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I adapted William Shakespeare's Hamlet into a graphic novel last year, and now it's available. You can find preview images, information on how to get the book, and an explanation of how it was created, right here.

For several years, I've been trying to persuade friends who care about movies to watch Carl Th. Dreyer's Ordet, surely one of my top-5 favorites. However, I've also had to warn them to be careful to read nothing online about it, which doesn't help the case to check out an obscure foreign film from 1954. Finally, Roger Ebert has written a review this movie truly deserves--he interestingly avoids criticism or any discussion of where the plot heads (which ruins it, in so many books and articles) and simply describes the experience of watching it, only up to the point that's necessary to convince you that it's worth seeing. They ought to give him another Pulitzer for casting some more attention on this film.

As much as I enjoy reading Ebert (if not for his actual recommendations all the time), I'm sad to learn that my favorite film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has retired. If you're unfamiliar, there's a nice list of selected reviews and a YouTube interview with him here, courtesy of the Chicago Reader. I credit him with greatly influencing my taste and will miss his film writing very much--though hopefully this will pave the way for new great works from him.

Labels: film

A new page of "Li'l Mell and Sergio" is up on Girlamatic.com today, as normally scheduled. It was fun to play with lighting in a dark environment here within a straight black-and-white comic. I hope my skills are improving with this style.

But Shaenon's story seems to be hitting a nerve regardless--look at the comments on this page from a couple weeks ago!

I'm finally dusting off this website again. The design isn't finished, but I'll be blogging anyway. Cheers.

This website might not be functional this weekend because the server is moving (along with my friend Matt) from Pittsburgh to San Francisco.

And I'll be back with a meaningful upgrade in early October!

I was interviewed by Ching-In Chen for an article about Indian-themed comics, which is out now in the new issue of Hyphen Magazine. I haven't seen it yet, but hopefully they were able to edit down my rambling answers into something a little more pithy. I don't think they included any illustrations from me (I couldn't really decide what to send them in time), but it's a thought-provoking topic and there are some other interviews with excellent artists, so I can't wait to see. According to their website:

Hyphen is a magazine about Asian America for the culturally and politically savvy. Built around a clarity of image, word and social awareness, Hyphen takes form from the artists, thinkers and creators who are shaping a new multiethnic generation.

Yes! I think they have an excellent blog as well.

I won't be able to make it to the "Who Is Mr. Brown" show (They'll be exhibiting the piece I showed you in my last post), but here is the info for anyone who would like to attend:

Who is Mr. Brown?

A fundraiser for New Global Citizens, featuring art and music inspired by the song "Mr. Brown" by Bob Marley and the Wailers

111 Minna Gallery

111 Minna Street
San Francisco, CA
94105

Friday, August 10, 2007
9pm-2am
$5 (gets you a raffle ticket and a free copy of issue #27 of ALARM Magazine; all proceeds go to New Global Citizens)
21 and up

Featuring: Art and Music Inspired by the song "Mr. Brown" by Bob Marley and
the Wailers; Politically and Socially Conscious DJ Sets; Free Copies of
Issue #27 of ALARM Magazine; Raffle Prizes from ALARM, Intersection,
Fabric8, Goorin Brothers Hats, Romanowksi and more!

There's more info about artists and music here.