According to Bleeding Cool, Alan Moore wrote a movie script for a friend (as documented in Dodgem Logic #2). When that news came out apparently a British film company, Warp Films, became interested in the project.
As soon as word got out that Moore was writing something for film, people quickly got interested. Jenkins and Moore were approached by Warp Films (producers of Shane Meadows’ This is England and Chris Morris’ Four Lions), who offered to fund a feature version of the film.
These discussions grew to accommodate the idea of spinning off a TV series from the film, in the manner of This is England ’86. Moore said that initially he’d been dubious about how the story could be extended in this way but had now figured out a longer ongoing narrative.
Laconically, he described the premise. The story concerns a Northampton writer and occultist who is trying to take over the dreamtime of everyone in the Boroughs, before extending his influence over the country and then the world. Amidst chuckles from the crowd, Moore insisted that the series would expose his megalomaniacal tendencies once and for all!
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this project is the intention to create a really immersive fictional world. Apparently there’s a young animator producing work that will feature on TVs in the background of scenes, and there’ll be a soap opera that the characters follow called (rather wonderfully) Wittgenstein Avenue. Also, Moore’s story involves an online game which British software developers may wish to develop!
was Joss Whedon’s first non-Buffy universe show and was an interesting failure. For a show that debuted to poor ratings, had episodes shown out of order and only had 11 of the 14 episodes actually air, it has quite a following. When the axe finally fell on the show, I don’t think anyone would have expected a 
showing up a few years later. And while the show did ultimately fail, it was ultimately a wonderful show that deserves a wider audience.
series is getting a 
is a typical Terry Gilliam film: confusing beginning, too many endings and an insanity and visual mayhem that is second to none. But when the film starts going it’s is a wonderful exciting adventure that does credit to the king of all liars. The cast is first rate as well, with a young Sarah Polley as the Baron’s traveling companion and Robin Williams in an uncredited role as the King of the Moon (and also a young Uma Thurman as Venus appearing in an homage to Botticelli). But what is the movie about?
is the best movie of the last 20 years. I know at first blush that doesn’t seem like a reasonable thing to say. But the more you think about the movie, the more you realize is in it and the more it affects you. I saw it in the theater when it came out and enjoyed it as a well-done fluff comedy. But the more you see it the deeper it affects you. In fact it was the center of a minor squabble in a Museum of Modern Art film series on God in films. The squabble wasn’t over this fluff comedy being included in the films alongside Ingmar Bergman, among others, but the squabble was over who would write the movie up in the film series catalog. You see almost every religion wanted to be able to write it up. But what is it in this little movie about a man who keeps reliving the same day over and over that has fascinated so many religious leaders?
is by no means a great movie. It’s more like a great mess. The beginning is slow and choppy. The ending…well there is about 3 or 4 endings in the movie. There are subplots that are picked up and dropped for no reason (especially the whole homeless bit). But, for about an hour in the movie (from when Jack meets Parry on top of the car to when Parry goes to the hospital) where it is damn near a perfect movie. In that section, the movie is flawless. There is an amazing dance scene in Grand Central Station and quiet, intimate, powerful scenes with a single character. And in that hour movie magic happens. But what happens with the rest of the movie?
is a movie that I missed in the theaters (and on DVD), so I caught it on HBO this weekend. If you’re wondering why it’s reviewed here, it’s a movie which was set on a different world (that is much like ours, with minor changes to people). I enjoyed Ricky Gervais’s series (
and 
) and thought that 
was under-rated. So how was the movie?
movie is a mix of biography and documentary. It shows Harvey Pekar the real person, Paul Giamatti the actor playing Harvey and cartoon drawings of Harvey to show the life of Harvey Pekar. It’s a great introduction to people who’ve never read American Splendor and an entertaining film for people who have read it. It won a well deserved award at the Sundance Film Festival.