Grant Morrison is without a doubt one of the most important creators to our generation. Respected by just about every comics creator you’ve heard of, the man is responsible for game changing work in the medium that has reached out and touched people both with and without a comic reading background (he made Amber Benson cry!). Now Halo-8 is set to release a documentary about the man’s life entitled Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods that starts at his early childhood and works up through Final Crisis and a bit into Batman, and if you’re in New York this weekend for the comic convention (or any other reason, really), you can go and see it! And you totally should.
And if that’s not enough, check this: thanks to the good folks at Halo-8, I’ve already seen it – and it’s fantastic. I’ll have a review up Thursday that should certainly convince you!
For the entire press release, along with times and ticket costs, check behind the cut (as well as a chance to get a copy of the DVD!)
Halo-8 Entertainment has announced it will premiere “GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS” at the downtown NYC theater CINEMA VILLAGE (22 E 12th St NYC 10003) on Saturday October 9th at 11:30pm. Tickets are $11 adults, $8 student, and Halo-8 is also offering a $20 bundle which includes a preorder of the DVD (to ship for delivery on street date October 26).
GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS
NYC Premiere
Saturday October 9, 2010
11:30pm
CINEMA VILLAGE
22 E 12th Street, NYC 10003
212.924.3363
Advanced tix available from www.halo8store.com
$11 adult / $8 student / $20 bundle with DVD pre-order
“GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS” is the first ever feature-length documentary on the mysterious and iconic Grant Morrison, one of the most critically-acclaimed and best-selling writers in the history of comics, known for the groundbreaking, counter-cultural “THE INVISIBLES” and for bold reinventions of super-heroes “ANIMAL MAN,” “DOOM PATROL,” “JLA” and “ALL STAR SUPERMAN.” Directed by Patrick Meaney, produced by Amber Yoder, and shot by Jordan Rennert, the film was previewed at Chicago’s C2E2 Comic Con where Halo-8 president Matt Pizzolo first viewed it.
“Grant Morrison is a transcendent, transgressive artist, he changed the way a lot of us read comics while also blowing the minds of people who don’t read comics at all. On a personal level, he’s a hero of mine, so I’m particularly excited about championing this film,” said Pizzolo. “Patrick, Amber, and Jordan have put together a smart, slick, and insightful film that offers a deeper look at the writer without demystifying him… that’s no simple feat. I knew the moment I saw the preview clips at C2E2 that this was something special.”
“It’s extremely exciting to partner with Halo-8 to release this film. They have extensive experience releasing films that are challenging and transgressive, just like Grant’s work, so it seems like the perfect match. I’ve been nothing but impressed by their plans for getting the film out there,” said Meaney. “Talking With Gods is a unique film that needs a unique distributor and Halo-8 is the perfect match.”
“We’re encouraged by the enthusiasm and experience that Halo-8 is bringing to the project,” said Yoder. “They know our audience and the marketplace, and we’re excited to be working with them.”
GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS examines Morrison’s 30-year career and the real-life events that inspired his stories. Featuring extensive interviews with Morrison himself, the film delves into his early days growing up in Scotland, the start of his career in comics, the crazy years of the ’90s as his life and his comics became enmeshed, and his recent attempts to turn personal troubles and social darkness into compelling comics. The film also gives insight into his creative process, including a look into his vaunted idea notebooks. Complementing Morrison’s own words are interviews with many of his most important collaborators, including Warren Ellis, Geoff Johns, Douglas Rushkoff, Frank Quitely, Dan DiDio, Frazer Irving, Phil Jimenez, Cameron Stewart, Jill Thompson, Mark Waid, and others.
“The film is designed to be accessible both to long time fans of Morrison and to people who don’t know who he is but are interested in the story of a modern philosopher and magician with radical ideas about the universe and our place in it,” said Meaney.
About Halo-8 Entertainment
Halo-8 Entertainment (www.halo8.tv) is a Hollywood-2.0 movie studio using bleeding-edge strategies to create and distribute daring new films. Recent releases include the megapopular animated series Xombie: Dead On Arrival (which Bloody Disgusting called “one of the best online animated series to date”), the legendary NY hardcore documentary N.Y.H.C. (which Cinematical called “smashing… a terrific, well-told, engaging story”), the award-winning hardcore-punk thriller Threat (which Urb Magazine said “makes ‘Kids’ look like an after-school special”), and the critically-acclaimed animal rights documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals (which earned a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes). Upcoming releases include the erotic-art documentary The New Erotic (featuring XXX-auteurs Eon McKai, Kimberly Kane, Dave Naz, Jack The Zipper, Alejandra Guerrero), the animated war-against-squid movie Black Sky by Ben Templesmith (“30 Days of Night”), the horror-heroine-vs-slashers adventure Hack/Slash by Tim Seeley, and the iconoclastic hero’s journey Godkiller (which Wired called “a horrific yarn of apocalypse, quantum physics, culture jamming & conspiracy theory”).
