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Reality Check: Comics vs. film
August 21, 2010 — 2 Comments
Reality Check:
Comics vs. film
Clockwise from top left - Dragon Soccer and The many worlds of Jonas Moore directed by Howard Webster, Rumble Strip by Woodrow Phoenix and Pants Ant by Woodrow Phoenix and Louise Evans
This year’s cinematic interest in comic book adaptations shows no sign of slowing down with adaptations of Scott Pilgrim vs. the world and Tamara Drewe hitting screens over the next few weeks. To coincide with this, we have the next in our series of podcasts recorded in front of a live audience at this year’s Sci-Fi London festival – Alex Fitch talks to cartoonist Woodrow Phoenix and film maker Howard Webster about the dialogue between comics, film and TV, looking at Woodrow’s work adapting his comic Pants Ant for the Cartoon Network and Howard’s interactive webcomic The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore. The podcast also features a brief appearance by Marcus Gilbert (Biggles / Army of Darkness) talking about his roles in Howard’s comics…
For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com
Links: Woodrow Phoenix‘s website
Buy Rumble Strip from Myriad Editions
Louis (Felt Mistress) Evans’ felt renderings of Woodrow’s Pants Ant featured on her flickr pages
Howard Webster‘s website featuring the Dragon Soccer promo starring Marcus Gilbert
The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore website featuring the latest ‘Nazi Germany’ promo starring Colin Salmon
Recommended events:
Becky Cloonan at Orbital Comics
The art of American comic book artist Becky Cloonan is on display at Orbital Comics from 20th August to 20th September. Best known for her collaborartions with writer Brian Wood, the exhibtion curated by Tom Humberstone includes around 20 original pieces of work on show as well as some limited screenprints, postcard sets and a hand-painted guitar (only on display the first weekend of the show).
8 Great Newport Street
London WC2H 7JA
www.orbitalcomics.com
Hypercomics events at the Pump House Gallery and nearby
Sunday 22nd August, 12 noon – 6pm: Comiket – a small press comics fair being held in a marquee outside the venue which also features a drop in workshop for kids on character design. FREE
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Summer 2010 in print
August 20, 2010
Reviews…
The Last Exorcism
Release date: 30/08/10 (Frightfest preview) / 03/09/10 (Cinema)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the world
Release date: 25/08/10 (Cinema)
The Human Centipede
Release date: 20/08/10 (Cinema)
The Expendables
Release date: 19/08/10 (Cinema)
Splice
Release date: 23/07/10 (Cinema)
Inception
Release date: 16/07/10 (Cinema)
The Incal
Release date: Out of print (Graphic novel)
World on a Wire (Welt am Draht)
Release date: 17/06/10 (DVD)
The killer inside me
Release date: 08/06/10 (Cinema)
Pulse
Release date: 03/06/10 (TV)
Comic strip reviews…
Cargo
reviewed by Paul Rainey
Release date: 07/07/10 (DVD / Blu-ray)
Martin
reviewed by Adam Cadwell
Release date: 28/06/10 (DVD)
The Hidden Fortress
(Kakushi-toride no san-akunin)
reviewed by Karen Rubins
Release date: 07/06/10 (DVD)
Panel Borders: A tour of Hypercomics
August 19, 2010
Panel Borders:
A tour of Hypercomics
The Battersea Pump House Gallery with Hypercomics by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Dave McKean and Warren Pleece beyond
In an extra additional Summer podcast of Panel Borders, Alex Fitch introduces a walking tour by Paul Gravett of the Hypercomics: The Shapes of Comics exhibition he’s curated at the Pump House Gallery in Battersea Park, featuring work by Adam Dant, Dave McKean, Warren Pleece and Daniel Merlin Goodbrey who additionally joins Paul to talk about his contribution to the exhibition and poster display outside.
Hypercomics: the shape of comics to come is on now until 26th of September at Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ …
For more info about this podcast and a variety of formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.org
Links: Info about the Hypercomics: The Shapes of Comics exhibition at comicafestival.com and pumphousegallery.org.uk
Wikipedia pages on Dave McKean, Adam Dant, Warren Pleece and Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
Listen to Martin Myrone and Gerald Scarfe’s tour of Rude Britannia at Tate Britain (closes 05/09/10)
Recommended events:
Becky Cloonan at Orbital Comics
The art of American comic book artist Becky Cloonan is on display at Orbital Comics from 20th August to 20th September. Best known for her collaborartions with writer Brian Wood, the exhibtion curated by Tom Humberstone includes around 20 original pieces of work on show as well as some limited screenprints, postcard sets and a hand-painted guitar (only on display the first weekend of the show).
Becky herself will be in London on the 20th and will be available to chat to and sign books/art at the private view (8-10 pm 20th August 2010). There will also, as with all private views, be some free drink.
8 Great Newport Street
London WC2H 7JA
www.orbitalcomics.com
Hypercomics events at the Pump House Gallery and nearby
Sunday 22nd August, 12 noon – 6pm: Comiket – a small press comics fair being held in a marquee outside the venue which also features a drop in workshop for kids on character design. FREE
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Today’s screening: Hero (2002)
August 11, 2010 — 1 Comment
Today’s screening: Hero / Yīngxióng (2002)
American cinema poster for Hero / Yīngxióng
Electric Sheep Film Club: Hero / Yīngxióng
Zhang Yimou’s breakthrough martial arts epic is a lavish visual feast best appreciated on the largest screen possible! Set in the third century BC as the ambitious, war-mongering king of Qin is trying to unite China by force, it stars Jet Li as a nameless swordsman granted a rare audience with his sovereign after killing three fearsome assassins (played by some of Hong Kong cinema’s greatest, Donnie Yen, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung). As the sly king questions the ‘hero’, we are presented with three different versions of the events, each colour-coded. The result is a sumptuous spectacle combining graceful fight scenes, magnificent décors, dubious truths and questionable politics.
Guest speaker: Zoë Baxter, presenter of Resonance FM’s radio show on East Asian culture.
FILM WRITING COMPETITION:
Film students and aspiring film writers are invited to enter our film writing competition: write a 200-word review of Hero and send it to ladyvengeance [at] electricsheepmagazine.com, marked ‘Film writing competition’ in the subject line. A film expert to be announced shortly will pick the best entry. Deadline: Thursday 26 August. The selected review will be published on the Electric Sheep website in September.
Hero pages on wikipedia and the IMDb
WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUST, Prince Charles Cinema 8:45pm : HERO
Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY
Price: £6.50/£4.00 Prince Charles members
Certificate: 12
Dir: Zhang Yimou, China, 2002, 99 min
