Neil Gaiman's A Short Film About John Bolton
by Neil Gaiman
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Actor: Carolyn Backhouse, John O'Mahony, Jonathan Ross, Marcus Brigstocke, Tree PettsDirector: Neil Gaiman
Brand: New Video
Cinematographer: John Pardue
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Editor: David Martin
Producer: Adam Bohling
Producer: David Reid
Producer: Matthew Vaughn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 27 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Video Group
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- From cult author and filmmaker Neil Gaiman--the endlessly creative genius behind the otherworldly film fantasy MirrorMask, The Sandman graphic novels, the BBC-TV series Neverwhere, and the U.S. adaptation of Princess Mononoke--comes A SHORT FILM ABOUT JOHN BOLTON, a darkly hip and hilarious film which explores the question that torments artists of every medium: Where do your ideas come from? Renow
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DVD Review: A GHASTLY AND HILARIOUSLY GREAT TIME...
Summary: 5 Stars
The short "documentary" (and I will not tell why the word documentary is in quote marks...I'll leave that for the viewer to uncover) is in iteslf worth the price of the DVD. If this is any indication of what Gaiman will bring to the medium of film, then it looks as though we truly have something of a Renaissance Man on our hands (having already masterd the art of writing for the comic-book, short story, full-prose novels, as well as screenplays). One would hope that this quirky..but uniquely visionary film...would be enough to put to rest the Hollywood moguls who may be hesitant about allowing Gaiman to direct the film based on the graphic novel with his character "Death" from his SANDMAN series.
Icing on the cake are the two hours' worth of extras on this DVD. The highlight of these extras is Neil Gaiman doing an extended (and very animated) reading and Question/Answer in Portland, Oregon. If one has not had the good fortune to see Neil Gaiman live and in person, then this is the next best thing to it. Gaiman does not merely read his stories in such live appearances...instead, one is treated to the very heart and soul of Gaiman's works through such readings (a statement that can be justified since folks tend to laugh in all the right places).
Having seen Neil Gaiman over the years, one of the qualities that comes through...both on this DVD and in his live appearances...is the fine balance of genius, wit, accessibility and humility that he brings to his live appearances. All of these qualities come shining through on the "extra" feature of Gaiman's live appearance than is included on this DVD.
This DVD is pretty essential for anyone who appreciates Neil Gaiman's work...whether they came to know Gaiman through his work in comic-books (SANDMAN, BOOKS OF MAGIC) or his wonderful novels (AMERICAN GODS, ANANSI BOYS) or his adventerous screen-plays (NEVERHWERE, MIRRORMASK). I've a hunch that one day one will look back on NEIL GAIMAN'S A SHORT FILM ABOUT JOHN BOLTON much in the same way that we look upon David Lynch's ERASERHEAD (although Gaiman's film is a bit more accessible)!
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From author-turned-filmmaker Neil Gaiman?the darkly creative mastermind behind the vastly popular Sandman graphic novels, the BBC-TV series Neverwhere, and the soon-to-be-released feature film MirrorMask?comes A SHORT FILM ABOUT JOHN BOLTON, a disturbingly hilarious "mockumentary" that examines the question of where ideas come from, as seen through the life and work of renowned artist John Bolton, painter of voluptuous vampire nudes.Bestsellers in DVD
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