Featuring a truly distinct artistic style that has been over ten years in the making, Sal Abbinanti’s new graphic novel The Hostage has launched on Kickstarter, and we've been provided with a list of Abbinanti’s artistic influences for his ambitious new project that follows a group of resilient kids growing up on the streets of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
You can check out Abbinanti's list of artistic influences below, and to learn more about The Hostage, visit the graphic novel's official Kickstarter page.
The Hostage
Listicle of Influences by Sal Abbinanti
Artist Basil Gogos — This might be obvious, but the legendary monster artist, best known for his numerous Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine covers, has had an enormous influence on my work. Just look at his use of radical colors. And the monsters!
Artist Bill Sienkiewicz — Bill is an artist whose work pushes boundaries. His abstract...
You can check out Abbinanti's list of artistic influences below, and to learn more about The Hostage, visit the graphic novel's official Kickstarter page.
The Hostage
Listicle of Influences by Sal Abbinanti
Artist Basil Gogos — This might be obvious, but the legendary monster artist, best known for his numerous Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine covers, has had an enormous influence on my work. Just look at his use of radical colors. And the monsters!
Artist Bill Sienkiewicz — Bill is an artist whose work pushes boundaries. His abstract...
- 1/25/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Many comic book fans are already familiar with Sal Abbinanti as an art rep for such names as Alex Ross or Bill Sienkiewicz, but a new graphic novel written and drawn by Abbinanti, titled The Hostage just might change that.
The graphic novel — which he created over a period of a decade, and is currently being funded on Kickstarter in a campaign launching today — is based on experiences Abbinanti had during a visit to Brazil in his early 20s.
“When I was 25, I spent six months living in Rio de Janeiro,” Abbinanti said in a statement about the ...
The graphic novel — which he created over a period of a decade, and is currently being funded on Kickstarter in a campaign launching today — is based on experiences Abbinanti had during a visit to Brazil in his early 20s.
“When I was 25, I spent six months living in Rio de Janeiro,” Abbinanti said in a statement about the ...
- 1/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Many comic book fans are already familiar with Sal Abbinanti as an art rep for such names as Alex Ross or Bill Sienkiewicz, but a new graphic novel written and drawn by Abbinanti, titled The Hostage just might change that.
The graphic novel — which he created over a period of a decade, and is currently being funded on Kickstarter in a campaign launching today — is based on experiences Abbinanti had during a visit to Brazil in his early 20s.
“When I was 25, I spent six months living in Rio de Janeiro,” Abbinanti said in a statement about the ...
The graphic novel — which he created over a period of a decade, and is currently being funded on Kickstarter in a campaign launching today — is based on experiences Abbinanti had during a visit to Brazil in his early 20s.
“When I was 25, I spent six months living in Rio de Janeiro,” Abbinanti said in a statement about the ...
- 1/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ray Milland directs a fine western drama, strong on character and tension; it garnered enough praise to set him on a second, minor career behind the camera. Milland also stars as a gunman in the wrong place at the wrong time — framed for a mass murder in an unforgiving frontier town. Who ya gonna blame? That nasty sidewinder villain Raymond Burr, of course.
A Man Alone
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1955 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date November 6, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond, Raymond Burr, Arthur Space, Lee Van Cleef, Alan Hale Jr., Douglas Spencer, Thomas Browne Henry, Grandon Rhodes, Martin Garralaga, Kim Spalding, Minerva Urecal.
Cinematography: Lionel Lindon
Film Editor: Richard L. Van Enger
Original Music: Victor Young
Written by John Tucker Battle, from a story by Mort Briskin
Directed by R. Milland
A Man Alone is yet another exceptional western from Republic Pictures.
A Man Alone
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1955 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date November 6, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond, Raymond Burr, Arthur Space, Lee Van Cleef, Alan Hale Jr., Douglas Spencer, Thomas Browne Henry, Grandon Rhodes, Martin Garralaga, Kim Spalding, Minerva Urecal.
Cinematography: Lionel Lindon
Film Editor: Richard L. Van Enger
Original Music: Victor Young
Written by John Tucker Battle, from a story by Mort Briskin
Directed by R. Milland
A Man Alone is yet another exceptional western from Republic Pictures.
- 11/27/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
"Why not accept that it is the distanced and yet intimate relationship between reverie and reality, art and life, chance and determinism, that constitutes the most dynamic way of recalibrating bodies and minds? Sure, it takes time and a particular kind of concentration to follow oblique and winding paths, to reorient and refurbish our minds. But the particular gift contained in disengaged engagement, that particular mode of experiencing reviewed in these page, is that it drives us to shed some of our herdlike mental habits."—Marina van Zuylen, "The Plentitude of Distraction""...I came unwilling, a stranger to you. Sick and weary. Bitter and tired. All hope dissolved. Heart despairing. But when hearing music I opened tear-soden eyes and beauty and color rushed to embrace me, to warm me, to heal me, to make me whole again."—"Polynesian Rhapsody" from Hell's Half Acre******Somewhat inexplicably, the dog days of summer are around the corner.
- 8/8/2018
- MUBI
Among Martin Scorsese’s directing projects-in-progress are a new television show (“The Caesars”), plus films based on an Oklahoma murder mystery (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and the life of the 26th U.S. president (“Teddy”). He will also soon reunite with actors who delivered their most-acclaimed performances opposite his lens: “Casino” veteran Sharon Stone will star in a Scorsese film that’s still under wraps, while Robert De Niro’s ninth collaboration with the director — Netflix’s “The Irishman” — will be the priciest film of Scorsese’s career (reported budget: $140 million).
Still, the Oscar winner (“The Departed”) has set aside spare time for his signature cause: film preservation.
In his hometown next month, MoMA will host the second-half of its exhibition, “Martin Scorsese Presents Republic Rediscovered: New Restorations from Paramount Pictures.” The defunct studio Republic Pictures churned out 3,000 films and series, all of which are now property of Paramount.
Still, the Oscar winner (“The Departed”) has set aside spare time for his signature cause: film preservation.
In his hometown next month, MoMA will host the second-half of its exhibition, “Martin Scorsese Presents Republic Rediscovered: New Restorations from Paramount Pictures.” The defunct studio Republic Pictures churned out 3,000 films and series, all of which are now property of Paramount.
- 7/10/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
You can tell it’s film noir — even the cabin cruiser has Venetian blinds. Ernest Hemingway’s favorite film adaptation of his work is this uncompromised story of a good man taking a criminal course on the high seas. John Garfield is again ‘one man alone’ against the system, and the moral quicksand all but swallows up Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter and Wallace Ford.
The Breaking Point
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 889
1950 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 97 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date August 8, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Brocco, John Doucette.
Cinematography: Ted D. McCord
Film Editor: Alan Crosland Jr.
Original Music: Howard Jackson, Max Steiner
Written by Ranald MacDougall from a novel by Ernest Hemingway
Produced by Jerry Wald
Directed by Michael Curtiz
After...
The Breaking Point
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 889
1950 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 97 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date August 8, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Brocco, John Doucette.
Cinematography: Ted D. McCord
Film Editor: Alan Crosland Jr.
Original Music: Howard Jackson, Max Steiner
Written by Ranald MacDougall from a novel by Ernest Hemingway
Produced by Jerry Wald
Directed by Michael Curtiz
After...
- 7/22/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany, 1971
Rainer Werner Fassbinder had a true talent for probing insights into the deep despair and disenchantment of the human condition. His characters were doomed people, ones fellow German New Waver Wim Wenders speaks of as helpless and hopeless. Such descriptions perfectly suit those in Fassbinder’s 1971 film, The Merchant of Four Seasons, which is out now on a new Criterion Collection Blu-ray. Here, Hans Epp (Hans Hirschmüller) has just returned from duty with the French Foreign Legion. Home in Munich after being gone about a year, he is first greeted with a less than enthusiastic reception from his mother (Gusti Kreissl). As he tells of friends lost in the fighting, she counters with, “The best are left behind while people like you come home.” This is just the tip of the iceberg for what Wenders says is...
Written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany, 1971
Rainer Werner Fassbinder had a true talent for probing insights into the deep despair and disenchantment of the human condition. His characters were doomed people, ones fellow German New Waver Wim Wenders speaks of as helpless and hopeless. Such descriptions perfectly suit those in Fassbinder’s 1971 film, The Merchant of Four Seasons, which is out now on a new Criterion Collection Blu-ray. Here, Hans Epp (Hans Hirschmüller) has just returned from duty with the French Foreign Legion. Home in Munich after being gone about a year, he is first greeted with a less than enthusiastic reception from his mother (Gusti Kreissl). As he tells of friends lost in the fighting, she counters with, “The best are left behind while people like you come home.” This is just the tip of the iceberg for what Wenders says is...
- 6/9/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
30 years since Max Rockatansky ventured beyond the Thunderdome, he's back in a bold, bonkers and unmissable adventure that's quite simply the most exciting action movie of 2015. Financing troubles and a former leading man tarnished for both audiences and investors by his outspoken bigotry left Mad Max mastermind George Miller forced to endure development hell for years a decade. Filming finally began in July 2012, with reshoots in December 2013. And after a Cannes debut, the fourth entry in the franchise now reaches UK screens, its tagline proclaiming 'the future belongs to the mad'. Nostradamic pronouncements aside, Mad Max: Fury Road confirms that post-apocalyptic cinema belongs to Miller.
While the franchise has a new leading man, a bigger budget and the benefit of 21st century moviemaking artistry, Mad Max: Fury Road is no reboot but simply a long-delayed return to the world of the Road Warrior. A man alone in a world of fire and blood,...
While the franchise has a new leading man, a bigger budget and the benefit of 21st century moviemaking artistry, Mad Max: Fury Road is no reboot but simply a long-delayed return to the world of the Road Warrior. A man alone in a world of fire and blood,...
- 5/14/2015
- Shadowlocked
Since he tore up the screen in Nicolas Winding Refn's bold biopic Bronson, English actor Tom Hardy has proved a riveting screen presence in films like Inception, Lawless, The Dark Knight Rises and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Such mesmerizing charisma is an absolute must for his latest lead in the challenging thriller Locke. As you might have guessed from the Yahoo trailer up top, the whole success of this film is dependent on Hardy's performance. While the cast boasts members like Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur), Tom Holland (The Impossible), Ruth Wilson (Anna Karenina), and Andrew Scott (Sherlock's Moriarty), their roles come down to voice work. Locke only ever shows Hardy on screen. A man alone on his phone in a car shouldn't work as an engaging film, but look at the pull quotes in the trailer above, and it's pretty apparent this one does. Here's the film's official synopsis:...
- 3/7/2014
- cinemablend.com
While everyone was buzzing about big releases from Frank Ocean, Fiona Apple, Mumford & Sons and Taylor Swift, you might have missed some must-listens. Here's what you should know about, and why:
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Grizzly Bear, "Shields" (Warp)
Yes, iTunes named Grizzly Bear's "Shields" the best album of 2012. Yes, the critics adored it. And yes, it debuted in the Top 10.
But did it earn any Grammy nominations? No. Is it selling well? No. Have you heard it? Probably not.
And that needs to change.
"Shields" is a semimasterpiece that feels both old and new – and in the best ways possible. Anchored by the voices of Edward Droste and Daniel Rossen, this Brooklyn, N.Y.-based foursome has created a disc that is genre-defying and consistent throughout.
The 10 tracks that make up "Shields" are drum-filled and smoky, and half the songs are more than five minutes long. That's a bit unusual, but it's...
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Grizzly Bear, "Shields" (Warp)
Yes, iTunes named Grizzly Bear's "Shields" the best album of 2012. Yes, the critics adored it. And yes, it debuted in the Top 10.
But did it earn any Grammy nominations? No. Is it selling well? No. Have you heard it? Probably not.
And that needs to change.
"Shields" is a semimasterpiece that feels both old and new – and in the best ways possible. Anchored by the voices of Edward Droste and Daniel Rossen, this Brooklyn, N.Y.-based foursome has created a disc that is genre-defying and consistent throughout.
The 10 tracks that make up "Shields" are drum-filled and smoky, and half the songs are more than five minutes long. That's a bit unusual, but it's...
- 1/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
We continue our unabashed appreciation of some of the highlights of composer John Barry’s early movie career beyond the remit of the Bond franchise...
In the second part of our look at John Barry's extraordinary back catalogue of movie scores, we concentrate on a few more of the films from the mid- to late sixties. This was the beginning of a phase of phenomenal output, as well as experimentation, signposting his continuing diversity of technique and his burgeoning sense of style. Following on from the success of Zulu, his was a reputation that was quickly gaining momentum and garnering feverish accolades.
Stylish, contemporary and full of energy, Barry played as hard as he worked, and this musical period took place in a blur of fast living and nights at the Pickwick Club with the likes of Michael Caine and Terence Stamp, sampling the delights of the sixties at...
In the second part of our look at John Barry's extraordinary back catalogue of movie scores, we concentrate on a few more of the films from the mid- to late sixties. This was the beginning of a phase of phenomenal output, as well as experimentation, signposting his continuing diversity of technique and his burgeoning sense of style. Following on from the success of Zulu, his was a reputation that was quickly gaining momentum and garnering feverish accolades.
Stylish, contemporary and full of energy, Barry played as hard as he worked, and this musical period took place in a blur of fast living and nights at the Pickwick Club with the likes of Michael Caine and Terence Stamp, sampling the delights of the sixties at...
- 8/1/2011
- Den of Geek
Mary Murphy -- who was famously discovered at a coffee shop and cast opposite Marlon Brando in " The Wild One " -- died of heart disease in her Beverly Hills home on May 4. Murphy was working as a package wrapper at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills when a talent scout from Paramount Pictures spotted her in a coffee shop. She went on to star in several films during the 1950's -- including "The Desperate Hours,...
- 5/16/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Here we have an interesting infographic that gives us 10 movie titles that are expressed through confusing mathematical formulas. SpikedMath created the graphic. Math was never my strongest subject, and even though this is movie related I had a hard time figuring out most of them.
Can you figure out all the movie titles?
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1: The Matrix
2: Signs
3: The Fireball, or Ball of Fire, or Great Balls of Fire
4: Duck Soup, or The Mighty Ducks
5: Cross of Iron, or Iron Man 2
6: A Man Apart, or A Man Alone, or Social Network
7: Sin City
8: Heat
9: GoldenEye
10: Beauty and the Beast, or Angels and Demons...
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1: The Matrix
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3: The Fireball, or Ball of Fire, or Great Balls of Fire
4: Duck Soup, or The Mighty Ducks
5: Cross of Iron, or Iron Man 2
6: A Man Apart, or A Man Alone, or Social Network
7: Sin City
8: Heat
9: GoldenEye
10: Beauty and the Beast, or Angels and Demons...
- 3/22/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
SpikedMath [1] has created an infographic featuring 10 movie titles, expressed through mathematical formulas. How many can you figure out? Answer key after the jump. [2] Answer key (highlight to reveal the invisotext): 1: The Matrix 2: Signs 3: The Fireball, or Ball of Fire, or Great Balls of Fire 4: Duck Soup, or The Mighty Ducks 5: Cross of Iron, or Iron Man 2 6: A Man Apart, or A Man Alone, or Social Network 7: Sin City 8: Heat 9: GoldenEye 10: Beauty and the Beast, or Angels and Demons via: geekologie [3] [1] http://spikedmath.com/401.html [2] http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/ZZ1E79F21E.jpg [3] http://www.geekologie.com/2011/03/film_formulas_movie_titles_as.php...
- 3/22/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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