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1.WELCOME TO THE CHARLIE WITTIG
EDITION OF THE ICS FILES
Have you ever seen one of those bumper stickers that says "IF YOU CAN READ THIS THANK YOUR TEACHER"? Well, since you're reading this edition of "The ICS Files," you can thank Mr. Charlie Wittig. Had this been a couple of months ago, I would have said that my computer underwent a terrorist attack. Since we now know just how horrific that is, I'll simply say that my computer underwent a cyber-mugging. A virus invaded my computer, looked through my documents, and started sending pieces of them, and other peoples private files, at random out to unsuspecting (and confused) recipients. Accompanied with lots of other software limps and sprains, my computer was basically toast. I saved what files I could and then wiped the hard drive. Charlie breathed life back into the old girl and, as a result, you've got a new edition of "The ICS Files" before you. Charlie, thanks for the hours and effort getting me back up and running. This issue is dedicated to you. 2.OUR SHERLOCKIAN SEPTEMBER
WAS SENSATIONAL
3.OCTOBER I: THE BASICS
4.OCTOBER II: THE MOVIES
5.OCTOBER III: THE DINNER
MAIN DISH
SIDE DISH:
BEVERAGES:
DESSERT:
SUPPLIES:
You don't have to be a chef
to contribute. You can always buy something pre-made. We could use some
bread or rolls. We could probably use a plain vegetable, or two. We don't
have any appetizers coming yet. So we still have a few holes to fill. We
have full kitchen facilities for heating and cooling.
6.OCTOBER IV: THE ALL-NIGHTER
7.OCTOBER V: FAVORITE LINES
8.OCTOBER VI: COSTUMES
9.THE ICS DOES THE FANEX FALL
SPOOKTACULAR
10.GET WELL WISHES
11.WE BOUGHT A BULB!
12.CALENDAR STATUS
13.LOTR EN MASSE
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14.THE GLASS TEAT
Michael Shanks is leaving STARGATE. Michael Shanks, who plays civilian archaeologist Daniel Jackson on Showtime's STARGATE SG-1, will be leaving the show at the end of the current fifth season. Shanks may make a few guest appearances in the new season, but that a new regular civilian character will join star Richard Dean Anderson and the rest of the SG-1 cast next year. No reason was given for Shanks' departure. . . . FARSCAPE gets renewed. The Sci-Fi Channel has renewed their very successful FARSCAPE series for another two seasons. The show has doubled its audience since its debut in March, 1999. There's a very unusual demographic for the shows newer viewers - nearly three-quarters of them are women. Sci-Fi president Bonnie Hammer has said, "FARSCAPE is not only the most ambitious original series on basic cable, we think it's one of the best-written shows on television, period. It's no wonder that it's the top-rated series on Sci-Fi for three years running.". . . "I'm no Scully!" Alexondra Lee, who plays detective Kate Benson on UPN's SPECIAL UNIT 2, said that she doesn't see herself as the next Scully. "They're fighting real aliens on The X-FILES. They've got a serious job to do. We've got, like, fantasy creatures. We had models that turned into spider-women . . . and a monster that was made out of liposuction fat. . . . We don't even have to kill all the monsters [all the time], because they're kind of fun to have around." 15.BABYLON 5: LEGEND OF THE
RANGERS HAS A NEW AND IMPROVED SITE
16.DAWN THE VAMPIRE SLAYER?
17.ENTERPRISE HELPS TO RENEW
THE TREK FRANCHISE
18.SOME TREK FANS HATE THE
ENTERPRISE THEME
19.FARSCAPE SEASON WILL HAVE
A BIG ENDING
20.JERI RYAN - FROM 7 OF 9
TO 9/11
21.ABC AND FOX DUEL OVER TIME
TUNNEL
22.LUCY LAWLESS BLABS ABOUT
THE X-FILES
23.TV: HALLOWEEN MOVIES FOR
ON BASIC CABLE
13 GHOSTS (1960) 10/13 AMC 10 PM/ 10/14, 4
AM
24.TV: HALLOWEEN COMES TO
THE SMALL SCREEN!
ANNE RICE: VAMPIRES, WITCHES
AND BEST SELLERS
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WEEK OF 10/1: Premiere of MUTANT-X, BEASTMASTER
season three,
TUE. 2 - AMC, 12:15 AM- FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
WED. 3 - AMC, 6AM THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
THUR. 4 - TCM, 12:30 AM- THE WALKING DEAD (1936)
FRI. 5 - AMC 12:30 AM- CREATURE FROM THE BLACK
LAGOON (1954)
SAT. 6 - AMC, 2:35 AM- THE ANGRY RED
PLANET (1959)
SUN. 7 - AMC, 12:30 AM- THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL
(1978)
MON. 8 - TCM, 12 MID. - THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1919) TUE. 9 - AMC, 8 PM - THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
(1935)
WED. 10 - AMC, 1:30 AM - THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
(1935)
THUR. 11 - TCM, 1 AM- THE UNKNOWN (1927)
FRI. 12 - TV: AMC, 6 AM- THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
OF THE
SAT. 13 - TV: AMC, 12 MID.- THE RAVEN (1935)
SUN. 14 - TV: AMC 4 AM- 13 GHOSTS (1960)
WEEKOF 10/15: Premiere of TRACKER MON. 15 - TCM, 12 MID.- NOSFERATU (1922)
TUE. 16 - AMC, 8 PM- FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
WED. 17 - AMC, 1:30- AM FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
THUR. 18 - TCM, 12:30 AM- SCARED TO DEATH (1947)
FRI. 19 - AMC, 2:30 AM- THE OMEN (1976)
SAT. 20 - AMC, 2 AM- THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
(1961)
SUN. 21 - AMC, 2:30 AM- THE WEREWOLF (1956)
MON. 22 - Food, 12 MID- HALLOWEEN TREATS FROM
MARTHA'S
TUE. 23 - AMC, 3:45 AM- SECONDS (1966)
WED. 24 - AMC, 1:30 AM -INVASION OF THE BODY
SNATCHERS (1956)
THUR. 25 - TCM, 12:15 AM- HOUSE OF WAX (1953)
FRI. 26 - AMC, 8 AM- SUPERNATURAL (1933)
SAT 27 - AMC, 12 MID.- FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
SUN. 28 - AMC, 1:45 AM- THE BRIDE (1985)
MON. 29 - TCM, 12 MID-. UNHOLY THREE (1925)
TUE. 30 - AMC, 1:15 AM- THE WEREWOLF
(1956)
WED. 31 - AMC, 12 MID- DAMIEN: OMEN II (1978)
THUR. 1 - AMC, 12 MID.- DRACULA (1931)
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26.THINGS TO COME
CHILLER THEATER will be held October 26-28, 2001 at the Sheraton Meadowlands in E. Rutherford, New Jersey. Guests include from LOST IN SPACE they've got June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Jonathan Harris, Bill Mumy and Bob May. From F-TROOP they've got Larry Storch (Agarn), Joe Brooks (Vanderbilt), Don Diamond (Crazy Cat), James Hampton (Dobbs) and Melody Patterson (Wrangler Jane). From THE ADDAMS FAMILY they've got Lisa Loring (Wednesday) and Ken Weatherwax (PUGSLEY). >From DARK SHADOWS they've got David Selby (Quentin), Lara Parker (Angelique) and Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie). From PLANET OF THE APES they've got Linda Harrison (Nova) and Lou Wagner (Lucius). From THE POSIEDIAN ADVENTURE they've got Carol Lynley and Stella Stevens. From BABYLON 5 they've got Peter Jurasik (Londo), Claudia Christian (Ivanova) and Julia Nickson (Catherine Sakai). They're also featuring Hammer star Yvonne Monlaur, Joe Pantoliano of THE MATRIX, Ray Park of STAR WARS EPISODE I, Robert Picardo of STAR TREK VOYAGER, Doug Bradley of the HELLRAISER series, Veronica Cartwright of ALIEN, Erin Gray of BUCK ROGERS, Robin Curtis of STAR TREK II and III, Antonio Fargas of STARSKY AND HUTCH (Huggy Bear), Deborah Foreman of LOBSTER MAN FROM MARS, JUDITH O'DEA of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (Barbara), Hiroko Sakurai of ULTRA MAN, Tony Amendola of STARGATE SG-1, David Allen Brooks of CRUSADE, David F. Friedman (exploitation producer/director), Hank Garrett of CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU? and 3 DAYS TO CONDOR, David Hess of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, James Hong of BLADE RUNNER and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, Richard Kiel of MOONRAKER ( JAWS), Tuesday Knight of NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET IV, Kate Sheldon of THE POWER RANGERS, Playmates Debra Jo Fondren and Lias Marie Scott, Scream Queen Brinke Stevens, horror directors Ted V. Mikels and Fred Olen Ray, Mr. Sci-Fi himself - Forrest J Ackerman, and of course Zacherley: The Cool Ghoul. As usual they'll be plenty of panel discussions, film showings, live music and partying, a model kit contest, a costume contest, a massive dealer's room and a charity auction. The show hours are Friday the 26 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday the 27 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday the 28 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Show tickets start at $10 per day in advance, $15 per day at the door. Expect to pay extra for autographs. For more information or to purchase tickets contact Chiller Theatre, Inc., P O Box 23, Rutherford, NJ 07070. FANEX FALL SPOOKTACULAR will be held November 3, 2001 at the Days Inn in Timonium, Maryland. They're offering a dealer's room, a tenative appearance by Ron Chaney (Lon jr.'s grandson, Lon sr.'s great grandson), and discussions, including a talk by film historian Greg Mank. The admission is $5.00. If you'd like to buy a table and sell some things it's $40. For more information call the Midnight Marquee Press at 410-665-1198. ELECTICON will be held November 9-11, 2001 at the Ramada Hotel in Newark, NJ. They describe themselves as, "A multi-media convention, focusing on fanzines and in-depth discussion of your favorite TV shows & movies." They have all of the bells and whistles of a usual convention - a dealer's room, discussions, gaming room, tons of panels, movie and TV shows playing, pretty much all the fixings with one notable exception. Eclecticon does not bring in celbrity guests. If you want to meet a star, this is not the place for you. If you're just thrilled to meet other fans, this is you convention. The registration fee is $40. For questions go to this link (if you're reading this on a links-capable computer) or e-mail Kathy Agel on either Eclecticon@juno.com or badkarma@bestweb.net. You can also drop a note to Kathy at 9-11 Ayres Court/ Bayonne, NJ 07002-3510. DARKOVER GRAND COUNCIL MEETING XXIV will be held November 23 - 25 2001 in Timonium, Maryland. The Guest of Honor is: Joanne Bertin. Their special guest is: Katherine Kurtz. The Artist Guest of Honor is L.W. Perkins. The Musical Guests of Honor is: Clam Chowder. Other author/artist guests include: Debra Doyle, India Edghill, Rosemary Edghill, Heather Rose Jones, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Nancy Janda, Scott MacMillian, James MacDonald, Don Sakers, and Hannah Shapero. Musical guests include: Bob and Sue Esty, John Huff, Ellen James, Myfanwy, On the Mark, and Ed and Kathy Sobansky. There will be a dealer's room, workshops, filking, game playing, videos, a ball, an art room and a costume contest. Regular memberships are $35.00 each until November 1, 2001. After that, and at the door they will be $40.00. Make checks payable to Armida Council (PO Box 7203, Silver Spring, MD 20907). They will sell only 600 regular memberships. If you wish membership confirmation, please include a Self Addressed Stamped Postcard [not an envelope]. |
31.QUICK TAKES
JAR JAR IS TOAST: STAR WARS: EPISODE II star Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) has said that Jar Jar Binks may be "as good as gone" in the upcoming prequel. "EPISODE I took loads of acclaim at the box office, but a number of real fans weren't happy with it," Daniels said. "They're going to be pleased with the one we're doing now. It is definitely darker." . . . YOU MAY HAVE A LONG WAIT FOR THE EPISODE II TRAILER: George Lucas has said that he doesn't know when the first trailer for STAR WARS: EPISODE II will hit theaters, but that it likely won't appear on the DVD edition of EPISODE I. "I think the primary reason is we haven't gotten a trailer for EPISODE II yet. . . . And we don't have enough shots to even make a trailer for EPISODE II yet. . . . Traditionally we always release a trailer at Thanksgiving. There are always two trailers. There's always one at Thanksgiving, and there's always one in March. And we thought about it, but I didn't want to delay the DVD." . . . DEMI MOORE GETS UGLY: Demi Moore's production company will produce a feature film based on the 1958 Issac Asimov SF short story "The Ugly Little Boy" for Warner Brothers. The story focuses on a Neanderthal child transported 40,000 years into the future, where he teams with a nurse to evade scientists. . . . DON'T EXPECT A MUMMY THREE - at least not from the writer/director of the first two MUMMY movies, Stephen Sommers. He said that he's not interested. Sommers explained that he's primarily a writer and wants to spend his time doing that on a host of various projects. . . . CRUISE CONTEMPLATES ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE MISSION: Tom Cruise was asked if there's be a MI3 sequel, in light of the box-office success of the first two. "We're exploring it. We're talking about it. If we can come up with a script. . . . Ideas are spinning around, and if we can figure out a way to make it different." He vowed that, if the sequel did get made, he'd load it with heart-stopping stunts. 32.WAS A.I. TOO INTELLIGENT
FOR THE U.S.?
33.SIGOURNEY WEAVER IS TEASING
US ABOUT ALIEN 5 AGAIN
34.E.T. GETS A MINOR MAKEOVER
IN LIGHT OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS
35.STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE
GEEKS!
36.EPISODE II GAG REEL IN
THE WORKS
37.HAYDEN RELATES TO ANAKIN'S
TRANSFORMATION
38.BRUCE WILLIS HAS STOPPED
BEING AN ACTION HERO AS OF SEPT. 11
39.DE NIRO'S PATRIOTIC STAND
40.CHUCK NORRIS IS STUNNED
AT HOW CLOSELY THE ATTACKS MIRROR HIS NEW MOVIE
41.RICHARD GERE ADVOCATES
TREATING THE TERRORISTS WITH LOVE
42.JACKIE CHAN WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ON SEPT. 11
43.DON'T LOOK FOR A STREAM
OF PATRIOTIC HOLLYWOOD EXTRAVAGANZAS
44.MORE PRODUCTION PANICS
SINCE SEPTEMBER 11
45.HOLLYWOOD SOUNDS A LONG,
COLLECTIVE, "DUUUUUHHHHH"
46.IMAGINATIVE CINEMA FOR
THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
OCTOBER 12: IRON MONKEY, the 1993 Chinese film, will finally be seen by American movie-goers. The film has been available on video for many years. Set in a 19th century China village, when a corrupt politician finds himself repeatedly robbed by a masked bandit, Iron Monkey, named after a local deity, he forces a traveling physician into investigating the mystery and stopping him by holding his young son in jail. It's loosely based upon the British legend of Robin Hood. It also features the same historical Chinese figure, Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924), whose life has been the basis for nearly 100 films in China, including THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER and ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA. The martial arts demonstrated are heart-poundingly awesome! The fight choreographer is Yuen Woo-Ping, the finest kung-fu choreographer in the business. You may have seen his work in THE MATRIX and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. OCTOBER 19: FROM
HELL tracks the most notorious serial killer of all time. Scotland
Yard investigator Frederick Abberline (Johnny Depp) investigates the mysterious
deaths of prostitutes in the Whitechapel district of London during the
Victorian Era of England; a London and time of rampant poverty, disease,
crime, and grimy people living grimy lives. As the
OCTOBER 24: BONES is about Jimmy Bones (Snoop Doggy Dogg), a legendary protector and patron of his thriving neighborhood. Over 20 years after his death by gunshot in 1979, Jimmy Bones comes back as a ghost. He discovers that crime and drugs have crumbled the neighborhood. He's going to wreak revenge on those who killed him and to clean up the mess that they've made of the streets. Pam Grier plays Bones' girlfriend who is now a clairvoyant. The director is Ernest Dickerson (DEMON KNIGHT, BULLETPROOF). The screenplay was written by Adam Simon (CARNOSAUR, BRAIN DEAD) and Tim Metcalfe (cowriter of KALIFORNIA, FRIGHT NIGHT PART II). OCTOBER 26: K-PAX
looks like a "very-special-person-changing-people's-lives" movie, in the
tradition of PHENOMENON, MICHAEL and STARMAN. Prot (Kevin Spacey) is a
mysterious new patient at a mental hospital who claims to come from a distant
planet called K-Pax. As his psychiatrist, Dr. Gene Brewer (Jeff Bridges),
tries to figure out exactly how to help him, the doctor gradually begins
to realize the so-called alien is having a remarkable effect on the mental
health of the hospital's other patients. Determined to prove the stranger
is nothing more than a tragic victim of multiple-personality disorder,
the doctor soon finds himself doubting his own diagnosis. The director
is Iain Softley (HACKERS, THE WINGS OF THE DOVE, BACKBEAT). The screenwriter
is Charles Leavitt (THE MIGHTY, THE SUNCHASER). It's based upon the 1995
novel of the same title by Gene Brewer. The novel's author used his own
name for the name of the psychiatrist in the book.
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