. 40, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups, and of the OFCS movie awards;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February, and on the MT VOID typeface;
film reviews of The Colony, Free Guy, and Synchronic;
book review of Treknomics: The Economics of Star Trek;
letters of comment on "Enoch Soames", and on Bibles;
and comments on books and films (The Door into Summer).
- 01/21/22, Vol. 40, No. 30:
Comments on James Bond songs;
film reviews of No Time to Die and David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet;
book review of 51;
letters of comment on Bibles, on Don't Look Up, and on The Expanse;
and comments on books (Black Water and "Enoch Soames").
- 01/14/22, Vol. 40, No. 29:
Film reviews of Don't Look Up, Settlers, Old, and The Djinn;
book review of Leviathan Falls;
letters of comment on Dune, and on Bibles;
and comments on books (The Affirmation).
- 01/07/22, Vol. 40, No. 28:
Film reviews of Dune, Mayday, and Come True;
book reviews of Project Hail Mary and The Anglo-Saxons;
letters of comment on Cyrano, on The Past Is Red, and on Bibles;
and comments on books and films (Becoming Jane Austen, Becoming Jane Eyre, and Becoming Jane).
- 12/31/21, Vol. 40, No. 27:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January,
film review of Cyrano;
book review of The Past Is Red;
letters of comment on Falling for Figaro and operas;
and comments on books (James Fenimore Cooper, my family and books, editions of Bibles,
and Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible).
- 12/24/21, Vol. 40, No. 26:
Film reviews of Falling for Figaro, The Nowhere Inn,
The Village Detective--A Song Cycle, and
Snow Wonder;
comments on The Green Knight and other Arthurian films;
letter of comment on mini-reviews, on Cryptozoo, and on Designer Genes;
and comments on books (A Lot Like Christmas).
- 12/17/21, Vol. 40, No. 25:
Film reviews of Werewolves Within, The Feast, and Cryptozoo;
letters of comment on Tetley tea;
and comments on books (Designer Genes).
- 12/10/21, Vol. 40, No. 24:
Film reviews of Fauci, My Salinger Year, Swan Song, and Being the Ricardos;
book review of Light Chaser;
letters of comment on The Dybbuk (1938) and on The Last Pagan;
and comments on books (The Past Is Red and Lincoln's Dreams).
- 12/03/21, Vol. 40, No. 23:
Announcement of a milestone;
film review of The Dybbuk (1938);
book review of The Relentless Moon;
letter of comment on Monkey Business;
and comments on books (The Last Pagan).
A full index (well, mostly full) can be found
here.
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