A cover I designed for one of my favorite books, John Dies at the End by David Wong.
(it’s a great book and you should read it)
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So it’s very frustrating, and I mean frustrating to the point of violence, when we don’t get what we’re owed. A contract has been broken. These women, by exercising their own choices, are denying it to us. It’s why every Nice Guy is shocked to find that buying gifts for a girl and doing her favors won’t win him sex. It’s why we go to “slut” and “whore” as our default insults — we’re not mad that women enjoy sex. We’re mad that women are distributing to other people the sex that they owed us.
Yes, the women in these stories are being portrayed as wonderful and beautiful and perfect. But remember, there are two ways to dehumanize someone: by dismissing them, and by idolizing them.
(Source: cracked.com)
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JOHN DIES AT SXSW Poster, 2012.
JOHN DIES AT THE END
Directed by Don Coscarelli
Starring Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Fabianne Therese, Clancy Brown, & Paul Giamatti
2012 SXSW Film Festival
Monday, March 12
11:59 PM
Alamo Downtown Theatre
320 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX 78701
512.476.1320
Something you should try every know and then….
First Reviews
Quint has seen Don Coscarelli’s John Dies At The End! Sundance 2012!
Coscarelli’s visual style is evident from the very first frame, which you can see in the trailer featuring Williamson hacking away at a corpse in the snow. The man knows how to squeeze a lot from a low budget and the first half of the movie rockets out of the gate… About halfway through the story becomes a little more complex and a bit more muddled, but Williamson and Mayes are so damn likeable and the world Coscarelli has built is so detailed and fun that you’re along for the ride.
… There are lots of practical effects in the film and some digital ones towards the end that look a bit unfinished. Things get really crazy by the time the finale rolls around and I think the ambition might have exceeded the budget for these sequences
… I think with a few tweaks in the second half and maybe a little bit more money thrown into the digital effects you end up with a near flawless genre picture, an instant cult classic. It’s a unique film, mixing weird drug imagery with bizarre supernatural imagery all wrapped up in a comedic tone.
-Eric Vespe “Quint” (Ain’t It Cool News)
John Dies At The End is the closest thing to this generation’s Big Trouble in Little China
… A full hour into John Dies At The End I nearly mumbled aloud “when is this movie ever going to start?” The fractured timeline and willingness to slip into tangential sequences prevents Johnfrom ever settling into a groove. … John Dies At The End is brimming with creativity, but there are moments when the seams show.
… If you are into this sort of thing, however, John Dies At The End is one of those once-in-a-while gifts that’ll keep giving for quite some time. The tripped-out action, laid-back sarcasm and one of the strangest endings ever may make it seem as though your deepest desires are being read directly from your mind and projected onto the screen in front of you.-Jordan Hoffman (io9.com)
Paul Giamatti introducing John Dies at the End at Sundance.
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Allison Weissman, Don Coscarelli, and Glynn Turman (respectfully) attend The Official “John Dies At The End” Cast Cocktail Party presented by Bing at The Bing Bar on January 23, 2012 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Bing)
Allison Weissman looks perfect for Amy.
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23: Actors Clancy Brown, Rob Mayes, Chase Williamson and Paul Giamatti pose for a portrait during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at T-Mobile Village at the Lift on January 23, 2012 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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