Filed under: Comics, Reviews | Tags: broken pencil, prisoner of the clockwork cannibals
Should have posted this awhile ago, but here’s Broken Pencil’s positive review of Prisoner of the Clockwork Cannibals, a short (and small) comic book originally made to publicize a play called The Boat Show (read the whole comic right here).
“On a whole, the tiny, string- bound comic is filled with more action and humour than it has little orange pages. It’d be interesting to see what the next chapter brings, for this zine is certainly worth the treasure hunt.”
I’d never actually planned to write a next chapter, as the comic served as something of a prelude to the play. But seeing as how it ends on a cliffhanger and, unfortunately, the play was only ever performed once, perhaps a follow up is in order.
Filed under: Legend of the Seven Bloody Torturers, Movies, Screenings | Tags: winnipeg international film festival
Legend of the Seven Bloody Torturers has a couple more screenings coming up, one in Winnipeg, Manitoba and another at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea.
The Winnipeg International Film Festival, running from May 30th through June 7th, is a nine-day non-profit summer festival showcasing films of all lengths and genres from across the globe.
Screenings are at 1.15 PM on Saturday, May 31st 2008 and 6.30 PM on Monday, June 2nd 2008 at the PTE SAAN Theatre; more info at the festival’s website.
Legend is showing as part of something called the Silly Comedy program – and apparently it’s the first film showing in the block. One wonders if people might think they’ve wandered into the wrong screening when the first Silly Comedy begins with people screaming while being brutally tortured; then again, the other movies in the program are about euthanasia, a psychotic boss, and a funeral. Hilarious fun, Canadian-style! Be sure to ring up all your friends in Winnipeg and threaten them with a good whipping (or a stab in the iron maiden, or a run on the Catherine Wheel) if they don’t go.
Meanwhile the 12th annual Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, the largest genre film festival in Asia, runs from July 18 – 27. Legend screens as part of the Fantastic Short Film showcase; obviously these festival programmers are pretty perceptive because, honestly, the movie is pretty fantastic. More info on that screening as it becomes available.
