Austin-based company Mondo has risen to glory in the last few years, designing one cool movie poster after another and even doing the same for some TV shows. Now, EW is excited to share the first-ever Mondo video game poster, a very cool image designed to capture the insane wonder of Insomniac Games’ buzzy, hyperkinetic actioner Sunset Overdrive.
Check out the poster:
EW spoke to designers at Mondo and Insomniac Games about how this collaboration came together.
Entertainment Weekly: How did you guys decide to get Mondo to posterize Sunset Overdrive?
James Stevenson, Community Lead, Insomniac Games: Mondo first captured...
Check out the poster:
EW spoke to designers at Mondo and Insomniac Games about how this collaboration came together.
Entertainment Weekly: How did you guys decide to get Mondo to posterize Sunset Overdrive?
James Stevenson, Community Lead, Insomniac Games: Mondo first captured...
- 7/16/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
“Whooooooooo are you? Who? Who? Who, Who?”
Who Are You
Composed by Pete Townsend
The Who, 1978
Picking up from last week—
All our super-powered mythic creations, whether hero or villain, man or woman, are avatars—whether we realize it or not.
Superman, of course, is the Big Kahuna avatar of comics. Every corrupt politician that Superman put in jail, each mobster who pulled a gun and watched the bullets bounce off Superman’s chest, every misogynistic wise-ass jerk who insulted a woman and was punished by Superman was really being punished by these two bookish, nebbishy, and schlemiel-y kids from Cleveland, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, who weren’t able to fight the anti-Semites or win the gorgeous goyishe blonde. I doubt very much either of them were consciously aware of the psycho-sociological underpinnings of their alien hero who would capture the world’s imagination, but it’s all there,...
Who Are You
Composed by Pete Townsend
The Who, 1978
Picking up from last week—
All our super-powered mythic creations, whether hero or villain, man or woman, are avatars—whether we realize it or not.
Superman, of course, is the Big Kahuna avatar of comics. Every corrupt politician that Superman put in jail, each mobster who pulled a gun and watched the bullets bounce off Superman’s chest, every misogynistic wise-ass jerk who insulted a woman and was punished by Superman was really being punished by these two bookish, nebbishy, and schlemiel-y kids from Cleveland, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, who weren’t able to fight the anti-Semites or win the gorgeous goyishe blonde. I doubt very much either of them were consciously aware of the psycho-sociological underpinnings of their alien hero who would capture the world’s imagination, but it’s all there,...
- 3/3/2014
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
"There is no better dinner date than Chris Stamp," says James D. Cooper, whose debut documentary Lambert & Stamp premiered earlier this week at the Sundance Film Festival. The film feels like a night hanging out with the legendary Who manager – a juicy meal complete with gossip, anecdotes and insider intel.
Read Eddie Vedder's Movie Tribute to The Who
Shot primarily in stark black and white, the film – which resembles mod London – unpacks the idiosyncratic connection between an unlikely duo: the posh Lambert, son of a classical composer, and the blue-collar Stamp,...
Read Eddie Vedder's Movie Tribute to The Who
Shot primarily in stark black and white, the film – which resembles mod London – unpacks the idiosyncratic connection between an unlikely duo: the posh Lambert, son of a classical composer, and the blue-collar Stamp,...
- 1/24/2014
- Rollingstone.com
A haggard voice breaks the darkness of the screen.
“Tell me…
“Tell me…
“Tell me about Jenny.”
If possible, the voice is simultaneously threatening and pleading. It’s demanding and mourning. Terence Stamp’s Wilson in Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey is a man out of place, a British ex-con in sunny Los Angeles trying to learn about his daughter and her death. Pete Townsend’s loud, brash guitars and Roger Daltrey’s screaming “I’m a seeker/I’m a really desperate man” sets the tone for the movie. Unlike the slick films like Out of Sight or Ocean’s Eleven, which he was doing with George Clooney, Soderbergh isn’t out to make Stamp’s Wilson look like a shining knight. Maybe it’s just Clooney’s superpower of charisma, but his characters are classic leading men, with their Cary Grant smiles and ladykiller swagger. In comparison, Stamp is an old,...
“Tell me…
“Tell me…
“Tell me about Jenny.”
If possible, the voice is simultaneously threatening and pleading. It’s demanding and mourning. Terence Stamp’s Wilson in Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey is a man out of place, a British ex-con in sunny Los Angeles trying to learn about his daughter and her death. Pete Townsend’s loud, brash guitars and Roger Daltrey’s screaming “I’m a seeker/I’m a really desperate man” sets the tone for the movie. Unlike the slick films like Out of Sight or Ocean’s Eleven, which he was doing with George Clooney, Soderbergh isn’t out to make Stamp’s Wilson look like a shining knight. Maybe it’s just Clooney’s superpower of charisma, but his characters are classic leading men, with their Cary Grant smiles and ladykiller swagger. In comparison, Stamp is an old,...
- 11/22/2013
- by Scott Cederlund
- SoundOnSight
In The Motel Life, Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff play two brothers, Frank and Jerry, who are living a lonesome country tune’s tale, with specific accents on their bad luck. When Jerry becomes involved in a hit-and-run accident, the two flee their Reno motel for some type of other home, continuing their existence as whiskey-drinking, fantasy-drawing vagabonds. Dakota Fanning stars as Hirsch’s fixation, Annie James, and Kris Kristofferson appears for a few scenes as their working-class daddy figure Earl Hurley. The Motel Life is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin.
Featuring two raggedy performances from the nicely paired Dorff and Hirsch, The Motel Life is a drama that functions well with its influences, namely the Coen Brothers’ romanticism of cold, bad luck, and bits of Paul Thomas Anderson’s own debut Hard Eight.
The Polsky Brothers made their break into the business with their producing work on...
Featuring two raggedy performances from the nicely paired Dorff and Hirsch, The Motel Life is a drama that functions well with its influences, namely the Coen Brothers’ romanticism of cold, bad luck, and bits of Paul Thomas Anderson’s own debut Hard Eight.
The Polsky Brothers made their break into the business with their producing work on...
- 11/8/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Cary Elwes is set to make his directorial debut on a presently untitled biopic of Kit Lambert, the famed rock impresario and manager of The Who.
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
- 12/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Cary Elwes is set to make his directorial debut on a presently untitled biopic of Kit Lambert, the famed rock impresario and manager of The Who.
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
- 12/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Cary Elwes has long been developing Elvis & Nixon has his directorial debut - a project about the famous meeting between The King and the president - but now it looks as though a different music-themed project could potentially be taking its place. The actor best known for playing Westley in Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride has signed a deal to direct an upcoming biopic about Kit Lambert, the famed manager of The Who. THR says that the script has been written by Pat Gilbert and after letting Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey read it they agreed to assist the project with "biographical details" and will also contribute to the movie's soundtrack. During his career Lambert was credited with inspiring the English band to try working with a more experimental sound, which in turn led to the creation of the rock opera Tommy. In addition to The Who, the manager...
- 12/15/2012
- cinemablend.com
Want to see a biopic about the manager of The Who, directed by Cary Elwes? As you wish. That’s exactly the project that the former Westley has chosen to be his first directorial project. He’s teaming up with producer Orian Williams (who notably produced the fantastic Ian Curtis biopic “Control,” and has projects based on the lives of Jeff Buckley ("Mystery White Boy") and Jack Kerouac ("Big Sur") on their way to the screen) to tell the story of Kit Lambert – the man who discovered The Who and made them one of the most famous rock bands of all time. Apparently both Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have read the script, approve, and are on board to contribute biographical details and allow the use of their music in the film. The script has been penned by Pat Gilbert who used to edit the British music magazine Mojo, who...
- 12/14/2012
- by Joe Cunningham
- The Playlist
Many know Cary Elwes from his turns as Westley in The Princess Bride, Jerry in Liar Liar, Dr. Gordon in Saw or Robin Hood, man in tights. But now the actor is looking to get behind the camera with a film set in the world of rock and roll. THR has learned that Elwes is looking to make his directorial debut with a film about the life and death of Kit Lambert (right), the manager of the seminal rock band The Who. Band members and rock legends Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry approved the script and are clearing their song library to power Lambert's tale, as he discovered The Who while trying to make a film about a band. Lambert also worked with artists like Jimi Hendrix, but it sounds like this story will follow Lambert and his work with The Who almost exclusively. But this isn't going to be...
- 12/14/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
1.) Amber Heard has joined Kevin Costner and Haliee Steinfeld in the McG-directed actioner Three Days to Kill. Scripted by Luc Besson (Taken, The Professional) and Adi Hasak, the film centers on a drying Secret Service agent (Costner) who decides to retire in order to reconnect with his daughter (Steinfeld). He takes an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for doing one last assignment, although the drug turns out to have some hallucinatory side effects. Heard will play the woman who makes him this offer. Variety 2.) The Departed screenwriter William Monahan has been called in by Paramount to do a re-write on the Mark Wahlberg vehicle American Desperado. The true crime story tells of Jon Roberts getting rich off smuggling cocaine into the U.S. Wahlberg has been developing the project since 2008, while Peter Berg was attached to direct at one point. Berg and Wahlberg just wrapped Lone Survivor,...
- 12/14/2012
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
The life -- and death -- of Kit Lambert, famed rock impresario and manager of The Who, is coming to the big screen with all the music and drama that entails -- courtesy of producer Orian Williams and actor Cary Elwes, who will be making his directorial debut, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The filmmakers are targeting late spring 2013 to start principal photography in the U.K. Both Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry have read the script and are on board to contribute biographical details, as well as one kick-ass Who soundtrack that is something of a soundtrack to the '60s and
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- 12/14/2012
- by Merle Ginsberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It is Bettye Lavette's time. The R&B and soul singer blew the doors off the Kennedy Center tribute with her 'Love reign O'er Me' sung to both The Who stars Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend. Now the Detroit singer with the unforgettable voice is getting long-overdue recognition thanks in part to her autobiography, .A Woman Like Me,. which chronicles her storied half-century in the music business. Smiley will interview her tonight on PBS... and if you are saying, "who Is Bettye?" Let me school you:...
- 11/29/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
A sequel to our first “10 Legends We’d Like To See Tour As Holograms“. You can find the first Here.
1. Jimi Hendrix
It’s been almost forty-two years since the musical sorcerer that was Jimi Hendrix sadly departed from the world, but his legend remains strong in the hearts and minds of many. Born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942, in the humble surroundings of Seattle, Hendrix started to practice guitar at the age of twelve and never looked back from that moment onwards. After spending the first half of the sixties as a session musician, including a stint in Little Richard’s band, the aspiring guitarist made his way to the UK in the hope of establishing himself as an individual after years of playing in the shadows.
By the turn of 1967, Hendrix’s reputation was spreading like wildfire in the London music scene, propelling him to stardom in Europe.
1. Jimi Hendrix
It’s been almost forty-two years since the musical sorcerer that was Jimi Hendrix sadly departed from the world, but his legend remains strong in the hearts and minds of many. Born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942, in the humble surroundings of Seattle, Hendrix started to practice guitar at the age of twelve and never looked back from that moment onwards. After spending the first half of the sixties as a session musician, including a stint in Little Richard’s band, the aspiring guitarist made his way to the UK in the hope of establishing himself as an individual after years of playing in the shadows.
By the turn of 1967, Hendrix’s reputation was spreading like wildfire in the London music scene, propelling him to stardom in Europe.
- 9/10/2012
- by Jack Flahavan
- Obsessed with Film
DVD Release Date: Oct. 9, 2012
Price: DVD $14.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
See them, feel them, touch them, heal them: The Who rock in Live in Texas '75.
A few weeks before The Who launch their North American tour on Nov. 1, 2012, an archival show by the original band—Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle—will be unleashed in the music concert release The Who Live In Texas ’75.
Filmed at The Summit arena in Houston on Nov. 20, 1975, the concert was an early show in the massive Us tour to promote The Who By Numbers, the band’s seventh album.
The 25-song, 117-minute show – previously only available as a muddled bootleg – has been restored to its rightful visual and sonic superiority by longtime Who collaborator, British record producer Jon Astley.
The October release date for The Who Live In Texas ’75 coincides with what would have been bassist Entwistle’s 68th birthday.
Price: DVD $14.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
See them, feel them, touch them, heal them: The Who rock in Live in Texas '75.
A few weeks before The Who launch their North American tour on Nov. 1, 2012, an archival show by the original band—Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle—will be unleashed in the music concert release The Who Live In Texas ’75.
Filmed at The Summit arena in Houston on Nov. 20, 1975, the concert was an early show in the massive Us tour to promote The Who By Numbers, the band’s seventh album.
The 25-song, 117-minute show – previously only available as a muddled bootleg – has been restored to its rightful visual and sonic superiority by longtime Who collaborator, British record producer Jon Astley.
The October release date for The Who Live In Texas ’75 coincides with what would have been bassist Entwistle’s 68th birthday.
- 8/27/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Providence, R.I. -- It was December 1979 when Emery Lucier learned the concert he was eagerly awaiting in Rhode Island by British rock band The Who had been canceled over safety concerns. The 17-year-old was so angry he knocked over a chair in his high school classroom.
"I just remember being so upset about the whole thing," he said.
Lucier, now 50, of Milford, Mass., held onto the ticket, for which he paid $25 ($12.50 for the ticket and $12.50 more for the scalper). On Tuesday, he and nine other people traded in tickets from that canceled show and got new ones for The Who's final appearance on its Quadrophenia tour in February at the Dunkin Donuts Center, the same venue it was supposed to play 33 years ago.
The venue's general manager, Lawrence Lepore, said earlier this month he would honor tickets for the 1979 show, which then-Mayor Buddy Cianci canceled after a stampede before...
"I just remember being so upset about the whole thing," he said.
Lucier, now 50, of Milford, Mass., held onto the ticket, for which he paid $25 ($12.50 for the ticket and $12.50 more for the scalper). On Tuesday, he and nine other people traded in tickets from that canceled show and got new ones for The Who's final appearance on its Quadrophenia tour in February at the Dunkin Donuts Center, the same venue it was supposed to play 33 years ago.
The venue's general manager, Lawrence Lepore, said earlier this month he would honor tickets for the 1979 show, which then-Mayor Buddy Cianci canceled after a stampede before...
- 8/1/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Simon Cowell, Elton John and other big music industry names have written a letter to the British government regarding piracy. The pair were joined by Pete Townsend and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber in writing to David Cameron calling for Number 10 to enforce more pressure on search engines to prevent music piracy. A group of 10 music bodies asked the Prime Minister to create "a strong domestic copyright framework" and "implement swiftly the long overdue measures in the Digital Economy Act 2010", reports Music Week. The full letter reads as follows: Dear Prime Minister, As the world's focus turns to the UK this summer, there is an opportunity to stimulate growth in sectors where the UK has a competitive edge. Our creative industries represent one such sector, which creates jobs at twice the speed of the rest of the economy. Britain's (more)...
- 7/24/2012
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
Here is last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Bollywood Bares" has its dress rehearsal."
Thanks to hbeach for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Timothy Olyphant (above) is 44, A certain icon will be celebrated with her own post on Sunday, Drew Fuller is 32, Tina Fey is 42, Pete Townsend is 67, Jane Wiedlin is 54, Mindy Cohn is 46, and Martika is 43. I first fell in love with Martika as Gloria on Kids, Inc., and she's best known for her #1 smash "Toy Soldiers," but I prefer two of her other hits. The Prince penned "Love, Thy Will Be Done," and her first hit "More Than You Know", which is so gloriously, unmistakably 1989. With his Alien prequel Prometheus about to hit theaters,...
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Bollywood Bares" has its dress rehearsal."
Thanks to hbeach for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Timothy Olyphant (above) is 44, A certain icon will be celebrated with her own post on Sunday, Drew Fuller is 32, Tina Fey is 42, Pete Townsend is 67, Jane Wiedlin is 54, Mindy Cohn is 46, and Martika is 43. I first fell in love with Martika as Gloria on Kids, Inc., and she's best known for her #1 smash "Toy Soldiers," but I prefer two of her other hits. The Prince penned "Love, Thy Will Be Done," and her first hit "More Than You Know", which is so gloriously, unmistakably 1989. With his Alien prequel Prometheus about to hit theaters,...
- 5/18/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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