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New Arbito Shirts and Interview

11.24.07

Peace Off T-shirt by Arbito

Check out Arbito’s new shirts by Hecklewood.  Available in white and black. 

Don’t forget to read the interview, too!

Author: blogmeister Category: art, design, fashion
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Tim Burton / Disney news

11.16.07

Cynopsis Kids reported today:

Tim Burton enters into a two-movie deal with Disney to direct two 3D movies, Alice in Wonderland and Frankenweenie, per Variety. First up is Alice in Wonderland, which will be a motion-capture movie, is of course based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.  Linda Woolverton (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast) is penning the screenplay for Alice.  Burton will both direct and produce Frankenweenie, which is based on his own 1984 short film about a dog brought back to life but his owner. Frankenweenie is set to be a 3D stop-motion animated movie.

A Frankenweenie movie is exciting, but Alice in Wonderland in MoCap?  REALLY? 

The original 1951 Alice in Wonderland movie is one of my favorite Disney films.  Mary Blair’s concept art and her color and styling work was stunning.  The music is catchy and classic.  And the Disneyland ride–because it gave me nightmares as a child–is a must-ride on every visit to the park. 

Tim Burton movies do delight me over and over again–Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood… But MoCap?  Maybe he’ll be able to bring something new to the table that I’m unable to imagine.  He’s able to direct stop-motion in a way that’s stylistically magical, even when the rest of the movie needs a little something-something (Corpse Bride?).  So, I’ll remain optimistic and hope for the best.  Good luck, Tim!

Author: vicky Category: art, cartoons, ramblings
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Ellen does literature

11.08.07

Hugo Literary Series: “We Could Be Heroes”

Friday, November 16th, 2007, 7:30 PM

Cartoonist Ellen Forney, journalist Jack Hitt,  and poet/soldier Brian Turner present new work on the theme “We Could Be Heroes,” alongside new music by Canary Sing.

Richard Hugo House
1634 Eleventh Avenue (one block north of Pine, in Capitol Hill)
$15-25
Tickets are on sale now at www.brownpapertickets.com.

The Hugo Literary Series, debuting in October, 2007, is firmly rooted in the mission of our organization: to provide writers of all ages and backgrounds with the resources they need, connect audiences with the world of writing, foster the creation of new work and promote the literary arts as a vital part of our culture. 
Each monthly event features three writers working in a collage of styles, forms and genres, each approaching a common theme from different points of view. We encourage them to give their imaginations free reign and to work without constraint, sense of obligation, censorship or stylistic frame.
At the Hugo Literary Series, you’ll meet writers with a willingness to take risks, to work without the safety net of editors, publishers or reviewers telling them the piece is good before they stand in front of an audience and read it out loud. Writers who invite you into the creative process and share both the exhilaration of creating something new and the terror of being in the room as a private dream goes public for the first time.

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Ellen will also teach a three-hour workshop the following afternoon:

Star in Your Own Comic Strip

Your life is full of good stories: Falling in love with your first car, and totaling it. Winning an arm-wrestling contest against your fitness instructor. The one-page comic format is perfect for short, snappy, autobiographical anecdotes. In this studio class, we’ll cover some of the basics of writing and structuring a dynamic story, do some entertaining (I promise!) drawing exercises and lay out and draw a one-page story about… YOU! Drawing experience helpful but definitely not necessary!

Instructor: Ellen Forney

Meets: Saturday, Nov. 17, 1–4 p.m.  Min. 5  Max. 15

General $55  Member: $45
Author: blogmeister Category: comics, events
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