VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF URUSEI YATSURA SIGNATURE EDITIONS
Rumiko Takahashi’s Iconic Manga To Be Released in English In Its Entirety For The First Time Ever
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the return of the classic manga comedy URUSEI YATSURA in all-new deluxe editions on February 19th, 2019.
Set for publication under the VIZ Signature imprint, URUSEI YATSURA depicts the hilarious misadventures of an unlucky human boy who meets a beautiful alien princess. The series is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens; Volume 1 will carry a print MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $26.99 CAN. URUSEI YATSURA’s volumes will present 400 pages of content in the larger VIZ Signature trim size. The complete series is scheduled for English publication by VIZ Media on a quarterly basis.
In URUSEI YATSURA, beautiful space alien princess Lum invades Earth on her UFO, and unlucky Ataru Moroboshi’s world gets turned upside down! Will Lum become Earth’s electrifying new leader? Or will Ataru somehow miraculously save Earth from space alien onslaught?
“URUSEI YATSURA is an iconic manga series, and until now, has never been fully published in English,” says Amy Yu, Editor. “Our new VIZ Signature editions allow readers to enjoy the complete URUSEI YATSURA for the first time ever. We hope new and veteran manga fans will add this legendary series to their collections!”
The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashi’s career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan’s prestigious New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, URUSEI YATSURA, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format and spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release movies, all incredibly popular in their own right. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after another—MAISON IKKOKU ran from 1980 to 1987, RANMA 1/2 from 1987 to 1996, and INUYASHA from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works include MERMAID SAGA, RUMIC THEATER, ONE-POUND GOSPEL, and RIN-NE.
Takahashi was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame in 2018. She won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award twice in her career, once for Urusei Yatsura in 1981 and the second time for Inuyasha in 2002. A majority of the Takahashi canon has been adapted into other media such as anime, live-action TV series, and film. Takahashi’s manga, as well as the other formats her work has been adapted into, have continued to delight generations of fans around the world. Distinguished by her wonderfully endearing characters, Takahashi’s work adeptly incorporates a wide variety of elements such as comedy, romance, fantasy, and martial arts. While her series are difficult to pin down into one simple genre, the signature style she has created has come to be known as the “Rumic World.” Rumiko Takahashi is an artist who truly represents the very best from the world of manga.
For more information on URUSEI YATSURA and other Rumiko Takahashi anime and manga titles distributed and published by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.
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Monday, February 18, 2019
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 10th to 16th, 2019 - Update #19
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MOVIES - From Variety: Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" gets a November 2020 release date.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Chris Rock wild direct comedy pilot, "Saving Kenan," the NBC is developing for Kenan Thompson.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Amazon teases its much-anticipated TV series, "The Lord of the Rings," with a map.
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MUSIC - From PhillyMag: Meet the lawyer who sued Led Zeppelin.
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AVATAR - From ScreenRant: James Cameron's "Avatar" sequels to start filming live-action sequences this spring.
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STAR TREK - From Newsarama: Nickelodeon is developing an animated "Star Trek" TV series for children.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Spike Lee's next project is a Vietnam veteran drama film for Netflix. Chadewick Boseman eyed for a lead role.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Octavia Spencer is joining Anna Hathaway in a new adaption of "The Witches" (from the Roald Dahl book) for Robert Zemeckis.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Millennium Film has put its "Red Sonja" film project on hold. It was to be directed by Bryan Singer, who has been hit with multiple child sex-abuse allegations over the last few years.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Actor Chris Evans, director Antoine Fuqua, and super-producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and producer Mark Vahradian team for "Infinite."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Fox Searchlight releases the first teaser trailer for "Tokien," it biopic of "Lord of the Rings" creator, J.R.R. Tolkien.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Warner Bros. has hired David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick to start writing "Aquaman 2." He co-wrote the first film.
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GRAMMYS - From Deadline: Here is a complete winners list. Kacey Musgraves wins "Album of the Year" for her album, "Golden Hour." Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) becomes the first rapper to win "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for his acclaimed song, "This is America."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/8 to 2/10/2019 weekend box office is "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part" with an estimated take of $34.4 million.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: The 2019 BAFTA Award winners have been announced. "Roma" wins best film and best film not in the English language as well as best director for Alfonso Cuaron (one of four trophies for Cuaron tonight). "The Favourite" was named best British film.
2019 / 72nd British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) winners list:
BEST FILM
“Roma” *WINNER
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
“The Favourite” *WINNER
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
“Beast,” Michael Pearce (Writer/Director), Lauren Dark (Producer) *WINNER
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“Roma” *WINNER
DOCUMENTARY
“Free Solo” *WINNER
ANIMATED FILM
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” *WINNER
DIRECTOR
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón *WINNER
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara *WINNER
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“BlacKkKlansman,” Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott *WINNER
LEADING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” *WINNER
LEADING ACTOR
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” *WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite” *WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” *WINNER
ORIGINAL MUSIC
“A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Lukas Nelson *WINNER
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón *WINNER
EDITING
“Vice” *WINNER
PRODUCTION DESIGN
“The Favourite” *WINNER
COSTUME DESIGN
“The Favourite” *WINNER
MAKE UP & HAIR
“The Favourite” *WINNER
SOUND
“Bohemian Rhapsody” *WINNER
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
“Black Panther” *WINNER
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
“Roughhouse” *WINNER
BRITISH SHORT FILM
“73 Cows” *WINNER
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Letitia Wright *WINNER
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley
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GRAMMYS - From CNN: Top nominees Kendrick Lamar and Drake and also Childish Gambino decline invitations to perform at tonight's 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
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STREAMING - From DreadCentral: Shudder begins production on a "Creepshow" TV series with "The Walking Dead's" Greg Nicotero.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: AMC has announced the cancellations of its TV series, "Into the Badlands" and "The Son."
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COMICS-FILM - From HeyUGuys: The third film in the "Kingsman," series will be a prequel, "Kingsman: The Great Game." Aaron Taylor-Johnson ("Kick-Ass) and Gemma Arterton ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time") are joining the film.
OBIT:
From TheWrap: Former President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Ron W. Miller, has died at the age of 85, Saturday, February 9, 2019. Miller was president from 1978 to 1983 and was CEO in from 1983 to 1984. Miller was married to Walt Disney's daughter, the late Diane Marie Disney, with whom he had seven children. Miller also served in the U.S. Army and played one season in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams.
MOVIES - From Variety: Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" gets a November 2020 release date.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Chris Rock wild direct comedy pilot, "Saving Kenan," the NBC is developing for Kenan Thompson.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Amazon teases its much-anticipated TV series, "The Lord of the Rings," with a map.
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MUSIC - From PhillyMag: Meet the lawyer who sued Led Zeppelin.
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AVATAR - From ScreenRant: James Cameron's "Avatar" sequels to start filming live-action sequences this spring.
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STAR TREK - From Newsarama: Nickelodeon is developing an animated "Star Trek" TV series for children.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Spike Lee's next project is a Vietnam veteran drama film for Netflix. Chadewick Boseman eyed for a lead role.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Octavia Spencer is joining Anna Hathaway in a new adaption of "The Witches" (from the Roald Dahl book) for Robert Zemeckis.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Millennium Film has put its "Red Sonja" film project on hold. It was to be directed by Bryan Singer, who has been hit with multiple child sex-abuse allegations over the last few years.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Actor Chris Evans, director Antoine Fuqua, and super-producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and producer Mark Vahradian team for "Infinite."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Fox Searchlight releases the first teaser trailer for "Tokien," it biopic of "Lord of the Rings" creator, J.R.R. Tolkien.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Warner Bros. has hired David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick to start writing "Aquaman 2." He co-wrote the first film.
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GRAMMYS - From Deadline: Here is a complete winners list. Kacey Musgraves wins "Album of the Year" for her album, "Golden Hour." Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) becomes the first rapper to win "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for his acclaimed song, "This is America."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/8 to 2/10/2019 weekend box office is "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part" with an estimated take of $34.4 million.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: The 2019 BAFTA Award winners have been announced. "Roma" wins best film and best film not in the English language as well as best director for Alfonso Cuaron (one of four trophies for Cuaron tonight). "The Favourite" was named best British film.
2019 / 72nd British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) winners list:
BEST FILM
“Roma” *WINNER
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
“The Favourite” *WINNER
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
“Beast,” Michael Pearce (Writer/Director), Lauren Dark (Producer) *WINNER
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“Roma” *WINNER
DOCUMENTARY
“Free Solo” *WINNER
ANIMATED FILM
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” *WINNER
DIRECTOR
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón *WINNER
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara *WINNER
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“BlacKkKlansman,” Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott *WINNER
LEADING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” *WINNER
LEADING ACTOR
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” *WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite” *WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” *WINNER
ORIGINAL MUSIC
“A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Lukas Nelson *WINNER
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón *WINNER
EDITING
“Vice” *WINNER
PRODUCTION DESIGN
“The Favourite” *WINNER
COSTUME DESIGN
“The Favourite” *WINNER
MAKE UP & HAIR
“The Favourite” *WINNER
SOUND
“Bohemian Rhapsody” *WINNER
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
“Black Panther” *WINNER
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
“Roughhouse” *WINNER
BRITISH SHORT FILM
“73 Cows” *WINNER
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Letitia Wright *WINNER
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley
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GRAMMYS - From CNN: Top nominees Kendrick Lamar and Drake and also Childish Gambino decline invitations to perform at tonight's 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
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STREAMING - From DreadCentral: Shudder begins production on a "Creepshow" TV series with "The Walking Dead's" Greg Nicotero.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: AMC has announced the cancellations of its TV series, "Into the Badlands" and "The Son."
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COMICS-FILM - From HeyUGuys: The third film in the "Kingsman," series will be a prequel, "Kingsman: The Great Game." Aaron Taylor-Johnson ("Kick-Ass) and Gemma Arterton ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time") are joining the film.
OBIT:
From TheWrap: Former President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Ron W. Miller, has died at the age of 85, Saturday, February 9, 2019. Miller was president from 1978 to 1983 and was CEO in from 1983 to 1984. Miller was married to Walt Disney's daughter, the late Diane Marie Disney, with whom he had seven children. Miller also served in the U.S. Army and played one season in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Review: "The Meg" is Enjoyably Cheesy
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
The Meg (2018)
Running time: 113 minutes (1 hour, 53 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for action/peril, bloody images and some language
DIRECTOR: Jon Turteltaub
WRITERS: Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (based on the novel, Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, by Steve Alten)
PRODUCERS: Belle Avery (p.g.a.), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (produced by) (p.g.a.) and Colin Wilson
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Stern (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Steven Kemper and Kelly Matsumoto
COMPOSER: Harry Gregson-Williams
SCI-FI/HORROR/ACTION
Starring: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Winston Chao, Sophia Cai, Ruby Rose, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor, Olafur Darri, Olafsson, Jessica McNamee, and Masi Osa
The Meg is a 2018 science fiction, horror, and action film from director Jon Turteltaub and stars Jason Statham. This movie is loosely based on Steve Alten's 1997 novel, Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. A Chinese-American co-production, The Meg film focuses on a man who must save a group of people trapped in a sunken submersible vessel damaged by a prehistoric creature that no one but he believes still exists.
The Meg opens in the Phillippine Trench where there is a “deep sea rescue mission.” Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) leads the mission to save the sailors aboard the damaged nuclear submarine, the “SSBN Rogue.” Something attacks the Rogue, and Taylor is forced to leave some of his own men behind where they die when the submarine explodes.
Five years later, the story moves to the underwater research facility, “Mana One,” where its billionaire founder, Jack Morris (Rainn Wilson), has just arrived to meet the facility's lead researcher, Dr. Zhang (Winston Chao). Morris hopes to witness a mission supervised by Zhang's daughter, Suyin (Bingbing Li), an oceanographer, in which a submersible will explore a previously unknown part of the Mariana trench. Not long into the mission, a very large creature attacks and damages the submersible, forcing it down into a place from which it will be hard to rescue.
Zhang and one of his top crew members, Mac (Cliff Curtis), head to Samut Prakan, Thailand, to convince Jonas Taylor, retired since the SSBN Rogue incident, to help them rescue the Mana One's submersible. Although Taylor initially refuses, he accepts the mission when he learns that someone close to him is trapped in the submersible and that its crew is being menaced by a prehistoric creature that Taylor believes to still exist today, the giant shark creature, the Megalodon.
The Meg is an entertaining, but not particularly good B-movie. The Meg manages to be more than mediocre because of some highly-entertaining and thoroughly thrilling action sequences. It seems to me that the director, Jon Turtletaub, was reluctant to really go wild with what is essentially a monster movie. If what paleontologists say is true, the Megalodon was the terror of the seas, yet this cinematic “Meg” only commits a fraction of the terror that it could. Maybe, it is the screenwriters' fault that this screenplay does not seem particularly imaginative.
The characters are not imaginative, either. The only characters presented with any depth or personality are Jason Statham's Jonas Taylor and Bingbing Li's Suyin, and even they are little more than puffed up stock characters. Taylor is the white savior slash rescue-mission-guy damaged by a recent “mistake” who will find redemption in getting this new opportunity to save some people. Suyin is a by-the-book smart-Asian-cookie, but at least the filmmakers let her get in some girl-hero action time.
There is a cute kid, Meiying (Sophia Cai), that steals her scenes, and there is also the stereotypical Black guy, DJ (Page Kennedy), who is constantly letting everyone know that he did not sign up for fighting or being eaten by a prehistoric monster shark. The Meg is a B-movie, a $130 million dollar-budgeted B-movie, but a B-movie, still. And if you enjoy movies about sharks terrorizing humans, especially humans too stupid to avoid them (and, dear readers, I do enjoy such movies), then, The Meg is must-see shark-scare entertainment.
C+
5 out of 10
Monday, December 31, 2018
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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Horror Comics Master, Junji Ito, to Attend 2019 Toronto Comics Arts Festival
The Master of Manga Horror makes his first North-American appearance in Toronto, Canada, this May 11-12, 2019.
Toronto Public Library presents:
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2019
Saturday May 11th, 9am-5pm, and Sunday May 12th, 2019, 10am-5pm
@ Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada
Free To Attend | www.torontocomics.com
TCAF, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is proud to announce that acclaimed Japanese manga creator and international horror sensation JUNJI ITO will participate in TCAF as a Featured Guest and Official Poster Artist of the 2019 Festival, to be held May 11-12, 2019, in Toronto, Canada. Junji Ito is best known for his groundbreaking horror stories including Uzumaki, Gyo, Tomie, and “The Enigma of Amigara Fault,” and will travel to Toronto in support of his new short story collection Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection, to be published this April by VIZ Media.
“Junji Ito is a truly amazing creator, and we’re so proud to welcome him the Canada,” said TCAF Artistic Director Christopher Butcher. “Ito-sensei is a creator that we’d been hoping to feature at the Festival for more than a decade, he’s a personal favourite manga-ka of mine and of so many fans and comic creators. We’re so happy that he could find some time in his busy creative schedule to attend the Festival this year.”
Junji Ito will debut the new horror short story collection Smashed, the latest in an impressive line-up of great collections of his work in English. In the last 5 years horror fans have been treated to an incredible wealth of Ito’s material, including new hardcover deluxe editions of Uzumaki, Gyo, and Tomie, and all-new collections including Frankenstein, Shiver, and Fragments of Horror, among others, all available from VIZ Media.
“Ito-sensei’s work crosses so many traditional comics boundaries, and he has such a wide and enthusiastic audience for his work,” continues Butcher. “Whether it’s horror fans, comics fans, manga fans, or anime fans, there are so many people that count Ito among their favourite creators in the world, thanks to the omnipresence of his work across popular media including manga, film, and anime. I know that meeting Ito-sensei will be a treasured memory for many visitors to TCAF.”
Junji Ito will participate in a wide variety of events at TCAF 2019, including an on-stage interview, live-drawing, and special ticketed autograph sessions (details To Be Announced). The full range of Ito-sensei’s in-print manga will be available for purchase on-site at TCAF at the Festival Shop, Page & Panel, and at his events courtesy of Festival Sponsor The Beguiling. Ito-sensei’s works are also well-represented in the circulating collection of Festival Presenting Sponsor Toronto Public Library.
Junji Ito will join more than 350 exhibiting creators and publishers for The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2019, with many more guests still to be announced! Visit TCAF online for up-to-the-minute updates!
Website: www.torontocomics.com
Twitter: @TorontoComics
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TorontoComics
Tumblr: torontocomics.tumblr.com
ABOUT JUNJI ITO
Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. His titles include Tomie and Uzumaki, which have been adapted into live-action films; Gyo, which was adapted into an animated film; Fragments of Horror, adapted into an animated series; and the short story collections Shiver and Frankenstein, with all works having been published in English by VIZ Media. Other works of Ito's in English include Dissolving Classroom, published by Vertical Inc., and Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Mon & Yu, published by Kodansha Comics. Ito’s influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.
ABOUT SMASHED: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION
Thirteen chilling nightmares, presented by the master of horror! Try not to be noticed when you eat the secret nectar, otherwise you’ll get smashed… What horrific events happened to create the earthbound—people tied to a certain place for the rest of their short lives? Then, a strange haunted house comes to town, but no one expects it to lead to a real hell… Welcome to Junji Ito’s world, a world with no escape from endless nightmares. Hardcover graphic novel coming April 16, 2019, from VIZ Media.
ABOUT TCAF
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival would not be possible without the assistance of our sponsors and partners, including presenting sponsor Toronto Public Library and primary sponsor The Beguiling Books & Art.
TCAF is produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.
We would also like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. / Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.
Seneca College is a proud Sponsor of TCAF 2019.
TCAF would like to thank Festival sponsor VIZ Media, and Shogakukan Inc., for their support in arranging Junji Ito’s trip to Canada.
Sponsorship opportunities for TCAF 2019 are still available, please email us at: contact@torontocomics.com for more info.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
"Leave No Trace," "A Very English Scandal" Top 31st Scripter Awards
USC Libraries Scripter Honors “Leave No Trace” and “A Very English Scandal”
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Leave No Trace,” and the television miniseries “A Very English Scandal” received the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award at the Feb. 9, 2019 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
“This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best adaptation of the written word for the screen, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan said, “This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
In the television category, the selection committee chose “A Very English Scandal,” written for the screen by Russell T Davies for the streaming network Amazon Prime. It is based on John Preston’s 2016 nonfiction book of the same name, which details the 1970s scandal involving British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and his wayward attempts to silence a former lover.
Davies thanked Preston for “providing such a brilliant source book for me to work from” as well as Thorpe and Norman Scott, for being “so mad, so fascinating, and I hope so forgiven by all of us now by the passing of time.”
Due to a tie in the nominating round, six television shows were eligible this year. The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (distributed by FX), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “The Looming Tower” (Hulu), “Patrick Melrose” (Showtime), and “Sharp Objects” (HBO).
In the film category, the winners were writer Peter Rock, author of the novel “My Abandonment,” and screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, who adapted for the screen Rock’s work, itself an adaptation of a 2004 local news report about a Vietnam veteran and his young daughter found living off the grid in the forest near Portland, Oregon. “Leave No Trace” was released by Bleecker Street.
In accepting the award, Rock paid tribute to the screenwriters. “Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini and I walked through Forest Park in Portland, Oregon, and talked about possibilities, so I want to deeply thank them for the heart and inspiration they brought into making a great film.”
The other finalist films were “Black Panther” (distributed by Disney), “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (Fox Searchlight), “The Death of Stalin” (IFC Films), and “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored Dr. George Isaacs as the 2019 Ex Libris Award winner for his extraordinary support of the USC Libraries, which resulted in the creation of the George E. Isaacs Dean’s Suite in Doheny Memorial Library. Accepting the award on his behalf was his son Mark Isaacs, who said, “My father, George Isaacs, is a long-time and enthusiastic supporter of the University of Southern California, including the Libraries. Why the Libraries? Books deliver knowledge, joy and understanding. Very few products in the world today can make that claim.”
In-kind donors to the event included Mariner Books, Other Press, and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Leave No Trace,” and the television miniseries “A Very English Scandal” received the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award at the Feb. 9, 2019 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
“This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best adaptation of the written word for the screen, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan said, “This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
In the television category, the selection committee chose “A Very English Scandal,” written for the screen by Russell T Davies for the streaming network Amazon Prime. It is based on John Preston’s 2016 nonfiction book of the same name, which details the 1970s scandal involving British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and his wayward attempts to silence a former lover.
Davies thanked Preston for “providing such a brilliant source book for me to work from” as well as Thorpe and Norman Scott, for being “so mad, so fascinating, and I hope so forgiven by all of us now by the passing of time.”
Due to a tie in the nominating round, six television shows were eligible this year. The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (distributed by FX), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “The Looming Tower” (Hulu), “Patrick Melrose” (Showtime), and “Sharp Objects” (HBO).
In the film category, the winners were writer Peter Rock, author of the novel “My Abandonment,” and screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, who adapted for the screen Rock’s work, itself an adaptation of a 2004 local news report about a Vietnam veteran and his young daughter found living off the grid in the forest near Portland, Oregon. “Leave No Trace” was released by Bleecker Street.
In accepting the award, Rock paid tribute to the screenwriters. “Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini and I walked through Forest Park in Portland, Oregon, and talked about possibilities, so I want to deeply thank them for the heart and inspiration they brought into making a great film.”
The other finalist films were “Black Panther” (distributed by Disney), “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (Fox Searchlight), “The Death of Stalin” (IFC Films), and “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored Dr. George Isaacs as the 2019 Ex Libris Award winner for his extraordinary support of the USC Libraries, which resulted in the creation of the George E. Isaacs Dean’s Suite in Doheny Memorial Library. Accepting the award on his behalf was his son Mark Isaacs, who said, “My father, George Isaacs, is a long-time and enthusiastic supporter of the University of Southern California, including the Libraries. Why the Libraries? Books deliver knowledge, joy and understanding. Very few products in the world today can make that claim.”
In-kind donors to the event included Mariner Books, Other Press, and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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"The LEGO Movie 2" Soundtrack and Score Albums Now Available
WaterTower Music Released “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part” Soundtrack and Score Albums February 7, 2019
Soundtrack Album Features New Music from Beck Feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island, Dillon Francis Feat. T-Pain & Lay Lay, Tiffany Haddish & Will Arnett, Stephanie Beatriz, Matt & Kim, and More
Score Album Features New Music from Award-Winning Composer Mark Mothersbaugh
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WaterTower Music announced the February 7, 2019, digital release of two albums of music from the exciting new animated adventure “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part,” the much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The LEGO Movie.” Both a soundtrack album and a score album were released on February 7, the day before the film was released to theaters nationwide from Warner Bros. Pictures.
The new music featured on the soundtrack collection includes the end title song “Super Cool,” from Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island, the infectious “Catchy Song” by Dillon Francis feat. T- Pain & That Girl Lay Lay and two songs performed in the film by Tiffany Haddish – the solo “Not Evil” and a hilarious duet with Will Arnett entitled “Gotham City Guys.” Stephanie Beatriz performs on two songs - the solo “5:15” and, as part of a LEGO cast performance, one of the two reimagined versions of “Everything is Awesome” featured on the soundtrack. The second version of the song, titled “Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix),” is offered by comedy twosome Garfunkel & Oates. “Come Together Now” is performed by indie dance duo Matt & Kim; Yossi Guetta, Esther Guetta & Fiora Cutler perform “Welcome to the Systar System”; and Superorganism rounds out the album with “Hello Me and You.”
Five of the songs on the soundtrack were written by Canadian comedian Jon LaJoie.
LISTEN: “Super Cool” by Beck Feat. Robyn and The Lonely Island
LISTEN: “Catchy Song” by Dillon Francis Feat. T-Pain and That Girl Lay Lay
LISTEN: “Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix)” by Garfunkel & Oates
In addition to the soundtrack album, WaterTower Music has released a buoyant 34-track score album by Mark Mothersbaugh, the famed composer, performer, author, producer, designer and visual artist whose work has become part of pop culture consciousness. He is the co-creator and front man for the seminal new wave band DEVO, which is one of the 2019 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Mothersbaugh is an award-winning film and television composer who has scored huge hits like “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Rushmore,” “The LEGO Movie,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and the iconic television series “Rugrats.”
The “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part” soundtrack is now available for order and was available digitally, beginning February 7, 2019. A CD will be available later this year.
The track list is as follows:
“Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix)” - Garfunkel & Oates with Eban Schletter
“5:15” - Stephanie Beatriz
“Welcome to the Systar System” - Yossi Guetta, Esther Guetta & Fiora Cutler
“Not Evil” - Tiffany Haddish
“Catchy Song” - Dillon Francis feat. T-Pain & That Girl Lay Lay
“Gotham City Guys” - Tiffany Haddish & Will Arnett
“Everything’s Not Awesome” - Stephanie Beatriz, Ben Schwartz, Alison Brie, Noel Fielding, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pratt & Richard Ayoade
“Super Cool” - Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island
“Come Together Now” - Matt and Kim
“Hello Me & You” - Superorganism
About the Movie:
“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are now facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a galaxy filled with fantastic planets, strange characters and catchy new songs. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” stars Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Maya Rudolph. Directed by Mike Mitchell from a screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, story by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Matthew Fogel, based on LEGO Construction Toys, it is produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Roy Lee, and Jinko Gotoh; with executive producers Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, Matthew Ashton, Chris McKay, Zareh Nalbandian, Ryan Halprin, Will Allegra, Chris Leahy. Trisha Gum is the animation director. Patrick Marc Hanenberger is the production designer; Clare Knight, the editor; and Mark Mothersbaugh, the composer. Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group present, in association with LEGO System A/S, a Rideback/Lord Miller/Vertigo Entertainment Production, “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Rated PG for “some rude humor.” TheLEGOMovie.com
LEGO, DUPLO, the LEGO logo, the minifigure and the brick and knob configuration are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2019 The LEGO Group. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
BATMAN is trademark of and © DC Comics.
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Soundtrack Album Features New Music from Beck Feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island, Dillon Francis Feat. T-Pain & Lay Lay, Tiffany Haddish & Will Arnett, Stephanie Beatriz, Matt & Kim, and More
Score Album Features New Music from Award-Winning Composer Mark Mothersbaugh
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WaterTower Music announced the February 7, 2019, digital release of two albums of music from the exciting new animated adventure “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part,” the much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The LEGO Movie.” Both a soundtrack album and a score album were released on February 7, the day before the film was released to theaters nationwide from Warner Bros. Pictures.
The new music featured on the soundtrack collection includes the end title song “Super Cool,” from Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island, the infectious “Catchy Song” by Dillon Francis feat. T- Pain & That Girl Lay Lay and two songs performed in the film by Tiffany Haddish – the solo “Not Evil” and a hilarious duet with Will Arnett entitled “Gotham City Guys.” Stephanie Beatriz performs on two songs - the solo “5:15” and, as part of a LEGO cast performance, one of the two reimagined versions of “Everything is Awesome” featured on the soundtrack. The second version of the song, titled “Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix),” is offered by comedy twosome Garfunkel & Oates. “Come Together Now” is performed by indie dance duo Matt & Kim; Yossi Guetta, Esther Guetta & Fiora Cutler perform “Welcome to the Systar System”; and Superorganism rounds out the album with “Hello Me and You.”
Five of the songs on the soundtrack were written by Canadian comedian Jon LaJoie.
LISTEN: “Super Cool” by Beck Feat. Robyn and The Lonely Island
LISTEN: “Catchy Song” by Dillon Francis Feat. T-Pain and That Girl Lay Lay
LISTEN: “Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix)” by Garfunkel & Oates
In addition to the soundtrack album, WaterTower Music has released a buoyant 34-track score album by Mark Mothersbaugh, the famed composer, performer, author, producer, designer and visual artist whose work has become part of pop culture consciousness. He is the co-creator and front man for the seminal new wave band DEVO, which is one of the 2019 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Mothersbaugh is an award-winning film and television composer who has scored huge hits like “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Rushmore,” “The LEGO Movie,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and the iconic television series “Rugrats.”
The “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part” soundtrack is now available for order and was available digitally, beginning February 7, 2019. A CD will be available later this year.
The track list is as follows:
“Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix)” - Garfunkel & Oates with Eban Schletter
“5:15” - Stephanie Beatriz
“Welcome to the Systar System” - Yossi Guetta, Esther Guetta & Fiora Cutler
“Not Evil” - Tiffany Haddish
“Catchy Song” - Dillon Francis feat. T-Pain & That Girl Lay Lay
“Gotham City Guys” - Tiffany Haddish & Will Arnett
“Everything’s Not Awesome” - Stephanie Beatriz, Ben Schwartz, Alison Brie, Noel Fielding, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pratt & Richard Ayoade
“Super Cool” - Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island
“Come Together Now” - Matt and Kim
“Hello Me & You” - Superorganism
About the Movie:
“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are now facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a galaxy filled with fantastic planets, strange characters and catchy new songs. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” stars Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Maya Rudolph. Directed by Mike Mitchell from a screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, story by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Matthew Fogel, based on LEGO Construction Toys, it is produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Roy Lee, and Jinko Gotoh; with executive producers Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, Matthew Ashton, Chris McKay, Zareh Nalbandian, Ryan Halprin, Will Allegra, Chris Leahy. Trisha Gum is the animation director. Patrick Marc Hanenberger is the production designer; Clare Knight, the editor; and Mark Mothersbaugh, the composer. Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group present, in association with LEGO System A/S, a Rideback/Lord Miller/Vertigo Entertainment Production, “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Rated PG for “some rude humor.” TheLEGOMovie.com
LEGO, DUPLO, the LEGO logo, the minifigure and the brick and knob configuration are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2019 The LEGO Group. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
BATMAN is trademark of and © DC Comics.
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Monday, February 11, 2019
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