Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol That Can’t Find Its Spirit.
Dan Kleiner “If his death must be put in a ledger, the loss column would be appropriate.”Billed as a “Gothic dark fantasy/black comedy”, Ebenezer is neither dark nor particularly funny. It is…
MOVIES
How to Rob a Bank: Big Ideas, Fast Action and a Slow Getaway
“You know what’s more powerful than a gun? An audience.”How to Rob a Bank is a poorly paced heist picture with a very overt political bent, and while not precisely…
The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman: The Genius Behind the Madness
Brian Isaacs - Executive Editor / Publisher Harvey Kurtzman. You may or may not recognize the name, but he's best known as the creator of MAD magazine. However, his contributions to the comic book industry go far…
BLUMHOUSE ATOMIC ANNOUNCES FIRST LOOK DEAL WITH JAMES TYNION IV AND TINY ONION, WILL DEVELOP EXQUISITE CORPSES ALONGSIDE LYRICAL MEDIA IN FILM AND ANIMATION
Newsdesk Something is Killing the Children and Exquisite Corpses lead a growing slate of horror franchises adapted from Tynion’s bestselling comic books Blumhouse Atomic, the home of horror, has entered a…
THE MAD WORLD OF HARVEY KURTZMAN – about creator of MAD Magazine, Comic / Satirical virtuoso – at DOC NYC
Bursting from the immigrant streets of 1920s Brooklyn, Harvey Kurtzman ignited a creative revolution reshaping comics, satire, and popular culture. Through rare archives, unseen interviews, handcrafted animation, and an original…
Cartoonist Jim Rugg Pays Tribute to Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy with Limited Edition Blacklight Posters
An All-Star Roster of International Artists Honor the Legendary Mangaka, As Part of the Kickstarter Campaign for the Highly Anticipated Documentary TEZUKA! God of Manga Available Only on Kickstarter, for…
Dune: Part Three – Final Trailer
The final fight for Arrakis. Dune: Part Three only in theaters and IMAX December 18. https://youtu.be/uJqaGLmZpGo?si=wbj9bXtRryeTxeN_ From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Dune: Part Three, bringing Academy Award-nominated…
Wildwood Reminds Us Why We Fell in Love With Movies
“I don’t even believe in magic.”“And yet here you are, talking to an owl in a waistcoat.” The enchantment inherent in filmmaking is the potent potion brewed when a viewer…
Street Fighter Delivers the Hits but Misses the Mark
“I gave you a chance to accept the carrot; now we’ll try the stick!”Capcom’s 1991 video game, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, is one of the best-selling games of…
Ray Gunn Delivers a Dark and Beautiful Sci-Fi Noir Mystery but Stumbles Along the Way
“It’s hard being the only honest guys in a crooked game.”Leaning hard into an Atompunk aesthetic, Academy Award winner Brad Bird’s new animated feature, Ray Gunn takes place in an…