THE SNOWPIERCER SAGA CONTINUES WITH A BRAND NEW STORY FROM TITAN
Titan Comics and Statix Press are thrilled to announce Snowpiercer: Extinction, a brand-new prequel graphic novel set before the extinction incident that led to the events of the original Snowpiercer graphic novel trilogy.
Titan's next installment in the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Snowpiercer graphic novel saga will be released in in 2019, written by Matz (Triggerman, The Assignment), with art by the original Snowpiercer graphic novel artist Jean-Marc Rochette. Debuting alongside Titan's new graphic novel, the Snowpiercer franchise will also welcome the hotly-anticipated TV adaptation.
Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the TV adaptation of Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting television adaptation. The TV series, starring Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) and Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Black-ish), will air in the U.S. on TNT and internationally on Netflix (excluding China).
The series is a co-production of Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios) and Turner's Studio T, along with CJ Entertainment. The series is executive produced by Tomorrow Studios' Marty Adelstein (Hanna, Cowboy Bebop) and Becky Clements (Good Behavior, Hanna, Last Man Standing). Showrunner Graeme Manson (Orphan Black), Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) and the original film's Bong Joon Ho, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun and Dooho Choi are also executive producers on the series.
Titan's first groundbreaking series of Snowpiecer graphic novels, Snowpiercer: Escape (ISBN: 9781782761334) Snowpiercer: The Explorers (ISBN: 9781782761365), and Snowpiercer: Terminus (ISBN: 9781782767152) inspired the award-winning 2014 film, starring Chris Evans (Captain America), Tilda Swinton (Doctor Strange, We Need To Talk About Kevin), and John Hurt (Hellboy, V For Vendetta, Alien, Doctor Who).
Retailers can order Snowpiercer: Extinction from an upcoming edition of Diamond PREVIEWS.
To keep up-to-date with news about Snowpiercer join Titan Comics on Facebook or follow @comicstitan on Twitter.
For more information about Titan Comics, visit www.titan-comics.com
ABOUT TITAN PUBLISHING GROUP
Titan is the leading publisher of tie-in books, comics and graphic novels for movies, games and television―producing world-class titles in fiction and non-fiction categories. Publishing lines include illustrated art books, in-universe illustrated books and fiction prequels, novelizations and continuity original stories, as well as comics and graphic novels from the world's greatest licensed properties, alongside creator-owned comic books from new and world-renowned talent.
ABOUT THE CREATORS:
Matz aka Alexis Nolent is a French writer. He writes scripts for videogames and has also written a novel and, under the Matz pen-name, a number of comics. His graphic novel, Du Plomb Dans La Tete, AKA Headshot was adapted into the 2012 film, Bullet to the Head. Recently, his graphic novel work with visionary director of The Warriors, Walter Hill, has been translated by Hard Case Crime – Triggerman and The Assignment.
Jean-Marc Rochette is a painter, illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked across a variety of projects and genres, from science fiction comics to children's cartoons - and including adaptations of Voltaire's Candide and Homer's Odyssey - but Snowpiercer remains the work by which he is most popularly known.
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 17th to 23rd, 2019 - Update #26
Support Leroy on Patreon:
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: The opening weekend box office estimate for Jordan Peele's new horror flick, "Us," which is coming at $68 million+, would be a record opening for an original horror film concept.
From Patreon: A review of "Us" by yours truly (Leroy Douresseaux, boo!).
From TheNewYorker: Richard Brody reviews "Us."
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POLITICS - From CNN: John Hickenlooper is the former governor of Colorado who is currently running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. During a town hall on CNN, he recounted he took his mother to a movie theater to see an "X-rated" movie. The movie was "Deep Throat."
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COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Director Todd Phillips shares a new image of Joaquin Phoenix from their "Joker" film, which is due October 4, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From THR: The 2019-2020 season of The CW's long running sci-fi-fantasy-horror series, "Supernatural," will be its final season, according to an announcement made by three of its stars, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins. "Supernatural" is The CW's longest running series. It is the longest running sci-fi-type series in American television history.
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TELEVISION - From Collider: Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zallian is working on a TV series based on the "Tom Ripley" novels by the late author, Patricia Highsmith. The novels have previously made it to the big screen, with the best known being 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Zachary Levi, star of Warner Bros.' "Shazam," took to social media to defend Marvel Studio's "Captain Marvel" star, Brie Larson. The character Shazam was once known as Captain Marvel before some trademark issues.
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SCANDAL-CULTURE - From MarieClaire: The perils of having a name that is the same or similar to the name of an infamous or famous person.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Writer-director Macon Blair ("Murder Party") has been tapped to write and direct a reboot of Troma's "The Toxic Avenger."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Emily Blunt will star in the feature film, "Not Fade Away," which will be produced by David O. Russell and Blunt's husband, John Krasinki.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Noah Centineo is in talks to play the lead, He-Man, in Sony and Mattel Films "Masters of the Universe" film.
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MOVIES - From Truthout: Shane Burley examines the new film, "Lord of Chaos," the book upon which it is based, and it cultural context in the tide of white nationalism.
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MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter announce that "Bill & Ted Face the Music," the long-awaited third installment of the "Bill & Ted" franchise, will be released August 21, 2020.
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MOVIES - From Collider: The site is reporting that Robert Pattinson is joing John David Washington in Christopher Nolan's secretive July 2020 film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: At 12:02 a.m. EST, Disney will complete its 71 billion dollar acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Sources tell "Variety" that actor John David Washington ("BlacKkKlansman") will play the lead in director Christopher Nolan's still secret "event film" due July 17, 2020.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Miranda Richardson is joing HBO's pilot for its "Game of Thrones" prequel.
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STREAMING - From ThePlaylist: Matthew McConaughey being eyed to appear in director Park Chan-wook's ultra-violent Western "The Brigands of Rattlecreek" for Amazon.
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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: DCEU producer Peter Safran talks about James Gunn, "Suicide Squad" reboot, and ending the "silly Marvel/DC rivalry."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese's much-anticipated "The Irishman" will not be ready to be screened at Cannes.
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SCANDAL - From THR: CEO and Chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Kevin Tsujihara has stepped down, likely because it has been made public that he was favoring his ho.
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BLM - From Truthout: "We Need a New Declaration of Rights for Black Americans."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/15 to 3/17/2019 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" with an estimated take of 69.3 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: "Transformers"producer Lorenzo Di Boneventura confirms that there will be a "Bumbleee"sequel and a "big Transformers" movies sequel to "The Last Knight."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actor Aaron Paul, who won multiple Emmy Awards for his role in AMC's TV series, "Breaking Bad" talks a "what if" concerning a sequel to the series.
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STREAMING - From Forbes: Netflix has gotten the official green light from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), Britain's independent film regulatory agency, to start setting its own age ratings for its films and television series. This marks the first time the BBFC has granted a company the stamp of approval to determine its own age ratings.
OBITS:
From CNN: Rock guitarist, Dick Dale, has died at the age of 81, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Dale is most famous for pioneering the thundering California "surf rock" genre. His most famous song is "Misirlou" (1963), which Quentin Tarantino played over the opening tracks of his seminal film, "Pulp Fiction."
From Variety: Influential recording artist and drummer, Hal Blaine, died at the age of 90, Monday, March 11, 2019. Blaine was a member of the legendary studio musician group, the "Wrecking Crew." He is considered a trend setter for rock 'n' roll drumming.
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: The opening weekend box office estimate for Jordan Peele's new horror flick, "Us," which is coming at $68 million+, would be a record opening for an original horror film concept.
From Patreon: A review of "Us" by yours truly (Leroy Douresseaux, boo!).
From TheNewYorker: Richard Brody reviews "Us."
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POLITICS - From CNN: John Hickenlooper is the former governor of Colorado who is currently running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. During a town hall on CNN, he recounted he took his mother to a movie theater to see an "X-rated" movie. The movie was "Deep Throat."
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COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Director Todd Phillips shares a new image of Joaquin Phoenix from their "Joker" film, which is due October 4, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From THR: The 2019-2020 season of The CW's long running sci-fi-fantasy-horror series, "Supernatural," will be its final season, according to an announcement made by three of its stars, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins. "Supernatural" is The CW's longest running series. It is the longest running sci-fi-type series in American television history.
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TELEVISION - From Collider: Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zallian is working on a TV series based on the "Tom Ripley" novels by the late author, Patricia Highsmith. The novels have previously made it to the big screen, with the best known being 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Zachary Levi, star of Warner Bros.' "Shazam," took to social media to defend Marvel Studio's "Captain Marvel" star, Brie Larson. The character Shazam was once known as Captain Marvel before some trademark issues.
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SCANDAL-CULTURE - From MarieClaire: The perils of having a name that is the same or similar to the name of an infamous or famous person.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Writer-director Macon Blair ("Murder Party") has been tapped to write and direct a reboot of Troma's "The Toxic Avenger."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Emily Blunt will star in the feature film, "Not Fade Away," which will be produced by David O. Russell and Blunt's husband, John Krasinki.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Noah Centineo is in talks to play the lead, He-Man, in Sony and Mattel Films "Masters of the Universe" film.
----------
MOVIES - From Truthout: Shane Burley examines the new film, "Lord of Chaos," the book upon which it is based, and it cultural context in the tide of white nationalism.
----------
MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter announce that "Bill & Ted Face the Music," the long-awaited third installment of the "Bill & Ted" franchise, will be released August 21, 2020.
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: The site is reporting that Robert Pattinson is joing John David Washington in Christopher Nolan's secretive July 2020 film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: At 12:02 a.m. EST, Disney will complete its 71 billion dollar acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Sources tell "Variety" that actor John David Washington ("BlacKkKlansman") will play the lead in director Christopher Nolan's still secret "event film" due July 17, 2020.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Miranda Richardson is joing HBO's pilot for its "Game of Thrones" prequel.
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STREAMING - From ThePlaylist: Matthew McConaughey being eyed to appear in director Park Chan-wook's ultra-violent Western "The Brigands of Rattlecreek" for Amazon.
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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: DCEU producer Peter Safran talks about James Gunn, "Suicide Squad" reboot, and ending the "silly Marvel/DC rivalry."
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese's much-anticipated "The Irishman" will not be ready to be screened at Cannes.
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: CEO and Chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Kevin Tsujihara has stepped down, likely because it has been made public that he was favoring his ho.
----------
BLM - From Truthout: "We Need a New Declaration of Rights for Black Americans."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/15 to 3/17/2019 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" with an estimated take of 69.3 million dollars.
----------
MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: "Transformers"producer Lorenzo Di Boneventura confirms that there will be a "Bumbleee"sequel and a "big Transformers" movies sequel to "The Last Knight."
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actor Aaron Paul, who won multiple Emmy Awards for his role in AMC's TV series, "Breaking Bad" talks a "what if" concerning a sequel to the series.
----------
STREAMING - From Forbes: Netflix has gotten the official green light from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), Britain's independent film regulatory agency, to start setting its own age ratings for its films and television series. This marks the first time the BBFC has granted a company the stamp of approval to determine its own age ratings.
OBITS:
From CNN: Rock guitarist, Dick Dale, has died at the age of 81, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Dale is most famous for pioneering the thundering California "surf rock" genre. His most famous song is "Misirlou" (1963), which Quentin Tarantino played over the opening tracks of his seminal film, "Pulp Fiction."
From Variety: Influential recording artist and drummer, Hal Blaine, died at the age of 90, Monday, March 11, 2019. Blaine was a member of the legendary studio musician group, the "Wrecking Crew." He is considered a trend setter for rock 'n' roll drumming.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Review: "Snowpiercer" is Unique and Thrilling
Snowpiercer (2013)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: South Korea
Running time: 126 minutes (2 hours, 6 minutes)
MPAA – R for violence, language and drug content
DIRECTOR: Bong Joon Ho
WRITERS: Joon-ho Bong and Kelly Masterson; from a screen story by Joon-ho Bong (based on the comic book, Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette)
PRODUCERS: Tae-sung Jeong, Wonjo Jeong, Miky Lee, Tae-hun Lee, Steven Nam, and Chan-wook Park
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kyung-pyo Hong
EDITORS: Steve M. Choe and Changju Kim
COMPOSER: Marco Beltrami
SCI-FI/DRAMA/ACTION
Starring: Chris Evans, Song Kang Ho, Tilda Swinton, Ko Asung, Octavia Spencer, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ewen Bremner, Vlad Ivanov, Marcanthonee Jon Reis, Emma Levie, Allison Pill, and Ed Harris
Snowpiercer is a 2013 South Korean science fiction film from director Bong Joon Ho. The film is based on a series of French graphic novels that began in 1982 with the first book, Le Transperceneige (Snowpiercer). Snowpiercer the movie takes place on a class strife-ridden train that is the only home of the last humans alive on Earth.
At the beginning of Snowpiercer, we learn that humans made an attempt to halt global warming by spraying the chemical, CW-7, into the atmosphere. That backfired, and the result was the start of an ice age so severe that almost all life on Earth was destroyed.
The only human survivors are now living in Snowpiercer, a massive train that travels on a globe-spanning train track. However, a rigid class system pervades Snowpiercer with the elites living in the front of the train; people useful to the elites occupying in the middle; and the utterly poor and destitute inhabiting the tail of the train.
In the year 2031, the tail inhabitants prepare to launch another rebellion against the elites. Although past rebellions have failed, this new rebellion may have finally found the one man who can lead the poor people to the very front door of Wilford (Ed Harris), the creator of the train. This new leader's name is Curtis Everett (Chris Evans), and he has a plan to get past Snowpiercer's security system and its armed guards. In order for his plan to work, however, Curt must rely on Nam Kung Min Soo (Song Kang Ho), a drug addict who doesn't speak a word of English, and also on his kooky daughter, Yona (Ko Asung).
Snowpiercer is one of the best films of 2014. Everything about it is high-quality, especially its beautiful cinematography and its production design, which is both imaginative and inventive. Considering the narrow spaces with which production designer Ondrej Nekvasil had to work, he managed to recreate a diverse cross section of modern humanity's interior living environments in a way that is almost too impressive for words.
The ensemble cast is also excellent, with Tilda Swinton delivering a splendid performance as Mason. This is a character that is so odd that anyone other than a highly-talented and skilled actor would fumble. My favorite performance, however, is that of Chris Evans as Curtis Everett.
Evans began his rise as a movie star by showing his ability to be funny or to deliver light comic flourishes whenever a film in which he appeared desperately needed some genuine humor. He was often the saving grace of 20th Century Fox's 2005-2007 Fantastic Four film franchise. Evans then showed that he could be an action movie star in Marvel Studio's Captain America films by bring dramatic heft and gravitas to both Captain America films and to Marvel's The Avengers, in which he also appeared as Captain America.
In Snowpiercer, Evans puts a lock on leading man status. He looks like a leader, and, in this performance, he carries and embodies this film's social commentary in Curtis Everett's physicality and his emotions, and especially in his spirit. Evans leaves no doubt that he is not only the real deal as a movie star, but also as an actor.
Co-writer and director Bong Joon Ho (or Joon-ho Bong) gives Snowpiercer visual scope, creating a big picture in a setting that is both intimate and claustrophobic. Bong shows that science fiction can be more than just imaginative and speculative about the future. It can and should speak to the modern condition; the genre wants to be more than just escapism. I still wish that Snowpiercer had spent more time with more of its amazing cast of characters. That does not keep me from declaring that this is a unique science fiction film because its themes and ideas are both non-fiction and important.
8 of 10
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
NOTES:
2015 Black Reel Awards: 1 nomination: “Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture” (Octavia Spencer)
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Friday, November 29, 2013
Comic That Inspired New Chris Evans' Flick "Snowpiercer" Coming to America
Translated from the highly acclaimed French classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Captain America star Chris Evans!
Titan Comics is proud to announce a world-first English translation of the acclaimed French comic, in a pair of graphic novels hitting stores in early 2014 ahead of the US release of the film! Volume 1: The Escape is released January 29, 2014, with Volume 2: The Explorers following February 25, 2014
Coursing through an eternal winter, on an icy track wrapped around the frozen planet Earth, there travels Snowpiercer, a train one thousand and one carriages long. From fearsome engine to final car, all surviving human life is here: a complete hierarchy of the society we lost…
The elite, as ever, travel in luxury at the front of the train – but for those in the rear coaches, life is squalid, miserable and short.
Proloff is a refugee from the tail, determined never to go back. In his journey forward through the train, he hopes to reach the mythical engine and, perhaps, find some hope for the future…
The thrilling original graphic novels have been adapted into an astounding new film directed by Joon-ho Bong (The Host), starring Chris Evans (Captain America), Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles of Narnia, We Need To Talk About Kevin), Jamie Bell (Billy Elliott, The Adventures of Tintin), Ed Harris (A History of Violence, The Abyss, Apollo 13) and John Hurt (Hellboy, V For Vendetta, Alien, Doctor Who), and distributed in the U.S. by The Weinstein Company, and due for release in Q1 2014
Check out the trailer here.
Written by the late Jacques Lob, winner of the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, and Benjamin Legrand, the author of numerous thriller novels, screenplays, and comic scripts, Snowpiercer is illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette, who has worked across a variety of projects and genres, from science fiction comics to children’s cartoons – including adaptations of Voltaire’s Candide and Homer’s Odyssey.
Retailers can order Snowpiercer vol. 1: The Escape from November PREVIEWS (order code: NOV131240). Snowpiercer vol. 2: The Explorers will be available to order from December PREVIEWS.
To keep up-to-date with news about Snowpiercer join Titan Comics on Facebook or follow @comicstitan on Twitter.
For more information about Titan Comics, visit www.titan-comics.com
About Snowpiercer Vol.1 The Escape
From fearsome engine to final car, all surviving human life is here: a complete hierarchy of the society we lost.
The elite, as ever, travel in luxury at the front of the train – but for those in the rear coaches, life is squalid, miserable and short.
Proloff is a refugee from the tail, determined never to go back. In his journey forward through the train, he hopes to reach the mythical engine and, perhaps, find some hope for the future…
Translated from the highly acclaimed French classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring megastar Chris Evans.
Jacques Lob/Benjamin Legrand/Jean-Marc Rochette
Details: HC, 8x11, 112pgs, B/W, $19.99/£14.99
Released: January 29, 2014
Diamond PREVIEWS order code: NOV131240
About Snowpiercer Vol.2 The Explorers
A second train also travels through the snow on the same track, its inhabitants living in constant fear of crashing into the first Snowpiercer.
And from this second train, a small group of scavenging explorers emerges, risking their lives in the deadly cold...
Benjamin Legrand/Jean-Marc Rochette
Details: HC, 8x11, 144 pgs, B/W, $24.99/£19.99
Released: February 25, 2014
About Titan Comics
Titan Comics, a new venture from publishing giant, Titan, offers the best in original creator-owned comics alongside new and classic graphic novels.
Launching in July 2013, Titan Comics has already captured the imaginations of readers, reviewers and retailers with its strong focus on quality, creativity and diversity of genre!
Each new release will also be available on the iPhone, iPad, Web, Android and Kindle Fire.
To keep up-to-date with news on all these new series and future releases from Titan Comics, visit www.titan-comics.com
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Review: "Oldboy" is an Incredible Movie from South Korea
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 214 (of 2006) by Leroy Douresseaux
Oldboy (2003)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: South Korea
Running time: 120 minutes (2 hours)
MPAA – R for strong violence including scenes of torture, sexuality, and pervasive language
DIRECTOR: Chan-wook Park
WRITERS: Chan-wook Park, Jo-yun Hwang, Chun-hyeong Lim, and Joon-hyung Lim; from a story by Garon Tsuchiya (based upon the comic book by Nobuaki Minegishi)
PRODUCER: Seung-yong Lim
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeong-hun Jeong
EDITOR: Sang-Beom Kim
MYSTERY/DRAMA/THRILLER with elements of action
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Byeong-ok Kim, Seung-Shin Lee, and Jin-seo Yun
Oh Dae-su (Min-sik Choi) was imprisoned, drugged, and tortured for 15 years, before his captor(s) mysteriously released him. Dae-su has no idea how or why it happened, and he doesn’t know whom he should hold accountable for his suffering. Seeking revenge on his captor(s), Dae-su gets help from a kindly waitress, Mi-do (Hye-jeong Kang), and an old friend, No Joo-hwan (Dae-han Ji). Dae-su also comes upon a valuable clue when a suave young businessman, Lee Woo-jin (Ji-tae Yu), starts butting into Dae-su’s life. Who is Woo-jin? Did he play a part in Dae-su’s imprisonment? And how does Dae-su’s past tie into everything? Dae-su only has five days to discover all the answers.
Showing the influence of both Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch, director Chan-wook Park created in his film, Oldboy, a story of revenge that is Shakespearean in its scope and has the flavor of pure, L.A. hardboiled noir, even though the story takes place in South Korea. Although the performances are excellent, in particularly the trio of Min-ski Choi, Hye-jeong Kang, and Ja-tae Yu who are all superb, Oldboy is an exercise in plot over character. Slick and brutally violent, it recalls Martin Scorcese’s Mean Streets with a splash of the Wachowski’s Brothers and Quentin Tarantino pulp crime work.
Park welcomes the viewer to engage his own mind in untangling this labyrinth of an insane and monumentally petty revenge. In that, Oldboy is the ultimate revenge flick, proving that more often than we’d like to believe, the object of a revenge plot really doesn’t know why his tormentor hates him. The victim may not even remember his alleged offense. Movie lovers with nimble minds and appetites for cinematic brilliance will like this complex and brutal mystery. Once again, a filmmaker from the Far East shows us that eye candy need not be just entertainment filler. It can also be a work of movie art.
9 of 10
A
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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