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#MetroFW: Metropolitan Fashion Week and Cirque Du Soleil team up for Autism Speaks
This sounds amazing. I do love me some Cirque, and so channeling their creativity into fashion seems like a match made in fabric heaven. I wish I could hop across the country and check out Metropolitan Fashion week. Gorgeous designs, … Continue reading
2016 Harvey Award nominees announced: Pastis, Breathed, Staples, Waid, Lemire & more!
It’s that time of year; the Harvey Awards has released its list of nominees! The Harvey Awards “recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art”, and will be presented September 3rd, 2016 at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con. Some of my … Continue reading
#GhastlyAwards: peep the new trophy…and guest judge John Everson
[NOTE: yep, I’m one of the judges for the Ghastly Awards.] This year the Ghastlies has a brand-spankin’ new trophy. And it’s a beaut. See? There’s also a groovy new guest judge, and he’s a beaut too. Read on for … Continue reading
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Tagged Award Season, Ghastly Awards, Horror comics
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“The 33” – an uplifting feel-good story that’s so unbelievable it’s true
Nutshell: While The 33 may not be filled with twists and turns — this is based on a true story after all — it does what it’s supposed to do. It connects you to the miners trapped and fighting for … Continue reading
TrailerWatch: Will Smith goes to war in new “Concussion” trailer
I’ve already shared info on Concussion, a film about the forensic pathologist who found brain damage — most specifically CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) — in NFL players. But here’s what I like to think of as the For Your Consideration trailer. … Continue reading
TrailerWatch: “Anomalisa” – humanity through claymation
Moving. Enthralling. Breathtaking. Claymation…? With Anomalisa, it looks entirely possible that a claymation film can be not only entertaining, but an amazing cinematic experience. I love Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Anomalisa looks like another deep, entertaining … Continue reading
2015 Harvey Award winners — full list!
It’ ain’t the Awards Season Onslaught until Baltimore Comic-Con holds it’s yearly Harvey Awards. Which they did last night. And while I loved many of this year’s noms that didn’t take away a prize last night, this year’s winners are … Continue reading
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“The Big Short” busts the housing boom
“That’s not stupidity. That’s fraud.” And that’s the housing bubble of the Aughts. Based on the nonfiction book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, this film looks at the housing boom, and the handful of folks … Continue reading
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Harvey Awards 2015: Vivek J. Tiwary to host awards ceremony
The Fifth Beatle‘s Vivek J. Tiwary got the tap to host this year’s Harvey Awards. He did a wonderful job at his Baltimore Comic-Con panel last year, so I’m betting this will be a good time. Take it away, press … Continue reading
The Harvey Awards ballots are here! The Harvey Awards ballots are here!
They may not be as exciting as the phone book (but what is? And bonus points for anyone who gets that reference…) but the Harvey Awards ballots are available to comic book pros; are you an awesome comic book professional? … Continue reading
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