CyberSurfing 12/28/07

Jimmy Steward (center) in Frank Capra's Christmas classic.HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEORGE BAILY examines Frank Capra’s Christmas classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, reminding us that the film originally fare poorly with audiences and critics and only became popular thanks to television reruns and video re-releases. Writer Graham Fuller insists that the film’s reputation as an optimistic piece of fantasy is a mis-interpretation, but he never quite explains what he believes the film truly is.
2007 YEAR IN REVIEW: TEN WORST FILMS includes such worthy entries as MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM, THE ASTRONAUT FARMER, YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END.
HORROR SHOW AT CHICAGO CITY ARTS GALLERY looks at an art exhibition curated by a husband and wife team who teach a course in horror writing and film production.
BIRMINGHAM PLANS SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION TO RIVAL DRAGONCON: The title pretty much says it all.
THE BEST IN SCI FI TV 2007 takes a look at how well gender and minority roles were presented in this years television sci-fi shows.

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