AUTOMATONS: The Book of the Movie (CINEXPLOITS!) - Softcover

Cunningham, Bill; McKenney, James Felix

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1713297361 ISBN 13: 9781713297369

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

“AUTOMATONS is what happens when ERASERHEAD and TETSUO THE IRON MAN bong themselves into oblivion... Robot radness achieved! - Nathan Lee, VILLAGE VOICE“...the movie’s loving attention to light and shade transcends its hermetic setting and meager budget. At times the buzzing static and fizzy backlighting recall the glistening surrealism of the filmmaker Guy Maddin…" - Jeannette Catsoulis, NEW YORK TIMES“It’s not a film of compromise but of sheer determination, refusing to be defined by its budget and liberated by a decision to overcome its bank account with sheer imagination.” - S. James Snyder, NEW YORK SUNIn 2005, filmmaker James Felix McKenney approached producer Larry Fessenden with the idea of shooting a science fiction movie featuring killer robots battling it out on a post-apocalyptic landscape...Oh, and he would shoot it in B&W on Super 8mm film. Marshaling all their resources, McKenney assembled a team to realize his nightmarish vision. Shooting in a Brooklyn warehouse, they transformed cobbled-together sets and props into a futuristic, “thought- provoking tale equipped with the moody ambiance and intellectual integrity of a classic episode of The Outer Limits.” (SHOCK CINEMA)Pulp 2.0 now reintroduces this movie to genre-addicts on its 13th anniversary. Join us as we explore this bespoke feverish piece of pulp cinema, that WIRED named "Best Shoestring Sci-Fi of 2006." Included in this book are: - The AUTOMATONS screenplay. - Interviews with the Cast & Crew.- Interview with the Director, James Felix McKenney. - Behind-the-scenes photos and sketches.- an Introduction by Max Brooks author of THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE and WORLD WAR Z. - A tribute to stars ANGUS SCRIMM (PHANTASM) and JOHN LEVENE (DOCTOR WHO).

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1713297361
• ISBN 13: 9781713297369
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 115