Shueisha announced that they will be fully revamping its long-selling history manga series “Learning Through Manga: World History,” with all 18 volumes to be released on Oct 4.
The new version, which will be the first major revamp in 22 years since its release in 2002, will change the format from the previous large-format hardcover to a more portable softcover and will also completely renew the content.
The cover illustrations for all 18 volumes is drawn by 16 popular manga artists, including Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family), and Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia).
Below are the titles of all 18 volumes, the manga artists responsible for the cover & the illustrations:
1. Civilizations of the Orient and Mediterranean – Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece
Cover Illustrator: Yasuhisa Hara Figure depicted: Rameses II
2. The Beginning of Chinese Civilization and Empire – From Yellow River to Tang Dynasty
Cover illustrator: Hiroyuki Asada Figure depicted: Qin Shi Huang
3. The Glory...
The new version, which will be the first major revamp in 22 years since its release in 2002, will change the format from the previous large-format hardcover to a more portable softcover and will also completely renew the content.
The cover illustrations for all 18 volumes is drawn by 16 popular manga artists, including Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family), and Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia).
Below are the titles of all 18 volumes, the manga artists responsible for the cover & the illustrations:
1. Civilizations of the Orient and Mediterranean – Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece
Cover Illustrator: Yasuhisa Hara Figure depicted: Rameses II
2. The Beginning of Chinese Civilization and Empire – From Yellow River to Tang Dynasty
Cover illustrator: Hiroyuki Asada Figure depicted: Qin Shi Huang
3. The Glory...
- 4/24/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
If you've ever wanted to see famous historical figures like Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte, Leonardo Da Vinci and Vladimir Lenin drawn by the creators of your favorite manga, then you've come to the right place. As part of their 100th anniversary celebrations, Japanese publisher Shueisha announced that a revamped edition of educational series Gakushu Manga: Sekai no Rekishi ("Manga Learning: World History") will be released on October 4, 2024 with 18 new covers drawn by famous manga illustrators. Here's the full collection and volume guide: Civilizations of the Orient and Mediterranean - Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece by Yasuhisa Hara ( Kingdom ) The Beginning of Chinese Civilization and Empire - From Yellow River to Tang Dynasty by Hiroyuki Asada ( Renka ) The Glory of the Colossal Roman Empire - Ancient Rome and Byzantine by Kohei Horikoshi ( My Hero Academia ) Islamic World and India - The Rise and Fall of Dynasties and Religion by Kozueko Morimoto ( Gokusen ) Christianity...
- 4/24/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan, who is awaiting the release of her upcoming streaming movie ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’, has shared that she loves Russian history of the 20th century and Russian literature.
The actress, who has been a student of history, recently spoke with Ians ahead of the release of her period film and shared that she finds it very interesting how landmark moments in Russia from the rise of Vladimir Lenin to the fall of the Soviet Union happened within a span of 100 years.
She told Ians: “I like 20th-century Russian history a lot. I think it’s very interesting how they went from Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, and Mikhail Gorbachev to the fall of the Soviet Union, ye sab 100 salon mein hua hai. It’s very interesting to observe it that way.”
In fact, Nikita Khrushchev was the one who denounced his predecessor Joseph Stalin...
The actress, who has been a student of history, recently spoke with Ians ahead of the release of her period film and shared that she finds it very interesting how landmark moments in Russia from the rise of Vladimir Lenin to the fall of the Soviet Union happened within a span of 100 years.
She told Ians: “I like 20th-century Russian history a lot. I think it’s very interesting how they went from Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, and Mikhail Gorbachev to the fall of the Soviet Union, ye sab 100 salon mein hua hai. It’s very interesting to observe it that way.”
In fact, Nikita Khrushchev was the one who denounced his predecessor Joseph Stalin...
- 3/20/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
HBO’s fresh political satire starring the Oscar-winner, ever-so-charming Kate Winslet, is all bark, no bite—at least from the looks of the pilot. This didn’t have to be the case, but the fact that The Regime is playing it too safe for the dark comedy to be truly dark is rather evident. A fictional European country being torn apart in the tug-of-war between internal autocracy and external exploitation sounds like a perfect setup for the dark humor The Regime is aiming for. But as of now, Will Tracy’s show seems to be bogged down by the same flaws that doomed The Menu, and the boldness that made Succession work is sadly missing.
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What’s Wrong With The Chancellor?
It’s been seven years since the former physician Elena Vernham overthrew her left-leaning opponent and made this fictional country in central Europe her playground. I say...
Spoilers Ahead
What’s Wrong With The Chancellor?
It’s been seven years since the former physician Elena Vernham overthrew her left-leaning opponent and made this fictional country in central Europe her playground. I say...
- 3/4/2024
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
When Star Trek returned to television screens after two decades in 1987, it looked very different from its predecessor. Gone were James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Bones, most of whom planned to return in the original sequel series Star Trek: Phase II. In their place stood a bald Shakespearean actor, the breakout star of the television miniseries Roots, and a member of Muppet creator Jim Henson’s team.
From those unlikely beginnings, Star Trek: The Next Generation grew to match and, for some, exceed the original series. Much of that success came from the cast, who had a far easier camaraderie than their predecessors and, some might argue, a more impressive resume. Before and after Trek, these actors became beloved figures in genre cinema and television, proving that they are even more than the crew who boldly went where no one had gone before.
Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier...
From those unlikely beginnings, Star Trek: The Next Generation grew to match and, for some, exceed the original series. Much of that success came from the cast, who had a far easier camaraderie than their predecessors and, some might argue, a more impressive resume. Before and after Trek, these actors became beloved figures in genre cinema and television, proving that they are even more than the crew who boldly went where no one had gone before.
Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier...
- 12/6/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
At the end of Episode 3 of “Rabbit Hole,” Xander Arnaz falls to his death. John has been able to access Miles Valence’s comms data. He, Ben, Hailey, and Edward Homm leave their location to shift to a new one so that they cannot be tracked. Episode 4 shows John and Ben using Valence’s comms data and Homm’s intelligence to track down Crowley. Will it work? Let’s find out.
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Current Scenario
“Rabbit Hole” Episode 4 begins with Kyle entering Xander Arnaz’s office disguised as a delivery boy and pushing Xander off his office balcony. He then comes inside the office, brings out a bust of Vladimir Lenin, puts it on Xander’s table, and leaves. So Crowley sent Kyle to kill Xander as his punishment for letting John access Miles’ comms data. But what’s in it that’s so crucial to Crowley?
John, Ben, Hailey,...
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Current Scenario
“Rabbit Hole” Episode 4 begins with Kyle entering Xander Arnaz’s office disguised as a delivery boy and pushing Xander off his office balcony. He then comes inside the office, brings out a bust of Vladimir Lenin, puts it on Xander’s table, and leaves. So Crowley sent Kyle to kill Xander as his punishment for letting John access Miles’ comms data. But what’s in it that’s so crucial to Crowley?
John, Ben, Hailey,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
Following the news of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ unethical friendship with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, more details about the Texas real estate mogul have emerged, including a report that Crow is an avid collector of Adolf Hitler items.
The Washingtonian on Friday resurfaced a 2014 article by the Dallas Morning News where a tour of Crow’s Dallas-area mansion revealed the billionaire’s historical collection includes a startling amount of Nazi memorabilia, including a copy of Mein Kampf signed by the author himself, a pair of the failed artist-turned-dictator’s cityscape paintings,...
The Washingtonian on Friday resurfaced a 2014 article by the Dallas Morning News where a tour of Crow’s Dallas-area mansion revealed the billionaire’s historical collection includes a startling amount of Nazi memorabilia, including a copy of Mein Kampf signed by the author himself, a pair of the failed artist-turned-dictator’s cityscape paintings,...
- 4/8/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Directors Chanya Button, Adrian Sitaru, Xavier Seron scoop prizes; festival reveals works in progress winners.
UK filmmaker Chanya Button’s debut feature as director and producer, Burn Burn Burn, was voted by the audience at the Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff) as the winner of this year’s Grand Prix.
Producer Daniel-Konrad Cooper accepted the Golden Duke statuette on behalf of the production team from Oiff’s festival president Victoria Tigipko during the gala closing ceremony in the Black Sea city’s historic National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet.
Button’s melancholic comedy had premiered at last year’s London Film Festival and is being handled internationally by Urban Distribution International.
International Competition
Meanwhile, the International Competition jury - headed by the UK writer Christopher Hampton and also including Oiff 2015 winner Eva Neymann, Us writer-director-actor Alex Ross Perry, producer Rebecca O’Brien and producer-director Uberto Pasolini - gave the Golden Duke statuette for Best Film to...
UK filmmaker Chanya Button’s debut feature as director and producer, Burn Burn Burn, was voted by the audience at the Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff) as the winner of this year’s Grand Prix.
Producer Daniel-Konrad Cooper accepted the Golden Duke statuette on behalf of the production team from Oiff’s festival president Victoria Tigipko during the gala closing ceremony in the Black Sea city’s historic National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet.
Button’s melancholic comedy had premiered at last year’s London Film Festival and is being handled internationally by Urban Distribution International.
International Competition
Meanwhile, the International Competition jury - headed by the UK writer Christopher Hampton and also including Oiff 2015 winner Eva Neymann, Us writer-director-actor Alex Ross Perry, producer Rebecca O’Brien and producer-director Uberto Pasolini - gave the Golden Duke statuette for Best Film to...
- 7/25/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Pa/Pa Archive
Joseph Stalin – “Joe” to his friends and “Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili” when he’s in trouble from his mother – is a man who, unfortunately, needs no introduction. World War II’s third most famous leader – behind Hitler and that dog from the car insurance adverts – his legacy has been one of a communist icon and, typically, a mass-murdering dictatorial tyrant.
Born in relative poverty at the tail-end of the 19th Century, Stalin worked his way up the ranks of the Communist Party eventually becoming its General Secretary, and installed himself as a Soviet dictator in the wake of Vladimir Lenin’s death. He then began dragging Russia into the modern era with rapid industrialisation, inadvertently sparking a famine that killed millions, before putting his famed Red Army to work defeating the Nazis. Some ups and some downs then.
His role in WWII is well documented, and much...
Joseph Stalin – “Joe” to his friends and “Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili” when he’s in trouble from his mother – is a man who, unfortunately, needs no introduction. World War II’s third most famous leader – behind Hitler and that dog from the car insurance adverts – his legacy has been one of a communist icon and, typically, a mass-murdering dictatorial tyrant.
Born in relative poverty at the tail-end of the 19th Century, Stalin worked his way up the ranks of the Communist Party eventually becoming its General Secretary, and installed himself as a Soviet dictator in the wake of Vladimir Lenin’s death. He then began dragging Russia into the modern era with rapid industrialisation, inadvertently sparking a famine that killed millions, before putting his famed Red Army to work defeating the Nazis. Some ups and some downs then.
His role in WWII is well documented, and much...
- 2/9/2016
- by Adam Clery
- Obsessed with Film
Statues with ties to communism are being taken down all across the Ukraine, but artist Alexander Milov had a better idea: what if, instead of tearing down a statue of communist leader Vladimir Lenin, he transformed it into a likeness of iconic Star Wars villain Darth Vader? His request was approved and he made it happen, also turning the statue into a Wi-Fi hotspot for good measure. Going from Lenin to a guy who destroyed an entire planet (Rip, Alderaan) seems like a lateral move, but at least the statue looks cool.
Sculptor Alexander Milov recently gave a statue of Soviet founding father Vladimir Lenin in Odessa, Ukraine, a makeover. Look familiar? usat.ly/1Wc6viS (Photo: Volodymyr Shuvayev, Afp/Getty Images) #starwars #darthvader #force #stormtroopers
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" I Am Your Father"...
Sculptor Alexander Milov recently gave a statue of Soviet founding father Vladimir Lenin in Odessa, Ukraine, a makeover. Look familiar? usat.ly/1Wc6viS (Photo: Volodymyr Shuvayev, Afp/Getty Images) #starwars #darthvader #force #stormtroopers
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" I Am Your Father"...
- 10/26/2015
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
A statue of Vladimir Lenin in Odessa, Ukraine has undergone a revolution and become a WiFi-transmitting Darth Vader.
Ukrainian artist Alexander Milov took the statue over to the Dark Side after the country passed decommunisation laws, forcing the removal of all Communist symbolism.
9 craziest rumours about Star Wars The Force Awakens: Is Darth Vader back from the dead?
Lenin's face has been covered up by Vader's famous helmet, which houses a wireless hotspot, and his long leather coat has been refashioned into the villain's cape.
"I wanted to make a symbol of American pop culture which appears to be more durable than the Soviet ideal," Milov told BBC News.
Ukraine's parliament ordered the removal of Communist names and symbols from monuments, places and street signs in April due to its military conflict with Russia.
The Vader statue appears just over a month before Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in UK cinemas.
Ukrainian artist Alexander Milov took the statue over to the Dark Side after the country passed decommunisation laws, forcing the removal of all Communist symbolism.
9 craziest rumours about Star Wars The Force Awakens: Is Darth Vader back from the dead?
Lenin's face has been covered up by Vader's famous helmet, which houses a wireless hotspot, and his long leather coat has been refashioned into the villain's cape.
"I wanted to make a symbol of American pop culture which appears to be more durable than the Soviet ideal," Milov told BBC News.
Ukraine's parliament ordered the removal of Communist names and symbols from monuments, places and street signs in April due to its military conflict with Russia.
The Vader statue appears just over a month before Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in UK cinemas.
- 10/26/2015
- Digital Spy
A statue of Vladimir Lenin was recently replaced by one of Darth Vader in Odessa, Ukraine, after the country banned Communist symbols. Darth Vader Replaces Vladimir Lenin A law was recently passed in Ukraine banning Communist symbols, which meant a statue of Lenin in Odessa had to go. Instead of leaving the site vacant, the […]
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- 10/24/2015
- by Elisabet Stenberg
- Uinterview
Is this a case of art imitating life, or movie marketing gone extreme? It.s probably not really either, with a slight influence of both. While it.s been decades since the end of communist rule in eastern Europe, much of the remnants of the region's past still exist. A statue of Vladimir Lenin which has remained standing outside a factory in Odessa in the Ukraine has now been renovated rather than removed. In its place, rather than the leader of the Russian Revolution is the Dark Lord of the Sith. Odessa unveils Wifi-emitting statue of Darth Vader, converted from old Lenin statue https://t.co/HPlqv5d1PC #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/7BZjPYY3mo. Balkanist Magazine (@Balkanist) October 22, 2015 According to reports, the Ukraine recently passed a new law which required the removal of all public remnants of the communist era. For this reason, the statue of Lenin was scheduled...
- 10/23/2015
- cinemablend.com
Artist converts Vladimir Lenin statue in Odessa into a monument to the Star Wars villain and it’s not the first time the George Lucas film has invaded politics
In Odessa, Ukraine, the force really has been awakened with a statue of Vladimir Lenin being converted into one of the dark lord himself, Darth Vader.
While the rest of the world was trying to figure out what The Force Awakens trailer reveals about the new film, artist Alexander Milov – whose work appeared at Burning Man this year – was busy creating what he claims is the world’s first-ever monument to Vader (the Sith lord formerly known as Anakin Skywalker).
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In Odessa, Ukraine, the force really has been awakened with a statue of Vladimir Lenin being converted into one of the dark lord himself, Darth Vader.
While the rest of the world was trying to figure out what The Force Awakens trailer reveals about the new film, artist Alexander Milov – whose work appeared at Burning Man this year – was busy creating what he claims is the world’s first-ever monument to Vader (the Sith lord formerly known as Anakin Skywalker).
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- 10/23/2015
- by Lanre Bakare
- The Guardian - Film News
Artist converts Vladimir Lenin statue in Odessa into a monument to the Star Wars villain and it’s not the first time the George Lucas film has invaded politics
In Odessa, Ukraine, the force really has been awakened with a statue of Vladimir Lenin being converted into one of the dark lord himself, Darth Vader.
While the rest of the world was trying to figure out what The Force Awakens trailer reveals about the new film, artist Alexander Milov – whose work appeared at Burning Man this year – was busy creating what he claims is the world’s first-ever monument to Vader (the Sith lord formerly known as Anakin Skywalker).
Continue reading...
In Odessa, Ukraine, the force really has been awakened with a statue of Vladimir Lenin being converted into one of the dark lord himself, Darth Vader.
While the rest of the world was trying to figure out what The Force Awakens trailer reveals about the new film, artist Alexander Milov – whose work appeared at Burning Man this year – was busy creating what he claims is the world’s first-ever monument to Vader (the Sith lord formerly known as Anakin Skywalker).
Continue reading...
- 10/23/2015
- by Lanre Bakare
- The Guardian - Film News
A monument to Darth Vader has been unveiled in Odessa, Ukraine as a Soviet-era statue of Vladimir Lenin was converted into the Star Wars character to avoid demolition under a recent law against Communist symbols in the country. Located on the premises of a factory in the Black Sea port city, the Lenin statue was slated to be taken down alongside many other remnants of the Communist past. However, the factory's workers and area residents suggested that the statue remain, but be transformed into what the artist says is the world's first-ever monument to Darth Vader, local news
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- 10/23/2015
- by Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lazy pro-activist doc We Are the Giant tries so hard to get viewers to cheer on the recent Arab Spring uprising that it distressingly ignores the individual factors that led Libyans, Syrians, and Bahrainis into the streets in the first place. Director Greg Barker presents three real-life protesters as the latest in a long line of historical heroes by sandwiching their stories between haphazardly juxtaposed inspirational quotes, from Thomas Jefferson to Vladimir Lenin(!), and photographs of protests around the world, including Tiananmen Square and the Sharpesville massacre. That broad scope makes We Are the Giant's freedom fighters look like well-meaning rebels without a specific cause. Barker's focus on sweeping, big-picture gestures wrongly assumes that ...
- 12/10/2014
- Village Voice
The Strain, Season 1, Episode 4, “It’s Not For Everyone”
Written by Regina Corrado
Directed by Keith Gordon
Airs Sundays at 10pm Est on FX
From July 30 to August 23 of 1903, the 2nd Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was held in Brussels and London. Vladimir Lenin and Juliy Martov were at odds through much of it due to disagreements over the major points in the party’s Programme. It eventually reached the point where the party split into the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, and the Mensheviks, led by Martov. Nearly a year after the lively sessions, Lenin wrote a paper on the experience, explaining his side of the story, and he called it “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”.
That could also be The Strain‘s motto. After the fantastic final few minutes of last week’s episode, with its genital loss and general sense of momentum, this episode...
Written by Regina Corrado
Directed by Keith Gordon
Airs Sundays at 10pm Est on FX
From July 30 to August 23 of 1903, the 2nd Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was held in Brussels and London. Vladimir Lenin and Juliy Martov were at odds through much of it due to disagreements over the major points in the party’s Programme. It eventually reached the point where the party split into the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, and the Mensheviks, led by Martov. Nearly a year after the lively sessions, Lenin wrote a paper on the experience, explaining his side of the story, and he called it “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”.
That could also be The Strain‘s motto. After the fantastic final few minutes of last week’s episode, with its genital loss and general sense of momentum, this episode...
- 8/4/2014
- by Jake Pitre
- SoundOnSight
Epic Rap Battles of History concluded it’s 13-month-long, 18-episode second season with a battle between Russians that does the series’ name justice. The 16 million views and counting sendoff featuring Grigori Rasputin, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Vladimir Putin added to the program’s two-season cumulative viewcount of over 1.2 billion and helped drive YouTube.com/Erb’s subscriber base pass the 5.5 million subs mark. To commemorate the occasion Erb is selling a Limited Edition Season 2 CD. It consists of all 12 battles, a 40-page lyric booklet, an official Erb voting ballot, stickers, and remastered tracks. And to get fans pumped for Season 3 (which Teddy Roosevelt tells us will debut sometime this Autumn), Erb creators Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd are inviting one lucky fan (and one lucky fan’s special guest) to join them on set. Here’s Roosevelt with the details
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- 6/1/2013
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Epic Rap Battles of History is Russian to the finish line. The crazy popular series of lyrical combats has ended its second season with a five verse episode featuring some of the most important Russians of the 20th century: Grigori Rasputin, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Vladimir Putin. Though recent episodes have featured a slew of guest stars such as Jenna Marbles and Key and Peele, Nicepeter and EpicLLOYD play everyone on their own this time around, with Peter taking Rasputin, Lenin, and Putin while Lloyd takes Stalin and Gorbachev. The only YouTuber cameo is a brief appearance from PewDiePie, who dons a onesie in order to play Mikhail Baryshnikov. Predictably, these two seconds are very popular in the comments section, where PewDiePie's legion of fans have showed up to support their favorite Swedish gamer. The Russian battle is the finale of season 2; 'season' is a broad term here,...
- 4/23/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
This week, an Iowa Tea Party group created a Billboard comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin. The Billboard reads: "Radical leaders prey on the fearful and naïve." Throughout his term, Obama has faced a myriad of criticism that borders on the absurd, and leaves us scratching our heads. Here are ten of the most outrageous things that have been said about the 44th President of the United States. Here's what you had to say: Mahogany commented Facebook: "Racism hiding behind the "smoke and mirrors" of politics." Lisa wrote via Facebook: "I'm tired of the criticism. He did not make this mess but they want him to clean it up in a couple of months."...
- 7/15/2010
- Essence
Will the Tea Party movement would help or hurt the Gop in the coming midterm elections? This was the discussion on Larry King Live last night, particularly in light of the a Tea Party billboard that recently showed up in Iowa that likened President Obama to Vladimir Lenin and Adolph Hitler. Predictably, the discussion was less of an enlightening exchange of ideas, but rather a maddeningly -- and entertaining -- meltdown of soundbite accusations and jabs between two obstinate sides in the debate.
- 7/15/2010
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Members of the North Iowa Tea Party recently acquired some billboard space in Mason City, Iowa. Their message? “Radical Leaders Prey On The Fearful & NAÏVE,” illustrated by photos of Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin and a picture of our democratically elected leader, Barack Obama. The sign, which was deemed inappropriate by less incendiary Tea Party Patriots, was covered up this morning. “It’d be great to have a billboard that's really actually helpful, that's not demonstrating fear but demonstrating freedom and that we have solutions and goals,” a North Iowa Tea Party spokesperson told a local radio station, concluding that it was indeed “offensive,” according to the Associated Press. “I think the fact that it's down today is a testament that the movement is going to go further.” The removal of the advertisement came at the behest of the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants, who unsurprisingly did...
- 7/14/2010
- Vanity Fair
Not a remake of Murnau's 1926 film, but the closing chapter in Sokurov's grouping of four films under the theme of corruption is an absolute must for film snobs. Having only seen three of his works, I can't say I'm much of an expert on the filmmaker, but the chosen subject should be an interesting figure to highlight in Sokurov commonly known aesthetic that draws upon nature's surroundings and natural light to add descriptive layers to his characters. - #43. Faust Director/Writer: Aleksandr SokurovProducers: Andrey Sigle (Alexandra)Distributor: Rights Available. The Gist: This is the fourth and final film in the corrupting effects of power after Hitler ("Moloch," 1999), Vladimir Lenin ("Taurus," 2000) and Japanese emperor Hirohito ("The Sun," 2004). Inspired by the German legend of a man who makes a pact with the devil in return for knowledge, and drawing on works by Goethe and Thomas Mann, Sokurov's "Faust" aims to draw...
- 2/3/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
What was the most extreme change you made to your appearance for a role?"I was cast as Lenin in 'Travesties.' At the time I had lots more hair, and a bald pate wasn't going to cut it in the small theater, so I shaved—but only the top, leaving the sides. I also grew the 'stache and beard. When a stranger asked me away from the show if I knew I looked just like V.I. Lenin, I felt like it was worth it."—Timothy Hill, Portland, Ore."I had go au naturale with no makeup, dirt on my face, and had pseudo sweat poured on me for an apocalypse military scene. Loads of fun."—May Zayan, Studio City, Calif."As Kid USA, a 15-year veteran of pro wrestling, I have portrayed various characters, but my role as stunt double in 'The Wrestler' has been my most extreme. I...
- 11/12/2009
- backstage.com
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