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Who Are We? MonSFFA is the Montreal Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, a club for fans of the science fiction and fantasy genres. We are your connection to the SF/F community, local, national and international. We have been active since 1987. What Are We Into? Our areas of interest span the full spectrum of the SF/F universe: literature, movies, television, comics, gaming, art, animation, scale-model building, costuming, memorabilia collecting, film/video production and more!
Movies

King Kong: The Evolution, History, and Cultural Significance of a Legendary Motion Picture

An excellent article with loads of illustrations by Steve Vertlieb appeared in yesterday’s File 770.

Here’s my look back at the three major motion picture productions of King Kong, encompassing the beloved original 1933 RKO classic, a primeval variation of “Beauty and the Beast” created by Merian C. Cooper; John Guillermin’s ill-fated 1976 remake from Paramount Pictures; and Peter Jackson’s massive, spectacular 2005 release. As Kong: Skull Island commences its own singular assault on movie theaters across the world, let’s take another affectionate look back at the evolution and history of…”Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World.”

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Fanzines

Fanzines for sharing!

We have received two fanzines:  N’APA  from George Phillies and The Vibrator from Graham Charnock.

N’APA is the Amateur Press Alliance for members of the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F).   N’APA has been in existence since 1959, but has transitioned from being a paper APA to an
electronic one.

Vibrator is edited by Graham Charnock who writes:

Welcome to this month’s Vibrator, No. 37. A little later than usual due to the slow degradation of the editor into despair and mental collapse.. A short issue but redeemed by possibly the best Steve Stiles cover you will have seen for years. He really should win a Hugo one day.
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I also have to tell you the Third annual combined volume, issues 25-36 is also now available on Lulu:

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Upcoming meeting

MARCH 12 MEETING

MARCH 12 MEETING, Espresso Hotel 1005 Guy Street, corner of Rene Levesque

We usually meet in the Grand Salon, but are sometimes moved, so if you don’t find us in the Salon, ask at the front desk.

WEAR GREEN in honour of St Paddy’s Day!

NOON:  SF/F Cinema Matinee: The Flying Saucer Edition!

Chose for review one of five vintage sci-fi films on our list this month, all featuring flying saucers in honour of last month’s guest speaker on UFOs, Professor Don Donderi!

Click here to see what’s on the Cinema menu!
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Can Government Get Any Weirder? The recent US presidential race was… …different! Is it the only way to rule a country? Certainly not, as even democracy has many variants. From Libertarian anarchism to totalitarian galactic empires, there is room in the genre for many, many forms of government, some of them very, very strange. (Presentation by Sylvain St-Pierre)

SF/F Conventions  For Eastern Canadians, March is the start of convention season. The Toronto Comicon is next weekend, Ad Astra is on the May 5-7 weekend, as is Boréal, the French language convention in Quebec City,  and later in the year, Can-Con is in Ottawa. World Con is the BIG one;  this year it is in Helsinki, Finland.  We discuss the different kinds of con, what you can expect to see and do at each. 

Programming Workshop:  A lot of decisions to be made! Will we have a book sale this year? Where are we going for our field trip? Will we have a craft day? Your input is critical!

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  • A page has been added and another updated on our website under  Activities / Costuming . MonSFFA is looking for photos of YOUR costumes! Send photos to <webmaster@monsffa.ca> or bring photos to a MonSFFA meeting for scanning.  We know there are picts of YOU in Klingon gear, and fantasy costumes!

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  • There will be a drawing at the March 12th meeting for movie passes to the advance screening of Life, showing at the Scotia Bank Theatre downtown, March 22, 7:30.   http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/life/

 

  • There will be a programming workshop at the March 12th meeting. Members will be asked to sort through a stack of programming ideas to choose and schedule the best! If you don’t show up, you might find yourself moderating the next 6 panel discussions! LOL

 

  • We will be Voting on the May 14 field trip destination, also. So far, we have two suggestions: the CSI exhibit at the Old Port or the EcoMuseum/zoo in Ste-Anne de Bellevue.

 

  • Found on the Internet: Which one are YOU?

 

Movies

Promo: Free Movie passes!

At the March 12 meeting there will be a free drawing for 3 double movie passes to the movie Life.

You will find an extended “sneak peak” at the official site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/life/

Life tells the story of the six-member crew of the International Space Station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.

Our thanks to Sony Pictures and Promo Avenue!

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Directed by Daniel Espinosa

Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick

Produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn

Executive Producers Don Granger, Vicki Dee Rock

Cast Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare, Olga Dihovichnaya

Impulse

March Impulse is on line

The March 2017 edition of Impulse is now available on line. Our thanks to Impulse editor,  Keith Braithwaite!

One quick update: There are two suggestions for the May field trip. In Impulse, read about the trip to the Ecomuseum in Ste-Anne de Bellevue.

The CSI Investigation at the Science Museum, Old Port was suggested at the February meeting.

Can You Crack the Case?
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Awards

Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2017

Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2017

(Période de sélection : janvier 2016 à décembre 2016)

La réunion du GPI se tient le 4 février 2017, à la brasserie L’Européen où nous sommes toujours bien accueillis, dans la salle particulière qui permet de se bagarrer en toute tranquillité.

Trois des jurés manquent à l’appel, François Angelier, Jean-Claude Dunyach et Bruno Para, qui ont très heureusement donné leurs consignes de vote et peuvent être joints par téléphone lorsque leur avis devient crucial.

On déplore également l’absence du secrétaire, victime d’un méchant virus cubain. Aux dernières nouvelles, il a survécu.

Après plusieurs heures de délibération, on aboutit enfin à la première sélection qui sera rendue publique le 12 février 2017. La liste des nominés sera publiée en avril, et la remise du prix aura lieu, comme les années précédentes, dans la Maison de l’Imaginaire pendant le festival Saint-Malo Étonnants Voyageurs, le 4 juin 2017, vers 18 h.

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Février 2017 : Première sélection

1) Roman francophone
  • Le Mur de Planck de Christophe Carpentier (P.O.L.)
  • Chroniques de l’étrange, tomes 1 & 2 de Romain D’Huissier (Critic)
  • Vostok de Laurent Kloetzer (Denoël)
  • Sitrinjêta de Christian Léourier (Critic)
  • Latium, tomes I & II de Romain Lucazeau (Denoël)
  • Défaite des maîtres et possesseurs de Vincent Message (Seuil)
  • Jardin d’hiver d’Olivier Paquet (L’Atalante)
  • Métaquine, tomes 1 & 2 de François Rouiller (L’Atalante)
2) Roman étranger
  • Mémoires, par lady Trent, tomes 1 & 2 de Marie Brennan (L’Atalante)
  • L’Espace d’un an de Becky Chambers (L’Atalante)
  • Le Problème à trois corps de Liu Cixin (Actes Sud)
  • Les Chroniques du Radch, tomes 1 à 3 d’Ann Leckie (Nouveaux Millénaires)
  • Merfer de China Miéville (Fleuve)
  • La Maison dans laquelle de Mariam Petrosyan (Monsieur Toussaint Louverture)
  • L’Inclinaison de Christopher Priest (Denoël)
  • Frankenstein à Bagdad d’Ahmed Saadawi (Piranha)
  • Avec joie et docilité de Johanna Sinisalo (Actes Sud)
  • Annihilation de Jeff Vandermeer (Au diable vauvert)
  • Le Subtil changement, tomes 1 à 3 de Jo Walton (Denoël)

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Stop Motion

Festival Stop Motion Montreal’s 9th edition

Festival Stop Motion Montreal’s 9th edition

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Festival Stop Motion Montreal’s 9th edition officially kicks off with our 2017 call for entries and we can’t wait to discover your animated treasures! Our selection committee is famished and ready to feast on a stop motion marathon of films!

It is therefore with great pleasure that we cordially invite you to submit your films for our 9th festival edition !

You can find answers to your questions concerning eligibility criteria, important dates and accepted formats on the Submit a Film section of our website. Don’t forget to read the Festival rules in their entirety before submitting your work.
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The deadline for film submissions is June 30th, 2017 at midnight

Save the dates; the 9th edition of Festival Stop Motion Montreal will be held September 15th, 16th and 17th, 2017!

View and share our 2017 promo video 

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Sunday Sci-Fi Cinema Matinée: Flying Saucer Edition

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 12:

We begin this Sunday’s MonSFFA meeting with another installment of our semi-regular Sunday Sci-Fi Cinema Matinée, this month spotlighting vintage science fiction films that feature flying saucers! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To allow us the time necessary, we’re starting the meeting an hour earlier than usual, so note the 12:00PM start time, and remember, also, that this is the weekend the clocks are set ahead one hour (at 2:00AM, Sunday), so that’s 12:00PM Daylight Savings Time! Adjust your schedules accordingly so that you don’t miss the fun!

Here’s the word from the pages on this month’s Impulse:

12:00PM-1:45PM

Sunday Sci-Fi Cinema Matinée—Flying Saucer Edition: Chose for review one of five vintage sci-fi films on our list this month, all featuring flying saucers in honour of last month’s guest speaker on UFOs, Professor Don Donderi!

As always, MonSFFen will be asked to collectively choose one of the five films on our list this Sunday for review and discussion. We’ll evaluate script, direction, performances, and special effects. And we’ll talk about the selected film’s place in sci-fi cinema’s pantheon.
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With this edition of Sunday Sci-Fi Cinema Matinée, we offer two of the finest sci-fi films of not only the 1950s, but of all time, two quality ’50s B-movies, and perhaps the worst science fiction flick ever made!

Aside from the flying saucers featured in all five films, you may choose to witness sensational scenes of destruction, both on distant alien worlds and in Washington, D. C., the latter choreographed by stop-motion magician Ray Harryhausen! You might just meet one of the two most famous robots in science fiction film, or an iconic alien mutant! Or, you may opt to  marvel at the rank incompetence of an atrocious director and his cast and crew!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose Wisely!

The five films on offer are:

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
This Island Earth (1955)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Forbidden Planet (1956)

MonSFFA Website

Rabid Puppies 2017

File 770 reports on Vox Day’s new tactics to beat the e-plurabis rule changes for the Hugo Awards.

Vox Day posted his Rabid Puppies 2017 slate for the Hugo Awards today. Reacting to the E Pluribus Hugo rules change, designed to limit the effectiveness of slate voting, Day has changed his strategy from seeking to monopolize the ballot to focusing support on one or two choices in most categories to assure the Rabid Puppies will leave their mark on the ballot.
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