For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these awesome artists even more? Welcome to “Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net.” In this column, we are focusing on one artist and the awesome art that they create, whether they be amateur, up and coming, or well established. The goal is to uncover these artists so even more people become familiar with them. We ask these artists a few questions to see their origins, influences, and more. If you are an awesome artist or know someone that should be featured, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.This month we are very pleased to bring you the awesome art of…
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- 3/2/2024
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
For decades, Vincenzo Natali has dazzled viewers as a director of horror and sci-fi with films such as Cube and Splice and TV series including The Stand and Lost in Space, but with his latest project, Natali steps out from behind the camera and taps into his longtime love of comic books to bring a bold vision of the near future to life in his debut graphic novel, Tech.
Written and illustrated by Natali, Tech will be released by Encyclopocalypse Publications on September 22nd, and we have an exclusive first look at the graphic novel's stunning artwork accompanied by a Q&a with Natali in which he discusses his artistic inspirations, the liberating creative process of working in the comic book medium, and teaming up with Encyclopocalypse to release Tech into the world!
Below, you can read our exclusive preview of Tech and Q&a with Natali, and to learn more,...
Written and illustrated by Natali, Tech will be released by Encyclopocalypse Publications on September 22nd, and we have an exclusive first look at the graphic novel's stunning artwork accompanied by a Q&a with Natali in which he discusses his artistic inspirations, the liberating creative process of working in the comic book medium, and teaming up with Encyclopocalypse to release Tech into the world!
Below, you can read our exclusive preview of Tech and Q&a with Natali, and to learn more,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Which would you rather do in front of a massive audience: lose a board game, or get knocked unconscious? If you’re down for either, you can always accept a chessboxing challenge.
YouTuber Ludwig Ahgren — big enough to simply go by “Ludwig” — on Sunday broke his own viewership record with a live event called the Mogul Chessboxing Championship, held before 10,000 fans at the University of Southern California’s Galen Center in Los Angeles, with more than half a million people watching at home. Aside from representing the highest engagement for a Ludwig stream,...
YouTuber Ludwig Ahgren — big enough to simply go by “Ludwig” — on Sunday broke his own viewership record with a live event called the Mogul Chessboxing Championship, held before 10,000 fans at the University of Southern California’s Galen Center in Los Angeles, with more than half a million people watching at home. Aside from representing the highest engagement for a Ludwig stream,...
- 12/12/2022
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
French graphic novel series “Monstre” is set to be adapted into a premium TV show.
Trioscope, the hybrid-tech studio behind Netflix’s “The Liberator” and the George R. R. Martin-produced “Night of the Cooters,” will adapt “Le Sommeil du monstre,” the first instalment of award-winning French graphic novelist Enki Bilal’s sci-fi “Monstre” tetralogy.
Collaborating with the author and illustrator on what is touted as his most personal work, Trioscope will introduce TV viewers to the complex world of Bilal’s “Monster.”
“Monster” will transport viewers to a futuristic world where protagonist Nike Hatzfeld, a man with the unique ability to recall every memory since the day he was born, finds himself using his gift to make sense of his orphaned past to survive the chaotic and savage present. His story intertwines with Leyla and Amir, born just days apart from him in the same orphanage bed and also...
Trioscope, the hybrid-tech studio behind Netflix’s “The Liberator” and the George R. R. Martin-produced “Night of the Cooters,” will adapt “Le Sommeil du monstre,” the first instalment of award-winning French graphic novelist Enki Bilal’s sci-fi “Monstre” tetralogy.
Collaborating with the author and illustrator on what is touted as his most personal work, Trioscope will introduce TV viewers to the complex world of Bilal’s “Monster.”
“Monster” will transport viewers to a futuristic world where protagonist Nike Hatzfeld, a man with the unique ability to recall every memory since the day he was born, finds himself using his gift to make sense of his orphaned past to survive the chaotic and savage present. His story intertwines with Leyla and Amir, born just days apart from him in the same orphanage bed and also...
- 10/14/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
French public broadcaster France Televisions is set to ramp up its roster of edgy premium scripted series aimed at younger audiences with “Carrement craignos,” “La Brigade des cauchemars,” “Bug” and “La meilleure moitié.”
The new shows, which are commissioned by France Televisions and/or by its online platform france.tv, were unveiled during a video presentation at the Fiction Festival in Paris on Wednesday. Running Sept. 16-18, the festival traditionally takes place in La Rochelle and relocated to Paris, at the Folies Bergeres theater, due to the pandemic.
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After ordering the second seasons of Noé Debré’s political satire “Parlement” and Simon Bouisson’s cyber thriller “Stalk,” the online platform of France Televisions boarded “Carrement craignos,” a half-hour comedy directed by actor-turned helmer Jean-Pascal Zadi, whose recent credits include Gaumont’s comedy “Tout Simplement Noir.”
“Carrement craignos” is headlined by a multi-ethic cast of up-and-comers, including Bun Hay Mean, Mathieu Longatte,...
The new shows, which are commissioned by France Televisions and/or by its online platform france.tv, were unveiled during a video presentation at the Fiction Festival in Paris on Wednesday. Running Sept. 16-18, the festival traditionally takes place in La Rochelle and relocated to Paris, at the Folies Bergeres theater, due to the pandemic.
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After ordering the second seasons of Noé Debré’s political satire “Parlement” and Simon Bouisson’s cyber thriller “Stalk,” the online platform of France Televisions boarded “Carrement craignos,” a half-hour comedy directed by actor-turned helmer Jean-Pascal Zadi, whose recent credits include Gaumont’s comedy “Tout Simplement Noir.”
“Carrement craignos” is headlined by a multi-ethic cast of up-and-comers, including Bun Hay Mean, Mathieu Longatte,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The 300th issue of Heavy Metal magazine will be published this summer the same week that Comic-Con international returns to San Diego but, after four decades, is the future of the illustrated sci-fi publication as bright and vivid as its past?
No one hopes so more than Matthew Medney, the just-appointed new CEO of Heavy Metal. He takes the reins to a magazine that launched in April 1977, the month before George Lucas’ Star Wars ushered in Hollywood’s era of fantasy and sci-fi blockbusters. Heavy Metal began life as National Lampoon’s licensed English translation of France’s Métal Hurlant and, unlike Star Wars, aimed for adult audiences with sexually provocative art and the trippy concepts of contributors such as Mœbius, Enki Bilal, Philippe Druillet, Richard Corben, Berni Wrightson, and Jim Steranko.
Medney comes to the venerable magazine from Herø Projects, a speciality publisher that tailors comics to serve...
No one hopes so more than Matthew Medney, the just-appointed new CEO of Heavy Metal. He takes the reins to a magazine that launched in April 1977, the month before George Lucas’ Star Wars ushered in Hollywood’s era of fantasy and sci-fi blockbusters. Heavy Metal began life as National Lampoon’s licensed English translation of France’s Métal Hurlant and, unlike Star Wars, aimed for adult audiences with sexually provocative art and the trippy concepts of contributors such as Mœbius, Enki Bilal, Philippe Druillet, Richard Corben, Berni Wrightson, and Jim Steranko.
Medney comes to the venerable magazine from Herø Projects, a speciality publisher that tailors comics to serve...
- 1/21/2020
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Being at my 34th year in Cannes, I feel a weight today as I look at the world I know best, the world community of film. What I am writing here is my reflection (backed by facts) of the shortfall of my idealistic motivation for entering this world. When I was asked by the then-President of 20th Century Fox International why I was interested in a job in international film distribution, I responded, “Because films can change the world.” And I got the job. While I still believe this, as do the idealistic newcomers whom I cherish, the world has changed in ways I did not foresee back in 1975 when I said that.
The Marché (Market) is the primary reason that has brought me to Cannes for the past 34 years. Though I no longer am a buyer, I still adore being able to see as many of the films that I can see.
The Marché (Market) is the primary reason that has brought me to Cannes for the past 34 years. Though I no longer am a buyer, I still adore being able to see as many of the films that I can see.
- 6/3/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
On Saturday, the Cannes Film Festival revealed who and what their honorees were for the 2019 incarnation of the fest. The race for the Palme d’Or had been considered one of the most competitive in recent years, as most of the major contenders met or exceeded expectations. The tip had been that the prize would go to either Pain and Glory from Pedro Almodovar or Parasite from Bong Joon-ho, with Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood potentially a spoiler. Well, the results are in, courtesy of the jury led by Alejandro González Iñárritu and comprised of Enki Bilal, Robin Campillo, Maimouna N’Diaye, Elle Fanning, Yorgos Lanthimos, Paweł Pawlikowski, Kelly Reichardt, and Alice Rohrwacher. Who and what did they pick? Time to find out. The top prize went to Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, one of the festival’s presumed frontrunners for the award. As for other notable results,...
- 5/27/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival ended in historic fashion as Bong Joon-ho became the first Korean director to win the Palme d’Or. Bong took home the top prize for his dramatic thriller “Parasite.” This year’s Cannes jury sat down for a press conference after the awards ceremony and revealed the decision to award Bong the Palme d’Or was a unanimous one.
This year’s Cannes jury was headed by “Birdman” and “The Revenant” Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu and included Elle Fanning, Maimouna N’Diaye, Kelly Reichardt, Enki Bilal, Alice Rohrwacher, Robin Campillo, Yorgos Lanthimos, and last year’s Cannes Best Director winner Paweł Pawlikowski
“It’s such a unique experience. It’s so unexpected,” Iñárritu raved about “Parasite.” “It took all of us sharing our experiences. We shared the mystery of the unexpected way this film took us through different genres and mixed them and spoke in a funny,...
This year’s Cannes jury was headed by “Birdman” and “The Revenant” Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu and included Elle Fanning, Maimouna N’Diaye, Kelly Reichardt, Enki Bilal, Alice Rohrwacher, Robin Campillo, Yorgos Lanthimos, and last year’s Cannes Best Director winner Paweł Pawlikowski
“It’s such a unique experience. It’s so unexpected,” Iñárritu raved about “Parasite.” “It took all of us sharing our experiences. We shared the mystery of the unexpected way this film took us through different genres and mixed them and spoke in a funny,...
- 5/25/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Cannes — The 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival wrapped with jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu announcing the group’s unanimous decision to award the Palme d’Or to South Korean director Bong Joon-ho for his sly, politically charged “Parasite.” Following last year’s win for humanistic Japanese drama “Shoplifters,” the well-reviewed Asian thriller represents the yin to that film’s yang: the story of a lower-class family who try to improve their social situation by infiltrating a rich household.
Explaining the group’s collective enthusiasm for “Parasite” at the post-ceremony press conference, Iñárritu said, “We all shared the mystery of the unexpected way this film took us through different genres and spoke in a funny, humorous, tender way — with no judgment — of something so relevant and urgent, so global in such a local film, with such a beautiful efficiency of media, and an understanding of what film really is.
Explaining the group’s collective enthusiasm for “Parasite” at the post-ceremony press conference, Iñárritu said, “We all shared the mystery of the unexpected way this film took us through different genres and spoke in a funny, humorous, tender way — with no judgment — of something so relevant and urgent, so global in such a local film, with such a beautiful efficiency of media, and an understanding of what film really is.
- 5/25/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
For the second year in a row, the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival has gone to an Asian film about a close-knit family of con artists. A year after Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters” won the 2018 award, Alejandro G. Inarritu’s jury gave this year’s top prize to Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” one of the most critically acclaimed films of this year’s festival.
In his review on TheWrap, Ben Croll called the film “a genre-bending dark comedy with searing class consciousness” and labeled it a return to form for the director whose last two films were the English-language “Snowpiercer” and “Okja.”
The Grand Prix, the jury’s second place award, went to the first black woman director ever in the Cannes competition, Mati Diop, for “Atlantics.”
Also Read: 'Parasite' Film Review: Bong Joon-ho Tackles Disparity With Delicious Dark Comedy
Antonio Banderas won the...
In his review on TheWrap, Ben Croll called the film “a genre-bending dark comedy with searing class consciousness” and labeled it a return to form for the director whose last two films were the English-language “Snowpiercer” and “Okja.”
The Grand Prix, the jury’s second place award, went to the first black woman director ever in the Cannes competition, Mati Diop, for “Atlantics.”
Also Read: 'Parasite' Film Review: Bong Joon-ho Tackles Disparity With Delicious Dark Comedy
Antonio Banderas won the...
- 5/25/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Mati Diop’s ’Atlantics’ takes the Grand Prix; Antonio Banderas win Best Actor for ’Pain And Glory’.
Bong Joon-ho’s black comedy Parasite has been awarded the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
The South Korean director became the first filmmaker from his country to win the top prize in Cannes. Last year’s Palme d’Or went to Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters.
Parasite follows a struggling family who invade the lives of the wealthy Park family and get in over their heads when they become entangled in an unexpected incident.
Bong Joon-ho’s black comedy Parasite has been awarded the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
The South Korean director became the first filmmaker from his country to win the top prize in Cannes. Last year’s Palme d’Or went to Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters.
Parasite follows a struggling family who invade the lives of the wealthy Park family and get in over their heads when they become entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 5/25/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Mati Diop’s ’Atlantics’ takes the Grand Prix; Antonio Banderas win Best Actor for ’Pain And Glory’.
Bong Joon-ho’s black comedy Parasite has been awarded the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
The South Korean director became the first filmmaker from his country to win the top prize in Cannes. Last year’s Palme went to Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters.
Parasite follows a struggling family who invade the lives of the wealthy Park family and get in over their heads when they become entangled in an unexpected incident.
Bong Joon-ho’s black comedy Parasite has been awarded the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
The South Korean director became the first filmmaker from his country to win the top prize in Cannes. Last year’s Palme went to Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters.
Parasite follows a struggling family who invade the lives of the wealthy Park family and get in over their heads when they become entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 5/25/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival officially comes to an end with the awards ceremony in which this year’s competition jury will name the best films and performances of the festival. The 2019 jury was headed by “Birdman” and “The Revenant” Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu, who won Cannes’ Best Director prize for “Babel.” Other jury members included Elle Fanning, Maimouna N’Diaye, Kelly Reichardt, Enki Bilal, Alice Rohrwacher, Robin Campillo, Yorgos Lanthimos, and last year’s Cannes Best Director winner Paweł Pawlikowski
This year’s Palme d’Or race consisted of 20 movies, several of which were from previous Palme d’Or winners such as Terrence Malick (“A Hidden Life”), Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Ken Loach (“Sorry We Missed You”), and the Dardenne Brothers (“The Young Ahmed”). Whichever film wins the Palme d’Or will follow last year’s pick “Shoplifters,” the acclaimed Hirokazu Kore-eda drama that went...
This year’s Palme d’Or race consisted of 20 movies, several of which were from previous Palme d’Or winners such as Terrence Malick (“A Hidden Life”), Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Ken Loach (“Sorry We Missed You”), and the Dardenne Brothers (“The Young Ahmed”). Whichever film wins the Palme d’Or will follow last year’s pick “Shoplifters,” the acclaimed Hirokazu Kore-eda drama that went...
- 5/25/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival comes to a close today with the official awards ceremony. This year’s Cannes jury, headed by “Birdman” and “The Revenant” Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu, will be announcing their picks for the best films and performances at the 2019 festival. Iñárritu was joined on the jury by Elle Fanning, Maimouna N’Diaye, Kelly Reichardt, Enki Bilal, Alice Rohrwacher, Robin Campillo, Yorgos Lanthimos, and last year’s Cannes Best Director winner Paweł Pawlikowski
This year’s Palme d’Or race is made up of 21 movies, including new efforts from previous Palme d’Or winners Terrence Malick (“A Hidden Life”), Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), the Dardenne Brothers (“The Young Ahmed”), and Ken Loach (“Sorry We Missed You”). The latter two have won two Palme d’Or prizes, meaning a win in 2019 would be historic because no director has ever won three Palme d’Or trophies.
This year’s Palme d’Or race is made up of 21 movies, including new efforts from previous Palme d’Or winners Terrence Malick (“A Hidden Life”), Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), the Dardenne Brothers (“The Young Ahmed”), and Ken Loach (“Sorry We Missed You”). The latter two have won two Palme d’Or prizes, meaning a win in 2019 would be historic because no director has ever won three Palme d’Or trophies.
- 5/25/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
It’s always fun to judge the Cannes jury before they judge the Competition films. There’s 21 this year — from Quentin Tarantino’s return after a decade with “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (which nobody has seen) to Pedro Almodovar’s autobiographical “Pain & Glory,” which has built strong advance buzz from its Spain release and advance screenings in Paris and London. Word is, Antonio Banderas could be a strong contender for the Best Actor Palme.
When 2019 Cannes jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu debuted “Amores Perros” 20 years ago in the Semaine de la Critique, he said, he would never have imagined that he’d be jury president — the first Latino American filmmaker. Clearly, he’s the strongest voice on this year’s jury, which assembled at a festival dinner Monday night.
Predictably, Iñárritu said he hoped the jury comprised of four men, four women would “use their heart” as they...
When 2019 Cannes jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu debuted “Amores Perros” 20 years ago in the Semaine de la Critique, he said, he would never have imagined that he’d be jury president — the first Latino American filmmaker. Clearly, he’s the strongest voice on this year’s jury, which assembled at a festival dinner Monday night.
Predictably, Iñárritu said he hoped the jury comprised of four men, four women would “use their heart” as they...
- 5/14/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the president of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival jury, expressed his opposition to Donald Trump’s calls for building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
“I’m not a politician,” Inarritu said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in the South of France when asked about Trump’s policies. “As an artist, I can express through my job and with my heart open what I think to be truthful. I think the problem is what is happening is the ignorance. People do not know, it’s very easy to manipulate.”
Inarritu said he tried to showcase the immigrant experience with his 2017 virtual reality film “Carne Y Arena,” which premiered at Cannes two years ago.
“We know how this story ends if we keep with this experience,” Inarritu said, referencing the start date of World War II. “We think we are evolving with the technology and the social media.
“I’m not a politician,” Inarritu said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in the South of France when asked about Trump’s policies. “As an artist, I can express through my job and with my heart open what I think to be truthful. I think the problem is what is happening is the ignorance. People do not know, it’s very easy to manipulate.”
Inarritu said he tried to showcase the immigrant experience with his 2017 virtual reality film “Carne Y Arena,” which premiered at Cannes two years ago.
“We know how this story ends if we keep with this experience,” Inarritu said, referencing the start date of World War II. “We think we are evolving with the technology and the social media.
- 5/14/2019
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
While the competition jury have some major clout in the likes of Iñárritu, Lanthimos, Pawlikowski, Reichardt, Campillo, Alice Rohrwacher, Elle Fanning, Maimouna N’Diaye, and graphic artistic Enki Bilal, we have our own truly international, gender parity friendly folks readied for what should be a glorious week and a half of movie-watching. Twenty one films. Twelve days. Twenty jury members. Welcome to Ioncinema.com’s ninth edition of the Cannes Critics’ Panel.
We have a pair of newbies in critics/journalists Leda Galanou and Dubravka Lakic, Ioncinema.com contributor Tommaso Tocci, some old friends worthy of gold watches and of course, our own Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell participating.…...
We have a pair of newbies in critics/journalists Leda Galanou and Dubravka Lakic, Ioncinema.com contributor Tommaso Tocci, some old friends worthy of gold watches and of course, our own Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell participating.…...
- 5/13/2019
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Kleber Mendonça Filho is returning to Cannes. After premiering “Aquarius” on the Croisette three years ago, the Brazilian auteur is set to debut his new film “Bacurau” at the festival this month. Juliano Dornelles co-directed the new film, which now has a trailer to go along with its inventive premise. Watch it below.
Here’s the brief, evocative synopsis: “A few years from now…Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.”
Though light on dialogue, the preview is rinch in arresting imagery: a dog narrowly avoiding a stampede of horses in the small village for which “Bacurau” is named, a funeral procession led by a man playing guitar, a woman performing the throat-slit gesture with her finger across her neck. “We’re under attack,” one man says; then,...
Here’s the brief, evocative synopsis: “A few years from now…Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.”
Though light on dialogue, the preview is rinch in arresting imagery: a dog narrowly avoiding a stampede of horses in the small village for which “Bacurau” is named, a funeral procession led by a man playing guitar, a woman performing the throat-slit gesture with her finger across her neck. “We’re under attack,” one man says; then,...
- 5/12/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Rich pedigree of Cannes regulars, prize-winners among panel.
A prestigious gender-balanced group of jurors will join previously announced president Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu on the Cannes Film Festival’s Competition jury.
Joining Iñárritu on the panel are filmmakers Paweł Pawlikowski, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kelly Reichardt (Us), Alice Rohrwacher, and Robin Campillo (France), as well as actor Elle Fanning (Us), actor-director Maimouna N’Diaye (Burkina Faso), and graphic novel author and director Enki Bilal (France).
Pawlikowski’s Cold War screened in Competition last year when it earned the best director prize, and went on to receive foreign language and directing Oscar nods earlier this year.
A prestigious gender-balanced group of jurors will join previously announced president Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu on the Cannes Film Festival’s Competition jury.
Joining Iñárritu on the panel are filmmakers Paweł Pawlikowski, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kelly Reichardt (Us), Alice Rohrwacher, and Robin Campillo (France), as well as actor Elle Fanning (Us), actor-director Maimouna N’Diaye (Burkina Faso), and graphic novel author and director Enki Bilal (France).
Pawlikowski’s Cold War screened in Competition last year when it earned the best director prize, and went on to receive foreign language and directing Oscar nods earlier this year.
- 4/29/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu just got jury duty. The “Birdman” and “The Revenant” director has been named president of this year’s jury at Cannes, and he isn’t alone: Elle Fanning, Maimouna N’Diaye, Kelly Reichardt, Enki Bilal, Alice Rohrwacher, Robin Campillo, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Paweł Pawlikowski are all joining him.
“The Cannes’ Jury is invited to see films directed by the greatest filmmakers of our time — which is the case again this year,” said Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux in a statement. “Every one of the directors being part of the competition also has to know they will be considered by strong artists — which is also the case!”
Iñárritu most recently directed “The Revenant,” for which he won his second Academy Award for Best Director in as many years — an extremely rare feat. He’s also no stranger to Cannes, having premiered “Amores perros,” “Babel” (for which he won...
“The Cannes’ Jury is invited to see films directed by the greatest filmmakers of our time — which is the case again this year,” said Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux in a statement. “Every one of the directors being part of the competition also has to know they will be considered by strong artists — which is also the case!”
Iñárritu most recently directed “The Revenant,” for which he won his second Academy Award for Best Director in as many years — an extremely rare feat. He’s also no stranger to Cannes, having premiered “Amores perros,” “Babel” (for which he won...
- 4/29/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the full jury for the 2019 edition.
Joining president Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu will be actresses Elle Fanning and Maimouna N’Diaye (“Gardens in Autumn”) as well as Oscar-nominated filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos, whose last film “The Favourite” earned Olivia Colman a best actress Oscar, and Paweł Pawlikowski, whose black and white Polish drama “Cold War” won Cannes’s best director prize last year, along with a flurry of awards around the world.
This year’s jury, which features fewers actors and actresses than usual, is comprised of four women and four men from seven different nationalities.
Helmers Kelly Reichardt, whose “Wendy and Lucy” played Un Certain Regard in 2008 and Alice Rohrwacher, whose last film “Happy as Lazzaro” won best screenplay at Cannes in 2018, will be among the judges as will director Robin Campillo, whose 2017 drama “120 Bpm (Beats per Minute)” won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes.
Joining president Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu will be actresses Elle Fanning and Maimouna N’Diaye (“Gardens in Autumn”) as well as Oscar-nominated filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos, whose last film “The Favourite” earned Olivia Colman a best actress Oscar, and Paweł Pawlikowski, whose black and white Polish drama “Cold War” won Cannes’s best director prize last year, along with a flurry of awards around the world.
This year’s jury, which features fewers actors and actresses than usual, is comprised of four women and four men from seven different nationalities.
Helmers Kelly Reichardt, whose “Wendy and Lucy” played Un Certain Regard in 2008 and Alice Rohrwacher, whose last film “Happy as Lazzaro” won best screenplay at Cannes in 2018, will be among the judges as will director Robin Campillo, whose 2017 drama “120 Bpm (Beats per Minute)” won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes.
- 4/29/2019
- by Stuart Oldham
- Variety Film + TV
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu will preside over a Cannes Film Festival main jury comprising U.S. actress Elle Fanning, actress and director Maimouna N’Diaye from Burkina Faso, U.S. director Kelly Reichardt, Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher, French author Enki Bilal, French filmmaker Robin Campillo, helmer Yorgos Lanthimos from Greece and Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski.
The jury comprises four women and four men from four continents and from seven different nationalities. They will reveal their winners on Saturday, May 25 at the closing ceremony.
This year’s Cannes Competition lineup features new work from Pedro Almodovar, Ken Loach and Terrence Malick, among others. One or two more movies are expected to be announced for the lineup in coming days.
Cannes chiefs Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux said today, “The Cannes’ jury is invited to see films directed by the greatest filmmakers of our time – which is the case again this year. Everyone...
The jury comprises four women and four men from four continents and from seven different nationalities. They will reveal their winners on Saturday, May 25 at the closing ceremony.
This year’s Cannes Competition lineup features new work from Pedro Almodovar, Ken Loach and Terrence Malick, among others. One or two more movies are expected to be announced for the lineup in coming days.
Cannes chiefs Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux said today, “The Cannes’ jury is invited to see films directed by the greatest filmmakers of our time – which is the case again this year. Everyone...
- 4/29/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Elle Fanning and directors Kelly Reichardt (“Meek’s Cutoff”), Pawel Pawlikowski (“Cold War”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favourite”) and Alice Rohrwacher (“Happy as Lazzaro”) will be joining jury president Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu on the main competition jury at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes organizers announced on Monday.
The jury is long on writer/directors, with six of the nine jurors falling into that category: Inarritu, Reichardt, Rohrwacher, Lanthimos, Pawlikowski and Robin Campillo (“Bpm”). Fanning and Maimouna N’Diaye are the only actors on the panel, though N’Diaye, from Burkina Faso, is also a director.
The final juror is French director and graphic novelist Enki Bilal.
Also Read: Heavyweight Cannes Lineup Ties Record for Female Directors in Competition
The jury will consider the 19 films currently in the main competition, as well as any others that may be added before the May 14 start of the festival. They will vote for awards in a number of categories,...
The jury is long on writer/directors, with six of the nine jurors falling into that category: Inarritu, Reichardt, Rohrwacher, Lanthimos, Pawlikowski and Robin Campillo (“Bpm”). Fanning and Maimouna N’Diaye are the only actors on the panel, though N’Diaye, from Burkina Faso, is also a director.
The final juror is French director and graphic novelist Enki Bilal.
Also Read: Heavyweight Cannes Lineup Ties Record for Female Directors in Competition
The jury will consider the 19 films currently in the main competition, as well as any others that may be added before the May 14 start of the festival. They will vote for awards in a number of categories,...
- 4/29/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
From Michael Moorcock’s Elric, and Enki Bilal’s The Nikopol Trilogy, to Snowpiercer and The Death of Stalin, which inspired major movies, Titan Comics has led the way in high quality, innovative translated editions aimed at a Us audience. Now Titan Comics have announced a brand-new international imprint: Statix Press – a new line which will showcase the best comics from Europe and around the globe.
With the new Statix Press line, Titan will continue their rich history of publishing English language versions of classic material such as Philippe Druillet’s Lone Sloane, and Alejandro Jodorowsky’ Showman Killer, while introducing audiences to fresh new creators and titles from the best international creators. The first titles kicking-off the new Statix Press line are: Doctor Radar, The Beautiful Death, Hercules: Wrath of the Heavens, and Under: Scourge of the Sewer.
From the press release:
Hitting stores November 22, 2017, Doctor Radar is set in Paris during the roaring 1920’s,...
With the new Statix Press line, Titan will continue their rich history of publishing English language versions of classic material such as Philippe Druillet’s Lone Sloane, and Alejandro Jodorowsky’ Showman Killer, while introducing audiences to fresh new creators and titles from the best international creators. The first titles kicking-off the new Statix Press line are: Doctor Radar, The Beautiful Death, Hercules: Wrath of the Heavens, and Under: Scourge of the Sewer.
From the press release:
Hitting stores November 22, 2017, Doctor Radar is set in Paris during the roaring 1920’s,...
- 9/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Cohen Media Group presents a double feature of two mid-period films from French auteur Alain Resnais, both significant titles overlooked on a resume of important and notable works. The first is 1983’s Love is a Bed of Roses, featuring revolving cast members who would frequent other titles from the director throughout the remainder of that decade, and also represents his first collaboration with actress/wife Sabine Azema, who would appear in nearly every one of his remaining film productions. The second is the superb 1984 film Love Unto Death, an existential portrait of love and death as fluid states of mind.
The playful Life is a Bed of Roses premiered at the Venice Film Festival and nabbed Cesar nominations for Azema as Best Supporting Actress and for production designer Jacques Saulnier. Penned by Jean Gruault (who wrote Resnais’ previous feature, 1980’s superior Mon Oncle D’Amerique), it’s a non-linear film divided into three distinct parts,...
The playful Life is a Bed of Roses premiered at the Venice Film Festival and nabbed Cesar nominations for Azema as Best Supporting Actress and for production designer Jacques Saulnier. Penned by Jean Gruault (who wrote Resnais’ previous feature, 1980’s superior Mon Oncle D’Amerique), it’s a non-linear film divided into three distinct parts,...
- 8/4/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Heavy Metal Magazine has been purchased with plans to bring its properties to film and television.
Publisher Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) has sold the comics anthology to digital and music veteran David Boxenbaum and film producer Jeff Krelitz, reports Variety.
Krelitz is overseeing the film and television development and has already brought his shows Red Brick Road and comic adaptations of Chew and Peter Panzerfaust under the banner.
Eastman will remain as publisher and minority investor, with Boxenbaum and Krelitz serving as joint CEOs.
Heavy Metal was launched in 1977 as an 'adult illustrated fantasy magazine'.
It originally featured reprints from French sister publication Métal Hurlant, including work from Enki Bilal, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Claude Forest, Jean Giraud/Moebius and Milo Manara.
It has also featured work from artists and creators including Hr Giger, Richard Corben and Simon Bisley.
An animated Heavy Metal film was released in 1981.
David Fincher and...
Publisher Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) has sold the comics anthology to digital and music veteran David Boxenbaum and film producer Jeff Krelitz, reports Variety.
Krelitz is overseeing the film and television development and has already brought his shows Red Brick Road and comic adaptations of Chew and Peter Panzerfaust under the banner.
Eastman will remain as publisher and minority investor, with Boxenbaum and Krelitz serving as joint CEOs.
Heavy Metal was launched in 1977 as an 'adult illustrated fantasy magazine'.
It originally featured reprints from French sister publication Métal Hurlant, including work from Enki Bilal, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Claude Forest, Jean Giraud/Moebius and Milo Manara.
It has also featured work from artists and creators including Hr Giger, Richard Corben and Simon Bisley.
An animated Heavy Metal film was released in 1981.
David Fincher and...
- 1/19/2014
- Digital Spy
Feature Ryan Lambie 28 Jun 2013 - 06:12
From giant monsters to Alan Moore to Chessboxing, here's a fresh selection of worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects...
At least two of the crowdfunding projects in this week's post feature two ideas in collision, whether it's a violent pastime and a cerebral one, or giant monsters and 20th century history. During my weekly trawl through sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, I began to note sheer the number of projects that do a similar sort of thing - and comics that fuse a concept or profession with a furry animal seem to be particularly popular.
Tiger Lawyer is fairly self-explanatory ("about a tiger... who is also a high-profile criminal defence lawyer"), but there's also The Samurai Chef, about a monkey who happens to be good at cooking, and a comic about a pirate with a cat for a beard.
In most instances, these projects find the funding they're asking for,...
From giant monsters to Alan Moore to Chessboxing, here's a fresh selection of worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects...
At least two of the crowdfunding projects in this week's post feature two ideas in collision, whether it's a violent pastime and a cerebral one, or giant monsters and 20th century history. During my weekly trawl through sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, I began to note sheer the number of projects that do a similar sort of thing - and comics that fuse a concept or profession with a furry animal seem to be particularly popular.
Tiger Lawyer is fairly self-explanatory ("about a tiger... who is also a high-profile criminal defence lawyer"), but there's also The Samurai Chef, about a monkey who happens to be good at cooking, and a comic about a pirate with a cat for a beard.
In most instances, these projects find the funding they're asking for,...
- 6/27/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Dead Space 3 is right around the corner, and now is the perfect time to delve into the horrifying world ahead. Author Christopher Shy discusses his new book, Dead Space: Liberation; recreating our protagonist John Carver; expanding the Dead Space universe; and much more!
Amanda Dyar: Dead Space: Salvage released back in December 2010, just before the release of Dead Space 2 a month later. Despite releasing between the first two games in the series, where does Dead Space: Salvage fit into the Dead Space storyline, and why should fans of the video game series pick it up during its second release?
Christopher Shy: Dead Space: Salvage informs a greater story that is being woven into the franchise. Schneider and the rest of his crew find the Ishimura and try to salvage it. Details slowly emerge that will inform the greater mystery of the marker and the Dead Space universe. Punk rock miners killing monsters.
Amanda Dyar: Dead Space: Salvage released back in December 2010, just before the release of Dead Space 2 a month later. Despite releasing between the first two games in the series, where does Dead Space: Salvage fit into the Dead Space storyline, and why should fans of the video game series pick it up during its second release?
Christopher Shy: Dead Space: Salvage informs a greater story that is being woven into the franchise. Schneider and the rest of his crew find the Ishimura and try to salvage it. Details slowly emerge that will inform the greater mystery of the marker and the Dead Space universe. Punk rock miners killing monsters.
- 1/31/2013
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
French comic book artist internationally known by his pen names Moebius and Gir
The artist Jean Giraud was principally known for his work on comic books under two pen names. As Gir, the co-creator of Blueberry, one of France's most popular strips, his brushwork was detailed and realistic; as Moebius, he used intricate, visually arresting penwork to explore the subconscious in his creations Arzach, Le Garage Hermétique (The Airtight Garage) and L'Incal (The Incal). But Giraud, who has died of cancer aged 73, had an impact on the visual arts that went beyond comics. He was seen as a figurehead linking bandes dessinées with modernism and nouveau réalisme. As the co-creator of Métal Hurlant magazine, he took comics to an older, more literate audience. In cinema, his fans ranged from Federico Fellini to Hayao Miyazaki and his style influenced dozens of others, including Ridley Scott, George Lucas, James Cameron and Luc Besson.
The artist Jean Giraud was principally known for his work on comic books under two pen names. As Gir, the co-creator of Blueberry, one of France's most popular strips, his brushwork was detailed and realistic; as Moebius, he used intricate, visually arresting penwork to explore the subconscious in his creations Arzach, Le Garage Hermétique (The Airtight Garage) and L'Incal (The Incal). But Giraud, who has died of cancer aged 73, had an impact on the visual arts that went beyond comics. He was seen as a figurehead linking bandes dessinées with modernism and nouveau réalisme. As the co-creator of Métal Hurlant magazine, he took comics to an older, more literate audience. In cinema, his fans ranged from Federico Fellini to Hayao Miyazaki and his style influenced dozens of others, including Ridley Scott, George Lucas, James Cameron and Luc Besson.
- 3/13/2012
- by Steve Holland
- The Guardian - Film News
The BBC has bad news to report: Jean Henri Gaston Giraud, who first came to widespread prominence in America with the importing of Heavy Metal and known worldwide to his fans as Moebius, has died in Paris after a long battle with cancer. He was 73.
He was popular in the Us and Japan, working with legend Stan Lee and manga artists, as well as in his homeland.
He also worked on design concepts and storyboards for a number of top science fiction films, including Alien, Tron, The Abyss and The Fifth Element.
Giraud trained at art school and turned to comics after working as an illustrator in the advertising and fashion industries.
His best known work in his native country was probably the Lieutenant Blueberry character but he also worked on the Silver Surfer with Stan Lee.
via BBC News – France comics artist Jean Giraud – Moebius – dies at 73.
Active in comics since the 60s,...
He was popular in the Us and Japan, working with legend Stan Lee and manga artists, as well as in his homeland.
He also worked on design concepts and storyboards for a number of top science fiction films, including Alien, Tron, The Abyss and The Fifth Element.
Giraud trained at art school and turned to comics after working as an illustrator in the advertising and fashion industries.
His best known work in his native country was probably the Lieutenant Blueberry character but he also worked on the Silver Surfer with Stan Lee.
via BBC News – France comics artist Jean Giraud – Moebius – dies at 73.
Active in comics since the 60s,...
- 3/10/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
San Diego is calling all geeks! Comic-Con 2011 is so close yet so far away, But the amount of fun we are planning on having is going to be epic. Comic-Con International has unleashed the full schedule for Saturday July 23rd, and of course it's going to be another great day at the con, and since it's Saturday it will also be the most crowded. Here's a an example of what you will be going down... Immortals, Snow White and the Hunstman, Alcatraz, Terra Nova, Family Guy, Marvel TV, Community, Knights of Badassdom, Grimm, Kevin Smith and more!
I've gone through the list and put stars next to all of the events and panels that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con,...
I've gone through the list and put stars next to all of the events and panels that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con,...
- 7/9/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Two and a half years ago it could fairly be said as late as daybreak on Christmas morning that Frank Miller was among the best-known comic book artists in the English-speaking world. This was due, in no small part, to a pair of strikingly popular movie adaptations of his work: 2005’s Sin City, which Miller co-directed with Robert Rodriguez, and 2007’s 300, directed by Zack Snyder. Both of these films arrived during a particularly fertile period for “comic book” movies—one arguably not quite yet exhausted—by which I mean relatively orthodox action films plugged into recognizable brands with ready-made potential for lucrative sequel and merchandizing opportunities.
Some might argue that “superhero” movies would be a more accurate term; I’d agree, but it still wouldn’t be quite exact. To my mind, the popularity of these pictures comes less from a heretofore veiled public desire for comic book subgenre particulars...
Some might argue that “superhero” movies would be a more accurate term; I’d agree, but it still wouldn’t be quite exact. To my mind, the popularity of these pictures comes less from a heretofore veiled public desire for comic book subgenre particulars...
- 4/11/2011
- MUBI
Editor's Note: With "Red" hitting theaters October 15, we're kicking off the next two weeks of coverage with five days of guest columns from writer Warren Ellis, co-creator of the 2003 "Red" comic book with artist Cully Hamner. Join us all week for original columns from Ellis that will look at the origins of the comic, his favorite scenes, and much, much more! -Rm
If You Like "Red," You'll Love...
Would you like some graphic novels that are, like "Red," all about spies, liars, guns and things exploding? 'Course you bloody would. Let me give you a few suggestions.
Probably the best graphic novel series about spies is the "Queen and Country" sequence created and written by Greg Rucka, working with several artists. "Queen and Country" is a very grounded and grim look at the work of the British Secret Intelligence Service, which might be better known to you as MI6, and one of its field operatives,...
If You Like "Red," You'll Love...
Would you like some graphic novels that are, like "Red," all about spies, liars, guns and things exploding? 'Course you bloody would. Let me give you a few suggestions.
Probably the best graphic novel series about spies is the "Queen and Country" sequence created and written by Greg Rucka, working with several artists. "Queen and Country" is a very grounded and grim look at the work of the British Secret Intelligence Service, which might be better known to you as MI6, and one of its field operatives,...
- 10/8/2010
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
That's right, I'm not a fan of Del Toro and certainly not of Cameron, so even if you took one of them off this project (Del Toro is directing, Cameron producing) I'd still be pissed. I ran through Lovecraft's works at a ferocious pace when I was younger, and this book was hands down my favorite. Now, they're going to do it with big Hollywood money and of all things, in 3-D. Yes, you heard it right, a masterpiece is going to get the Hollywood butcher treatment. They need to give this to someone proper. I vote for Enki Bilal, he could do that dusty old civilisation justice.
What's it about? Simply pit, an expedition to Antarctica discovers a lost civilisation. If you want to know more, read it. I'd highly recommend it.
Ugh.
What's it about? Simply pit, an expedition to Antarctica discovers a lost civilisation. If you want to know more, read it. I'd highly recommend it.
Ugh.
- 7/29/2010
- QuietEarth.us
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" co-creator Kevin Eastman, publisher of 'illustrated adult fantasy' art magazine "Heavy Metal", recently said that director/producer James "Avatar" Cameron will co-executive produce Eastman's developing "Heavy Metal" animated film adaptation, with Cameron interested in directing one episode.
Other creatives interested in developing single animated episodes are directors David "Fight Club" Fincher and Zack "Watchmen" Snyder.
Mark "Kung Fu Panda" Osborne is also interested in developing a comedic segment with Jack Black.
"Heavy Metal" magazine originated in the mid-1970's, when publisher Leonard Mogel of "National Lampoon" fame was in Paris to start a French edition of Nl and discovered the sex/violence French science-fantasy magazine "Métal Hurlant".
Mogel licensed a Us version, retitled it "Heavy Metal" and debuted his glossy mag in 1977, displaying English translations of graphic stories previously published in "Métal Hurlant" by Enki Bilal, Jean Giraud (aka 'Moebius'), Phillippe Druillet, Milo Manara, Richard Corben and Philippe Caza.
Other creatives interested in developing single animated episodes are directors David "Fight Club" Fincher and Zack "Watchmen" Snyder.
Mark "Kung Fu Panda" Osborne is also interested in developing a comedic segment with Jack Black.
"Heavy Metal" magazine originated in the mid-1970's, when publisher Leonard Mogel of "National Lampoon" fame was in Paris to start a French edition of Nl and discovered the sex/violence French science-fantasy magazine "Métal Hurlant".
Mogel licensed a Us version, retitled it "Heavy Metal" and debuted his glossy mag in 1977, displaying English translations of graphic stories previously published in "Métal Hurlant" by Enki Bilal, Jean Giraud (aka 'Moebius'), Phillippe Druillet, Milo Manara, Richard Corben and Philippe Caza.
- 12/8/2009
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
French comic book wunderkind, Enki Bilal, is probably most known for his seminal surrealist science fiction tome "The Nikopol Trilogy" which became the subject of his 2004 film Immortel (ad vitam). But, Immortel wasn't Bailal's first film, nor was it even necessarily his most ambitious. His 1989 film Bunker Palace Hotel is as grand in themes as it is in its dystopic visual vigor and after a viewing I definitely wanted to post about it here.
Synopsis:
In an imaginary dictature of a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the Bunker Palace Hotel, a bunker built long ago for just this kind of contingency. But a rebel spy sneaks in, and although her nature is very quickly suspected, she is left to observe the raving of the decadent power class, who keeps wondering what happened to their leader, who has failed to show up.
Yes it's...
Synopsis:
In an imaginary dictature of a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the Bunker Palace Hotel, a bunker built long ago for just this kind of contingency. But a rebel spy sneaks in, and although her nature is very quickly suspected, she is left to observe the raving of the decadent power class, who keeps wondering what happened to their leader, who has failed to show up.
Yes it's...
- 8/27/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Scott is one of the few people I think could probably do Aldous Huxley's amazing novel justice, unfortunately he's producing, not directing. While a writer is attached, DiCaprio will not only be producing, but starring as well. How come his company seems to be getting all these big properties? I really don't want to see big names in this adaptation, in fact, for my money, I would let Enki Bilal do it. It's emphasized that the project is still in the early development stages and with Scott's heavy load (he has 18 titles listed in development on IMDb) I'm wondering when they can get to this.. 2043?
Speaking of Enki, where the heck is he? Anyone know him and can hook us up? I really want to see what he's doing next.
via Risky Biz Blog...
Speaking of Enki, where the heck is he? Anyone know him and can hook us up? I really want to see what he's doing next.
via Risky Biz Blog...
- 8/6/2009
- QuietEarth.us
According to reports, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, owner of 'illustrated adult fantasy' art magazine Heavy Metal, has confirmed that director James Cameron will co-executive a new animated feature film adaptation, with plans to direct an episodic segment. Other creatives interested in developing episodes are directors David "Fight Club" Fincher, Zack "Watchmen" Snyder and Mark "Kung Fu Panda" Osborne, interested in developing a 'comedy segment' with Jack Black. The origins of the magazine, began in the mid-1970's, when publisher Leonard Mogel, in Paris to start the French edition of National Lampoon magazine, discovered the French science-fantasy magazine Métal Hurlant, first published in 1974. When Mogel licensed the American version, he renamed it Heavy Metal debuting it on April, 1977 as a glossy, full-colour monthly, displaying translations of graphic stories previously published in Métal Hurlant, including erotic works by Enki Bilal, Jean Giraud (aka 'Moebius'), Phillippe Druillet, Milo Manara and Philippe Caza.
- 6/9/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
It's Tuesday again which means we share our picks of new dvd's for the week. There's not much of interest except for the following four. First, the remake of The Wizard of Gore which stars none other than Crispin Glover as the murdering magician Montag. Next is the collection of 6 Spanish horror films from Lionsgate, 6 Films to Keep You Awake. Yup, that's a link to our review. Then, we have a special widescreen edition of Enki Bilal's adaptation of his own comic, Immortal, which is incredibly trippy. It has an Egyptian pyramid floating over New York (it was Paris in the comic) in the far future and I'd recommend checking it out. Lastly, season one of The Sarah Connor Chronicles drops today. Although the show plays loose and easy with the cannon set down by the first three Terminator films, our own agentorange keeps trying to convince us it's...
- 8/19/2008
- QuietEarth.us
After a five-year tenure, Locarno International Film Festival director Irene Bignardi said she will step down after this year's installment. Speaking at a reception Monday in Rome, Bignardi -- a well-known Italian journalist and writer -- said she wants to dedicate more time to her writing. A replacement has not yet been named. The festival also announced that this year's jury will be comprised of actors Niki Karimi (Iran) and Aparna Sen (India), directors Enki Bilal (the former Yugoslavia) and Tsai Ming-liang (Taiwan), and Italian artist Valerio Adami. The festival, which runs Aug. 3-13, will bestow honorary awards on directors Wim Wenders and Abbas Kiarostami.
- 6/22/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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