My Boskone schedule

I'll be at Boskone Friday and Saturday and then heading over to the Science-Fiction Movie Marathon at the Somerville on Sunday. Here's where you'll find me at Boskone:

Reading: Daniel Kimmel
Friday 21:30 - 21:55, Independence (Westin)

Are We Living in the Superhero Renaissance?
Saturday 10:00 - 10:50, Harbor III (Westin)
Marvel and DC heroes and heroines keep ka-powing at us from every screen and page, reviving the comics industry along the way. Why is the superhero biz suddenly so mega-ultra super? Why is this kind of storytelling so compelling? Is it just the special effects — or do we yearn for superheroes to save us from ourselves? Or from something else?
Carrie Vaughn (M), Jack M. Haringa, Daniel M. Kimmel, Marjorie Liu, Marshall Ryan Maresca

Films That Changed Everything
Saturday 12:00 - 12:50, Burroughs (Westin)
Until recently, science fiction and fantasy films were few and far between. Now, SF/F movies have taken over the theater box offices. What changed? More importantly, which films changed everything? Why were these films so important to SF/F, to mainstream cinema, and to the audience?
Bob Devney (M), Daniel M. Kimmel, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Steven Sawicki

Autographing: ML Brennan, Daniel Kimmel, Lawrence Schoen
Saturday 14:00 - 14:50, Galleria-Autographing (Westin)

Hugo Awards: Dramatic & Written Works
Saturday 17:00 - 18:30, Harbor I (Westin)
What's the greatest stuff you saw or read last year? Join us to spend 90 minutes discussing 2014's best speculative fiction books, stories, movies, TV shows, theatrical productions, and more! Bring your own suggestions, and help us build a world-class reading/viewing list in preparation for the Hugo Awards at this year's Worldcon in Spokane, WA. Also, find out how to become eligible to nominate your favorite 2014 items for the 2015 Hugos — the ballot is due soon!
Bob Devney (M), Vincent Docherty, Daniel M. Kimmel, Jim Mann, Steve Davidson

The Jodorowsky Effect
Saturday 22:00 - 22:50, Burroughs (Westin)
Alejandro Jodorowsky, a Chilean filmmaker, author, and surrealist, influenced some of the greatest cult SF/F works of the last 60 years. He directed the first midnight cult film (El Topo), his comic series The Incal inspired The Fifth Element, and he spearheaded a failed effort to film Dune — "the greatest SF movie never made." Jodorowsky's production art for Dune inspired Star Wars, Alien, Heavy Metal, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and others. His other work is also critically acclaimed and hugely influential. Panelists discuss Jodorowsky's legacy, his "Psychomagical Realism," and his influence on contemporary work.
Paul Di Filippo (M), Carrie Cuinn, Daniel M. Kimmel, Don Pizarro, Steven Sawicki

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