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July 14, 2003
Issue 325
Vol. 9, No. 28

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INTERVIEWS

 Johnny Depp sets sail with Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, while Peta Wilson is the odd woman out in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 Critic John Clute dissects Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood's return to science fiction, and discovers that both literature and SF have "Croaked."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Martin Scorsese gangs up in New York with the SCI FI Channel, Stan Lee stars as a reclusive cartoonist in Stan Lee's Universe, Peter Mayhew spoils Star Wars: Episode III, Michigan State University cuts its funding for the legendary Clarion SF writing workshop, and much more.
ON SCREEN
 Sean Connery leads yesterday's X-Men into battle in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Johnny Depp jumps ship in Pirates of the Caribbean, Scott Menville is a rockin' Robin in Teen Titans, and Richard Dean Anderson receives a symbiote on the Stargate SG-1 season three DVD.
OFF THE SHELF
 John Ridley wages war against the mutant future in Those Who Walk in Darkness, while Adam Roberts voyages to the opposite end of the universe in Polystom.
GAMES
 Lara Croft is both the huntress and the hunted as a new gaming engine brings a more realistic look to Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness for the PlayStation 2.
ANIME
 A coherent narrative is almost beside the point in Kai Doh Maru, director Kenji Wakabayashi's fragmented journey to old Japan.
SOUND SPACE
 Spaced-out ambassadors of peace and harmony—including Meat Loaf—visit Earth as the Intergalactic Touring Band.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 For Matt Groening fans who Can't Get Enough Futurama, this extensive site offers episode guides, Flash games, Nokia ring tones and more.
LETTERS
 Readers beg for better Batman casting, declare 28 Days Later to be zombie-free, trash the plot of Terminator 3, mourn for Princess Diana, and more.

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