One of the more appealing details of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi film "Alien" is that it looks weirdly down-to-earth. It takes place centuries in the future and is set mostly on board a massive spacecraft, but the characters all wear common white t-shirts and cotton undergarments and speak like ordinary working-class miners. This is not the stuffy, formal world of "Star Trek." This is a future world of grunts, laborers, and normies. "Alien" is one of the few sci-fi movies that feels legitimately lived in.
But, since it was still a space-bound sci-fi adventure film, space suits were still going to be necessary. The crew of the Nostromo occasionally left their craft and explored planets that have unbreathable atmospheres, requiring them to suit up like ordinary 20th-century Earth astronauts. The film's space suits were designed by John Mollo, and they rested on an aesthetic matrix that included the drawings of...
But, since it was still a space-bound sci-fi adventure film, space suits were still going to be necessary. The crew of the Nostromo occasionally left their craft and explored planets that have unbreathable atmospheres, requiring them to suit up like ordinary 20th-century Earth astronauts. The film's space suits were designed by John Mollo, and they rested on an aesthetic matrix that included the drawings of...
- 11/26/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
I hope you’re feeling super green today, my fellow meat popsicles, because we’re looking back on Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element! Besson’s comedic and action-packed sci-fi gem is endlessly quotable, uproariously funny, and chock full of outstanding performances from actors like Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, and the late Ian Holm. Truly bizarre and imaginative, The Fifth Element revolves around a cab driver (Willis) who becomes an integral part of a prophesized event and activation of a cosmic weapon. As the sands of time trickle down, the cab driver leads a band of misfits in their search for salvation as evil encroaches from all sides.
Besson began the construction of The Fifth Element when he was 16 years old. The original concept resembles the film we know and love, though early drafts include name changes, alternate factions, and a world yet to be inspired...
Besson began the construction of The Fifth Element when he was 16 years old. The original concept resembles the film we know and love, though early drafts include name changes, alternate factions, and a world yet to be inspired...
- 9/14/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
For decades, Vincenzo Natali has dazzled viewers as a director of horror and sci-fi with films such as Cube and Splice and TV series including The Stand and Lost in Space, but with his latest project, Natali steps out from behind the camera and taps into his longtime love of comic books to bring a bold vision of the near future to life in his debut graphic novel, Tech.
Written and illustrated by Natali, Tech will be released by Encyclopocalypse Publications on September 22nd, and we have an exclusive first look at the graphic novel's stunning artwork accompanied by a Q&a with Natali in which he discusses his artistic inspirations, the liberating creative process of working in the comic book medium, and teaming up with Encyclopocalypse to release Tech into the world!
Below, you can read our exclusive preview of Tech and Q&a with Natali, and to learn more,...
Written and illustrated by Natali, Tech will be released by Encyclopocalypse Publications on September 22nd, and we have an exclusive first look at the graphic novel's stunning artwork accompanied by a Q&a with Natali in which he discusses his artistic inspirations, the liberating creative process of working in the comic book medium, and teaming up with Encyclopocalypse to release Tech into the world!
Below, you can read our exclusive preview of Tech and Q&a with Natali, and to learn more,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Launched in 1977, the counterculture art magazine Heavy Metal took the underworld by storm. Not just about music, Heavy Metal was a venue for bizarre, ultra-violent, unabashedly sexual comic stories for college kids with a healthy interest in wild artistic extremes. In 1981, producers Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel elected to adapt Heavy Metal into a feature film, presenting audiences with a series of bizarre, animated, nudity-heavy, blood-soaked fantasy vignettes for the grindhouse crowd.
The bookend material for the "Heavy Metal" feature film was a young girl's discovery of a mysterious intelligent orb calling itself the Loc-Nar (Percy Rodriguez). The Loc-Nar explains that it is a solid ball of concentrated evil, and has caused wars and galaxy-wide corruption throughout its history. Each of the shorts in "Heavy Metal," were worked on by a different team of animators, and told another chapter in the history of the orb, although sometimes tangentially. The soundtrack...
The bookend material for the "Heavy Metal" feature film was a young girl's discovery of a mysterious intelligent orb calling itself the Loc-Nar (Percy Rodriguez). The Loc-Nar explains that it is a solid ball of concentrated evil, and has caused wars and galaxy-wide corruption throughout its history. Each of the shorts in "Heavy Metal," were worked on by a different team of animators, and told another chapter in the history of the orb, although sometimes tangentially. The soundtrack...
- 3/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The impact of "Star Wars" on popular culture and Hollywood filmmaking cannot be overstated. Many directors have commented on how George Lucas' 1977 film personally influenced their lives and careers. For Ridley Scott, however, experiencing "Star Wars" would not only change his own direction, but would also result in one of the only films that comes close to rivaling the legacy of "Star Wars" itself.
When Scott saw "Star Wars" on opening night in 1977, he had a strong and immediate reaction. Prior to the release of his first feature film, "The Duellists," at Cannes Film Festival, where it would win "Best Debut Film," Scott traveled to Los Angeles to pre-screen the movie. There, he got an opportunity to see "Star Wars" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre with his producer and friend, David Putnam. "The theater was positively boiling with expectation," Scott said in a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, and when the curtains opened,...
When Scott saw "Star Wars" on opening night in 1977, he had a strong and immediate reaction. Prior to the release of his first feature film, "The Duellists," at Cannes Film Festival, where it would win "Best Debut Film," Scott traveled to Los Angeles to pre-screen the movie. There, he got an opportunity to see "Star Wars" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre with his producer and friend, David Putnam. "The theater was positively boiling with expectation," Scott said in a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, and when the curtains opened,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Walter Roberts
- Slash Film
Acclaimed writer/director David Lowery joins Josh and Joe to discuss the films that inspired The Green Knight.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Green Knight (2021)
Peter Pan & Wendy (2022)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
The Old Man And The Gun (2018)
A Ghost Story (2017)
Pete’s Dragon (1977)
Pete’s Dragon (2016) – Glenn Erickson’s review
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)
Ghost Story (1974)
Sword of the Valiant (1984)
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Masters of the Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Andrei Rublev (1966) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review, Dennis Cozzalio’s Muriel Awards blurb
War And Peace (1966) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Heaven’s Gate (1980)
The Passion Of Joan Of Arc (1928) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Devils (1971)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Conjuring (2013)
Jubilee (1978)
Benedetta (2021)
Dune (1984)
Dune (2021)
Hard To Be A God (2013)
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Moby Dick (1956) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary,...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Green Knight (2021)
Peter Pan & Wendy (2022)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
The Old Man And The Gun (2018)
A Ghost Story (2017)
Pete’s Dragon (1977)
Pete’s Dragon (2016) – Glenn Erickson’s review
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)
Ghost Story (1974)
Sword of the Valiant (1984)
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Masters of the Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Andrei Rublev (1966) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review, Dennis Cozzalio’s Muriel Awards blurb
War And Peace (1966) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Heaven’s Gate (1980)
The Passion Of Joan Of Arc (1928) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Devils (1971)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Conjuring (2013)
Jubilee (1978)
Benedetta (2021)
Dune (1984)
Dune (2021)
Hard To Be A God (2013)
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Moby Dick (1956) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary,...
- 8/31/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Above: Tony Stella’s illustration for an alternative poster for Suspiria for Alphaville.One of my favorite working movie poster illustrators is the Italian-born, Berlin-based artist Tony Stella, a true connoisseur of cinema as well as a prodigious and prolific artist. I profiled Tony in this column a few years ago. Tony recently joined forces with the designer known as Midnight Marauder to start the boutique movie poster design agency Alphaville, and since I recently asked Mm for his ten favorite movie posters it was only fair that I ask Tony too, a task he took up with alacrity.So, without further ado, here are Tony Stella’s ten favorite movie posters of all-time, in ascending order, with his own comments. His choices take us on a tour through some of the best movie poster illustration of the past 50 years.10. Get Carter (1971)“The number ten spot was a toss-up between...
- 11/9/2018
- MUBI
Above: French grande for El Topo (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mexico, 1970). Artist: “Moebius,” aka Jean Giraud, aka “Gir” (1938-2012).You might expect something wilder from the fecund paired imaginations of Alejandro Jodorowsky and the artist known as Moebius. But this striking yet unusually restrained poster for El Topo (courtesy of Film/Art Gallery who provided a second, that’s-more-like-it Italian poster for the film that also made the top 20) was the most popular poster on Movie Poster of the Day over the last three months by a long stretch of desert.Collecting the posters with the most likes and reblogs yields a particularly attractive and typically diverse collection of art. There are Danish posters for French films, Polish posters for Italian films, Italian posters for Russian films and Russian posters for American films. Plenty of great artists are represented: from the Sternberg Brothers to John Alvin, from Andrzej Onegin-Dabrowski to Georges Kerfyser,...
- 9/2/2016
- MUBI
Stars: Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Michelle Lee, John Rhys-Davies, Karl E. Landler, Dominique Pinon, James Marsters, Jimmy Jean-Louis | Directed by Guillaume Lubrano | Series created by Guillaume Lubrano
Heavy Metal, aka Metal Hurlant, has long been considered one of the definitive anthology comics of all time – telling some of the most fascinating sci-fi and fantasy stories ever comitted to print and inspiring writers and artists alike. Created by Jean Giraud (better known under his legendary moniker, Mœbius) and Philippe Druillet, Metal Hurlant was one of the first examples of the “mature” comic as we known it today. Debuting in 1974 and spanning 146 issues, the anthology book inspired both the animated Heavy Metal in 1981 and its sequel in 2000 – a sequel which was a star vehicle for iconic scream queen and Penthouse Pet Julie Strain (who would reprise her role in the video game Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2). However it was...
Heavy Metal, aka Metal Hurlant, has long been considered one of the definitive anthology comics of all time – telling some of the most fascinating sci-fi and fantasy stories ever comitted to print and inspiring writers and artists alike. Created by Jean Giraud (better known under his legendary moniker, Mœbius) and Philippe Druillet, Metal Hurlant was one of the first examples of the “mature” comic as we known it today. Debuting in 1974 and spanning 146 issues, the anthology book inspired both the animated Heavy Metal in 1981 and its sequel in 2000 – a sequel which was a star vehicle for iconic scream queen and Penthouse Pet Julie Strain (who would reprise her role in the video game Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2). However it was...
- 10/12/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
It's too easy to say that Gabe Ibáñez's Automata is less than the sum of its visuals, which a lot of people will do, because it's really pretty. The film's design evokes peak-period Jean Giraud, whose gorgeous science-fiction illustrations inspired Ridley Scott's films Alien and Blade Runner, and therefore every subsequent depiction of a future built up from the accretion of successive decades of engineering. In this near-future dystopia, solar flares have altered the Earth's environment and deserts are expanding across the continents. An economic underclass, mostly ignored by the story, lives in shantytowns on the periphery of a great walled city where residents are served by robots, their history related via an artful photojournalistic monta...
- 10/8/2014
- Village Voice
Frank Pavich's documentary takes a tour of a classic sci-fi film that never was. Jules-Pierre takes a look at Jodorowsky's Dune...
Feature
"There are more unmade movies than there are made movies," says Frank Pavich, director of Jodorowsky's Dune, the documentary chronicling director Alejandro Jodorowsky's efforts to adapt Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel for the big screen. His effort began almost a decade before the generally unsatisfying David Lynch version hit theatres in 1984.
Back in the mid 70s, widely credited as the creator of the Midnight Film genre with the release of El Topo (which caused a riot during its viewing at a film festival in Mexico), and fresh from the success of The Holy Mountain, Jodorowsky was given his choice of subject for his next movie. He elected to adapt Dune, even though he had never even read the book.
"Dune will be the coming of a god,...
Feature
"There are more unmade movies than there are made movies," says Frank Pavich, director of Jodorowsky's Dune, the documentary chronicling director Alejandro Jodorowsky's efforts to adapt Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel for the big screen. His effort began almost a decade before the generally unsatisfying David Lynch version hit theatres in 1984.
Back in the mid 70s, widely credited as the creator of the Midnight Film genre with the release of El Topo (which caused a riot during its viewing at a film festival in Mexico), and fresh from the success of The Holy Mountain, Jodorowsky was given his choice of subject for his next movie. He elected to adapt Dune, even though he had never even read the book.
"Dune will be the coming of a god,...
- 7/25/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com
Heavy Metal (1981)
Director: Gerald Potterton
Writers: Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum, Dan O’Bannon, Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson, Angus McKie, Jean Giraud
Voice talents: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Richard Romanus, Al Waxman, John Vernon
Soundtrack artists: Sammy Hagar, Journey, Riggs, Devo, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Don Felder, Donald Fagen, Nazareth, Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath, Trust, Stevie Nicks
If you were a kid in a record store in the early 1980’s, you saw this poster. Our record store was poorly lit with carpet crawling up the walls where you could thumb through albums with provocative covers while your parents ran their errands. Ahh, innocence lost. I couldn’t recall an animated film like this before or since, but the most significant thing that I can remember about “Heavy Metal” is that it taught me that animation can have adult and horrific elements. This movie scared me a little.
Heavy Metal (1981)
Director: Gerald Potterton
Writers: Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum, Dan O’Bannon, Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson, Angus McKie, Jean Giraud
Voice talents: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Richard Romanus, Al Waxman, John Vernon
Soundtrack artists: Sammy Hagar, Journey, Riggs, Devo, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Don Felder, Donald Fagen, Nazareth, Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath, Trust, Stevie Nicks
If you were a kid in a record store in the early 1980’s, you saw this poster. Our record store was poorly lit with carpet crawling up the walls where you could thumb through albums with provocative covers while your parents ran their errands. Ahh, innocence lost. I couldn’t recall an animated film like this before or since, but the most significant thing that I can remember about “Heavy Metal” is that it taught me that animation can have adult and horrific elements. This movie scared me a little.
- 5/24/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Ryan Lambie Apr 26, 2017
To celebrate Alien Day, we pay tribute to the work of the late artist Hr Giger, and follow the making of his masterpiece of design...
It’s the summer of 1978, and the UK’s Shepperton Studios simmers in the heat. Secreted away in his own personal workshop, a Swiss artist works feverishly on his paintings and sculptures, either fashioning strange shapes from gigantic blocks of styrofoam or spraying them with his airbrush.
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This is 38-year-old Hr Giger, and he cuts an unusual figure. His shock of black hair is slicked back away from his pale forehead. He refuses to take his leather jacket off despite the searing heat. On a bench sits row after row of human and animal bones - skulls, femurs, vertebrae - plus a weird assortment of ribbed hoses, wires and mechanical...
To celebrate Alien Day, we pay tribute to the work of the late artist Hr Giger, and follow the making of his masterpiece of design...
It’s the summer of 1978, and the UK’s Shepperton Studios simmers in the heat. Secreted away in his own personal workshop, a Swiss artist works feverishly on his paintings and sculptures, either fashioning strange shapes from gigantic blocks of styrofoam or spraying them with his airbrush.
See related 50 upcoming comic book TV shows, and when to expect them
This is 38-year-old Hr Giger, and he cuts an unusual figure. His shock of black hair is slicked back away from his pale forehead. He refuses to take his leather jacket off despite the searing heat. On a bench sits row after row of human and animal bones - skulls, femurs, vertebrae - plus a weird assortment of ribbed hoses, wires and mechanical...
- 5/14/2014
- Den of Geek
We pay tribute to the work of the late artist Hr Giger, and follow the making of his masterpiece of design, the Alien...
Feature
It’s the summer of 1978, and the UK’s Shepperton Studios simmers in the heat. Secreted away in his own personal workshop, a Swiss artist works feverishly on his paintings and sculptures, either fashioning strange shapes from gigantic blocks of styrofoam or spraying them with his airbrush.
This is 38-year-old Hr Giger, and he cuts an unusual figure. His shock of black hair is slicked back away from his pale forehead. He refuses to take his leather jacket off despite the searing heat. On a bench sits row after row of human and animal bones - skulls, femurs, vertebrae - plus a weird assortment of ribbed hoses, wires and mechanical parts taken from old Rolls Royce motorcars. Quietly, obsessively, Giger is building his Alien.
The story...
Feature
It’s the summer of 1978, and the UK’s Shepperton Studios simmers in the heat. Secreted away in his own personal workshop, a Swiss artist works feverishly on his paintings and sculptures, either fashioning strange shapes from gigantic blocks of styrofoam or spraying them with his airbrush.
This is 38-year-old Hr Giger, and he cuts an unusual figure. His shock of black hair is slicked back away from his pale forehead. He refuses to take his leather jacket off despite the searing heat. On a bench sits row after row of human and animal bones - skulls, femurs, vertebrae - plus a weird assortment of ribbed hoses, wires and mechanical parts taken from old Rolls Royce motorcars. Quietly, obsessively, Giger is building his Alien.
The story...
- 5/14/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Did Doctor Gash's preview of "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" encourage you to tune in when the series premieres on Syfy this coming Monday night? Still on the fence? Either way, check out this new launch trailer the network just released for even more to whet your appetites!
Look for "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" Episodes 1.01 and 1.02, "King's Crown" and "The Endomorphe," respectively, airing back-to-back on Monday, April 14, beginning at 8/7c.
Helmed by Guillaume Lubrano, the English-language show was produced by We Productions and is co-produced by Belvision and Nexus. “Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology published in the U.S. as Heavy Metal and created by comic artists Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius) and Philippe Druillet in 1974.
Synopsis:
Based on the popular comics anthology Metal Hurlant, each of the 12 episodes in this series takes place on a different planet with a different cast, linked together...
Look for "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" Episodes 1.01 and 1.02, "King's Crown" and "The Endomorphe," respectively, airing back-to-back on Monday, April 14, beginning at 8/7c.
Helmed by Guillaume Lubrano, the English-language show was produced by We Productions and is co-produced by Belvision and Nexus. “Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology published in the U.S. as Heavy Metal and created by comic artists Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius) and Philippe Druillet in 1974.
Synopsis:
Based on the popular comics anthology Metal Hurlant, each of the 12 episodes in this series takes place on a different planet with a different cast, linked together...
- 4/11/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Chicago – Should Alejandro Jodorowsky have been able to direct his psychedelic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune”, the results would’ve been less of our planet compared to films like “Blade Runner” or “Star Wars”. Prismatic spacecrafts and golden landscapes would have filled Jodorowsky’s mad canvas, as created by stargazing designers like Jean Giraud and H.R. Giger.
A famous actor/director, pleasantly plump in his later years, would have floated through the air, while another renowned artist shares his expensive cameo time with the image of a flaming giraffe. Inspired by the dynamism of science fiction book covers, “Dune” was also due to have an original soundtrack by Pink Floyd. Could such ambition actually have come true? The $5 million that the project failed to procure has prevented us from ever knowing. Until recently, Jodorowsky’s version of “Dune” remained a dream, a quixotic collision of transcendental imagination with multiplex intent.
A famous actor/director, pleasantly plump in his later years, would have floated through the air, while another renowned artist shares his expensive cameo time with the image of a flaming giraffe. Inspired by the dynamism of science fiction book covers, “Dune” was also due to have an original soundtrack by Pink Floyd. Could such ambition actually have come true? The $5 million that the project failed to procure has prevented us from ever knowing. Until recently, Jodorowsky’s version of “Dune” remained a dream, a quixotic collision of transcendental imagination with multiplex intent.
- 3/29/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Directed by: Frank Pavich
Documentary
Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Plot: The story of cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky trying to make a science-fiction epic in a time pre-Star Wars.
Who’S It For? Knowledge of Jodorowsky’s work isn’t necessary, this is for movie fans of all levels.
Overall
Should Alejandro Jodorowsky have been able to direct his psychedelic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune”, the results would’ve been less of our planet compared to films like Blade Runner or “Star Wars“. Prismatic spacecrafts and golden landscapes would have filled Jodorowsky’s mad canvas, as created by stargazing designers like Jean Giraud and H.R. Giger. A famous actor/director, pleasantly plump in his later years, would have floated through the air, while another renowned artist shares his expensive cameo time with the image of a flaming giraffe. Inspired by the...
Directed by: Frank Pavich
Documentary
Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Plot: The story of cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky trying to make a science-fiction epic in a time pre-Star Wars.
Who’S It For? Knowledge of Jodorowsky’s work isn’t necessary, this is for movie fans of all levels.
Overall
Should Alejandro Jodorowsky have been able to direct his psychedelic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune”, the results would’ve been less of our planet compared to films like Blade Runner or “Star Wars“. Prismatic spacecrafts and golden landscapes would have filled Jodorowsky’s mad canvas, as created by stargazing designers like Jean Giraud and H.R. Giger. A famous actor/director, pleasantly plump in his later years, would have floated through the air, while another renowned artist shares his expensive cameo time with the image of a flaming giraffe. Inspired by the...
- 3/28/2014
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
We told you a month ago that Syfy has acquired the first two seasons of the French science-fiction/action series "Metal Hurlant Chronicles," and today we have a look at the first teaser released by the network in advance of the show's premiere.
Look for Episode 1.01 of "Metal Hurlant Chronicles," entitled "King's Crown," on Monday, April 14, at 8/7c.
Synopsis:
Based on the popular comics anthology Metal Hurlant, each of the 12 episodes in this series takes place on a different planet with a different cast, linked together by the presence of an asteroid which plays a vital role in their lives – and the future of their civilization.
The international cast includes James Marsters, Rutger Hauer, Michael Jai White, and Joe Flanigan.
Helmed by Guillaume Lubrano, the English-language show was produced by We Productions and is co-produced by Belvision and Nexus. “Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy...
Look for Episode 1.01 of "Metal Hurlant Chronicles," entitled "King's Crown," on Monday, April 14, at 8/7c.
Synopsis:
Based on the popular comics anthology Metal Hurlant, each of the 12 episodes in this series takes place on a different planet with a different cast, linked together by the presence of an asteroid which plays a vital role in their lives – and the future of their civilization.
The international cast includes James Marsters, Rutger Hauer, Michael Jai White, and Joe Flanigan.
Helmed by Guillaume Lubrano, the English-language show was produced by We Productions and is co-produced by Belvision and Nexus. “Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy...
- 3/25/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Resurrecting Sci-fi Legend: Pavich Taps Alejandro
Frank Herbert’s epic novel Dune has been a sci-fi benchmark since it’s original release back in 1965, and since, there have been several attempts at a worthy film adaptation. No one guessed that psychedelic surrealist Alejandro Jodorowsky, who rose to fame for his midnight oddities El Topo and The Holy Mountain, would be the man to stake his claim for the task. After a friend suggested he check out the book, Jodorowsky (without initially reading it first) decided it to be the follow up to his 1973 sleeper hit. His goal was to use the interstellar opera to expand the consciousness of youth the world over, reproducing the mind-bending effects of LCD without taking the drug itself. Fancying himself a movie-making martyr with a metaphysical mission, Jodorowsky remarkably amassed a past and future A-list cast and crew of ‘spiritual warriors’ (as he called...
Frank Herbert’s epic novel Dune has been a sci-fi benchmark since it’s original release back in 1965, and since, there have been several attempts at a worthy film adaptation. No one guessed that psychedelic surrealist Alejandro Jodorowsky, who rose to fame for his midnight oddities El Topo and The Holy Mountain, would be the man to stake his claim for the task. After a friend suggested he check out the book, Jodorowsky (without initially reading it first) decided it to be the follow up to his 1973 sleeper hit. His goal was to use the interstellar opera to expand the consciousness of youth the world over, reproducing the mind-bending effects of LCD without taking the drug itself. Fancying himself a movie-making martyr with a metaphysical mission, Jodorowsky remarkably amassed a past and future A-list cast and crew of ‘spiritual warriors’ (as he called...
- 3/21/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
We've been talking about the "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" around these parts for what feels like forever, and finally we have some good news... We'll finally be able to see it too!
According to Variety, Syfy has acquired the first two seasons of the French science-fiction/action series "Metal Hurlant Chronicles."
Helmed by Guillaume Lubrano, the English-language show was produced by We Productions and is co-produced by Belvision and Nexus. “Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology published in the U.S. as “Heavy Metal” and created by comic artists Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius) and Philippe Druillet in 1974.
“Metal Hurlant” became a hugely popular sci-fi phenomenon in the 1980s and inspired the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal. A flurry of international actors, including John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings), Michael Biehn (The Terminator), Jimmy Jean-Louis (“Heroes”), Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2), James Marsters...
According to Variety, Syfy has acquired the first two seasons of the French science-fiction/action series "Metal Hurlant Chronicles."
Helmed by Guillaume Lubrano, the English-language show was produced by We Productions and is co-produced by Belvision and Nexus. “Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology published in the U.S. as “Heavy Metal” and created by comic artists Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius) and Philippe Druillet in 1974.
“Metal Hurlant” became a hugely popular sci-fi phenomenon in the 1980s and inspired the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal. A flurry of international actors, including John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings), Michael Biehn (The Terminator), Jimmy Jean-Louis (“Heroes”), Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2), James Marsters...
- 2/25/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Heavy Metal Magazine has been purchased with plans to bring its properties to film and television.
Publisher Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) has sold the comics anthology to digital and music veteran David Boxenbaum and film producer Jeff Krelitz, reports Variety.
Krelitz is overseeing the film and television development and has already brought his shows Red Brick Road and comic adaptations of Chew and Peter Panzerfaust under the banner.
Eastman will remain as publisher and minority investor, with Boxenbaum and Krelitz serving as joint CEOs.
Heavy Metal was launched in 1977 as an 'adult illustrated fantasy magazine'.
It originally featured reprints from French sister publication Métal Hurlant, including work from Enki Bilal, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Claude Forest, Jean Giraud/Moebius and Milo Manara.
It has also featured work from artists and creators including Hr Giger, Richard Corben and Simon Bisley.
An animated Heavy Metal film was released in 1981.
David Fincher and...
Publisher Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) has sold the comics anthology to digital and music veteran David Boxenbaum and film producer Jeff Krelitz, reports Variety.
Krelitz is overseeing the film and television development and has already brought his shows Red Brick Road and comic adaptations of Chew and Peter Panzerfaust under the banner.
Eastman will remain as publisher and minority investor, with Boxenbaum and Krelitz serving as joint CEOs.
Heavy Metal was launched in 1977 as an 'adult illustrated fantasy magazine'.
It originally featured reprints from French sister publication Métal Hurlant, including work from Enki Bilal, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Claude Forest, Jean Giraud/Moebius and Milo Manara.
It has also featured work from artists and creators including Hr Giger, Richard Corben and Simon Bisley.
An animated Heavy Metal film was released in 1981.
David Fincher and...
- 1/19/2014
- Digital Spy
I love nothing more than documentaries about the making-of huge epic movies, but I find doc's about unmade or unfinished films even more riveting! And so, the one I absolutely can not wait for is 'Jodorowsky's Dune.' Yes, the legendary Spanish director behind 'Santa Sangre,' 'El Topo,' and 'The Holy Mountain' had intended to adapt Frank Herbert's 1965 epic science fiction novel into a film that as he describes as a simulated "LSD trip." Artists such as H.R. Giger and Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) were on board, as well as actors Orson Wells and rocker Mick Jagger?! Obviously the project never came to be, at least not in this version as David Lynch ended up directing his version of 'Dune' (well, sorta), so this documentary is definitely one to keep an eye out for. And FEARnet was lucky enough to sit down...
- 10/3/2013
- by Rob Galluzzo
- FEARnet
Alejandro Jodorowsky has had a comet named after him.
The filmmaker and comics writer has been honoured by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planets Centre at the request of French astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin, reports Agence France-Presse.
The 84-year-old Franco-Chilean writer and director is best known for his frequent collaborations with the late artist Jean Giraud - better known as Moebius.
The pair created the acclaimed sci-fi comic The Incal, as well as The Eyes of the Cat.
Jodorowsky joins a short list of comics creators who have been honoured with the naming of a comet, including J Michael Straczynski (for his work on TV series Babylon 5) and Carl Barks.
The name was approved July 24 by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.
The filmmaker and comics writer has been honoured by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planets Centre at the request of French astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin, reports Agence France-Presse.
The 84-year-old Franco-Chilean writer and director is best known for his frequent collaborations with the late artist Jean Giraud - better known as Moebius.
The pair created the acclaimed sci-fi comic The Incal, as well as The Eyes of the Cat.
Jodorowsky joins a short list of comics creators who have been honoured with the naming of a comet, including J Michael Straczynski (for his work on TV series Babylon 5) and Carl Barks.
The name was approved July 24 by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.
- 9/5/2013
- Digital Spy
The Fifth Element
Directed by Luc Besson
Written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen
USA/France, 1997
Quick question; does a flamboyantly camp and knowingly ridiculous science-fiction adventure costumed by Jean-Paul Gaultier and written by a teenager obsessed with 50’s and 60’s Belgian/French futuristic pulp comics sound like a good idea? The idea that any cynically minded executive would immediately stab his thumb in the air at the pitch of The Fifth Element is as fanciful as the bizarrely hypnotic and anachronistically beautiful world (or worlds) in which it is set. For all intents and purposes, it is a film that never should have been made, and certainly wouldn’t be now, some 15 years later. It seems a piece that suggests that love is the final piece in the puzzle of our survival was allowed to exist through the affection of fans, romantic curiosity of producers, and the undying devotion of its smitten creator.
Directed by Luc Besson
Written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen
USA/France, 1997
Quick question; does a flamboyantly camp and knowingly ridiculous science-fiction adventure costumed by Jean-Paul Gaultier and written by a teenager obsessed with 50’s and 60’s Belgian/French futuristic pulp comics sound like a good idea? The idea that any cynically minded executive would immediately stab his thumb in the air at the pitch of The Fifth Element is as fanciful as the bizarrely hypnotic and anachronistically beautiful world (or worlds) in which it is set. For all intents and purposes, it is a film that never should have been made, and certainly wouldn’t be now, some 15 years later. It seems a piece that suggests that love is the final piece in the puzzle of our survival was allowed to exist through the affection of fans, romantic curiosity of producers, and the undying devotion of its smitten creator.
- 8/25/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Nicolas Winding Refn will adapt the classic graphic novel The Incal into a film.
The Drive director announced his plans to tackle the celebrated Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius project at Cannes.
He revealed his plans to France Inter at the film festival, where his latest movie Only God Forgives premiered.
The Incal is set in a dystopian future in which the roguish anti-hero John Difool comes into possession of a power that various factions will fight and kill to acquire.
Jodorowsky is best known as an avant-garde filmmaker.
The celebrated artist Moebius (real name Jean Giraud) died last year after a long battle with cancer.
Refn's Ryan Gosling-starring Only God Forgives received a mixed response when it debuted at Cannes.
The Incal is available from SelfMadeHero.
Watch Ryan Gosling chat to DS about Only God Forgives below:...
The Drive director announced his plans to tackle the celebrated Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius project at Cannes.
He revealed his plans to France Inter at the film festival, where his latest movie Only God Forgives premiered.
The Incal is set in a dystopian future in which the roguish anti-hero John Difool comes into possession of a power that various factions will fight and kill to acquire.
Jodorowsky is best known as an avant-garde filmmaker.
The celebrated artist Moebius (real name Jean Giraud) died last year after a long battle with cancer.
Refn's Ryan Gosling-starring Only God Forgives received a mixed response when it debuted at Cannes.
The Incal is available from SelfMadeHero.
Watch Ryan Gosling chat to DS about Only God Forgives below:...
- 6/12/2013
- Digital Spy
Paramount Pictures. dramatic thriller Flight, stars Denzel Washington as Captain Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. Afterwards, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane. Flight tells a harrowing story about one man.s amazing, heroic feat and how, in the process of defending himself, he discovers his true grace and valor.
Flight presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks his return to live-action dramatic storytelling after years of success on the forefront of directing and producing movies utilizing motion capture technology. Flight will land in theaters November 2, 2012. The film stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo,...
Flight presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks his return to live-action dramatic storytelling after years of success on the forefront of directing and producing movies utilizing motion capture technology. Flight will land in theaters November 2, 2012. The film stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo,...
- 10/30/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A devil's bargain to ponder: more mo-cap-free, starring roles for Andy Serkis, but all of them in maudlin teen cancer dramas that make “50/50” seem like the underrated romp it isn't? Okay, okay, the recently released trailer for Ian Fitzgibbon-directed “Death of a Superhero” actually looks halfway interesting, but still it's a quandary to be considered.
Quite a lot of buzz has already coalesced for the film, with some positive reviews after its September Tiff premiere, and now the trailer has arrived, thanks to Movieline. Tribeca Films promptly acquired the film, which is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Anthony McCarten. 'Superhero' stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster (endearing or obnoxious as the red-headed youngster in "Love Actually"), all grown up as Donald, an Irish teen stricken with leukemia, who turns to his passion for comic books and drawing as an escape. A “Pan's Labyrinth” if Ofelia were Jean Giraud,...
Quite a lot of buzz has already coalesced for the film, with some positive reviews after its September Tiff premiere, and now the trailer has arrived, thanks to Movieline. Tribeca Films promptly acquired the film, which is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Anthony McCarten. 'Superhero' stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster (endearing or obnoxious as the red-headed youngster in "Love Actually"), all grown up as Donald, an Irish teen stricken with leukemia, who turns to his passion for comic books and drawing as an escape. A “Pan's Labyrinth” if Ofelia were Jean Giraud,...
- 3/22/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Here at ComicMix we’ve run a couple tributes to Jean Giraud, a.k.a. Moebius. Michael Davis did his yesterday, Glenn Hauman wrote the obituary on Saturday. There might be more coming because Jean Giraud, a.k.a. Moebius, was exactly that important. Here’s how this master of our beloved medium affected me.
It was December 31, 1973, and I was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Quebec is Canada’s most French province, and most of the people speak French-Canadian and most of the signs and radio stations are in French. They care about their heritage and their culture and, surrounded by the United States and Ontario, they have an understandably protectionist attitude.
So there I was in downtown Montreal. To be specific, I was in a Woolworth’s, then a distinctly United States institution, now sadly missed. There is no easier way to absorb the cultural differences than to see how others interpret our stuff,...
It was December 31, 1973, and I was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Quebec is Canada’s most French province, and most of the people speak French-Canadian and most of the signs and radio stations are in French. They care about their heritage and their culture and, surrounded by the United States and Ontario, they have an understandably protectionist attitude.
So there I was in downtown Montreal. To be specific, I was in a Woolworth’s, then a distinctly United States institution, now sadly missed. There is no easier way to absorb the cultural differences than to see how others interpret our stuff,...
- 3/14/2012
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
French comic book artist internationally known by his pen names Moebius and Gir
The artist Jean Giraud was principally known for his work on comic books under two pen names. As Gir, the co-creator of Blueberry, one of France's most popular strips, his brushwork was detailed and realistic; as Moebius, he used intricate, visually arresting penwork to explore the subconscious in his creations Arzach, Le Garage Hermétique (The Airtight Garage) and L'Incal (The Incal). But Giraud, who has died of cancer aged 73, had an impact on the visual arts that went beyond comics. He was seen as a figurehead linking bandes dessinées with modernism and nouveau réalisme. As the co-creator of Métal Hurlant magazine, he took comics to an older, more literate audience. In cinema, his fans ranged from Federico Fellini to Hayao Miyazaki and his style influenced dozens of others, including Ridley Scott, George Lucas, James Cameron and Luc Besson.
The artist Jean Giraud was principally known for his work on comic books under two pen names. As Gir, the co-creator of Blueberry, one of France's most popular strips, his brushwork was detailed and realistic; as Moebius, he used intricate, visually arresting penwork to explore the subconscious in his creations Arzach, Le Garage Hermétique (The Airtight Garage) and L'Incal (The Incal). But Giraud, who has died of cancer aged 73, had an impact on the visual arts that went beyond comics. He was seen as a figurehead linking bandes dessinées with modernism and nouveau réalisme. As the co-creator of Métal Hurlant magazine, he took comics to an older, more literate audience. In cinema, his fans ranged from Federico Fellini to Hayao Miyazaki and his style influenced dozens of others, including Ridley Scott, George Lucas, James Cameron and Luc Besson.
- 3/13/2012
- by Steve Holland
- The Guardian - Film News
Angelina Jolie took three of her kids, Pax, 8, Vivienne, 3, and Zahara, 7, to a store near their home in New Orleans on Sunday. The happy brood strolled through the neighborhood, holding hands and smiling.
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- 3/12/2012
- Extra
You may well have known comics artist and concept art creator Jean Giraud by another, more famous name: Moebius. His work has inspired other writers, artists and filmmakers for years, but he tragically lost his battle with cancer on Saturday at the age of 73.Born in Parisian suburb Nogent-sur-Marne, in 1938, Giraud got his only technical artistic training at Arts Appliques in 1955 at the age of 16 and was immediately drawn to the style of Western comics. During his military service, he also collaborated on the army magazine known as 5/5 Forces Françaises.Among his greatest influences was one of the leading comics artists of the time in Europe, Jije, who took the young Giraud under his wing and collaborated with him on several projects, including long-running strip Fort Navajo for Pilote magazine.Giraud first used the Moebius pseudonym in 1963 for his science fiction and fantasy work. He was one of the leading...
- 3/11/2012
- EmpireOnline
French comic book artist Jean Giraud has died at the age of 73.
Giraud, who was also known by the name Moebius, passed away in Paris, France on Friday night after a battle with cancer.
He began his career as an illustrator in the advertising industry, but went on to create a number of famous comic book characters, including French creation Lieutenant Blueberry and a collaboration with Marvel boss Stan Lee on the Silver Surfer.
Giraud also worked on storyboards for a number of science fiction films and helped create the look of Sir Ridley Scott's Alien and 1982's Tron, as well as The Abyss, The Fifth Element, Willow and Masters of the Universe.
Giraud, who was also known by the name Moebius, passed away in Paris, France on Friday night after a battle with cancer.
He began his career as an illustrator in the advertising industry, but went on to create a number of famous comic book characters, including French creation Lieutenant Blueberry and a collaboration with Marvel boss Stan Lee on the Silver Surfer.
Giraud also worked on storyboards for a number of science fiction films and helped create the look of Sir Ridley Scott's Alien and 1982's Tron, as well as The Abyss, The Fifth Element, Willow and Masters of the Universe.
- 3/11/2012
- WENN
Moebius, the legendary French comics artist, has died at the age of 73. Jean Giraud passed away in Paris after a long illness, bringing to the end a career spanning over 50 years, reports the BBC. Best known in France for his work on Fort Navajo and its spin-off Blueberry, Moebius also famously teamed with Stan Lee on Silver Surfer: Parable in 1988. He was also active in the movie industry, producing concept artwork and storyboards for sci-fi classics including Alien, Tron, The Abyss and The Fifth Element. "When anyone challenges the worth of comics as an art, you can always bash (more)...
- 3/11/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Moebius' artwork Comics artist Jean Giraud, aka Moebius, died earlier today (perhaps Friday night) of cancer. He was 73. According to the Los Angeles Times obit, the Parisian-born Giraud was admired by an eclectic group of famous people, including Hayao Miyazaki, Federico Fellini, George Lucas, Rick Carter, James Cameron, Paulo Coelho, Stan Lee, and Ridley Scott. Moebius helped to create the look of Scott's sci-fi/horror classic Alien, in addition to Steven Lisberger's Tron, Ron Howard's Willow (based on a story by George Lucas), James Cameron's The Abyss, and Luc Besson's The Fifth Element. Upon announcing Giraud's death, his publishing house, Dargaud, said the comics world had lost "one of its greatest masters." Steven Lisberger concurred, telling the Times, "It's one thing to be talented and work hard enough to put your spirit and soul in your work, and it's a totally other thing to have a...
- 3/11/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The French comic book illustrator and designer Jean Giraud, aka 'Moebius' has died.
Born Jean Henri Gaston Giraud in Nogent-sur-Marne, France in 1938, Giraud started his art career for the French advertising and fashion industries before going on to become of the country’s most popular comic strip artists, later finding fame in North America and Japan.
Among his most famous works is the long-running series "Blueberry", the story of a western anti-hero he co-created with writer Jean-Michel Charlier.
In 1975 he revived his 'Moebius' pseudonym and with Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas founded the magazine "Métal Hurlant" aka "Heavy Metal", showcasing Moebius' serial "The Airtight Garage" and the groundbreaking "Arzach".
In 1982 he collaborated with director René Laloux to create the science fiction feature-length animated movie "Les Maîtres du temps" (released in English as "Time Masters") based on a novel by author Stefan Wul.
He continued to contribute storyboards and...
Born Jean Henri Gaston Giraud in Nogent-sur-Marne, France in 1938, Giraud started his art career for the French advertising and fashion industries before going on to become of the country’s most popular comic strip artists, later finding fame in North America and Japan.
Among his most famous works is the long-running series "Blueberry", the story of a western anti-hero he co-created with writer Jean-Michel Charlier.
In 1975 he revived his 'Moebius' pseudonym and with Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas founded the magazine "Métal Hurlant" aka "Heavy Metal", showcasing Moebius' serial "The Airtight Garage" and the groundbreaking "Arzach".
In 1982 he collaborated with director René Laloux to create the science fiction feature-length animated movie "Les Maîtres du temps" (released in English as "Time Masters") based on a novel by author Stefan Wul.
He continued to contribute storyboards and...
- 3/11/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
French artist Jean Giraud aka Moebius has passed away at age 73, according to the BBC (via THR). He is best known for creating the Western anti-hero Blueberry, which first appeared in 1963 in France. The character was "a loner who traveled the post-Civil War American West after being framed for a murder he did not commit. The character started out as a racist but came to oppose discrimination of all kinds."
American fans known him for his work on the two-part Silver Surfer mini-series he scripted with Stan Lee. The comic won an Eisner Award. He also worked on concepts and storyboards for numerous science fiction films, including Alien,Tron, The Abyss, and The Fifth Element. He also co-created the feature-length animated science fiction film Les Maîtres du temps, which was released in English as Time Masters.
Giraud's work was featured in a retrospective exhibition in 2010 at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris.
American fans known him for his work on the two-part Silver Surfer mini-series he scripted with Stan Lee. The comic won an Eisner Award. He also worked on concepts and storyboards for numerous science fiction films, including Alien,Tron, The Abyss, and The Fifth Element. He also co-created the feature-length animated science fiction film Les Maîtres du temps, which was released in English as Time Masters.
Giraud's work was featured in a retrospective exhibition in 2010 at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris.
- 3/11/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The younger geek won't remember the skulking atmosphere in which Sf was trying to breathe through most of the 1970s, and neither will they remember the extraordinary, often adult-oriented world of Heavy Metal, the English-language edition of the famed Sf dystopian comic-fest Metal Hurlant. Nor yet how many of those strange fantasies and amazing designs were created by the man known as 'Moebius' - Jean Giraud, who died of cancer today at the age of 73.
The man was a breath of fresh air in that struggling decade for science-fiction and futurism.
Director Ridley Scott, already an admirer of the French comic artist (who had by the mid-1970s amassed much-admired coffee-table books of illustrations, apart from his esteemed contributions to Heavy Metal and the comics world) was easily persuaded by Alien creator Dan O'Bannon to bring Moebius on-board as another artistic refugee, from Jodorowsky's Dune, to Alien. He came together...
The man was a breath of fresh air in that struggling decade for science-fiction and futurism.
Director Ridley Scott, already an admirer of the French comic artist (who had by the mid-1970s amassed much-admired coffee-table books of illustrations, apart from his esteemed contributions to Heavy Metal and the comics world) was easily persuaded by Alien creator Dan O'Bannon to bring Moebius on-board as another artistic refugee, from Jodorowsky's Dune, to Alien. He came together...
- 3/10/2012
- Shadowlocked
The legendary French artist Moebius, whose real name was Jean Giraud, died at age 73, according to the BBC. Giraud's career spanned more than fifty years. His most famous creation was the Western anti-hero Blueberry, which first appeared in 1963 in France. Blueberry was a loner who traveled the post-Civil War American West after being framed for a murder he did not commit. The character started out as a racist but came to oppose discrimination of all kinds. To American comics fans he is probably best known for a two-part Silver Surfer mini-series he scripted with
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- 3/10/2012
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A master of graphic narrative whose influence spread far beyond the printed page, the artist Jean Giraud—better known as Moebius—died today of cancer in his native Paris. He was 73. Moebius is most famous for his work in Métal Hurlant, the legendary, ongoing comics anthology he co-founded in 1975. His style—a breathtaking, dreamlike hybrid of science fiction and fantasy full of intricate draftsmanship and teeming imagination—became one of Métal Hurlant’s bedrocks. Licensed in the U.S. as Heavy Metal, the magazine served as the basis of the 1981 animated film of the same ...
- 3/10/2012
- avclub.com
He was born Jean Henri Gaston Giraud but the world will always remember him by his chosen name: Moebius. The legendary French comic book artist, writer, conceptual design and illustrator passed away yesterday at the age of 72 after succumbing to a lengthy battle with cancer.
Even if you didn't know of his name, if you had seen Alien, Tron, The Fifth Element or The Abyss, you had seen his work. The astronaut suits that Dallas, Kane and Lambert wore in Alien were his creation; several of the light suits in Tron, the look of the futuristic New York City in The Fifth Element, and while he contributed designs of the underwater NTIs in The Abyss, James Cameron went instead for a different design.
It was in the pages of the French comic book magazine Metal Hurlant (known to western audiences by the name Heavy Metal) that Moebius first rose to fame.
Even if you didn't know of his name, if you had seen Alien, Tron, The Fifth Element or The Abyss, you had seen his work. The astronaut suits that Dallas, Kane and Lambert wore in Alien were his creation; several of the light suits in Tron, the look of the futuristic New York City in The Fifth Element, and while he contributed designs of the underwater NTIs in The Abyss, James Cameron went instead for a different design.
It was in the pages of the French comic book magazine Metal Hurlant (known to western audiences by the name Heavy Metal) that Moebius first rose to fame.
- 3/10/2012
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
The BBC has bad news to report: Jean Henri Gaston Giraud, who first came to widespread prominence in America with the importing of Heavy Metal and known worldwide to his fans as Moebius, has died in Paris after a long battle with cancer. He was 73.
He was popular in the Us and Japan, working with legend Stan Lee and manga artists, as well as in his homeland.
He also worked on design concepts and storyboards for a number of top science fiction films, including Alien, Tron, The Abyss and The Fifth Element.
Giraud trained at art school and turned to comics after working as an illustrator in the advertising and fashion industries.
His best known work in his native country was probably the Lieutenant Blueberry character but he also worked on the Silver Surfer with Stan Lee.
via BBC News – France comics artist Jean Giraud – Moebius – dies at 73.
Active in comics since the 60s,...
He was popular in the Us and Japan, working with legend Stan Lee and manga artists, as well as in his homeland.
He also worked on design concepts and storyboards for a number of top science fiction films, including Alien, Tron, The Abyss and The Fifth Element.
Giraud trained at art school and turned to comics after working as an illustrator in the advertising and fashion industries.
His best known work in his native country was probably the Lieutenant Blueberry character but he also worked on the Silver Surfer with Stan Lee.
via BBC News – France comics artist Jean Giraud – Moebius – dies at 73.
Active in comics since the 60s,...
- 3/10/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Just one week after the loss of the highly influential Ralph McQuarrie, a key figure in creating the look of Star Wars, another luminary figure of visual design and artistry has passed on. French comic book creator and film concept designer Jean Giraud, better known as Moebius, passed away today in Paris, at the age of 73. Moebius was crucial in creating the looks for such films as Alien, Tron, Masters of the Universe, The Abyss, Willow, and The Fifth Element. As a comics artist in his native France he was held in the highest of artistic circles, co-creating with Belgian writer Jean-Michel Charlier the classic anti-western Blueberry; on his own, the pterodactyl-riding Arzach, and with Alejandro Jodorowsky, the sci-fi series The Incal. In America...
- 3/10/2012
- Screen Anarchy
French comic-book artist Jean Giraud, also known as "Moebius, has passed away at the age of 73 after a battle with cancer. Starting out as a comic book artist, he gained cult status in the European comics world creating the Wild West anti-hero Mike Bluberry, who endured for 50 years. Then in the '70s and '80s Giraud branched out into science fiction under the "Moebius" name, and worked on bringing us the stunning visuals associated with the likes of Tron, Alien, The Fifth Element and The Abyss. His death was confirmed by publishing house Dargaud earlier today, which said the comic-book world had lost "one of its greatest masters".. His influence can be seen all around us, and will continue to be for as long as there is science fiction. Here is a selection of some of the works of a true visionary..
- 3/10/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
At the very end of 1973 I was lurking about in a Woolworth’s in downtown Montreal. I was suffering from my worst case of comics envy ever.
I was seduced by the graphic novels rack. That’s not what it was called, but that’s what it was. Dozens of titles by Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius), Phillipe Druillet, and all kinds of master comics creators the likes of which we had not seen in the States. Beautiful stuff. I could follow much of the storytelling but little of the story itself.
I was also seduced by the wide range of subject material, with nary a cape in sight. Western, science fiction, private eye, romance, ennui-ridden existentialism, and stuff that seemed as though it was influenced by lysergic acid diethylamide the likes of which we never had on St. Mark’s Place. In short order I stumbled upon equally...
I was seduced by the graphic novels rack. That’s not what it was called, but that’s what it was. Dozens of titles by Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius), Phillipe Druillet, and all kinds of master comics creators the likes of which we had not seen in the States. Beautiful stuff. I could follow much of the storytelling but little of the story itself.
I was also seduced by the wide range of subject material, with nary a cape in sight. Western, science fiction, private eye, romance, ennui-ridden existentialism, and stuff that seemed as though it was influenced by lysergic acid diethylamide the likes of which we never had on St. Mark’s Place. In short order I stumbled upon equally...
- 11/9/2011
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
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Cannes — Scott Adkins (“The Expendables 2″) and Michael Jai White (“Black Dynamite”) have joined the international cast of sci-fi TV series “Metal Hurlant Chronicles.”
Rutger Hauer (“Blade Runner”), Joe Flanigan (“Stargate Atlantis) and James Marsters (“Buffy”) will also star in the TV show’s first season.
“Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology that was published in the U.S. as “Heavy Metal.” The first season will be delivered in April and the second will bow in November 2012. Each episode will adapt stories from the original graphic novels. Created by comic artists Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) and Philippe Druillet in 1974, “Metal Hurlant” became a sci-fi phenom in the 1980s.
via Adkins, Scott prove their ‘Metal’ – Entertainment News, Mipcom News, Media – Variety.
Cannes — Scott Adkins (“The Expendables 2″) and Michael Jai White (“Black Dynamite”) have joined the international cast of sci-fi TV series “Metal Hurlant Chronicles.”
Rutger Hauer (“Blade Runner”), Joe Flanigan (“Stargate Atlantis) and James Marsters (“Buffy”) will also star in the TV show’s first season.
“Metal Hurlant Chronicles” is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology that was published in the U.S. as “Heavy Metal.” The first season will be delivered in April and the second will bow in November 2012. Each episode will adapt stories from the original graphic novels. Created by comic artists Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) and Philippe Druillet in 1974, “Metal Hurlant” became a sci-fi phenom in the 1980s.
via Adkins, Scott prove their ‘Metal’ – Entertainment News, Mipcom News, Media – Variety.
- 10/4/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Some big casting news coming in for the French television production "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" ("Heavy Metal"), a live-action TV skein based on the French anthology of sci-fi/fantasy graphic novels. Read on for details.
According to Variety Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2), Michael Jai White (Spawn, Black Dynamite), Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Joe Flanigan ("Stargate Atlantis) and James Marsters ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") have all joined the international cast of Guillaume Lubrano's sci-fi TV series.
"Metal Hurlant Chronicles" is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology that was published in the U.S. as "Heavy Metal."
Earlier this year Universal Pictures Germany picked up home video and VOD rights for the first two seasons (comprising 12 half-hours). Sony Pictures Television nabbed the series for distribution in various European territories, notably Germany, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland and Luxembourg via its pay TV network.
The first season will be delivered in April,...
According to Variety Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2), Michael Jai White (Spawn, Black Dynamite), Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Joe Flanigan ("Stargate Atlantis) and James Marsters ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") have all joined the international cast of Guillaume Lubrano's sci-fi TV series.
"Metal Hurlant Chronicles" is based on the French sci-fi and fantasy comics anthology that was published in the U.S. as "Heavy Metal."
Earlier this year Universal Pictures Germany picked up home video and VOD rights for the first two seasons (comprising 12 half-hours). Sony Pictures Television nabbed the series for distribution in various European territories, notably Germany, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland and Luxembourg via its pay TV network.
The first season will be delivered in April,...
- 10/3/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Americans have realised the global box-office potential of comic-book adaptations. So why are the creators themselves – the French and Belgians – failing to cash in on the comic strip?
Comic-book fans love an alternate universe, so let's build one for them: how about a world in which cinema isn't clogged up with comic-book adaptations full of superheroes with tedious identity issues? In which audiences are flocking to see a different kind of crisply pencilled protagonist leap off the page: girl adventurers, boy reporters, reluctant CEOs, indomitable Gauls and lysergic cowboys.
Guess what? This alternate universe could be about to invade ours, if the little blue men have their way. A blow was struck for the Franco-Belgian comic-book tradition over the last three weekends, as Sony's Smurfs adaptation knocked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 off its overseas box-office perch. Having taken $329m worldwide to date, it's already the year's 11th biggest film,...
Comic-book fans love an alternate universe, so let's build one for them: how about a world in which cinema isn't clogged up with comic-book adaptations full of superheroes with tedious identity issues? In which audiences are flocking to see a different kind of crisply pencilled protagonist leap off the page: girl adventurers, boy reporters, reluctant CEOs, indomitable Gauls and lysergic cowboys.
Guess what? This alternate universe could be about to invade ours, if the little blue men have their way. A blow was struck for the Franco-Belgian comic-book tradition over the last three weekends, as Sony's Smurfs adaptation knocked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 off its overseas box-office perch. Having taken $329m worldwide to date, it's already the year's 11th biggest film,...
- 8/23/2011
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
This is a busy weekend for awards, and the first major awards have just been handed out. The winners of the 2011 Chesley Awards were announced today at Renovation, the WorldCon going on right now in Reno, Nevada. The Chesleys are given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists each year for excellence in genre art.
Paperback: Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace) Hardcover: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17 Three-Dimensional: Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze Interior: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth Unpublished Color: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment” Unpublished Monochrome: Ian Miller, “Triptych” Product: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook Gaming: Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath) (Sony Online Entertainment) Art Director: Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast Lifetime Achievement:...
Paperback: Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace) Hardcover: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17 Three-Dimensional: Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze Interior: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth Unpublished Color: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment” Unpublished Monochrome: Ian Miller, “Triptych” Product: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook Gaming: Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath) (Sony Online Entertainment) Art Director: Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast Lifetime Achievement:...
- 8/20/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
If you find yourself in or around Paris, France between now and March 13th, I am extremely jealous of you. Paris is, of course, a wonderful and historic city in its own right (one that I would be happy to visit at any time), but there is a very special art exhibition taking place at the Fondation Cartier. The spectacular exhibit, titled Moebius: Transe-Forme, is an expansive collection of the work of vaunted comics illustrator, cartoonist and artist Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius.
Even if you don’t know his name, you are certainly familiar with his work. Giraud has been hugely influential on modern science fiction, fantasy and cyberpunk. Best known in North America for his work in early issues of the cult magazine Heavy Metal, over the course of his career the artist has collaborated with an array of visionary creatives like Stan Lee, Alejandro Jodorowosky and even George Lucas.
Even if you don’t know his name, you are certainly familiar with his work. Giraud has been hugely influential on modern science fiction, fantasy and cyberpunk. Best known in North America for his work in early issues of the cult magazine Heavy Metal, over the course of his career the artist has collaborated with an array of visionary creatives like Stan Lee, Alejandro Jodorowosky and even George Lucas.
- 2/13/2011
- by Will Perkins
- DorkShelf.com
Time for a little French flavor to kick off your Thursday! Hold the escargot of course. Still can't believe people eat those friggin' things. I mean really.
According to Variety French DVD house We Prods. is partnering with publisher United Humanoids to produce "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" ("Heavy Metal"), a live-action TV skein based on a French anthology of sci-fi/fantasy graphic novels. Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, co-founder of We Prods., each half-hour will be shot in English and French and will cover one or two stories adapted from the original graphic novels.
After presenting the pilot to buyers at Mipcom in October, the company pre-sold the show in more than 20 territories, including Italy, Germany, Poland and Russia. The shingle is negotiating with a French TV channel and a U.S. distributor.
The two-part pilot, "Red Light" and "Cold Hard Facts," stars David Belle (The Prince of Persia) and Jean Yves...
According to Variety French DVD house We Prods. is partnering with publisher United Humanoids to produce "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" ("Heavy Metal"), a live-action TV skein based on a French anthology of sci-fi/fantasy graphic novels. Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, co-founder of We Prods., each half-hour will be shot in English and French and will cover one or two stories adapted from the original graphic novels.
After presenting the pilot to buyers at Mipcom in October, the company pre-sold the show in more than 20 territories, including Italy, Germany, Poland and Russia. The shingle is negotiating with a French TV channel and a U.S. distributor.
The two-part pilot, "Red Light" and "Cold Hard Facts," stars David Belle (The Prince of Persia) and Jean Yves...
- 2/10/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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