Tony Vigna
I post about movies, comics and other things that interest me. I also do reviews and lists (eventually)
Velvet Goldmine (1998) directed by Todd Haynes
A movie so over the top and weird that Christian Bale touching himself to a picture of Ewan McGregor air fucking Johnathan Rhys Meyers with a guitar isn’t even remotely close to being the weirdest scene in the film .
Still a really fun ride of a movie.
I’ve heard multiple people in comic shops refer to Frank Quitely as the best artist working in comics. Honestly I find it hard to disagree with them which is saying something with all of the amazing artists currently working in comics. I would say there are artists just as good as Quitely but nobody better. The man is constantly stretching the boundaries of what you can do on a page, breaking the “rules” of sequential story telling to great effect. His partnership with writer Grant Morrison is well documented and extremely prolific, producing such comics as WE3, All-star Superman, Flex Mentallo, and more. A sad fact about Quitely is that it is becoming more and more rare to see his work on a book’s interior.
It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012) directed by Don Hertzfeldt
A a truly great underrated film that is equal parts frustrating, satisfying, depressing and beautiful.
Esad Ribic being awesome at art
So Esad Ribic is pretty great. I first ran into his art during Jason Aaron’s run of Thor God of Thunder. He really was a huge part of what made that book special, and when there was a fill in artist at the beginning of the Godbomb and the Arccused arcs the book suffered. Not to say the fill in artists weren’t good, I just didn’t feel they fit the book nearly as well as Ribic did and the book was still great since Aaron is one hell of a writer. Ribic fit the Thor world perfectly capturing the the fantasy and grant scope of Asgard and the other Realms. Ribic is now the artist of Marvel’s Secret Wars event and has been killing it. However the book has just been delayed so he can have more time to draw. Which I am fine with since Hickman has created a really interesting story and we all know the book will look great when it gets put out. In the end I think Ribic fits the Marvel Universe like a hand in glove.
So I’m watching Book of Mormon and it’s intermission and there is this couple in front of me that kept making out during the first act. Like Jesus people. She even stuck her tongue in his ear, like the fuck.
So today was 420 and I had subs in 3 of my classes. Coincidence? I think NOT!
Just wanted to thank Daredevil for taking up 13 hours of my weekend I could have spent studying. I REGRET NOTHING!!!!!
If I had a nickel for every #1 issue image puts out… I would have a shitload of fucking nickels
Before Sunrise (1995) Directed by Richard Linklater.
Great film that deserves more recognition. And yeah this shot is rather pretty.
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