According the organization’s website, The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), was founded in 2006. The membership is made up of “highly qualified professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media.” Its state purpose is to “support work by and about women - both in front of and behind the cameras - through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.”
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS: These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.”
EDA Award winners were announced on January 12, 2016.
2015 EDA Awards winners:
Best Film
SPOTLIGHT
Best Director (Female or Male)
Tom McCarthy for SPOTLIGHT
Best Screenplay, Original
SPOTLIGHT – Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Best Screenplay, Adapted
CAROL – Phyllis Nagy
Best Documentary
AMY – Asif Kapadia
Best Animated Film
INSIDE OUT – Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
Best Actress
Charlotte Rampling in 45 YEARS
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kristen Stewart in CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio in THE REVENANT
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Dano in LOVE & MERCY
Best Ensemble Cast (tie)
SPOTLIGHT
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Best Editing
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Margaret Sixel
Best Cinematography
CAROL – Edward Lachman
Best Film Music Or Score
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Ennio Morricone
Best Non-English-Language Film
Son of Saul – Laszlo Nemes (Hungary)
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS (These awards honor WOMEN only.)
Best Woman Director
Marielle Heller for DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
Best Woman Screenwriter
Emma Donoghue for ROOM
Best Female Action Star
Charlize Theron for MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Best Breakthrough Performance
Alicia Vikander for EX MACHINA, TESTAMENT OF YOUTH and THE DANISH GIRL
Female Icon of the Year (presented to a woman whose work in film and/or in life made a difference)
Chantal Ackerman – In Memoriam, for being a great filmmaker and an inspiration.
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction (Tie)
ANOMALISA
CAROL
Actress Defying Age and Ageism (Tie)
Charlotte Rampling
Lily Tomlin
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead Character and The Love Interest
DANNY COLLINS – Al Pacino (born 1940) and Katarina Cas (born 1976)
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Emma Stone for ALOHA
Movie You Wanted To Love, But Just Couldn’t
THE DANISH GIRL
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Monday, February 1, 2016
Negromancer February 2016
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Sunday, January 31, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 24th to 31st, 2016 - Update #47
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MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/29 to 1/31/2016 weekend box office is "Kung Fu Panda 3" with an estimated take of $41 million.
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From Variety: The actor, Frank Finlay, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the age of 89. He earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in "Othello" (1965). Many may remember him as 'Porthos' in the 1973 version of "The Three Musketeers," with Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Richard Chamberlain.
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MOVIES - From Complex: Manohla Dargis coins the term, "DuVernay Test" in honor of Ava DuVerany.
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MOVIES - From TOH: ACE Awards for film and TV editors winners announced.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: I'm not a robot, Serena Williams says.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: There are five high school players named after Kobe Bryant who are hot college basketball prospects.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Details about Forest Whitaker's character in "Star Wars: Rogue One."
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NEWS - From RSN: A scary article about the Zika virus.
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TELEVISION - From EOnline: "X-Files" creator, Chris Carter, talks about the future of the show.
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TELEVISION: From TheWrap: Jade Pinkett-Smith returning to FOX's "Gotham" for multiple episodes as "Fish Mooney."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Gilmore Girls" revival is at Netflix, but I'm not interested.
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NEWS - From BuzzFlash: Erin Brockovich says that the Flint, Michigan water crisis is just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of other areas facing lead poisoning.
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CRIME - From Truthout: Supreme Court, Montgomery v. Louisiana, may allow juveniles sentenced to life without parole a chance to be retroactively re-sentenced.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: See the Coldplay-Beyonce video, "Hymn for the Weekend."
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COMICS - From WashPost: What Star Wars and Marvel can learn from British cult comic, Judge Dredd.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, is not living a lonely life in prison.
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HISTORY - From MintPressNews: Famous whistler blower, Daniel Ellsberg (The Pentagon Papers) says top military brass knew in advance that Vietnam War would fail.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: The mag says that Donald Trump skilled the 1/28/2016 GOP debate because he hates women.
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TRAILERS - From DreamWorks: A new trailer for the CG-animated, Trolls.
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OSCARS - From Vulture: I'm surprised by this. I thought because it was controversially left off the best picture Oscar list, at least one of the producers of the film would be invited to the Oscars ceremony. No, only the four nominated writers have been attended.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer talk "Top Gun" sequel.
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OSCARS - From RSN: Spike Lee's Facebook post on his decision to boycott the 2016 Oscars.
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HISTORY - From CounterPunch: Mumia Abu-Jamal on Huey P. Newton.
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POLITICS - From DemocracyNow: The father of David and Charles Koch, Fred Kock, collaborated with the Nazis.
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OSCARS - From teleSUR: Hollywood stars - Steven Soderbergh, Mark Ruffalo, Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis and others - say Oscars and all of America is rife with racism.
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HISTORY - From Gawker: Woody Guthrie hated his landlord, Donald Trump's father, Fred Trump.
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POLITICS - From TheHill: Hacktivist group, Anonymous, wants Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in jail over Flint, Michigan water crisis.
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COMICS - From DenofGeek: DC Comics teases something called "Rebirth."
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Corey Hawkins of Straight Outta Compton will take the lead in FOX's revival of the TV series, "24," which is being called "24: Legacy."
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GRAMMYS - From YahooMusic: Will Smith once boycotted the Grammys.
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OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor, Abe Vigoda, died today (January 26, 2016). He was 94. Vigoda is best remembered for his role as "Detective Fish" on the television series, "Barney Miller." He also had a pivotal role in "The Godfather," as the mobster, Sal Tessio.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: How Bernie Sanders will get anything done.
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POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Ben and Jerry of Ben & Jerry have created a limited edition Bernie Sanders ice cream, "Bernie's Yearning."
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NEWS - From Reuters: McDonald's sales soar, thanks in large part to all-day breakfast menu.
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MOVIES - From Variety: DreamWorks live-action adaptation of the manga, "Ghost in the Shell" (starring Scarlett Johansson) has moved from Disney to Paramount.
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MOVIES/TV - From Vulture: Directors Guild president, Paris Barclay (an African American), says that more than just the Academy's changes are need to address diversity in Hollywood.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Woody Allen is reportedly going to star in his Amazon series... with Miley Cyrus.
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MUSIC - From BET: Kanye West reveals track listing for his upcoming solo LP, "SWISH."
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MOVIES - From BET: Nick Cannon, who had a song that was eligible for the Oscars, has written an #OscarsSoWhite poem.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: 5 early Super Bowl storylines.
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WEBCOMICS - From ComicBookBin: New Constant Chp. 2 Pg. 2
From ComicBookBin: New episode of Johnny Bullet - #58 - in English
From ComicBookBin: New episode in French
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MOVIES - From Vulture: Daniel Radcliffe explains his erection in "Swiss Army Man."
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TELEVISION - From Vulture: Here is a recap from "The X-Files" Episode 1 of the six-issue miniseries.
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POLITICS - From TheAtlantic: Now, that ugly puppy dog is no longer governor, Louisiana embraces Obamacare, thanks to new Gov. John Bel Edwards.
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AWARDS - From Vulture: "I completely deserve this!" Shonda Rhimes says during her acceptance speech at the 2016 Producers Guild Awards.
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OSCARS - From Vulture: Another white actor has to backtrack on diversity in Oscars/Hollywood comments. This time it is the fine Julie Delpy. And... she's not entirely wrong.
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MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/22 to 2/24/2016 box office weekend is Oscar-favorite, "The Revenant" with an estimated take of $16 million.
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From YahooGames: See the new "Batman vs. Superman" spot that aired during the NFC Championships Game.
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COMICS - From Patreon: My review of "Obi-Wan and Anakin #1."
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COMICS - From ComicBookBin: My review of "Kimi Ni Todoke Vol. 23."
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POLITICS - From RT: Trump says he could shoot someone and still not lose his loyal supporters.
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RACE - From RSN: “The laws are recast and enforced in order to suppress any type of minority movement.”
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OSCARS - From Variety: Chris Rock will remain as host, and will address #OscarsSoWhite during his monologue. He and his writing staff are rewriting their work for the show.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Gillian Anderson was offered half the salary of what David Duchovny recieved to return to X-Files. Apparently, the show often treated her like a sidekick.
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OSCARS -
Deadline: Academy unveils major rules changes to diversify Oscars.
Deadline: Historic changes met with praise and outrage.
TheGuardian: Current Oscar-nominee Charlotte Rampling finds #OscarsSoWhite so racist to white people.
From Deadline: Then, Ms. Rampling has to check herself.
From Deadline: On diversity - Oscars at the end of the food chain says Oscar winner and favorite, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu.
From Deadline: Danny DeVito - We're all racists.
From Deadline: Oscar-winning director, Jonathan Demme, suggests re-calibrating this year's Oscar nominations.
COMICS - From TheWrap: "Thor: Ragnarok" director, Taiki Waititi, talks about about making the film funnier.
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From Zoolander 2 - new video content:
Blue Steel Selfie Studio here and here.
Meet Don Atari from House of Atoz here.
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/29 to 1/31/2016 weekend box office is "Kung Fu Panda 3" with an estimated take of $41 million.
---------------
From Variety: The actor, Frank Finlay, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the age of 89. He earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in "Othello" (1965). Many may remember him as 'Porthos' in the 1973 version of "The Three Musketeers," with Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Richard Chamberlain.
---------------
MOVIES - From Complex: Manohla Dargis coins the term, "DuVernay Test" in honor of Ava DuVerany.
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MOVIES - From TOH: ACE Awards for film and TV editors winners announced.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: I'm not a robot, Serena Williams says.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: There are five high school players named after Kobe Bryant who are hot college basketball prospects.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Details about Forest Whitaker's character in "Star Wars: Rogue One."
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NEWS - From RSN: A scary article about the Zika virus.
----------------
TELEVISION - From EOnline: "X-Files" creator, Chris Carter, talks about the future of the show.
---------------
TELEVISION: From TheWrap: Jade Pinkett-Smith returning to FOX's "Gotham" for multiple episodes as "Fish Mooney."
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Gilmore Girls" revival is at Netflix, but I'm not interested.
---------------
NEWS - From BuzzFlash: Erin Brockovich says that the Flint, Michigan water crisis is just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of other areas facing lead poisoning.
---------------
CRIME - From Truthout: Supreme Court, Montgomery v. Louisiana, may allow juveniles sentenced to life without parole a chance to be retroactively re-sentenced.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: See the Coldplay-Beyonce video, "Hymn for the Weekend."
----------------
COMICS - From WashPost: What Star Wars and Marvel can learn from British cult comic, Judge Dredd.
---------------
CRIME - From YahooNews: The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, is not living a lonely life in prison.
---------------
HISTORY - From MintPressNews: Famous whistler blower, Daniel Ellsberg (The Pentagon Papers) says top military brass knew in advance that Vietnam War would fail.
---------------
POLITICS - From RollingStone: The mag says that Donald Trump skilled the 1/28/2016 GOP debate because he hates women.
---------------
TRAILERS - From DreamWorks: A new trailer for the CG-animated, Trolls.
----------------
OSCARS - From Vulture: I'm surprised by this. I thought because it was controversially left off the best picture Oscar list, at least one of the producers of the film would be invited to the Oscars ceremony. No, only the four nominated writers have been attended.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer talk "Top Gun" sequel.
---------------
OSCARS - From RSN: Spike Lee's Facebook post on his decision to boycott the 2016 Oscars.
---------------
HISTORY - From CounterPunch: Mumia Abu-Jamal on Huey P. Newton.
---------------
POLITICS - From DemocracyNow: The father of David and Charles Koch, Fred Kock, collaborated with the Nazis.
----------------
OSCARS - From teleSUR: Hollywood stars - Steven Soderbergh, Mark Ruffalo, Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis and others - say Oscars and all of America is rife with racism.
---------------
HISTORY - From Gawker: Woody Guthrie hated his landlord, Donald Trump's father, Fred Trump.
---------------
POLITICS - From TheHill: Hacktivist group, Anonymous, wants Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in jail over Flint, Michigan water crisis.
---------------
COMICS - From DenofGeek: DC Comics teases something called "Rebirth."
---------------
TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Corey Hawkins of Straight Outta Compton will take the lead in FOX's revival of the TV series, "24," which is being called "24: Legacy."
---------------
GRAMMYS - From YahooMusic: Will Smith once boycotted the Grammys.
---------------
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor, Abe Vigoda, died today (January 26, 2016). He was 94. Vigoda is best remembered for his role as "Detective Fish" on the television series, "Barney Miller." He also had a pivotal role in "The Godfather," as the mobster, Sal Tessio.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: How Bernie Sanders will get anything done.
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POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Ben and Jerry of Ben & Jerry have created a limited edition Bernie Sanders ice cream, "Bernie's Yearning."
---------------
NEWS - From Reuters: McDonald's sales soar, thanks in large part to all-day breakfast menu.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: DreamWorks live-action adaptation of the manga, "Ghost in the Shell" (starring Scarlett Johansson) has moved from Disney to Paramount.
---------------
MOVIES/TV - From Vulture: Directors Guild president, Paris Barclay (an African American), says that more than just the Academy's changes are need to address diversity in Hollywood.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Woody Allen is reportedly going to star in his Amazon series... with Miley Cyrus.
---------------
MUSIC - From BET: Kanye West reveals track listing for his upcoming solo LP, "SWISH."
---------------
MOVIES - From BET: Nick Cannon, who had a song that was eligible for the Oscars, has written an #OscarsSoWhite poem.
---------------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: 5 early Super Bowl storylines.
---------------
WEBCOMICS - From ComicBookBin: New Constant Chp. 2 Pg. 2
From ComicBookBin: New episode of Johnny Bullet - #58 - in English
From ComicBookBin: New episode in French
---------------
MOVIES - From Vulture: Daniel Radcliffe explains his erection in "Swiss Army Man."
---------------
TELEVISION - From Vulture: Here is a recap from "The X-Files" Episode 1 of the six-issue miniseries.
---------------
POLITICS - From TheAtlantic: Now, that ugly puppy dog is no longer governor, Louisiana embraces Obamacare, thanks to new Gov. John Bel Edwards.
---------------
AWARDS - From Vulture: "I completely deserve this!" Shonda Rhimes says during her acceptance speech at the 2016 Producers Guild Awards.
---------------
OSCARS - From Vulture: Another white actor has to backtrack on diversity in Oscars/Hollywood comments. This time it is the fine Julie Delpy. And... she's not entirely wrong.
---------------
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/22 to 2/24/2016 box office weekend is Oscar-favorite, "The Revenant" with an estimated take of $16 million.
---------------
From YahooGames: See the new "Batman vs. Superman" spot that aired during the NFC Championships Game.
---------------
COMICS - From Patreon: My review of "Obi-Wan and Anakin #1."
---------------
COMICS - From ComicBookBin: My review of "Kimi Ni Todoke Vol. 23."
---------------
POLITICS - From RT: Trump says he could shoot someone and still not lose his loyal supporters.
--------------
RACE - From RSN: “The laws are recast and enforced in order to suppress any type of minority movement.”
---------------
OSCARS - From Variety: Chris Rock will remain as host, and will address #OscarsSoWhite during his monologue. He and his writing staff are rewriting their work for the show.
---------------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Gillian Anderson was offered half the salary of what David Duchovny recieved to return to X-Files. Apparently, the show often treated her like a sidekick.
---------------
OSCARS -
Deadline: Academy unveils major rules changes to diversify Oscars.
Deadline: Historic changes met with praise and outrage.
TheGuardian: Current Oscar-nominee Charlotte Rampling finds #OscarsSoWhite so racist to white people.
From Deadline: Then, Ms. Rampling has to check herself.
From Deadline: On diversity - Oscars at the end of the food chain says Oscar winner and favorite, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu.
From Deadline: Danny DeVito - We're all racists.
From Deadline: Oscar-winning director, Jonathan Demme, suggests re-calibrating this year's Oscar nominations.
COMICS - From TheWrap: "Thor: Ragnarok" director, Taiki Waititi, talks about about making the film funnier.
-------------------------
From Zoolander 2 - new video content:
Blue Steel Selfie Studio here and here.
Meet Don Atari from House of Atoz here.
Review: "Jodorowsky's Dune" Documents the Beautiful Madness of an Iconoclast
[A version of this review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Running time: 90 minutes (1 hour, 30 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for some violent and sexual images and drug references
DIRECTOR: Frank Pavich
PRODUCERS: Frank Pavich, Stephen Scarlata, Travis Stevens
CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Cavallo
EDITORS: Paul Docherty and Alex Ricciardi
COMPOSER: Kurt Stenzel
DOCUMENTARY – History, Film, Art
Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, Devin Faraci, Chris Foss, Jean-Paul Gibon, H.R. Giger, Gary Kurtz, Drew McWeeney, Diane O’Bannon, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Richard Stanley
Jodorowsky’s Dune is a 2013 American documentary film from director Frank Pavich. This movie is the story of film director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious plans to adapt the seminal science fiction novel, Dune, into a film during the mid-1970s.
Dune is an epic science fiction novel that was originally serialized in the American science fiction magazine, Analog, over a two year period, from 1963 to 1965. Chilton Books published Dune as a hardcover in 1965. It won the first Nebula Award for “Best Novel” in 1965, and it shared the Hugo Award for “Best Novel” in 1966 (with …And Call Me Conrad by Roger Zelazny).
In 1971, film producer Arthur P. Jacobs optioned the film rights to Dune, but died before he could develop a film. In 1974, a French consortium purchased Dune’s film rights from Jacobs’ production company. Alejandro Jodorowsky was set to direct the film.
Jodorowsky was born in Chile in 1929. At a young age, he began writing poetry and later also became involved in theater. He moved to France in 1959, where he continued to work in theater and also made his first short film. He moved to Mexico and continued his work in avant-garde theater, but he later gained tremendous fame and notoriety for his work in film, beginning with Fando y Lis. His fame grew with the midnight movie cult classic, El Topo (1970), and with Holy Mountain (1973).
In 1974, Jodorowsky began writing the massive script that would be his adaptation of Dune. He approached progressive rock (prog rock) groups like Pink Floyd and Magma to provide the film score. He sought out Salvador Dalí, Orson Welles, David Carradine, and Mick Jagger, among others, to act in the film. Jodorowsky hired French comic book artist Jean Giraud a/k/a Moebius (1938 to 2012) to draw the film’s storyboards and to provide concept art and designs. He hired British science fiction book cover artist, Chris Foss, to design space ships for the film, and Swiss surrealist, H.R. Giger (February 5, 1940 to May 12, 2014), to provide conceptual art and designs.
After producing a massive hardcover book containing the script, the storyboards, and conceptual art, Jodorowsky and the film’s producers went to Hollywood, but were unable to convince any studio or anyone, for that matter, to finance the film. Jodorowsky’s project ultimately failed, but Jodorowsky’s Dune became a film legend.
Director Frank Pavich interviews Alejandro Jodorowsky and the people who were his collaborators on the stalled Dune project to tell the story that is Jodorowsky’s Dune. The interview subjects include Jodorowsky’s son, Brontis, who was going to play Dune’s lead character, Paul Atreides. Producers Michel Seydoux and Jean-Paul Gibon talk about the overall process of trying to create such a large-scaled film.
Film critics Devin Faraci and Drew McWeeney and film directors Nicolas Winding Refn and Richard Stanley talk about the project from a broader standpoint of art and of making movies in Hollywood. They also comment on how this failure still managed to be potent and influential. Artist Chris Foss and H.R. Giger talk about the sense of freedom that Jodorowsky gave them, and how he encouraged their imagination.
When a director makes a documentary about a person, that person must be a fascinating or compelling figure. Alejandro Jodorowsky is both, and really, Jodorowsky’s Dune is as much about Jodorowsky as it is about his attempt to film Dune, if not more so. Jodorowsky might be insane or be a madman, but he is an artist and a cinematic visionary. Best of all, he wants to make the people who work with him reach for the genius inside themselves. That is the kind of guy around which a director can build a great or, at least, exceptional feature film.
The other interview subjects, for the most part, are guys that I could listen to for hours as they talk about film, art, work, and life. However, the absence of Frank Herbert, the author of Dune, is conspicuous. Herbert died in 1986, and I can’t believe that there is no video or audio of him commenting on Jodorowsky’s attempt to make a film out of his epic novel. Dan O’Bannon, whom Jodorowsky hired to produce the special effects for Dune, died in 2009, but this documentary features audio of him talking about working on Dune. His widow, Diane O’Bannon, is featured in an on-camera interview in this film.
The lack of Frank Herbert in this film is a minor complaint. Jodorowsky’s Dune is one of the best documentary films that I have ever scene. It inspires me to be creative, and it makes me wish I could find a way to get Jodorowsky’s Dune produced. I really want to see that movie. Maybe, if it had been made, his Dune would have been an overblown epic, but just listening to Jodorowsky makes me believe that the film is a lost masterpiece, although it doesn’t exist. Perhaps, the magic that director Frank Pavich performs in Jodorowsky’s Dune make me want to believe that this film project is still alive... somewhere.
9 of 10
A+
Monday, November 2, 2015
NOTES:
2013 Cannes Film Festival: 1 nomination: “Golden Camera” (Frank Pavich)
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Sony Pictures Acquires to "Eat That Question-Frank Zappa In His Own Words"
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO THORSTEN SCHÜTTE’S FRANK ZAPPA DOC EAT THAT QUESTION AT 2016 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
(Park City) — In advance of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights (excluding France and Germany) from NYC-based sales company Submarine to Thorsten Schütte’s documentary on iconoclastic composer-musician Frank Zappa, EAT THAT QUESTION–FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS, an intimate portrait told through rare archival footage.
EAT THAT QUESTION is an energetic celebration of Zappa told entirely through archival footage culled from the performer's 30-year career in entertainment. Weaving together rare TV interviews and performances from around the world, the film by the German director explores Zappa's unconventional and irreverent handling of the media, his irrepressible quest for enlightenment and his witty self-dramatization.
"I'm delighted and I'm thrilled that Sony Pictures Classics believes in the film and I feel we're in very good hands," remarked filmmaker Thorsten Schütte. "The news of the acquisition is really the cherry on the cake of our world premiere at Sundance."
The deal was negotiated by Sony Pictures Classics with Josh Braun, Dan Braun and David Koh of Submarine on behalf of the filmmakers.
EAT THAT QUESTION premiered at Sundance on Monday, January 25, 2016 in the Documentary Premieres section. It has also been pre-selected for Germany’s top film awards, the LOLAs, and will next be showcased in the LOLA at Berlinale section of the Berlin Film Festival.
EAT THAT QUESTION is produced by Estelle Fialon of Les Films du Poisson (France) and Jochen Laube of UFA Films (Germany), and co-produced by ARTE France and SWR.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. Barker and Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 32 Academy Awards® (28 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 158 Academy Award® nominations (133 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best Picture nominations for WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
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(Park City) — In advance of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights (excluding France and Germany) from NYC-based sales company Submarine to Thorsten Schütte’s documentary on iconoclastic composer-musician Frank Zappa, EAT THAT QUESTION–FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS, an intimate portrait told through rare archival footage.
EAT THAT QUESTION is an energetic celebration of Zappa told entirely through archival footage culled from the performer's 30-year career in entertainment. Weaving together rare TV interviews and performances from around the world, the film by the German director explores Zappa's unconventional and irreverent handling of the media, his irrepressible quest for enlightenment and his witty self-dramatization.
"I'm delighted and I'm thrilled that Sony Pictures Classics believes in the film and I feel we're in very good hands," remarked filmmaker Thorsten Schütte. "The news of the acquisition is really the cherry on the cake of our world premiere at Sundance."
The deal was negotiated by Sony Pictures Classics with Josh Braun, Dan Braun and David Koh of Submarine on behalf of the filmmakers.
EAT THAT QUESTION premiered at Sundance on Monday, January 25, 2016 in the Documentary Premieres section. It has also been pre-selected for Germany’s top film awards, the LOLAs, and will next be showcased in the LOLA at Berlinale section of the Berlin Film Festival.
EAT THAT QUESTION is produced by Estelle Fialon of Les Films du Poisson (France) and Jochen Laube of UFA Films (Germany), and co-produced by ARTE France and SWR.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. Barker and Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 32 Academy Awards® (28 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 158 Academy Award® nominations (133 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best Picture nominations for WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
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2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Announced; Idris Elba Wins Twice
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is an American labor union that represents film and television performers worldwide. Most people probably know SAG for the various actors’ strikes or for the Screen Actors Guild Award, which SAG uses to honor outstanding performances by its members. The first SAG Awards ceremony was held in February 1995 (for films released in 1994).
Winners of the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards were revealed during the awards ceremony on Saturday, January 30, 2016 that was simultaneously telecast on TBS and TNT.
The “Ensemble” categories are SAG's equivalent of a “Best Picture” or “Best Television Series” award.
2016/22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards winners:
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
SPOTLIGHT (Open Road Films)
BILLY CRUDUP / Eric MacLeish
BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES / Matty Carroll
MICHAEL KEATON / Walter “Robby” Robinson
RACHEL McADAMS / Sacha Pfeiffer
MARK RUFFALO / Michael Rezendes
LIEV SCHREIBER / Marty Baron
JOHN SLATTERY / Ben Bradlee, Jr.
STANLEY TUCCI / Mitchell Garabedian
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Hugh Glass – “THE REVENANT” (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
BRIE LARSON / Ma – “ROOM” (A24)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
IDRIS ELBA / Commandant – “BEASTS OF NO NATION” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ALICIA VIKANDER / Gerda Wegener – “THE DANISH GIRL” (Focus Features)
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
IDRIS ELBA / DCI John Luther – “LUTHER” (BBC America)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
QUEEN LATIFAH / Bessie Smith – “BESSIE” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
VIOLA DAVIS / Annalise Keating – “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER” (ABC)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman – “TRANSPARENT” (Amazon)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren – “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
DOWNTON ABBEY (Masterpiece/PBS)
HUGH BONNEVILLE / Robert, Earl of Grantham
LAURA CARMICHAEL / Lady Edith Crawley
JIM CARTER / Mr. Carson
RAQUEL CASSIDY / Baxter
BRENDAN COYLE / Mr. Bates
TOM CULLEN / Anthony Gillingham
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley
KEVIN DOYLE / Mr. Molesley
JOANNE FROGGATT / Anna Bates
LILY JAMES / Lady Rose
ROBERT JAMES-COLLIER / Thomas Barrow
ALLEN LEECH / Tom Branson
PHYLLIS LOGAN / Mrs. Hughes
ELIZABETH McGOVERN / Cora, Countess of Grantham
SOPHIE McSHERA / Daisy
LESLEY NICOL / Mrs. Patmore
JULIAN OVENDEN / Charles Blake
DAVID ROBB / Dr. Clarkson
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
PENELOPE WILTON / Isobel Crawley
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren
MIKE BIRBIGLIA / Danny Pearson
MARSHA STEPHANIE BLAKE / Berdie Rogers
DANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson
LAVERNE COX / Sophia Burset
JACKIE CRUZ / Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales
CATHERINE CURTIN / Wanda Bell
LEA DELARIA / Carrie “Big Boo” Black
BETH FOWLER / Sister Jane Ingalls
JOEL MARSH GARLAND / Scott O’Neill
KIMIKO GLENN / Brook Soso
ANNIE GOLDEN / Norma Romano
DIANE GUERRERO / Maritza Ramos
MICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam Healy
VICKY JEUDY / Janae Watson
SELENIS LEYVA / Gloria Mendoza
TARYN MANNING / Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett
ADRIENNE C. MOORE / Black Cindy
KATE MULGREW / Galina “Red” Reznikov
EMMA MYLES / Leanne Taylor
MATT PETERS / Joel Luschek
LORI PETTY / Lolly Whitehill
JESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria Ruiz
DASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara Diaz
LAURA PREPON / Alex Vause
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida Diaz
RUBY ROSE / Stella Carlin
NICK SANDOW / Joe Caputo
ABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina
TAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper Chapman
CONSTANCE SHULMAN / Yoga Jones
DALE SOULES / Frieda
YAEL STONE / Lorna Morello
SAMIRA WILEY / Poussey Washington
SAG AWARDS HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)
52nd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
CAROL BURNETT
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Winners of the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards were revealed during the awards ceremony on Saturday, January 30, 2016 that was simultaneously telecast on TBS and TNT.
The “Ensemble” categories are SAG's equivalent of a “Best Picture” or “Best Television Series” award.
2016/22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards winners:
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
SPOTLIGHT (Open Road Films)
BILLY CRUDUP / Eric MacLeish
BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES / Matty Carroll
MICHAEL KEATON / Walter “Robby” Robinson
RACHEL McADAMS / Sacha Pfeiffer
MARK RUFFALO / Michael Rezendes
LIEV SCHREIBER / Marty Baron
JOHN SLATTERY / Ben Bradlee, Jr.
STANLEY TUCCI / Mitchell Garabedian
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Hugh Glass – “THE REVENANT” (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
BRIE LARSON / Ma – “ROOM” (A24)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
IDRIS ELBA / Commandant – “BEASTS OF NO NATION” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ALICIA VIKANDER / Gerda Wegener – “THE DANISH GIRL” (Focus Features)
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
IDRIS ELBA / DCI John Luther – “LUTHER” (BBC America)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
QUEEN LATIFAH / Bessie Smith – “BESSIE” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
VIOLA DAVIS / Annalise Keating – “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER” (ABC)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman – “TRANSPARENT” (Amazon)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren – “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
DOWNTON ABBEY (Masterpiece/PBS)
HUGH BONNEVILLE / Robert, Earl of Grantham
LAURA CARMICHAEL / Lady Edith Crawley
JIM CARTER / Mr. Carson
RAQUEL CASSIDY / Baxter
BRENDAN COYLE / Mr. Bates
TOM CULLEN / Anthony Gillingham
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley
KEVIN DOYLE / Mr. Molesley
JOANNE FROGGATT / Anna Bates
LILY JAMES / Lady Rose
ROBERT JAMES-COLLIER / Thomas Barrow
ALLEN LEECH / Tom Branson
PHYLLIS LOGAN / Mrs. Hughes
ELIZABETH McGOVERN / Cora, Countess of Grantham
SOPHIE McSHERA / Daisy
LESLEY NICOL / Mrs. Patmore
JULIAN OVENDEN / Charles Blake
DAVID ROBB / Dr. Clarkson
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
PENELOPE WILTON / Isobel Crawley
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren
MIKE BIRBIGLIA / Danny Pearson
MARSHA STEPHANIE BLAKE / Berdie Rogers
DANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson
LAVERNE COX / Sophia Burset
JACKIE CRUZ / Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales
CATHERINE CURTIN / Wanda Bell
LEA DELARIA / Carrie “Big Boo” Black
BETH FOWLER / Sister Jane Ingalls
JOEL MARSH GARLAND / Scott O’Neill
KIMIKO GLENN / Brook Soso
ANNIE GOLDEN / Norma Romano
DIANE GUERRERO / Maritza Ramos
MICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam Healy
VICKY JEUDY / Janae Watson
SELENIS LEYVA / Gloria Mendoza
TARYN MANNING / Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett
ADRIENNE C. MOORE / Black Cindy
KATE MULGREW / Galina “Red” Reznikov
EMMA MYLES / Leanne Taylor
MATT PETERS / Joel Luschek
LORI PETTY / Lolly Whitehill
JESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria Ruiz
DASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara Diaz
LAURA PREPON / Alex Vause
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida Diaz
RUBY ROSE / Stella Carlin
NICK SANDOW / Joe Caputo
ABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina
TAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper Chapman
CONSTANCE SHULMAN / Yoga Jones
DALE SOULES / Frieda
YAEL STONE / Lorna Morello
SAMIRA WILEY / Poussey Washington
SAG AWARDS HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)
52nd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
CAROL BURNETT
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Saturday, January 30, 2016
New Naruto Novel Out Tues., February 2nd
VIZ MEDIA DELIVERS A BRAND NEW NARUTO NOVEL TO READERS WITH THE DEBUT OF NARUTO: SHIKAMARU’S STORY
New Novel Is The Second Release In A New Series Focusing On Key Characters From Masashi Kishimoto’s Smash Hit Ninja Action Series, NARUTO
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers the next release in a continuing series of NARUTO prose novels focusing on key characters from the internationally acclaimed ninja action series.
NARUTO: SHIKAMARU’S STORY was written by author Takashi Yano and will be released in print and digitally in early February. The book tells the story of the current head of Team 10 and the Nara Clan and features original cover art by Masashi Kishimoto. Allies and enemies from the famed NARUTO series take center stage in these fast-paced adventures, with each novel focusing on a particular clan mate, ally, team…or villain
NARUTO: SHIKAMARU’S STORY
MSRP: $10.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN / $6.99 Digital · Available February 2nd, 2016
Two years after the Great Ninja War, Shikamaru spends his days racing around, hands full as one of Konoha’s key protectors. Then, large numbers of ninja from every region are reported missing. Even Sai disappears. And the place where the missing shinobi end up is the mysterious empire, the Land of Silence. As a ninja, as an adult, to protect all that he is responsible for, Shikamaru must do battle with the shadow of a new generation.
Also don’t miss NARUTO: KAKASHI’S STORY, the first book in the series of NARUTO novels, available now in print and also digitally.
Manga author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read Dragon Ball. After spending time in art school, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story, Karakuri. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. His first version of NARUTO, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Japan in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has kept himself busy this year with the side story, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, and writing the story for the latest NARUTO movie, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which focus on the title character's son, Boruto.
VIZ Media is the North American master licensor for NARUTO and publishes the bestselling NARUTO manga series in print and digitally and also distributes the NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series and feature films. Additional information on NARUTO is available at www.Naruto.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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New Novel Is The Second Release In A New Series Focusing On Key Characters From Masashi Kishimoto’s Smash Hit Ninja Action Series, NARUTO
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers the next release in a continuing series of NARUTO prose novels focusing on key characters from the internationally acclaimed ninja action series.
NARUTO: SHIKAMARU’S STORY was written by author Takashi Yano and will be released in print and digitally in early February. The book tells the story of the current head of Team 10 and the Nara Clan and features original cover art by Masashi Kishimoto. Allies and enemies from the famed NARUTO series take center stage in these fast-paced adventures, with each novel focusing on a particular clan mate, ally, team…or villain
NARUTO: SHIKAMARU’S STORY
MSRP: $10.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN / $6.99 Digital · Available February 2nd, 2016
Two years after the Great Ninja War, Shikamaru spends his days racing around, hands full as one of Konoha’s key protectors. Then, large numbers of ninja from every region are reported missing. Even Sai disappears. And the place where the missing shinobi end up is the mysterious empire, the Land of Silence. As a ninja, as an adult, to protect all that he is responsible for, Shikamaru must do battle with the shadow of a new generation.
Also don’t miss NARUTO: KAKASHI’S STORY, the first book in the series of NARUTO novels, available now in print and also digitally.
Manga author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read Dragon Ball. After spending time in art school, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story, Karakuri. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. His first version of NARUTO, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Japan in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has kept himself busy this year with the side story, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, and writing the story for the latest NARUTO movie, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which focus on the title character's son, Boruto.
VIZ Media is the North American master licensor for NARUTO and publishes the bestselling NARUTO manga series in print and digitally and also distributes the NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series and feature films. Additional information on NARUTO is available at www.Naruto.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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