Tag Archives: Spain

02/08/2010

BasauriCon 1.0 with Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell

Admiral Adama and President Laura Roslin visited Spain this past weekend and shared the BSG love in an intimate gathering of 350 250-300 fans. Some of the fans (around 80) came all the way from other countries, so BausauriCon had … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 13th Tribe, BasauriCon, Battlestar Galactica, Edward James Olmos, Freakytown, Mary McDonnell, podcast, Spain

02/01/2010

Alma by Rodrigo Blaas (Short)

Recently screened at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival in Seattle, Alma by Pixar animator Rodrigo Blaas (Spain) is brief, sweet, and creepy. It won 2nd place. Enjoy! Here are links to other Festival goodness! UPDATE Oct. 21, … Continue reading →

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12/29/2009

Cosmos Latinos: Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain (Book Review, Part Two)

The previous post covered the introduction of the Cosmos Latinos anthology edited by Andrea L. Bell and Yolanda Molina-Gavilán. This post will briefly describe the 27 short stories in the book without spoilers except for the first two essay-type stories. … Continue reading →

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11/13/2009

Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell at Basauri Con

The 13th Tribe announces its first sci-fi convention in Basauri, Spain, with guests Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell (Admiral Adama and President Roslin from Battlestar Galactica). There is information in English here and at EJO’s website. The Con will … Continue reading →

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10/12/2009

Santos- Comic Book Comedy (Movie Review)

Santos is a Spanish and Chilean comedy wrapped in a superhero movie. Writer/director, Nicolás López, has created a film that satirizes the comic book based genre while simultaneously drawing you into a world that is oddly believable. In the not-so-distant … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Chile, Comic book, Elsa Pataky, Javier Gutiérrez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nicolás López, Spain