The MT Void

Evelyn C. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper

2002-2003

Newsletter MT Void Vol. 21 No. 1-52

Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society

Mark and Evelyn Leeper: leepers@optonline.net

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Issue Date Content
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 1 07/05/2002 • Delays
• On "
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 2 07/12/2002 • Honors and Statues (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Digitized Books and Print-on-Demand (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• Stealing the Company (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE CHRONOLITHS (book review by Joe Karpierz)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 3 07/19/2002 • Hitler and the Occult (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Jekyll and Hyde (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• REIGN OF FIRE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE ROAD TO PERDITION (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 4 07/26/2002 • Food for Thought (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Signs But No Wonders (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• COSMONAUT KEEP (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 5 08/02/2002 • A Question with a Twist (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• READ MY LIPS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 6 08/09/2002 • Fish and Psychics (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• An Answer to a Question with a Twist? (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• SIGNS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 7 08/16/2002 • Trip Logs
• A Brighter Black Bird (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Of Books and Birds (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE (film review by
• Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 8 08/23/2002 • Chesley Bonestell
• The Art of the Frolic (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 10 09/06/2002 • Some Observations on the Western film (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• A Heap o' History (book reviews by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 11 09/13/2002 • Best Western (film comments by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 12 09/20/2002 • Administrivia
• Hugo Winners
• TV Show on Science Fiction
• Rodeo 101 (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• S1M0NE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE FOUR FEATHERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• ONE HOUR PHOTO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• DEVDAS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 13 09/27/2002 • Snapping Shrimp (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Spam (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Another Mavin Heard From (comments by Bob Merkin)
• MIYAZAKI'S SPIRITED AWAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• PASSAGE (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• SECRETARY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• ATLANTIC DRIFT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 14 10/04/2002 • Reviews This Issue
• Frank R. Paul
• Fermented Bean Curd Redux
• Sputnik (comments by Charles S. Harris)
• Studies in Horror (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• 8 WOMEN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• QUITTING (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 15 10/11/2002 • Lost World (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Go to the Source (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Studies in Horror (comments by Mark R. Leeper
• TUCK EVERLASTING (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE NUGGET (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• KEDMA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 16 10/18/2002 • ConJose Report Available
• Studies in Horror (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE LOST WORLD (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• AUTO FOCUS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• TAKE CARE OF MY CAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 17 10/25/2002 • Word Origin? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• A Definition of the Horror Genre
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• BUBBA HO-TEP (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• CABIN FEVER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• RENO: REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 18 11/01/2002 • Correction
• Radio Show on Lord of the Rings
• Tuber Intelligence? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Brooklyn Bridge (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• KEN PARK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• MAN WITHOUT A PAST (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 19 11/08/2002 • Schedule
• Toronto International Film Festival Report Available
• Go To It, Boy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• It Was All a Dream (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• BEAR'S KISS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE BEST OF TIMES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• MARIUS ET JEANETTE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 20 11/15/2002 • Goodbye, Old Friend (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• More on Tuber Intelligence (letter of comment by Tom Russell)
• bmwfilms.com (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE RING (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• ALIVE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• ARARAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 21 11/22/2002 • Alchemy and Fantasy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE QUIET AMERICAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE EMPEROR'S CLUB (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (ALTERNATE GENERALS II, YEAR OF THE
• HANGMAN, THE GREAT GATSBY, STORIES OF YOUR LIFE
• AND OTHERS, and SOLARIS) (book comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 22 11/29/2002 • Alchemy (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• SOLARIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• DIE ANOTHER DAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• AIKI (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (THE BOOK OF SPLENDOR)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 23 12/06/2002 • There Are Two Kinds of Tolerance (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• FRIDA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• BETWEEN STRANGERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (RULED BRITANNIA, Ted Chiang)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 24 12/13/2002 • Truth and Lies (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• EQUILIBRIUM (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS (1952) (film review by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• A SNAKE OF JUNE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (Theodore Roosevelt, Sherlock Holmes,
• INTERZONE, and FOUNDATION'S FEAR) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 25 12/20/2002 • Toronto International Film Festival
• Alphabetic Anguish (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (film review by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• STAR TREK: NEMESIS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• NEVER GET OUTTA OF THE BOAT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, Lewis Carroll,
• Philip K. Dick) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 26 12/27/2002 • 1,000,000 (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• GANGS OF NEW YORK (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• MAX (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (Sherlock Holmes, FLOWERS FOR
• ALGERNON, Avram Davidson, C. S. Lewis, and
• gnosticism) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (MIND OF THE RAVEN) (book comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 27 01/03/2003 • Science Fiction Reading Group (announcement)
• Stupid Questions (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• HAPPY HERE AND NOW (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE INTENDED (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE BARONESS AND THE PIG (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• LABYRINTH (book review by Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (Lisa Goldstein's TOURISTS, Sarah
• Orne Jewett's THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS,
• Pat Murphy's THERE AND BACK AGAIN, Gahan Wilson)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 28 01/10/2003 • CORRECTION: Science Fiction Reading Group
• Techno-dweeb Stuff (Mild)
• The Answer
• Magazines with Snob Appeal and Slob Appeal
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• ABOUT SCHMIDT (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE PIANIST (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• WITTGENSTEIN'S POKER (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (HAND OF GLORY, ELLA MINNOW PEA)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 29 01/17/2003 • Leeperhouse Film Festival
• Windycon Report Available
• England's Manzanar (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• ADAPTATION (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• 25TH HOUR (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• BIG SHOT'S FUNERAL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE DA VINCI CODE (book review by Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (gnosticism, THE SEVERED WING,
• THE CLUB DUMAS, KAREL CAPEK--LIFE AND WORK,
• J. P. Telotte's SCIENCE FICTION FILM)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 30 01/24/2003 • THE LORD OF THE RINGS Satires
• Mark Leeper's Top Ten Films of 2002 (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Farewell to The Stars Our Destination (comments by
• Bill Higgins)
• CHICAGO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (PAST IMPERFECT, new "
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 31 01/31/2003 • Discrimination (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Hugo for Fannish CD???? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Courts Decides Mutant Super-Heroes Are Not Human
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• LA DERNIERE LETTRE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• LOST IN LA MANCHA (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• DIRTY DEEDS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (HOW THEY SAID IT, WHEN THE FAT LADY
• SINGS, Plutarch, THE TIPPING POINT, "
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 32 02/07/2003 • Earth is Flat (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Acceptable Risk (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Stars Our Destination (letter of comment by
• Joe Karpierz)
• LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS, AND PROSPERITY (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• This Week's Reading (THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN
• EMPIRE, HIDDEN HISTORY, "
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 33 02/14/2003 • Administrivia
• Europe (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Acceptable Risk (letter of comment from Fred Lerner)
• THE EIGHTH DAY by John Case (book review by Tom Russell)
• THE MAGDALENE SISTERS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS (film review
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (McDonaldization and THE TOILERS OF THE
• SEA) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• And did you notice...? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 34 02/21/2003 • Administrivia
• The Obstinacy of Nature (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Library Remembrance (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• And did you notice...? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 35 02/28/2003 • Twilight Years (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• -4 to +4 Ratings Frequently Asked Questions List (comments
• by Mark R. Leeper)
• One Book New Jersey (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• HUMANS (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• GODS AND GENERALS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• OLIGARKH (U.S. title: TYCOON) (film review by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and
• ROUTE 66 A.D.) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 36 03/07/2003 • The Wandering Jew? (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Me, I'm a Rube (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• DAREDEVIL (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• SAMARITAN by Richard Price (book review by Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (WARRIORS OF ALAVNA, STRAVAGANZA:
• CITY OF MASKS, STARRING T. REX!, and 24 FAVORITE
• ONE-ACT PLAYS) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 37 03/14/2003 • Violence Against Equality (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• SHADOW PUPPETS (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• TOGETHER (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (THE TURK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF
• THE FAMOUS EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CHESS-PLAYING
• MACHINE and CRIMSON SKIES) (book comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 38 03/21/2003 • Science Fiction Discussion Group (Old Bridge, NJ)
• Not In My Name (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Boskone 40 Convention Report (announcement)
• Bollywood 101A (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• TEKNOLUST (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE SEPARATION (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (ROCKET BOYS, WARMLY INSCRIBED)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 39 03/28/2003 • Hindi Music in Central New Jersey (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• Bollywood 101B (more comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• MIYAZAKI'S SPIRITED AWAY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• RIVERWORLD (made-for-TV movie review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE SPEED OF DARK (book review by Evelyn C. Leeper)
• NIRGENDWO IN AFRIKA (American title: NOWHERE IN AFRICA)
• (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (GREETINGS, CARBON-BASED BIPEDS!,
• ROAD TO PERDITION, CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL,
• THE TIME MACHINE) (book comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 40 04/04/2003 • Leeperhouse Film Festival
• Bollywood on Turner Classic Movies (film comments)
• Locus Pocus (more comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE CORE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• UTOPIA (book review by Tom Russell)
• This Week's Reading (book sales, GRANTA BOOK OF TRAVEL,
• IN RAJASTHAN, and THE TRANSLATOR) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 41 04/11/2003 • Time and Money (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Half-Price Books Through Discover Card
• Salem, Massachusetts, Endorses Belief in Witches (Again)
• (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS (film review by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• THE BOOK LOVER by James Baldwin and "
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 44 05/02/2003 • Trading Spaces (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Ouch. That ad! (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• Letter of Comment on MCSWEENEY'S (by Rich Horton)
• IDENTITY (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
• (book review by Joe Karpierz)
• This Week's Reading (GRAVEN IMAGES, PERELANDRA, HOMINIDS,
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 45 05/09/2003 • More on Psychics (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• X2 (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• Why Taxes Need To Be High (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (GRAVEN IMAGES
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 46 05/16/2003 • Trick Question (and Solution) (by Mark R. Leeper)
• The Man who Didn't Shoot Liberty Valance (comments by
• Mark R. Leeper)
• THE MATRIX RELOADED (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• CONFIDENCE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE DANCER UPSTAIRS (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (Rene Descartes's "
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 47 05/23/2003 • JerseyDevilCon 3 Convention Report Available
• Science with Your Eyes Closed (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE,
• FALLAM'S SECRET, BONES OF THE EARTH, and
• LOST IN A GOOD BOOK) (book comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 48 05/30/2003 • Science with Your Eyes Closed (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (TIME AND AGAIN) (book comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 49 06/06/2003 • What a Carve-up (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (three books on Gothic films)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 50 06/13/2003 • Reproductive Fears (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• THE SWEATBOX (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (HOW PROUST CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE)
• (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 51 06/20/2003 • Ancient Life (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• This Week's Reading (Charing Cross Road) (book comments
• by Evelyn C. Leeper)
MT Void Vol. 21, No. 52 06/27/2003 • Administrivia
• Zoos (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
• HULK (a.k.a. THE HULK) (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• FINDING NEMO (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
• BONES OF THE EARTH (book review by Joseph Karpierz)
• Reviewing the 2002 Short Story Hugo Nominees
• (comments by Dale L. Skran)
• This Week's Reading (TIME AND AGAIN, CONQUISTADOR,
• LAST STOP VIENNA) (book comments by
• Evelyn C. Leeper)

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