Featuring interviews with the likes of pat mills abc warriors, slaine, dave gibbons watchmen, neil gaiman the sandman, karl urban dredd and alex garland ex machina, future shock. His writing is excellent, often illustrating large complex ideas with understandable examples. Aug 19, 2014 documentary about the history of 2000ad, the scifi comic that spawned judge dredd. Like the publication it chronicles, future shock features a whos who of british comic creators. With dan abnett, geoff barrow, emma beeby, karen berger. The list contains the best, new and most relevant future shock movies ordered by relevance. But with the birth of indie upstart 2000ad, fans were introduced to visionary talent like alan moore, neil gaiman and mark millar, and legendary characters that included rogue trooper, halo jones and judge dredd. It was screened at the 1973 cannes film festival, but wasnt entered into the main competition. The story of 2000 ad charts how the multiaward winning comic came to be, how it has survived for 37 years, and how it continues to be an innovator and gamechanger in both comics and the wider cultural world beyond.
The story of 2000ad makes a strong case for the comics claim to that title. He turns to the camera and delivers a monologue in his trademark silken baritone. If you dont already agree with that sentiment, future shock. Its a situation that, coupled with the dcs bold move to explore. Future shock 40 years later future shock by alvin toffler was a huge sensation when it was published in 1970. The story of two thousand ad nonusa format, pal, reg. This film will celebrate and pay respect to the comic and explore its importance and influence on contemporary pop culture. The story of 2000 ad is available for streaming on amazon prime and still easy enough to find on dvd and bluray, should you desire to go that route i had precisely zero excuse to delay watching it any further and, truth be told, now that ive seen it, im kicking myself for having. Massively selfcongratulatory the final fifteen minutes or so are one long parade of all the interviewees being brought back on to talk about how amazing 2000ads legacy is but very watchable nonetheless. Future shock, a musical project composed by william brittelle future shock, a 1974 single from the album the handsome devils by hello people. Future shocks are short twist stories, which never mind those found in will eisners the spirit or classic anthology comics like tales from the crypt is a form probably as old as the short story itself.
Future shock, the 1985 reissue of the 1980 new wave. The title track, written by curtis mayfield and originally recorded by mayfield on his 1973 album back to the world. Its world debut was at the 2014 fantastic fest in austin, texas, and subsequently shown at other us film festivals. The story of 2000 ad documents the rise and fall and rise of the iconic british comic. The story of 2000ad the arrow video story duration. The story of 2000ad original trailer paul goodwin, 2014. This documentary history of britains most groundbreaking comic is. A long overdue documentary that tells the story of 2000ad, the unsung cult hero of the comics industry. The story of 2000ad trawls through the highs and the lows of working for 2000ad, including the ridiculous notion that anything created for the comic was the publishers property and the did not, as should be the case, stay with the authorartistwhatever. Its an anthology film set around the office of a therapist whos come up with a new method of hypnotherapy.
Revealing the foundation from which 200ad came from with news footage and punk rock songs,director paul goodwin separates the sections of the doc with 3d,slightly animated versions of 200ad artwork,which gives the film a. And that energy is felt throughout paul goodwins film as a whole. Yet what happened next to this nihilistic, ultraviolent universe may be the biggest shocker of all. The book perfectly captured the angst of that time and prepared society for.
Believing the comic would be shortlived,gosnell,mills and wagner decide to name the comic. Previous severin to release internationally acclaimed documentary future shock. The story of 2000ad halo jones judge dredd mark millar neil gaiman rogue trooper severin films. The story of 2000ad is a 2014 documentary film about the history of british science fiction comic 2000 ad. May 19, 2014 future shocks are short twist stories, which never mind those found in will eisners the spirit or classic anthology comics like tales from the crypt is a form probably as old as the short story itself. The story of 2000ad, a 2015 documentary about the history of british comic 2000ad.
Dan abnett, geoff barrow, emma beeby, karen berger, lauren beukes, david bishop, brian bolland, will brooker, disraeli, will dennis, paul goodwin, future shock. The recommendation service has sorted out futuristic, serious, exciting, stylized, suspenseful and suspense films and tv shows about with future shock, murder, danger, technology, death, chase, escape, explosion, fight and imaginary plots mostly in scifi, drama and thriller genres shot in usa, uk. Documentary covering the highs and lows of 2000ads history, from its inception after the demise of action to the present day. The sandman, karl urban dredd and alex garland ex machina, future shock. Its essentially a talking heads film tricked out with animation and hard rock music, but several factors give it real energy and entertainment value. Documentary about the history of 2000ad, the scifi comic that spawned judge dredd. Starring pat mills, john wagner, neil gaiman, karl urban, dave gibbons, scott ian. This documentary history of britains most groundbreaking comic is shallow and repetitive.
Documentary covering the highs and lows of 2000ad s history, from its inception after the demise of action to the present day. Its uk debut was at the 2015 edinburgh international film festival, and it has a limited theatrical release in the uk. Starring pat mills, john wagner, neil gaiman, karl urban, dave gibbons, scott ian, brian bolland, carlos ezquerra, kevin oneill. Jan 30, 2018 okay, fair enough, it took me awhile, but now that paul goodwins 2014 documentary future shock. Okay, fair enough, it took me awhile, but now that paul goodwins 2014 documentary future shock. First published in 1977, it was violent, antiauthoritarian, blackly funny. The story of 2000ad 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An era when of some of the greatest ever comics were born, like 2000ad. The story of 2000ad 2014 the history of the comic, from its founding and influence on the industry to its creative process. Future shock, a 1972 documentary film on tofflers book. The beginning of the 1972 documentary future shock, directed by alex grasshof, shows orson welles, bearded and chomping on a cigar, standing on an airport people mover.
The story of 2000ad, is a splendid documentary produced by sean hogan and helen mullane that outlines the wellworn history to comic fans like myself of 2000ad from its origins from the ashes of action 2000ads genetic father as it were to its heyday up til the mid 1980s, and then its decline as talent was picked off slowly by dc comics and then by some appalling. First published in 1977, it was violent, antiauthoritarian, blackly funny and above all, idiosyncratically british. Future shock is a bestselling 1970 book by futurist alvin toffler future shock may also refer to. Over the course of the day, he sees three of his truly screwedup patients, subjects them to the hypnosis, and waits. In the course of my work, which has taken me to just about every corner of the globe, i see many aspects of a phenomenon which im just. The story of 2000ad stars dan abnett, geoff barrow, emma beeby, karen berger the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. Love his stuff, but he did one future shock, the real catch and what makes it worth buying, even if you have the original dvd, is an interview with steve macmanus.
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