2008 Woodie Awards
Beacon quick picks
Take it to the bridge, but beware the mingering trolls
Issue date: 10/26/06 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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Literature
by Jeannette Pomerance
Lemony Snicket; The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13); Available now
Here we have the final, miserable 13th installment of Lemony Snicket's melodramatic and maudlin A Series of Unfortunate Events. Some of the mystery surrounding the tragic Baudelaires is finally dissolved. Who was Beatrice, and how did she get a day-pass from paradise? Why is Snicket obsessed with telling the orphans' story? But this whirlwind conclusion leaves plenty of questions unanswered, and raises more. So is this really the end? Sure, and Harry Potter's concluding in July. Either way, The End promises to be as enjoyable as its predecessors, an even mix of compelling plot, terrifying suspense and clever literary references.
Eric Nylund; Ghosts of Onyx; Available Oct. 31
Eric Nylund has bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry, but he's writing formulaic sci-fi novels based on an Xbox game; a shining beacon of hope for us all. Ghosts of Onyx, the latest novel set in the Halo universe, is part of the buildup for Halo 3, which will be released Nov. 16 to compete with Sony's PlayStation 3. Cute idea, but it's actually the $600 price tag and not Halo that will deter buyers from the PS3. Until Halo 3 is available, dorky boyfriends everywhere probably won't unplug from Final Fantasy XI long enough to read a Halo novel.
Film
by Caitlin Weaver
Saw III; Opens Tomorrow
In the latest installment of the Saw horror movie series, psychopathic killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) uses his warehouse torture chamber on the outskirts of town to inflict vicious tests on his new victims. One of them is Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh), who has been captured in order to keep the dying Jigsaw alive until all of his experiments are complete. Jigsaw's apprentice, the wicked Amanda (Shawnee Smith), is the cruel puppet master behind the games that are terrifying the town. Creepy much? Saw is keeping up with yearly installments, and this one is being released just in time for Halloween weekend.
by Jeannette Pomerance
Lemony Snicket; The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13); Available now
Here we have the final, miserable 13th installment of Lemony Snicket's melodramatic and maudlin A Series of Unfortunate Events. Some of the mystery surrounding the tragic Baudelaires is finally dissolved. Who was Beatrice, and how did she get a day-pass from paradise? Why is Snicket obsessed with telling the orphans' story? But this whirlwind conclusion leaves plenty of questions unanswered, and raises more. So is this really the end? Sure, and Harry Potter's concluding in July. Either way, The End promises to be as enjoyable as its predecessors, an even mix of compelling plot, terrifying suspense and clever literary references.
Eric Nylund; Ghosts of Onyx; Available Oct. 31
Eric Nylund has bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry, but he's writing formulaic sci-fi novels based on an Xbox game; a shining beacon of hope for us all. Ghosts of Onyx, the latest novel set in the Halo universe, is part of the buildup for Halo 3, which will be released Nov. 16 to compete with Sony's PlayStation 3. Cute idea, but it's actually the $600 price tag and not Halo that will deter buyers from the PS3. Until Halo 3 is available, dorky boyfriends everywhere probably won't unplug from Final Fantasy XI long enough to read a Halo novel.
Film
by Caitlin Weaver
Saw III; Opens Tomorrow
In the latest installment of the Saw horror movie series, psychopathic killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) uses his warehouse torture chamber on the outskirts of town to inflict vicious tests on his new victims. One of them is Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh), who has been captured in order to keep the dying Jigsaw alive until all of his experiments are complete. Jigsaw's apprentice, the wicked Amanda (Shawnee Smith), is the cruel puppet master behind the games that are terrifying the town. Creepy much? Saw is keeping up with yearly installments, and this one is being released just in time for Halloween weekend.
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