Equal parts Terminator, The Golden Child and The Matrix prequel, The Creator is yet another sci-fi epic about a war between humans and AI, one told by someone who just can't shut up about their time backpacking across Asia. Director Gareth Edwards clearly understands the power of scale and spectacle, something he demonstrated with his indie knockout Monsters, as well as his big-budget efforts, Godzilla and Rogue One. But The Creator, like those films, also suffers from a disjointed narrative, weak characters and a surprisingly shallow exploration of its (potentially interesting!) themes. It's a shame — at times, the film also proves he can be a genuine visual poet. The Creator stars John David Washington, fresh off of Christopher Nolan's Tenet, as Joshua, an American soldier embedded among a group of AI rebels as a double-agent. When an operation goes wrong early on, he loses his rebel wife Maya (Gemma Chan) and the will to keep fighting the war between the anti-AI West and the AI-loving country of New Asia. (Yes, this is a film where the many people, cultures and languages throughout Asia are flattened into a single nation.) Photo by 20th Century Studios Through a series of clunky newsreels that open the film, we see the rise of artificial intelligence as a potential boon for mankind, as well as the creation of Simulants, AI-powered beings with human-like bodies and skin. When a nuclear bomb hits Los Angeles, obliterating millions in seconds,... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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A new story will reveal more about the characters before the Amazon Prime TV superhero series returns this year. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Canadian independent publisher (and bookstore!) Biblioasis has printed up a limited run of indie bookseller trading cards, featuring heroic comic book portraits of prominent booksellers. Why? Well, for starters, this week is the annual independent booksellers conference in Baltimore, the ABA’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-21 13:40:31 UTC ]
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There is no way I can do crimes without making coffee first. Fill up one of these comic book villain mugs to start your morning off right. Or, very wrong. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-01-13 11:39:29 UTC ]
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Second only to the occasional test kitchen tour, the biggest perk of editing Folio: is the constant reminder that magazines overwhelmingly remain the primary medium for the greatest long-form journalism being produced today. As another year ends, we once again turned to the tastemakers... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-30 17:04:32 UTC ]
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Two sequels to the classic comic book series came to a conclusion just days apart—one more successfully than the other. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-12-18 18:04:02 UTC ]
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Kevin Barry's Night Boat to Tangier (Canongate) will be adapted for the big screen by Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 04:03:15 UTC ]
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Comic book creators search for ways to combat the rise of illegal digital sharing of their work. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2019-11-29 13:41:32 UTC ]
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A right-wing hero called the Question inspired Watchmen’s faceless vigilante. But later stories took the character in a very different direction. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-11-22 19:45:46 UTC ]
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A reporter, editor and author, he co-wrote a biography of Stan Lee, oversaw a comics festival and started an award-winning website. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-11-21 22:50:30 UTC ]
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Whether you're a regular comic reader or a movie fan, these novels based on comic book characters provide more content with your favorites. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-20 11:42:34 UTC ]
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Do you have to read superhero comic books to be a comic book nerd? A reader grapples with the answer as she looks at sexism in the inudstry. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-12 11:37:43 UTC ]
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A new crop of adaptations proves that comic book artists can be complex and effective in tackling other writers’ work. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-11-12 10:00:08 UTC ]
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The French comic book series centered on the clever and brave Gaul warrior will be published in new Americanized versions by Papercutz. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-11-07 17:02:56 UTC ]
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Imagine being able to walk around the world of your favorite comic book series. Big City Map is based on the world of comics book Brotherman. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-23 10:42:14 UTC ]
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The Oscar-winning filmmaker did not hold back when asked for his opinion on comic book movies. Here we go again.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-10-21 12:25:56 UTC ]
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One of the comic book world's best-known series is finally coming to screens. Netflix has secured the rights to Jeff Smith's classic Bone, and intends to create an animated kids' series that covers the Bone cousins' trek through the desert. Smith t... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-10-17 00:10:00 UTC ]
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It opened against the backdrop of gun assaults across the nation. It’s been criticized for gore and a sympathetic portrait of its homicidal protagonist. And it received an R rating for violence. All of which could add up to why Warner Bros. has been promoting “Joker” as more of an arthouse... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-07 17:33:36 UTC ]
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"Joker" dominated U.S. theaters this weekend, bringing in $93.5 million and setting a box office record for October. Warner Bros. Pictures pulled off its record-setting weekend without using many of the marketing tools that come standard with comic book movies. While other... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-07 17:33:36 UTC ]
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Welcome to the another edition of Ad Age Sports Media Brief, a weekly roundup of news from every zone of the sports media spray chart, including the latest on broadcast/cable/streaming, sponsorships, endorsements, gambling and tech. Fear Strikes Out Viciousness and stupidity are as endemic to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 22:01:54 UTC ]
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Audiences are accustomed to hype and hot takes for every new comic book movie release, but the controversy surrounding Joker has reached a fever pitch. Three film critics share their views of the film and the commotion it's causing. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2019-10-04 08:00:00 UTC ]
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