April 24, 2000
Issue 157
Vol. 6, No. 17

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INTERVIEW

 The X-Files star David Duchovny talks about his second outing as the writer-director of an X-Files episode, the prospects that his show will have an eighth season, his new feature film and more.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 SF critic John Clute explores Sean Stewart's latest novel, Galveston, in his latest column, "The threat of great novels."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Cameron says no to more Terminator movies, a tentative date is set for the 10th Trek film, the Hugo nominees are announced, Edward Gorey dies, Lucas completes the first Episode II draft and much more.
ON SCREEN
 We preview Frequency, a story about a father and son who can communicate across time, and we preview ABC's miniseries Arabian Nights, a collection of exotic tales of adventure in the Middle East and Asia.
OFF THE SHELF
 Ben Bova weaves a tale of mutiny and rescue on Earth's sister planet, Venus, while in Brenda Clough's Doors of Death and Life, a secretive superhuman faces the consequences of being found out.
GAMES
 It's America and the U.K. versus Russia ... in space! From the creators of Wing Commander comes Microsoft's StarLancer, a space-combat simulator in the gritty tradition of World War II aircraft carrier films.
ANIME
 Anime master Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film, The Castle of Cagliostro, brings Japan's most popular thief to life in a story complete with daring chases, a maiden who needs rescuing and an evil count.
SOUND SPACE
 The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra presents Mega Movies, a disc with orchestral recordings of themes from 16 blockbuster films, including The Mummy, Godzilla, Armageddon and The Phantom Menace.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 With stills, video clips and other audio-video extras, the official X-Files Web page is one of the few professional sites whose style and substance approach the depth of the series it seeks to promote.
LETTERS
 Numerous readers leap to defend Gillian Anderson, others take a stance against an Excelsior Star Trek series, one feels that the Wheel of Time miniseries should be evaluated on its own merits and much more.

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