| Author |
Story Title |
Issue Date |
Type |
Comments |
| MacDonald, John D. |
Labor Supply |
1953 MAY |
ss |
(1916-1986) 1st story in F&SF in his Dr. Travis Vrees ser.; 1st story pub. sf "Cosmetics" in ASF 1948 FEB; has novels The Girl, the Gold Watch, & Everything(1962), The Executioners(1958; 1962, 1991 movies, Cape Fear) ; W-1971 Grand Master Edgar Award |
| MacDonald, Philip |
Private—Keep Out! |
1949 FLL |
ss |
(1899-1980) Scottish author of screenplays, detective novels; The Rasp(1924) & X v. Rex(1933) as by Martin Porlock; screenplays Rebecca(1940), The Body Snatcher(1945); N-1959 EDG for novel The List of Adrian Messenger(1963 movie) |
| |
Solitary Confinement |
1951 AUG |
ss |
in F&SF's 1st anthology, titled "Hub"; wrote the screenplays for Forbidden Planet(1956, as by W.J. Stuart) & The List of the Adrian Messenger(1959); has pub. several stories in the Saturday Evening Post |
| MacEwen, Pat |
Macklin Gift, The |
1997 JUN |
nv |
(1954?- ) has story as P.H. MacEwen "A Winter's Night" in Budrys(ed): WotF, Vol.IV(1988); regularly sells natural history pieces to children's mags.; has "Sex and the Single E.T." series in Amazing Experience 1990 NOV, & MZoo #1 1991 JAN - #9 1992 MAY |
| Mackay, M. Sargent |
Demon Lover |
1984 JUN |
nv |
N-1985 LOC, novelette; ps. for Alexander Mackay Smith, his 1st fiction sale; graduate of Georgetown Univ., presently in the Navy, a petty officer on board the USS Blue Ridge, home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan |
| Mackay, Scott |
Sages of Cassiopeia, The |
1994 DEC |
ss |
his 1st pub. story in a major American sf mag.; lives in Toronto; has novel A Friend in Barcelona(1991), about a captured U-Boat captain determined to destroy his boat & the deadly secrets it carries; mys. novel Cold Comfort(1998); sf novel Outpost(1999) |
| MacLean, Katherine |
Interbalance |
1960 OCT |
ss |
(1925- ) born in Glen Ridge, NJ; has a BA in Economics from Barnard College(NY), did postgraduate work in psychology, & many of her sf stories deal with the soft sciences; 1st story pub. "Defense Mechanism" in ASF 1949 OCT; Biolog in ANA 1995 JAN |
| MacLeish, Archibald |
Epistle to Be Left in the Earth |
1963 OCT |
pm |
(1892-1982) 1st pub. in Collected Poems 1917-1952(1952); U.S. poet, dramatist; has narrative poems The Pot of Earth(1925), The Hamlet of A. MacLeish(1928), plays Nobodaddy(1926), The Fall of the City(1937), J.B.(1958; W-Pulitzer), Herakles(1967) |
| MacLennan, Phyllis |
Good-by, Miss Patterson |
1972 JAN |
vi |
licensed private pilot, an instructor in Military Intelligence for two years; has an earlier story, published outside of F&SF, short story "A Contract in Karasthan" in FAN 1963 JUL; attended Clarion in 1969 |
| |
Thus Love Betrays Us |
1972 SEP |
ss |
has novel, Turned Loose on Irdra(1970) |
| |
Magic White Horse With His Heart in His Mouth, The |
1973 AUG |
vi |
|
| |
Like Phoenix From the Ashes Newly Rise |
1974 MAY |
ss |
|
| |
Day in the Apotheosis of the Welfare State, A |
1975 JUL |
ss |
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Report From the Snith Digest, A |
1980 NOV |
ss |
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| MacLeod, Ann |
Settle |
1968 JUN |
ss |
lives in Manhattan, married to Burt Filer, whose story follows(#2640) |
| MacLeod, Ian R. |
Perfect Stranger, The |
1991 DEC |
nv |
(1956- ) "moody sf story about a dream vacation, it examines the importance of memory, love & time"; lives in Solihull, West Midlands, UK; has law degree from Birmingham Polytechnic; worked in the civil service before becoming a fulltime writer in 1990 |
| |
Sealight |
1994 MAY |
ss |
story inspired by Venice & elements of heroic fantasy, "I always envy the way ... (the) hero seems to be able to set off on his quest without arranging to have his mail redirected ..."; 1st pub. story novelette "Through" in INZ #30 1989 |
| |
Tirkiluk |
1995 FEB |
nv |
story came about after he read Anthony Cave Brown: Body of Lies(1975), about Allied deception & intelligence operations in WWII, in particular the "weather wars"; his 1st sale(in 1988), novelette "1/72nd Scale" in WRT 1990 FLL, was N-1990 NEB |
| |
Noonsday Pool, The |
1995 MAY |
nv |
story idea came after reading Michael Kennedy: Portrait of Elgar(1968), a study of composer Sir Edward William Elgar(1857-1934); has stories "Grownups" in ASI 1992 JUN(N-1992 TIP; 1993 LOC), & "Returning" in INZ 1992 OCT(N-1992 BSF) |
| |
Nina-With-the-Sky-in-Her-Hair |
1995 DEC |
nv |
has stories "The Summer Isles" in ASI 1998 OCT/NOV(W-1998 SDW; 1999 WFA; N-1999 HUG, LOC, STU), & "The Chop Girl" in ASI 1999 DEC(W-2000 WFA; N-2000 HUG, LOC, STU) |
| |
Verglas |
1996 OCT/NOV |
na |
N-1997 HUG, LOC, novella; "I'm no climber, but I love stories of the wilderness ... I —certainly in my darker moments—would probably take the chance the family in the story are offered ..." |
| |
Home Time |
1998 FEB |
nv |
N-1999 LOC, novelette; has coll. Voyages by Starlight(1997; N-1998 LOC); 1st sf novel, The Great Wheel(1997; W-1998 LOC), about a priest in Africa who investigates a disease and finds politics & poverty(B&C) |
| Madden, David |
Master's Thesis, The |
1967 JUL |
ss |
(1933- ) Jerry David Madden; was asst. editor, The Kenyon Review; author of several books & plays; presently assoc. editor of Film Heritage, & Prof. of English at Ohio Univ.; has coll. The Shadow Knows(1970), novel Bijou(1974), nf Revising Fiction(1988) |
| Maddux, Rachel |
Final Clearance |
1956 FEB |
ss |
(1912-1983) wn. for Rachel Maddux Baker; grad. Univ. of Kansas; 1st story pub. na "Turnip's Blood" in Story Mag. 1936 DEC, anth. The Flying Yorkshire(1938), & in her autobiography, Communication(1941 unpub.; 1991); 1st novel The Green Kingdom(1957; 1993) |
| |
Overture and Beginners |
1957 SEP |
ss |
has novels Abel's Daughter(1960); A Walk in the Rain(1966; 1970 film) - see Fiction into Film: A Walk in the Rain(1970), incl. novel, its screenplay, & article on how movie was made; nf The Orchard Children(1977; 1978 movie Who'll Save the Children?) |
| Maio, Kathi |
Films: Love After Death |
1991 OCT/NOV |
mr |
essay: "why ghost movies are currently so popular"; Defending Your Life(1991), dir./written/stars Mel Brooks; Switch(1991), stars Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits; Truly, Madly, Deeply(1991 UK); Maio film reviewer for Sojourner: The Women's Forum since 1985 |
| |
Films: Robin Hood |
1991 DEC |
mr |
essay: the Robin Hood legend in films; The Merry Adventures of R.H.(1922); Adventures of R.H.(1938); Robin and Marian(1976); Time Bandits(1981); reviews Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991), w. Kevin Costner; Robin Hood(1991 TV), w. Patrick Bergin |
| |
Films: Whine of a 50 Ft. Woman, The |
1992 MAR |
mr |
essay: the role of the woman in sf movies has not been "ahead of their time"; movies mentioned: The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman(1958); Alien(1979); Aliens(1986); Terminator(1984); Terminator 2: Judgement Day(1991) |
| |
Films: Laughing in the Dark |
1992 MAY |
mr |
essay: grinning at the grim reaper, Dia de los Muertos; The Addams Family(1991), based on the art of Charles Addams, New Yorker Mag. cartoonist, as was the TV series(1964-66, 64 ep.), movie stars Raul Julia, Angelica Huston, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman |
| |
Films: Beast Inside and Out, A |
1992 JUL |
mr |
Beauty and the Beast(1991), based on 1756 fairy tale by Marie LePrince de Beaumont, a Disney film, Beast voice of Robby Benson, how Disney version compares w. Jean Cocteau's 1946 movie, & the TV series(1987-90); feminist opinion of Disney heroines |
| |
Films: Five Hundred Year Resistance, A |
1992 SEP |
mr |
essay: Hollywood has been reluctant to delve into moral issues of exploration & conquest; Dances with Wolves(1990), dir./star Kevin Costner; Thunderheart(1992), stars Val Kilmer, Graham Greene; book Peter Matthiessen: In the Spirit of Crazy Horse(1983) |
| |
Films: All Children Great and Small |
1992 DEC |
mr |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids(1989), stars Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Amy O'Neil, Thomas Brown; Honey, I Blew Up the Kid(1992), stars Moranis & Strassman, & the baby twins Daniel & Joshua Shalikar |
| |
Films: Boys and Their Toys |
1993 FEB |
mr |
essay: "juvenile example of the filmmaker's art: ... banal yarn about boys & their toys"; Sneakers(1992), stars Robert Redford; also mentions War Games(1983); Desk Set(1957), stars Matthew Broderick, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn |
| |
Films: Rise of the Blood-Sucking Romeo, The |
1993 APR |
mr |
essay: transformation in films of the vampire from monster to "heroic figure, & a sex-symbol to boot"; Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992), stars Winona Ryder, Gary Oldman; Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1992); Dark Shadows(1990 TV); Dracula(1979), stars Frank Langella |
| |
Films: Cold Turkey |
1993 JUN |
mr |
essay: "Small-is-Beautiful" was never embraced by Hollywood; Forever Young(1992), stars Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis; Late for Dinner(1991), stars Brian Wimmer, Peter Berg; Maio has film review book, Feminist in the Dark(1988) |
| |
Films: Blast From the Past, A |
1993 AUG |
mr |
essay: growing up in the 1950s, early 1960s; Matinee(1993), dir. Joe Dante, writer Charlie Hass(plays a health teacher in movie), stars John Goodman, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, & stars from orig. 1950s sf classics, William Schallert, Kevin McCarthy |
| |
Films: Future Is Television, The |
1993 OCT/NOV |
mr |
essay: "the future of sf film may lie, in large part, on (TV)"; Daybreak(1993 TV), based on Alan Bowne's play Beirut, stars Moira Kelly; The Tommyknockers(1993 TV), based on Stephen King's 1987 novel, stars Marg Helgenberger; Wild Palms(1993 TV) |
| |
Films: Dino Might |
1994 JAN |
mr |
essay: why kids love dinosaurs; Jurassic Park(1993), based on Michael Crichton's 1990 novel, dir. Steven Spielberg, stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough |
| |
Films: Too Many Ghosts |
1994 MAR |
mr |
"the best ghost movie since the 1940s": Truly, Madly, Deeply(1991), stars Juliet Stevenson; Heart & Souls(1993), based on a 10-minute short called 'Seven Souls' by Gregory & Erik Hansen, stars Robert Downey Jr, Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgewick |
| |
Films: Sick Puppy Auteur? |
1994 MAY |
mr |
essay: auteur, the director as author of filmic art, espec. the films of Tim Burton; Frankenweenie(1984); Pee-Wee's Big Adventure(1985); Beetlejuice(1988); Batman('89); Batman Returns('92); Edward Scissorhands('90); T. B.'s Nightmare Before Christmas('93) |
| |
Films: Passivity of a Post-Feminist 50 Ft. Woman, The |
1994 JUL |
mr |
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman(1993 HBO), dir. Christopher Guest, stars Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin, remake of the 1957 movie, which was dir. by Nathan Juran, starred Allison Hayes, William Hudson; Maio has mr book, Popcorn and Sexual Politics(1991) |
| |
Films: In the Shadowland of the Hollywood Biopic |
1994 OCT/NOV |
mr |
essay: the many errors & omissions in Richard Attenborough's biographical movies(biopics); Shadowlands(1993 U.K.), Attenborough's portrayal of C.S. Lewis, stars Anthony Hopkins; Young Winston(1972); Gandhi(1982); Cry Freedom(1987); Chaplin(1992) |
| |
Films: Summer of the Scavengers and Cannibals |
1995 JAN |
mr |
essay: Hollywood "eat their own young" by making endless sequels & remakes; The Flintstones(1994), stars John Goodman; The Shadow(1994), based on the old-time radio show & pulp mag., stars Alec Baldwin, also rvw. by Harlan Ellison, 1994 DEC, 1995 FEB |
| |
Films: Wrong Way to Make Things Right, The |
1995 MAR |
mr |
essay: "When was it that the hero & the villain of sf/f films became nearly interchangeable?"; Timecop(1994), based on the comic book ser., stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver; The Crow(1994), based on James O'Barr's b&w comic book, stars Brandon Lee |
| |
Films: Flop About a Failure, A |
1995 JUN |
mr |
Ed Wood(1994), biopic dir. by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp, Martin Landau; essay: the works of Ed Wood, incl. The Violent Years(1956), Glen or Glenda(1953), Bride of the Monster(1955), Plan 9 from Outer Space(1959) |
| |
Films: Girls Just Wanna ... Boldly Go |
1995 SEP |
mr |
essay: sexism & lack of female role models in sf films; Star Trek movie series; Tank Girl(1995), based on British comic created in 1988, stars Lori Petty; The Secret of Roan Inish(1994), based on Rosalie K. Fry's 1985 ya novel Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry |
| |
Films: Strange Days and Your Average Psycho Killers |
1996 MAY |
mr |
essay: the work of dir. Kathryn Bigelow; Strange Days(1995), dir. Bigelow, writers James Cameron & Jay Cocks, stars Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis |
| |
Films: Hooray for Siliwood |
1996 JUL |
mr |
essay: studios reluctant to fully utilize available computer technologies; Siliwood - Hollywood's creative foray into the Silicon Valley; 1st major experiment, Mr. Payback(1995); mentions Toy Story(1995); Jurassic Park(1993), Casper(1995), Jumanji(1995) |
| |
Films: Big Break, Bad Fall |
1996 SEP |
mr |
essay: how big $s deters Hollywood creativity, the filmography of John Dahl; mentions his films Kill Me Again(1989), Red Rock West(1993), The Last Seduction(1993); Unforgettable(1996), dir. Dahl, stars Linda Fiorentino, Ray Liotta |
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Films: Honey, I Shrunk the Genre |
1996 OCT/NOV |
mr |
essay: American movie industry considers sf/f to be juvenile pursuits; comix flixs; Barb Wire(1996), stars Pamela Anderson Lee; James and the Giant Peach(1996), based on Roald Dahl's 1961 children's book, live/animated Disney film, stars Paul Terry |
