Sentences with phrase «on the cult comic»

The first film is New Line's The Kitchen, according to Variety, a drama based on a cult comic - book series about a group of Irish Mafia wives in 1970s New York.

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Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., first gained a following on American college campuses as a cult figure for young readers who identified with his comic and pessimistic view of the world.

Reiner's later directing assignments included The Comic (1967), a bittersweet farce based on the lives of Stan Laurel, Harry Langdon, and Buster Keaton; the black comedy cult favorite Where's Poppa?

Created in 1977 by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, Brit cult comic book character Judge Dredd was last seen on the big screen in 1995 for the Disney - produced, campy Sylvester Stallone vehicle simply titled «Judge Dredd.»

Bryan Lee O'Malley's guitar - slinging Canadian comic book hero Scott Pilgrim came into the world in 2004, and after a series of five award - winning graphic novels (and a 6th debuting on July 20th) Scott Pilgrim makes his big screen debut with Canuck cult actor Michael Cera in the lead, Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright at the helm, and a cast that includes Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and indie favourite Jason Schwartzman!

Based on cult magna artist Masahiko Kikuni's kinky adult comic book Gekko no Sasayaki, it's the story of two seemingly innocent high - school students who find pleasure in pain... read more

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In some ways, Neil Marshall's take on the cult favorite comic book franchise Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen will be a very different experience to that of Guillermo del Toro's two movies (the R - rating, for a start), but will also try to stick to del Toro's much - revered style of practical effects.

Based on James O'Barr's 1980s cult comic, the hit 1994 film starred Brandon Lee as Eric Draven, a murdered musician who's resurrected by supernatural means to exact revenge on those who killed him and his fiancee.

Gunn turned the cult comic figures into massive fan favorites to the point that simply knowing that Star Lord, Rocket, Groot, Gamora and Drax are on their way to the big screen is enough to guarantee a big turnout at the box office.

The Scorecard Review news News: Cult filmmaker, Kevin Smith, is currently holding an open call for comic book lovers for a reality show on AMC.

Like many recent films based on well - known cult comics, director and co-writer Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) attempts to translate, quite literally, the images from the comics to the screen, with phonetic musical demonstrations (songs written by alt - rock fave, Beck), visual name tags for character introductions, and bleeped (visually) foul language.

This cult movie is loosely based on the comic book of the same title and revolves around life on Earth after a meteor strikes.

This issue is set in the 13th century, so there's nothing particularly anachronistic about hooded monks gathered around a burning «witch,» but Sean Phillips» cover is so delightfully pulpy, like something that might've appeared on a pre-Code horror comic about the evil deeds a Satanic cult.

Also set to launch for the Switch later this week is Battle Chasers: Nightwar, a traditional turn - based RPG from Nordic Games and Airship Syndicate that's based on Joe Madureira's cult comic series.

Based on the classic comic series from the 90s that sparked a cult following, Battle Chasers: Nightwar has finally been ported over to the Nintendo Switch.

Based on the surreal cult comic created by Steve Purcell, the release of Sam & Max: Season One by Telltale Games has been long awaited and is welcomed by adventure game fans far and wide.

When Destroy All Monsters played their first gig at a comics convention they were shunted off after 10 minutes, yet 30 years on, the Michigan noiseniks exert a cult magnetism.

The cult character comic on the things that make him laugh the most, from Corbyn kebabs to Hans Teeuwen

The current climate consensus, covering practically the entire intellectual élite of the Western world — from the world's top right - on stand - up comics right down to the past three presidents of the Royal Society — is a unique event in our experience, and we're floundering around when we talk of cults, groupthink, ecofascists, follow - the - money, etc..