On a recent jaunt into the social media interwebs, an old foosball buddy of mine asked that I help him discover the creepy, crazy, wacky world of comic book conventions. By proxy, I assume he also means sci-fi cons, pop culture cons, and possibly the auto show. In any event? Todd Burrows, I got your wonderfully tattoo’ed back. Consider this your introduction and survival guide all rolled up into one easy to read article. Forgive me though, this ain’t Buzzfeed, so don’t expect 10 glorious animated gifs for scrolling.
Let us assume you’re not a comic guy, but this whole comic thing is mildly intriguing to you. Perhaps a person you used to know back in high school is now a small indie publisher, and you think it’d be neat to see him again. Perhaps that publisher from time to time uses his or her friends in model reference shots,...
Let us assume you’re not a comic guy, but this whole comic thing is mildly intriguing to you. Perhaps a person you used to know back in high school is now a small indie publisher, and you think it’d be neat to see him again. Perhaps that publisher from time to time uses his or her friends in model reference shots,...
- 3/22/2014
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
Sparks is a phenomenal new period superhero movie co-directed by Christopher Folino and Todd Burrows. It stars Chase Williamson as the title hero, Ashley Bell, Clancy Brown, Jake Busey, William Katt and Clint Howard. It is currently playing in limited theatrical release — and is well worth seeing in the theater — and streaming on iTunes.
The Underground Film Journal’s Executive Editor, Mike Everleth, attended a special screening on March 16 during the movie’s opening weekend, at which filmmaker Folino and stars Bell, Katt and Howard were in attendance. The photo above and those in the gallery below were all taken at this event.
Folino previously solo directed the award-winning indie comedy Gamers, which the Journal was a fan and supporter of back in the day. (Gamers is also currently streaming on Amazon.)
As enjoyable as Gamers is, Sparks is a tremendous leap in content, style and execution. Based on the...
The Underground Film Journal’s Executive Editor, Mike Everleth, attended a special screening on March 16 during the movie’s opening weekend, at which filmmaker Folino and stars Bell, Katt and Howard were in attendance. The photo above and those in the gallery below were all taken at this event.
Folino previously solo directed the award-winning indie comedy Gamers, which the Journal was a fan and supporter of back in the day. (Gamers is also currently streaming on Amazon.)
As enjoyable as Gamers is, Sparks is a tremendous leap in content, style and execution. Based on the...
- 3/17/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Here's a hearty keep-at-it award for Christopher Folino and Todd Burrows, directors of this restless, reckless superhero crime curio, an on-the-cheap indie that feels like a couple years' worth of some noirish throwback comic book series shredded up and fed into one of those machines where dollar bills fly around and the contestant inside has to grab them. Before you've even quite grokked who's who and what's what, everyone and everything get revealed as something different still. That's a shame, since at least one of the surprises would be a Vertigo meets Oldboy meets The Empire Strikes Back doozy if it were carefully built toward rather than left for us to snatch from the tumult. I only realized the full walloping ick of it a scene later, when the movie was off c...
- 3/12/2014
- Village Voice
Here at Dread Central we love Ashley Bell, and any time word comes that she's in something genre-related, we get all bent up like Nell from The Last Exorcism in anticipation! That being said, her latest flick, Sparks, is getting ready to hit DVD, and we have an exclusive clip and more!
Directed by Christopher Folino (The Troll, Gamers) and Todd Burrows, Sparks stars Bell along with Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption), Clint Howard (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Jake Busey (Starship Troopers), and William Katt ("The Greatest American Hero").
Look for it on DVD and Digital Download on March 18, 2014, via Image Home Entertainment.
Synopsis
After a radioactive meteor strikes Earth, a genetically altered group, known as The Rochester 13, gain astonishing, superhuman powers. Ian Sparks (Williamson) doesn’t feel remotely super… but after his parents’ death, he throws himself into battle against the...
Directed by Christopher Folino (The Troll, Gamers) and Todd Burrows, Sparks stars Bell along with Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption), Clint Howard (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Jake Busey (Starship Troopers), and William Katt ("The Greatest American Hero").
Look for it on DVD and Digital Download on March 18, 2014, via Image Home Entertainment.
Synopsis
After a radioactive meteor strikes Earth, a genetically altered group, known as The Rochester 13, gain astonishing, superhuman powers. Ian Sparks (Williamson) doesn’t feel remotely super… but after his parents’ death, he throws himself into battle against the...
- 3/11/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
"1948 - I remember that year well... It was the year I met her... And it was the year a serial killer came to my town." Today's indie trailer is for a dark superhero or super powers action-thriller titled Sparks, from co-directors Todd Burrows & Christopher Folino. Up-and-coming actor Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End and "Video Game High School") plays Ian Sparks, a masked vigilante who "discovers the dark side to heroism." IMDb's synopsis leaves out the super-powered group Rochester 13, but they're in this trailer. The cast includes Ashley Bell, Clancy Brown, Jake Busey, William Katt, Marina Squerciati. I'm curious about it. Watch the official trailer for Todd Burrows & Christopher Folino's Sparks, in high def from Apple: "Supers like me had kept this town safe..." After a radioactive meteor strikes Earth, a genetically altered group, known as The Rochester 13, gain astonishing, superhuman powers. Ian Sparks (Williamson) doesn't feel remotely super.
- 3/9/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Image Entertainment, an Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brand, brings you Sparks, the origin of masked vigilante Ian Sparks, available on DVD and digital download March 18, 2014. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, the film is directed by Christopher Folino (The Troll, Gamers) and Todd Burrows.
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- 2/20/2014
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
We have your first look at the key art for the adaptation of the graphic novel Sparks. Along with that we also have a number of stills from the flick to share with you. The film stars Chase Williamson (John Dies At The End), Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism), Clancy Brown (Hellbenders), Clint Howard (Nobody Gets Out Alive), Jake Busey, William Katt (The Greatest American Hero). The adaptation was written by Christopher Folino who also directed along with Todd Burrows. After a radioactive meteor strikes Earth, a genetically altered group known as The Rochester 13 gain astonishing, superhuman powers. Ian Sparks (Chase Williamson, John Dies at the End) doesn't feel remotely super... but after his parents' death, he throws himself into battle against the criminals plaguing the...
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- 1/16/2014
- Screen Anarchy
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