The Band de Jotas is the new movie by Director, artist, illustrator Majane Satrapi, like a variant delusional about the exchange of suitcases in an airport. Nils and Didier arrive in the south of Spain to participate in a badminton tournament. And a strange woman is manipulative settle accounts with the local underworld. When they  [ Read More ]

        Epic and magical adventure about the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost, legendary characters with previously unknown extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces to protect  [ Read More ]

A supernatural love story set in the South, “Beautiful Creatures” tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Oscar nominee Richard LaGravenese  [ Read More ]

Brad Bernstein’s film, Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story, depicts a man’s continuous pursuit to find his place in the world as a human being and as an artist. The documentary combines traditional storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children’s book author and illustrator,  [ Read More ]

Lucca Comics 2012 Rebecca Dautremer Amazingly suspended between modern surrealism and childhood stories, we met French artist Rebecca Dautremer during Lucca Comics and Games 2012, where she has a special exhibition at Lucca's Palazzo Ducale, with some of the most important illustrations and paintings from her productin, from Alice in Wonderland to Cyrano. “Wow! I  [ Read More ]

BANKSY CELEBRATES ZS40 WITH A LIZ INSANE “One’s painting one’s face…” If you’re in the UK you can’t have failed to notice news coverage of genius street artist Banksy’s ( http://www.banksy.co.uk/ ) latest creation. The enigmatic Bristolian chose his home town as the venue for this latest artwork, where the image of the Queen of  [ Read More ]

Paris based art director Pascal Witaszek has recently caused a huge twitting with his brand new poster on an imaginary future film by Ron Howard, featuring Ryan Gosling, on Walt Disney’s life, “Walt”. But unfortunately it’s been only a fake poster: in fact the movie itself isn’t a project yet, although the idea has been  [ Read More ]

DEATH CAN DANCE 100 Artists Images, Symbols & Signs. A Collection. Curated by Lori Hersberger Exhibition: April 13 –  June 18 Townhouse Ankengasse 8 CH-8001 Zurich Opening Times / Öffnungszeiten: Friday – Saturday: 12 – 6pm Tuesday – Thursday: By appointment Tel. +0041 (0)76 489 12 85 http://death-can-dance.tumblr.com/ ARTISTS ERIC ANDERSEN, IAN ANÜLL, NOBOYUSHI ARAKI,  [ Read More ]

The Associazione Culturale Sezione H, with Yourban MusicLab and Schio Comics has organized a brand new event celebrating the cult comic icon Dylan Dog from March 10th to 18th, in Caldogno (Vicenza, Italy). An occasion to meet  the myth and to celebrate the creative artists that have worked through the years to draw and write  [ Read More ]

Unique mixture between childhood mood, malice, fright, nightmares and subconscious instinct, London born artist Ray Caesar makes illustrations and paintings able to suspend daily fears into a vortex of genial creativity, perversion and obsessions. What do you feel  staring at his latest artworks? So scaring, so true, so lovely. http://www.raycaesar.com all images: © Ray Caesar  [ Read More ]

Here the final list of the nominations of the 84th Academy Awards 2012, that will take place next feb 26th. Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in “A Better Life” George Clooney in “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” Actor in a  [ Read More ]

The new generation of art is a mixture between street art and 3D paintings: here you are 3d street art! Lots of contemporary artists, and writers too, are now involved in this particolar new art, and also some brands have adopted this vehicle in order to create their adv , for example Reebok Crossfit, which  [ Read More ]

  Between surrealism and illusionism, Ukrainian artist Oleg Shuplyak takes inspiration from past drawings by east romantics artists of the XIX century, to hide Darwin, Freud and Gogol faces. Macig and abstract, experimental and visionary: amazing talent. all images: © Oleg Shuplyak by Ilaria Rebecchi

Inspired by the mixture between Alfons Mucha’s Art Noveau and Ezio Auditore’s carachter, artist Silvestris has covered the Assassin’s Creed protagonists, on deviantart.com. Take a look to his illustrations! images © Silvestris

Actress Julianne Moore has been photographed as Modigliani’s and Klimt’s muse in an amazing art-work by photographer Peter Linderbergh for Harper’s Bazaar. Transforming  the subjects, she became a glamour icon for art and photography world. Have a look to the pictures!   by Ilaria Rebecchi

Mexican artist José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros has created a series of provocative artworks parody to Disney’s main characters and stories: from Pinocchio to Snow White and Dumbo, the artist has shown (acrylic and oil) a new view of infant stories world, with irony and disenchanted view, from sexuality to war, without an ideal happy ending.  [ Read More ]

Catwoman has been played by so many actress over the years, but Anne Hathaway (for next Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” – out in a few months), had to prepare studying Hollywood sex icon Hedy Lamarr, used by “Batman” comic book franchise creator Bob Kane as one of his inspirations for Catwoman, along with  [ Read More ]

2011 Mozambique Fashion Week had the mission to promote  creativity and beauty of the Mozambican people, including an event with the subject of breast cancer, which is of course an enduring threat that affects millions and millions of women around the world. For this year’s campaign, MFW with Associação da Luta Contra o Cancer created  [ Read More ]

Darrell K. Sweet (1934 –2011), died last December 5th. He’s been one of the most important illustrators in contemporary art, since 1975 covering about over 3000 images mostly for fantasy and science fiction novels, best known for covers of “The Wheel of Time” saga. Here’s only a short gallery of his artistic effort to contemporary  [ Read More ]

“A world without Art and Creativity, is like a Harry Potter novel without Magic. With every stroke, the wish is to enliven every piece of Art with spells of enchantment from a “magic wand” dipped in the ink of an artist’s soul”. From Hong-Kong comes this amazing artist in illustration, comics and design world: Man-Tsun.  [ Read More ]

Immortality behind reality: that’s Shreya Shetty’s art. She’s one of the most interesting illustrators-artists in digital painting, with  3 years of VFX experience at Rhythm and Hues Studios where she worked as a Look Development artist, writing shaders and painting textures for characters and props for films and commercials: Shreya’s creatures are amazingly stolen from  [ Read More ]

Here some other movies presented at the 2011 Rome Film Festival. “Trishna” Starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed, with original songs by Amit Trivedi and an original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Based on the novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Produced by Melissa Parmenter. “Page Eight” Spy thriller written  [ Read More ]

Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Based on Brian Selznick’s book, Director Martin Scorsese at his very best first time in approaching the 3D technologies, in a movie featuring stars Christopher Lee, Sasha  [ Read More ]

Presented at RFF 2011, “From Up On Poppy Hill” is the brand new masterpiece by Miyazaki family & Studio Ghibli, directed by son Goro. Set in Yokohama in the year 1963, “From Up On Poppy Hill” is a love story whose main characters are the high school students who were to become the first generation  [ Read More ]

PAOLO BARBIERI He’s one of the most important artist in fantasy illustration and books, from his collaboration with writer Licia Troisi to lots of Mondadori’s artworks. Now the Italian illustrator Paolo Barbieri comes out with his own first book, “Favole degli Dei”, for which he’s written the story and created the art-characters too. We’ve met  [ Read More ]

A sophisticated and technically stunning animated reflection on recent history. It’s the end of the 1980s, and as the Berlin Wall is falling down, an event that has huge significance for his country and the wider world, there appears to be little so dramatic in the life of Alois Nebel. Alois is an introverted loner  [ Read More ]

On Tuesday 13 September 2011, one of the most significant and influential artists of modern times passed away, aged 89. Richard Hamilton holds a strong claim as the progenitor of pop art. His 1956 collage Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing? is one of the earliest works we can  [ Read More ]

Twentieth Century Fox has released some new concept art for “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” on the movie’s official Facebook page. The pictures have been released by Kirsten Franson, Milena Zdrakovic and Brian Cunningham. Overall, the concept art for “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” provides a background look at the creation  [ Read More ]

“Kokurikozaka Kara” will be out in japanese cinemas on july 16th, 2011. Producted by Studio Ghibli, inspired from the shōjo manga written in 180 by Tetsurō Sayama and illustrated by Chizuru Takahashi, the animated movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son, Goro, at his second work after “Gedo Senki”. The screenplay is written by Mr.Hayao  [ Read More ]

From marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at The Mighty Thor #4, from Marvel Architect Matt Fraction and superstar artist Olivier Coipel! Odin vs. Galactus! Thor vs. The Silver Surfer! All of Asgard must fight tooth and nail against the Devourer of Worlds as the fate of their homeworld hangs in the  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Daredevil #1, from the creative dream team of Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin! Daredevil’s exciting new journey begins as he retakes the alleys and rooftops of New York City with monumental life changes, new enemies, new friends and a new role in  [ Read More ]

Toilet Paper, un altro modo per (eco)riciclare le immagini. Ci sono artisti che creano spunti per le riviste, e ce ne sono altri che si inventano riviste per darsi degli spunti. È il caso di Maurizio Cattelan, controverso esponente del panorama creativo contemporaneo, padovano di nascita ma “americano” per scelta, autodidatta e poi manager di  [ Read More ]

  From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Alpha Flight #1 (of , from New York Times best-selling authors Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente and acclaimed artist Dale Eaglesham. Canada’s original super team is back in action – but can they survive the terror of Fear Itself? With their homeland  [ Read More ]

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Venom #3, from superstar writer Rick Remender and red-hot artist Tom Fowler! Flash’s worst nightmare is finally realized;  he’s lost control and Venom is on the rampage! Destroying his last chance to shut down the maniacal Jack-O’-Lantern and his mysterious benefactor,  the symbiote turns Flash’s latest  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at X-Men #12, chapter two in the First To Last X-epic from the superstar creative team of, Chris Yost, Paco Medina and Dalibor Talijic. The mysterious Evolutionaries have arrived on the shores of Utopia and only Cyclops and the X-Men can put an end to  [ Read More ]

  From marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Ka-Zar #1 (of 5) from superstar writer Paul Jenkins (Inhumans, Origin) and red-hot artist Pascal Alixe! The Savage Land is under siege and only Ka-Zar can save his home from mayhem! Full of action, suspense and intrigue, this $2.99 mini series is a  [ Read More ]

From Marve.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Venom #2, from the red hot creative team of writer Rick Remender and artist Tony Moore! When Venom descends on the Savage Land to dispatch of a WMD-dealing warlord, he’ll find himself in the sights of much more pointed threat – Kraven the Hunter!  [ Read More ]

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Wolverine #8, from superstar creators Jason Aaron and Daniel Acuña! Logan has cut his way through the hordes of Hell and the X-Men’s heaviest hitters. Now, he’ll take on his most imposing opponent yet – himself! As his possessed shell of a body battles Cyclops to  [ Read More ]

The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe presents “Power to the Imagination: Artists, Posters and Politics” 18th Mar. 2011 – 13th Jun. 2011. Artists’ posters tell the story of protest, commitment to freedom and human rights, the fight for equal rights and tolerance. The exhibition presents in excess of 180 works by approximately 90 internationally renowned  [ Read More ]

TONY OURSLER Open Obscura 19th March – 12th June 2011 The initiator of video sculpture for the first time in Italy at the PAC with an important anthological exhibition The PAC, the Pavilion of Contemporary Art of Milan, presents the TONY OURSLER. Open Obscura exhibition, curated by Gianni Mercurio and Demetrio Paparoni, promoted by the  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Avengers #12.1, from superstars Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch. That’s right—two of the biggest creators in comics history bring you the most popularl team of super heroes in the world! The road to the next great Avengers’ epic starts right here with a  [ Read More ]

Upcoming animated short movie from Disney: “The Ballad of Nessie”. The precious cinema adaptation will put a new spin on Loch Ness Monster, from Scotland, following the tae itself about Nessie and her best friend, a duck named MacQuack, with MacFroogie, as the character which will stop at nothing to build a mini-golf development at  [ Read More ]

Double Steven Spielberg! Director is working on two forthcoming movies, ready to come out only in December 2011, and maybe to be presented at Cannes Film Festival 2011, or Venice FF 2011: “War Horse” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn”, with production by Peter Jackson. The one about Tintin will be  [ Read More ]

Man Ray Art Museum – Lugano – CH – March 26th – June 19th, 2011 Man Ray (1890–1976) has been one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, and is universally known for such iconic works as Le Violon d’Ingres and Cadeau, which epitomize the artistic canons of a whole century. The outstanding  [ Read More ]

A little idea from the italian writer Lara Manni, has become an effective support  initiative in order to raise funds to send to Save the Children to help Japan in this tragic moment March 11 earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear alert of the last days. Autori Per Il Giappone is a website publishing stories, poems,  [ Read More ]

From marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your new look at Fear Itself: Book Of The Skull #1, from Eisner Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scot Eaton! FEAR ITSELF IS HERE…and the secrets of its origin will crack the very foundation of the Marvel Universe!  Captain America and Namor have thwarted the Red Skull  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel Announces THOR & LOKI: BLOOD BROTHERS Animated Series! Marvel Knights Animation Adapts Critically-Acclaimed Thor Storyline New York, NY – March 11, 2011— Marvel Knights Animation is proud to announce Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers, an all-new four-episode series debuting on iTunes, Xbox LIVE, and PlayStation®Network on Monday, March 28th. Further episodes debut weekly  [ Read More ]

Melissa Jane Robson, aka Stella Vine, is the English artists who works on figurative paintings representing mostly Uk celebrities and old rock stars, with ironic taste and extraordinary success. Stella Vine’s works are today one of the most expensive in contemporary painting, from her Kate Moss’ portrait in Holy Water Cannot Help You (2005) or  [ Read More ]

From Marvel.com: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the second cataclysmic chapter of “Escape From The Negative Zone,” from writer James Asmus and artist Ibraim Roberson in Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier Annual #1. The X-Men have been marked for execution by King Blastaar but luckily, Steve Rogers is on his way into enemy  [ Read More ]

Bruce Davidson is to receive the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award at this year‟s Sony World Photography Awards. He will be honoured at the annual gala award ceremony at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on Wednesday 27 April amongst leading figures of the international photography community. An exhibition of his work will be shown  [ Read More ]