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Volume 12, Issue 1 ConNotations February/March The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society 24 Frames SF Tube Talk ReAnimation In This Issue Movie News & Reviews TV News & Previews Anime Reviews By Lee Whiteside By Lee Whiteside By Craig L. Dyer News & Reviews SF Tube Talk 1 Harrry Potter & Lord of the Rings do We’ve got lots of news this issue. Some ***** Akira about series ending, some about new 24 Frames 1 Boffo Box Office **** Gatekeepers Vol. 1: Opening in November, Harry Potter and series and lots of news, information and ReAnimation 1 Open the Gate the Sorcerer’s Stone broke opening day rumors about your favorite ongoing FYI 2 genre series. **** Hand Maid May Vol. 1: and opening weekend box office records CASFS Business Report 2 and had reached nearly $300 million by the Enterprising Bottles Maid to Order Reports are that the early episodes of Gamers Corner 3 end of the year. Opening the Wednesday *** Hand Maid May Vol. 2: Enterprise have used up a lot of the Musical Notes 4 before Christmas was “The Lord of the Product Recall Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”. season’s budget, so we’ll be seeing more ConClusion 5 Opening on a Wednesday instead of a ship based, or bottle, shows the Videophile 6 remainder of the season. This isn’t AKIRA Pioneer, 124 min, 16+ In Our Book (Book Reviews) 16 VHS $19.98,DVD:- $24.98 Musty Tomes 20 Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark sci-fi anime feature Akira arrived in U.S. Special Feature theaters in 1988, and has often been TusCon Writing Contest Winner described as the movie that created a mass Passing Over by Eric Penner Haury 8 audience for Japanese animation in America. But while audiences walked away Convention & Fandom enchanted with the overall effect of the Club Listings 21 film, the story itself was vague and 23 unfocused when compared to the original Convention Listings graphic novel. This re-release restores Convention Registration Form 23 © New Line focus and clarity in more ways than one. © UPN Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) This re-mastered edition was produced by Art Work LORD OF THE RINGS: using the original negative, and this FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING Sue Dawe 2 necessarily a bad thing, since it may force captures Neo-Tokyo’s postapocalyptic Sherlock 1, 15, 17 the writers to be a bit more creative in the luster. The new English translation makes Friday and the longer running time meant storylines. The series continues to do more sense than the original. While the that the LoTR movie didn’t break any well in the ratings and with the demise of ending leaves many questions records other than having the highest one Special Unit 2, look for UPN to start unanswered, the convoluted plot is easier day box-office for a December opening with running repeat episodes of Enterprise in to follow since it is far more faithful to $18.6 million. Through Christmas and New the second hour of prime time on Otomo’s original text,. This version should ( Cont’d on page 9 ) ( Cont’d on page 10 ) ( Cont’d on Page 13 ) ConNotations Non-Profit Org. Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society US Postage PO Box 62613 PAID Phoenix, AZ 85082 Permit 839 Phoenix, AZ Volume 12 Issue 1 ConNotations Page 1 Other Book Groups FYI CASFS Business Report Who’s Who This Issue BORDERS OTHER WORLDS BOOK BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS DISCUSSION GROUP Supernal Readers, Managing Editor: Stephanie Bannon CASFS Sponsored Groups Third Thursday at Borders, 2402 E Co-Editor: Sue Martin In January the CASFS Meetings move Co-Editor: Gary Swaty Camelback at 6PM back the regular slot, the last Friday in the Graphics Editor: Craig L. Dyer GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY: February 21: TBA Month. The January meeting will be on Film & Video Reporter: Barry Bard 1st Thursday of each month at 5959 W March 21: TBA Friday the 25th. The last Friday is the Staff Writers: Pam Allen, Barry Bard, Brown in Glendale at 7PM April 18: TBA meeting slot except in October, November Catherine Book, Craig L. Dyer, Michael Feb 7: The Fellowship Of The Ring by May 16: TBA Griffin, Daryl F. Mallett, Shane and December when it is the second J.R.R. Tolkien For more info contact Eric 602-957-6660 or Shellenbarger, Tom Tuerff, Lee Whiteside, March 7: Tehanu by Ursula Le Quin [email protected] Friday. Occasionally we move a meeting Randall Whitlock, Mike Willmoth April 4: The Demolished Man by Alfred out of necessity. If this happens, all who Layout & Design: Stephanie L. Bannon Bester BORDERS FANTASY & SCI-FI BOOK attend the previous meeting will be told Keeper of the Mailing List: Craig L. May 2: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the DISCUSSION: and those who don’t will be notified by Dyer and Doug Cosper Galaxy by Douglas Adams Fourth Wednesday at Borders, 7320 W Email or snail mail if they have been good Contributors: Shane Irons, Tanya Bell Rd in Glendale. at 7PM. Gouchenour June 6: The Palace by Chelsea Quinn This group is on hiatus for November and enough to keep their information up to Labeling Crew for Volume 11 Issue 6: Yarbro December and will resume in January. date. If their information is not up to date Stephanie Bannon, Catherine Book, Craig For more information on the Glendale February 27: White by Tanith Lee they are technically inactive members per L. Dyer, Ray & Pinkie Gish, Sue & Jo group contact Sue Martin at 623-939-7815 March 27: TBA the by-laws. 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