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August 12, 2002
Issue 277
Vol. 8, No. 33

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INTERVIEW

 Director Robert Rodriguez returns to his hit franchise to spy on Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara, the pint-sized stars of Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 John Clute lends an ear to Carol Emshwiller as she delivers her surreal Report to the Men's Club and tells the SF universe of "Urgent Things."

HUGO AWARDS POLL
It's time once again for Science Fiction Weekly's annual unofficial Hugo Awards poll! What were the best SF books, movies and stories of 2001?

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NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Nicolas Cage prepares to part with his collection of rare comic books, Arnold Schwarzenegger slips back into cyborg mode for Terminator 3, Hilary Swank launches her sci-fi career with a journey to the center of the Earth in The Core, and much more.
ON SCREEN
 Three generations of superspies fight for screen time in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Kinji Fukasaku's controversial future-combat thriller is finally available on the Battle Royale DVD, and a snake-filled sequel premieres on SCI FI in Pythons 2.
OFF THE SHELF
 Laura Mixon makes first contact with aquatic aliens in Burning the Ice, while Lisa Goldstein referees a fight among two rival magicians, a fallen angel and a golem in The Alchemist's Door.
GAMES
 When wizards unlock the sinister secrets of science, a war breaks out between magic and technology in the steampunk adventures of the new role-playing game Children of the Sun.
ANIME
 The volatile relationship between a space rebel and a self-centered psychic reaches its dramatic conclusion in the Mobile Suit Gundam movie Char's Counterattack.
SOUND SPACE
 The spooky sounds of screen horror's greatest mummies, vampires, werewolves and dinosaurs thrill and chill in the 28 selections of Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood!
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Europe's most visited science-fiction site, SF Crowsnest, covers books, mass media and fandom with a strong dose of wit and sarcasm.
LETTERS
 Readers rally around M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable, dis the laugh-free Master of Disguise, lobby for Joss Whedon to finally win his Emmy, and more.

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