Producer, Writer, Director Harry Kloor joined by cast member Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Dr. June Scobee Rogers (Challenger Center)
Two Captain Kirks and Two Darth Vaders Among Voice Cast; First Film Project For Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong
Quantum Quest, a new 3-D computer animated Large Format action adventure film that interweaves animated sequences with stunning, actual space imagery captured from seven ongoing NASA and NASA/ESA space missions, will have its world premiere on Saturday, September 4th at Dragon*Con, the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe.
Quantum Quest’s A-list voice cast includes two Captain Kirks (William Shatner and Chris Pine), two Jedi Knights (Mark Hamill and Samuel L. Jackson) and two Darth Vaders (James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen) – a first for Hollywood and a first for the galaxy. Quantum Quest will premiere in Large Format and conventional theaters in late 2010.
The film’s Writer /Producer /Co-Director Dr. Harry Kloor (CEO of Jupiter 9 Productions, co-producer of QQ), along with Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, Founding Chairman and Director, Challenger Center For Space Science Education, will lead a Quantum Quest panel which will include surprise guest appearances both live and virtual. The panel, “Captain Kirks vs Darth Vaders: The Inside Stories Behind the Making of Quantum Quest,” will be held from 8:30pm-10:30pm, Saturday, at the Marriot Atrium Ballroom. The first 1000 guests will receive a special collectible 3D Quantum Quest lithograph.
Quantum Quest is a sci-fi action film set in a scientifically accurate rendering of our solar system in 3-D stereoscopic. Visually, the film blends computer animation with billions of dollars of fantastic images captured during recent NASA space explorations including the international Cassini Huygens mission. The audience is taken on a simulated solar safari, exploring the outer planets and moons of our solar system such as Titan, a moon of Saturn that has rainfall, rivers, and giant lakes of natural gas.
It is the first time that NASA’s JPL has ever initiated a film project and the first time that famed Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on thesurface of the Moon, has participated in a feature film, lending his voice to one of the characters.
Combining solid, “real” science with Hollywood-style narrative story-telling, Quantum Quest is designed to communicate the excitement of space exploration and science discovery to students K through 12. Quantum Quest will provide more free educational materials, prepared by leading educators, scientists, space and science organizations (including the Fleet Museum and the Planetary Society), than any previous Large Screen film.
“This is a stealth science education film disguised as fun Hollywood entertainment,” says Dr. Kloor. “Whenever we talk about science, it’s exact, but QQ’s message is to tell kids – and grownups of all ages – that science is cool.”
Quantum Quest tells the story of an epic battle between the forces of good and evil. The central character is Dave (Chris Pine), a photon who lives in the Sun, who with his people, is drawn into a galactic battle between THE CORE (William Shatner, the embodiment of the Sun, representing life and knowledge) and THE VOID (Mark Hamill, the embodiment of Nothingness, who wishes for total annihilation of the universe).
Quantum Quest’s original soundtrack, composed by Shawn Clement (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, American Idol), was recorded with members of the San Francisco Symphony at Skywalker Sound, the renowned sound effects, sound editorial, sound design and music recording division of George Lucas’s Lucas Digital motion picture group.
What is KILL SHAKESPEARE?
Conor McCreery of team Kill Shakespeare speaks on the series and what lies ahead. From MacBeth to Othello, Juliet to Hamlet, all your favourite Shakespeare characters are here.
ASIS MAGAZINE SCORES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CELEB DAUGHTER AND PORN STAR MONTANA FISHBURNE
Controversial celeb daughter and newly minted Vivid porn star Montana Fishburne sat down with AsIs Magazine in an exclusive interview for the Special Edition Assets issue available on newsstands Wed., Aug. 25th. Montana is the ideal Assets woman at only 18, embodying “the benefits of beauty, booty and brains.”
A multi-talented actor of stage and screen, Laurence Fishburne, is definitely respected as a king in the urban community, and Assets is the only men’s urban magazine to get the real answer to the number one question in America: “Why do porn when your father is Laurence Fishburne?”
Interviewer Shabazz gets the story behind how a seemingly well educated young lady follows her desire to start her career through porn and how she’s handling the controversy.
“Of course it will affect him. Of course people are going to ask him about it, and he feels a certain way about it,” says Montana on how her career may affect her famous father. “People shouldn’t look at him any different because of what I’ve done. I’m not him, I’m my own person, he just happens to be my daddy.”
In the exclusive 12-page spread, Montana discusses her feelings about being a black porn star, her childhood in New York and move, at age 15, to live in LA with her father and her side of recent allegations and her dislike of Brian Pumper.
“My definition of success is being happy with what you’ve done and the accomplishments you’ve made,” explains Montana. “I liked watching myself on camera so I called Vivid and got a meeting with Steven Hirsch. The rest, as they say, is history. Her movie “Montana Fishburne” was released earlier this month and a trailer can be viewed a www.vivid.com.
Recently Unearthed Documentary “80 Blocks From Tiffany’s” To Be Re-Released After 25 Years
Five Day Weekend and Traffic Entertainment are proud to announce the upcoming DVD release of 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s, director Gary Weis‘ 1979 documentary about the South Bronx and its gang culture. The previously unavailable film will be released in the Fall of 2010, the first time it has been offered to the public in decades, and will be accompanied by a handful of exciting bonus features.
Director Gary Weis was still working as a short film creator for Saturday Night Live when he came up with the idea for80 Blocks after reading a Jon Bradshaw article, “Savage Skulls.” Published in a 1977 issue of Esquire Magazine, the piece centered on two gangs based in the South Bronx at the time — the Savage Nomads and theSavage Skulls. Weis became infatuated with the story and, soon after striking up a dialogue with Bradshaw, he convinced SNL producer Lorne Michaels to help him produce the film. Just two years later, in 1979, Weis and Bradshaw brought a camera crew to speak with members of both gangs, along with police officers, community activists, and civilians.
Despite its role as an important and unflinching portrait of a profoundly interesting time in New York’s cultural history, 80 Blocks was, for many years, impossible to find, only briefly available as an educational VHS release in 1985. In the years since its initial release, the documentary has gained an overwhelming cult status. With little to no news coverage over the decades since its release dedicated fans continued to buzz about the film. That buzz grewexponentially via the internet, which provided fans a common platform to fondly look back not only the at documentary itself, but the era that it captured so vividly.
The cries of many have been heard. For the first time in 25 years, the soon-to-be-released DVD will be accessible by the public, and will include interviews with producer/filmmaker Weis and director of photography Joan Churchill, as well as a 40 page book comprised of the original “Savage Skulls” article, an essay by David Hollander, and artwork by Julian Allen. All of this is, of course, to accompany both full and widescreen versions of the film that started it all.
This November, Time Life Releases THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES — Never Before Available on ANY FORMAT!
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN : THE COMPLETE SERIES
Outfitted in a Muscular Completist’s Set Sporting Sound Effects and Limited Edition Lenticular Graphics, the Spectacular 40-Disc Collection Will Feature All 100 Hour-Long Episodes and More Than 15 Hours of Bonuses Including the Three TV Pilot Movies,the Three Reunion Movies, the Bionic Woman Crossover Episodes and Much More
| The set, which will initially be available exclusively online at a specially branded site, will be released in November 2010 and feature all five action-packed seasons of the futuristic, fan-favorite adventure series never before available in the U.S. on any format! |
Although the collection will not be bionically-enhanced, the singular set — the 4th most requested unreleased show at TVShowsonDVD.com — is certain to thrill fans both old and new. Across the 40-disc configuration, housed in a box sporting an audio chip and eye-popping lenticular images, Time Life proudly presents the series in its entirety with all 100 digitally-preserved and re-mastered hour-long episodes. Also included will be the three pilot movies (“The Six Million Dollar Man”, “Wine, Women and War”, “Solid Gold Kidnapping”), the three made-for-TV reunion movies (“The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman”, “Bionic Showdown” and “Bionic Ever After?”), the never-before-released cross-over episodes with The Bionic Woman and more than eight additional hours of never-before-seen bonus programming, with all-new cast and crew interviews, featurettes and docs featuring, among others, Lee Majors and Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman) and much more.
One of the pop culture smashes of the ‘70s, THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN starred Lee Majors as Colonel Steve Austin, a top NASA pilot critically injured when his experimental spaceplane crashed. Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson), head of the OSI used Austin as a test subject for an experimental procedure, rebuilding his body using cybernetic technology, making him the world’s first bionic man. Now, Austin works for Goldman and the OSI, protecting the nation from a myriad of threats. Based on the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin, THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN launched with several made-for-TV movies in 1973, which then spun off into a hit for ABC, running from January 1974 to March 1978. During its run, the program made Majors a pop culture icon, spawned three reunion shows, another series (The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner) and thousands of licensed products, making THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN one of the defining TV shows of the “Me” decade.
“As the show that introduced me to TV audiences the world over, I have a fond place in my heart for The Six Million Dollar Man,” says Lee Majors. “And over the past several years, the one question I get asked most is ‘when will it be available on DVD?’ So, I’m truly excited to be involved in bringing the series to a new generation of fans.”
Sam Raimi to direct Radical’s Earp
Radical Publishing is proud to announce that director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Evil Dead) has signed on to produce and direct the film adaptation of EARP: SAINTS FOR SINNERS, based on Radical Publishing’s miniseries created by Matt Cirulnick and David Manpearl and written by Matt Cirulnick and M. Zachary Sherman. EARP: SAINTS FOR SINNERS will be produced by Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman for DreamWorks with Matt Cirulnick attached to write the screenplay. Radical’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine, and Raimi’s partner at Star Road Entertainment, Josh Donen, will also produce with Radical Studios’ Executive Vice President Jesse Berger, Cirulnick and Manpearl signed on as Executive Producers.
In a world where the American economy has all but collapsed to the levels of the Great Depression, infamous bandits roam the country and the law is as corrupt as the criminals its sworn to stop. Yet one lawman remains a steadfast moral compass for the people: WYATT EARP. Earp has collared more most-wanted men than anyone in history – but after a violent assignment claims the life of his brother, Wyatt sets out to forge a simple life in the only boomtown left: Las Vegas. With gorgeous women and free-flowing money on endless tap, Sin City attracts more people than a modern gold rush. Though Earp no longer wears a U.S. Marshall’s badge, his past is about to catch up to him. With nearly everything to lose, Earp will have to beat the odds stacked against him in order to bring old-fashioned justice to Sin City.
Wu Tang Clan film, FREE screening & discussion (July 10th, 3pm)!
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
In the summer of 1993, the hip hop genre was transformed by the formation the Wu-Tang Clan, a New York City-based hip-hop group consisting of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. The collective is frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi-member. The group emerged from the slums of Staten Island and took the hip-hop world by storm. Their legacy spanned over a decade, garnering fans worldwide and generating sales in excess of $50 million. This is their story.
Following the screening, California-based producer P. Frank Williams will be discussing the film and Wu-Tang Clan’s legacy with event host/moderator Adhimu “Mindbender” Stewart.
Price: FREE ADMISSION
Saturday, July 10, 2010
3:00PM – 4:30PM Studio Theatre
Harbourfront Centre - 235 Queens Quay West
“FAME: ROBERT PATTINSON” COMIC BOOK SELLS OUT, 2ND PRINTING ON ITS WAY WITH NEW COVER
With the latest edition of the Twilight saga movie opening this week, the clamor surrounding Robert Pattinson has reached a fevered pitch. As so much, Bluewater Productions’ biography comic book featuring the popular actor has sold out. A second printing of “FAME: Robert Pattinson”, with a new cover is already in production.
The news about the Pattinson comic selling out comes a week after the announcement of the “FAME: Lady Gaga” comic book selling out as well.
“I had a sense this title would do well, but it is selling even better than our projections.” said Bluewater president Darren Davis. “In fact, we really overprinted the book by a lot and it still sold out. This is a testament to his legion of fans.”
Fame: Robert Pattinson written by Kim Sherman and penciled by Nathaniel Ooten paints a unique portrait of the performer’s rise to fame; from his first credited role in Tess of the D’Urbervilles at London’s Barnes Theatre, to his breakout role as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and, of course, his star turn portrayal of the ethereal vampire Edward Cullen in wildly successful Twilight movie series.
According to Davis, the reason for the success of the Pattinson bio comic, along with the other biography titles Bluewater produces, is the attraction for people outside the traditional comic book buying public.
“It’s wonderful that we can be a part of getting people into comic book shops that may have never set foot in one before,” Davis said. “The goal here is to encourage new readers and to introduce them to a new creative medium.”
Fame offers a broad examination of strong and influential personalities who are influencing culture. Other Fame titles include biographies on Lady Gaga, soccer superstar David Beckham, and Twilight co-stars Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner.
“Each of our biography comics takes a different approach in bringing our stars’ stories to life,” said Davis, “If you compare the Pattinson comic with the one on Lady Gaga or Michelle Obama or even with the upcoming Anne Rice bio, you’ll appreciate that these books are being crafted with a great deal of creativity, research and vision…they’re not cookie cutter productions.”
The second printing of Fame: Robert Pattinson will be available soon with a cover by “FAME: Lady Gaga” cover artist Paul Andrew Manton.
The suggested retail price (SRP) for the upcoming comic book is $3.99. To insure you get your copy of “FAME”, contact your local comic book store to pre-order it. To find a comic book store near you go to www.comicshoplocator.com. The comic will also be on Amazon
CHRIS AND JONNY’S SLASHER FLICK UNEARTHED
Hello again. Several years ago, Chris and Jonny were persuaded to star in
Slashed, a horror movie made by Northern Irish band Ash. The film never saw
the light of day and has since become the stuff of legend. But now, Ash
have decided to use some of the footage for the video of their new single,
Binary. Watch the video and read an interview about it with Ash frontman
Tim Wheeler.
Innovative Artists presents URBAN WOLF
Innovative Artists invites you to view the groundbreaking webseries URBAN WOLF directed by our client French filmmakerLAURENT TOUIL-TARTOUR which premiered last week on Sony’s multiplatform website; www.crackle.com. URBAN WOLF is a 15 part international mystery thriller that first premiered at last year’s Comic Con and the AFI Digifest, and won the award for Best Drama at this year’s ITV Festival. The story is told in a cutting-edge visual style with no dialogue.
Here is a link to the series http://www.crackle.com/c/Urban_Wolf#id=2481388
Bang & Olufsen introduces BeoVision 8-40 LCD
Bang & Olufsen, the worldwide provider of high-end home theaters and custom multi-room music systems, announces its fifth video product launched in less than 12 months — the BeoVision 8-40 LCD. The new40-inch version of the acclaimed BeoVision 8 television combines a technologically advanced home cinema viewing experience due to its motion compensation and contrast improvement technology. It allows for maximum flexibility in placement options, as this compact television can easily be moved around and placed high or low. BeoVision 8-40 will be available in all Bang & Olufsen retail locations by summer 2010 and includes the Bang & Olufsen three-year international warranty. MSRP $5400.
TAYLOR LAUTNER COMIC BOOK BIOGRAPHY COMPLETES TWILIGHT SAGA FOR BLUEWATER
Bluewater Productions has already completed comic book biographies of Twilight actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and of the author who first brought Twilight to life, Stephenie Meyer. In August, the comics company will add actor Taylor Lautner to the mix.
Lautner, who plays shape shifter Jacob Black in the Twilight films, will get his own comic from Bluewater this August. The 32-page Fame: Taylor Lautner will retail at comic shops, Amazon.com and other online sites for $3.99.
Lautner was a relatively unknown actor until he made his debut in the popular vampire-romance movies. Those days are over. Today, Lautner is as much a household name as are Stewart and Pattinson.
Lautner is also a committed actor. He studied martial arts and packed on 30 pounds of muscle for his role in the Twilight movies.
Of course, Lautner’s smile and chiseled features haven’t hurt his popularity, either, at least not among the movies’ largely female audience.
Kimberly Sherman, who’s penned the biography comics of both Pattinson and Stewart, also wrote the new Lautner comic. Warren Martineck, an artist for DC Comics’ WildStorm studio, provided the interior art, while JuanMar Studios produced the comic’s cover.
You can see exclusive pages of the comic book on MTV: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/05/17/taylor-lautner-comic-book-preview/
“The Twilight series has become a pop culture phenomenon,” said Darren Davis, president and founder of Bluewater Productions. “It’s transformed previously unknown actors into superstars. It seems that the same thing is happening with Taylor Lautner. We at Bluewater are happy to bring Taylor’s story to his fans, and hope that his comic helps introduce these readers to the joys of graphic storytelling.”
Bluewater Productions has carved out a niche for itself with its top-selling line of biography comics. The company’s Fame line of biographies, which chronicles the life of influential celebrities, will debut this May with comics focusing on Pattinson and Lady GaGa. Both titles are available then at comic book stores on May26th as well as Amazon in which the comics have ranked up to #300 on the site.
Bluewater also publishes the Female Force and Political Power line of comics. These biographies have features such powers as Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela and Sarah Palin.
For more information about Bluewater Productions, please visit the company’s Web site at www.bluewaterprod.com.
STARZ ANNOUNCES “CAMELOT” TO BE RELEASED IN 2011
Academy Award® Winning Producer Graham King Turns His Focus to Television, Working With the Producers of‘The Tudors’ to Tell This Timeless and Powerful Legendary Tale
Irish-Canadian Co-Production Is Set to Air in 2011 on Starz in the U.S.
Starz continues to bring unique event programming to audiences in the U.S., securing rights to “Camelot,” a wholly original approach to the timeless Arthurian legend, from the creative team behind such landmark series as “The Tudors,” “Life on Mars” and “Torchwood,” as well as critically acclaimed film The Departed and upcoming The Tourist. Originated by Academy Award® nominated Ecosse Films (Mrs. Brown, Becoming Jane Nowhere Boy,)Starz plans to air the 10-episode series in the first half of 2011.
“Camelot” will be based on Thomas Malory’s 15th century book,” Le Morte d’Arthur” – still considered the definitive work on the subject. But that’s only a starting point;“Camelot” will weave authenticity into a modern telling of the Arthur legends that is relatable to contemporary audiences.
Academy Award® winning producer Graham King (The Tourist, The Departed, Gangs of New York, The Aviator) along with Tim Headington and newly appointed GK-TV President Craig Cegielski will serve as Executive Producers. Additional Executive Producers include Morgan O’Sullivan (The Count of Monte Cristo, The Tudors) and James Flynn of the Irish production company Octagon, Michael Hirst (The Tudors) and Douglas Rae (Nowhere Boy, Becoming Jane, The Waterhorse) of UK’s Ecosse Films. The series is being written by Chris Chibnall (“Life on Mars,” “Torchwood”). John Weber from Take 5 Productions will serve as the Canadian producer.
The series will be shot in Ireland, with post-production to be completed in Canada. Starz has all U.S. rights – including home entertainment and digital distribution – to “Camelot”; GK-TV will handle the rest of the world.
“`The story of Arthur isn’t history, it’s mythology, and Camelot isn’t a place but an idea of hope that has resonated intensely at different times throughout history,” Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht said. “The creative team has envisioned a highly entertaining and distinctly original TV program that fits in perfectly with our lineup, coming on the heels of our successful original series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’ and the returning comedy ‘Party Down,’ along with our recent acquisition of the event series based on Ken Follett’s ‘The Pillars of the Earth.’ ”
“GK-TV was started with the goal of producing compelling cinematic quality programming for television,” said Graham King. “The legend of King Arthur is a fascinating story that we couldn’t be more excited to have as our first television project.” Added Craig Cegielski: “Our goal for this project is to bring a fresh and contemporary take to one of the most classic medieval tales. In keeping with the GK-TV vision, we have assembled top level writers and producers to help tell the universal story of Camelot on a global scale.”
“I am excited to be part of this project not only because it is an amazing story, but it allows me to collaborate once again with Chris Albrecht,” said Morgan O’Sullivan.
“Camelot is one of the greatest stories ever told and we are thrilled to be working with Starz and Graham King on such an ambitious production,” said Ecosse Films CEO Douglas Rae.
Casting is underway for the production, with the cast expected to feature fresh talent combined with established faces who will enhance the high quality of the new series. Production is slated to begin in June of this year.
Check Out Director Warren P. Sonoda Canadian Premiere of “Unrivaled” at ReelWorld Film Festival
UNRIVALED – Dir. Warren P. Sonoda – 95 mins.
REELWORLD FILM FESTIVAL
10TH ANNIVERSARY
UNRIVALED
AT: CINEPLEX CANADA SQUARE THEATRE | 2100 YONGE
THURSDAY APRIL 8TH | 9:00 PM
FRIDAY APRIL 9TH | 9:00 PM
Ringo Duran (Hector Echavaaria) is one of the best fighters in the world; he just doesn’t know it yet. Mired in a dead-end job at a strip club, wasting away in amateur back-room cage matches for a couple lousy bucks a night, Ringo dreams of the becoming a professional fighter. When the Extreme Cage Warriors League launches a competition to find the best undiscovered fighter, Ringo has a chance to smash his way to the good life. Unrivaled is a mixed-martial arts film that provides wall to wall action. Starring several professional UFC fighters, director Warren Sonoda takes the MMA film genre to a new level. The film is sure to satisfy UFC fans and action movie fans alike.
Director Warren Sonoda is an award winning director who has (until now) built his reputation on music videos and quirky comedies.Unrivaled is Sonoda’s fifth feature film.
CHECK OUT FULL SCREENING SCHEDULE NOW! Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Music Videos, Industry Panels and so much more. Films from Nigeria, Philippines, India, Korean, Ethiopia, South African, Iran, Mexico, with over 60% Canadian content. Come Celebrate us!
ReelWorld Film Festival Screening Nollywood Babylon (Hot Docs co-presentation)
Nollywood Babylon – Dir. Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal – 74mins
REELWORLD FILM FESTIVAL
10TH ANNIVERSARY
NOLLYWOOD BABYLON
Sponsored by CBC
Co-presented by Hot Docs
AT: CINEPLEX CANADA SQUARE THEATRE | 2100 YONGE
FRIDAY APRIL 9TH | 3:30 PM
SATURDAY APRIL 10TH | 3:30 PM
Move over Hollywood! Watch out Bollywood! Nollywood is the new kid on the block. In just over ten years Nigeria has become the third-largest movie industry in the world. Nollywood Babylon is a feature documentary exploring the explosive popularity of Nigeria’s movie industry.
The film drops viewers into the chaos of Lagos’ Idumota market. Here, among the bustling stalls, films are sold and unlikely stars are born. At the centre of the documentary, director Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, known in Lagos as “Da Governor,” is one of the most influential men in Nollywood. Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of B-Movie that has Nigerians Nollywood-obsessed. In these films, voodoo and magic infuse urban stories, reflecting the collision of traditional mysticism and modern culture that Nigerians experience every day.
Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, present an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.
CHECK OUT FULL SCREENING SCHEDULE NOW! Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Music Videos, Industry Panels and so much more. Films from Nigeria, Philippines, India, Korean, Ethiopia, South African, Iran, Mexico, with over 60% Canadian content. Come Celebrate with us!
Introducing The Cannolis
THE CANNOLIS is a new animated project…the first ever MAFIA cartoon conceived as a hybrid of “Family Guy” and “The Sopranos.”
THE CANNOLIS are a middle class family living in New York City’s Little Italy.
The two families’ everyday interaction with each other and the surrounding neighborhood characters provide never-ending humorous situations and twisted plotlines.
The show’s core will be structured on parodies of MAFIA movies, television shows, books and actual historic events, etc.
Zombie Twitter Fiction
By now, it’s almost a foregone conclusion that those in the know are familiar with Twitter and its ability to reach millions for business and social networking. However, the possibilities of Twitter have only begun to be realized. What if Twitter were utilized for storytelling? What if it already has been?
Man Vs. Zombies has become the first Twitter account to tell an ongoing storyline. More than that, the storyline is supported with both pictures and video to support the tale.
Man Vs. Zombies is the ongoing “diary of the apocalypse.” The majority of the world’s inhabitants have been transformed into zombies and only one man, Gus, – a slacker with a penchant for drug use and a hilariously twisted sense of humor – seems to be left unchanged. Gus traverses his home town of Miami, which appears to be ground zero, in search of survivors, answers, and good drugs, whilst reporting his adventures on Twitter as it appears to be the only working service from his cell phone.
ROBERT PATTINSON STARS IN FAME COMIC BOOK SERIES
Millions know English actor Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, the vampire with a conscience in the films Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the fantasy/romance movies based on Stephenie Meyer’s famous book series.
But there’s more to Pattinson than fake fangs, faraway looks and tousled hair. Pattinson is an accomplished musician, a former model and an actor who’s played both a wizard at Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School and the artist Salvador Dali.
Bluewater Productions in May will ship FAME: Robert Pattinson to comic book shops and retailers across the country. This 32-page comic will trace Pattinson’s career from his first performance in Tess of the D’Urbervilles at London’s Barnes Theatre to his star turn in the Twilight movies.
Writer Kim Sherman said that she is eager to introduce fans to the many sides of Pattinson.
“I love having the ability to introduce high-profile people to readers through an unexpected medium that is both written and visual,” Sherman said. “These biography comics are designed to illustrate interesting tidbits to fans about their favorite figureheads, and inspire them to learn more. I chose to conceptualize A-lister Robert Pattinson from a unique perspective, immersing the reader into the life of the talented actor beyond his most famous role.”
Count interior artist Nathaniel Ooten as one reader who’s gained a new appreciation for Pattinson’s career since reading Sherman’s script.
“Working on this book has opened an entirely new level of Rob Pattinson for me,” Ooten said. “Before starting, I was only aware of the ‘teenage vampire’ Pattinson. After reading the script, studying the subject and listening to his music, I not only became very interested in Pattinson’s future work, but also discovered a new appreciation for this ‘teenage vampire.’”
Bluewater president Darren G. Davis said that he expects Pattinson’s biography to be as popular among Twilight fans as was the comic biography of writer Meyer, which Bluewater published in November of 2009. That particular biography has sold out of several printings.
“Twilight fans want to know everything about the talented people who have brought them the story of Edward and Bella,” Davis said. “I’m pleased to be able to bring them Robert Pattinson’s story. It’s our hope that even the most devoted fans will discover a fact or two that takes them completely by surprise.”
FAME: Robert Pattinson is part of Bluewater’s much-publicized, and popular, line of biographical comics. The FAME series will also include comic biographies of Lady GaGa, 50 Cent, Tiger Woods and David Beckham. Bluewater Productions also publishes biographies of influential political figures such as Al Gore, Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama. Many of these comics, too, have sold out several printings.