"Their brains were on fire."
Whoa! What the heck! Based on the level of opprobrium aimed at me in the last few days, you'd think I'd come up with a plan for health care or something. Instead, I just...
Watterson on Peanuts bio
The Wall Street Journal corrals Bill Watterson to review the new Charles Schulz biography:
It's a strange and interesting story, and Mr. Michaelis, the author of a 1998 biography of artist N.C. Wyeth, paces the...
Persepolis stuff: Comics gave Satrapi worms
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The Persepolis movie continues to win raves and plaudits, as creator and co-director Marjana Satrapi does the rounds, including an interview at Vulture:
What about the things that the character’s obsessed with in the...
Persepolis raves
The animated PERSEPOLIS film continues to get great reviews. Stephen Holden in the NY Times:
Because it is animated, “Persepolis” is a bold choice for the festival’s closing-night selection. “A cartoon?” you may sniff. “How...
Finke on Wonder Woman film
Nikki Finke, who broke the "no Warners movies with women on top" rumor, follows up with a long post on her interactions with Jeff Robinov and throws in a few interesting crumbs at the...
Quotables: Eva Mendes very excited about Frank Miller
Eva Mendes, who will star as Sand Saref in Frank Miller's THE SPIRIT, is awfully excited about working on the movie accoridng to MTV:In a few short weeks, the “We Own the Night” star...
Persepolis poster debuts
Cinematical introduces the poster for the animated PERSEPOLIS poster to the world. The film is having its American debut at the NY Film Festival this weekend. There's apparently a press screening as well but...
Doris Lessing wins Nobel Prize
Official accounts mention her "sci-fi" period.
Short, stout and a bit hard of hearing, Ms. Lessing was sharp and straightforward in her comments. After a few moments, she excused herself and went inside. “Now, I’m...
Alexie, Selznick nab NBA noms
Two sort-of comics-related projects have garnered National Book Award nominations. Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian which was illustrated by cartooner Ellen Forney was nominated in the Young Peopl's...
Warner Bros: Women still allowed
Variety's Anne Thompson follows up on the recent report that studio head Jeff Robinov had ordered producers to not even bother turning in projects with female leads. Unsurprisingly, Warners has denied the story rather...
Spielberg talks TIntin
Director Steven Spielberg gave film site scribes visiting the set for some Indiana Jones scoop a heaping helping of news about the planned Tintin trilogy that he and Peter Jackson are making, according...
Pixar and JOHN CARTER OF MARS
ERBzine, the official outlet for news of Edgar Rice Burroughs' creations, reports that a Pixar delegation including VP Jim Morris, director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) and writer Mark Andrews visited the ERB Inc. offices...
