Hes one of a rare handful of people who can feel, and steal, another persons luck. It happened in 1994 in florida, and his work is definitely not p. Artist mike diana is convicted on an obscenity charge in the wake of an undercover police officer purchasing his limited edition zine boiled angel. Frank henenlotter basket case spins a multifacted doc about. The trial of mike diana 2018, directed by the legendary frank henenlotter. The frog puppet, the car chase with a cheetah, elephants at the airport. The handmade comic zines that teenager mike diana banged out in the 1980s were retina. This is why we are making this as a completely independent film, with no outside interests. The trial of mike diana interview, we speak with the first u.
As we learn right up front in frank henenlotters compelling documentary, boiled angels. The trial of mike diana fantasia 2018 defenses of the first amendment have been tossed around quite a lot recently. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Way back in november of 2016, we featured a documentary on our kickstart sunday feature that took a look at the life of mike diana, the only artist to ever be convicted of obscenity in the united states. The latest documentary directed by henenlotter, boiled angels is the true story of underground comic artist mike diana, the only american artist ever convicted of obscenity. Webmaster needed for online shop trade html skills for art email mike or jefe. The comic contained graphic depictions of a variety of taboo and gory subject matters. As a teenager, mike diana took after the underground comix community, namely zap comix, and selfpublished boiled angel, his first handmade comic zine hallmarked by his flagrantly explicit and taboo black line drawings. The trial of mike diana with legendary horror director frank henenlotter in attendance.
The film also featured appearances from neil gaiman and george a. Mike diana created boiled angel, a raunchy, overthetop and. Boiled angels is a must watch for american citizens who take their free speech for granted, and for artists who may not know that their wildest, most abhorrent creations could feasibly put them on. Boiled angels screened at the fantasia international film festival 2018. But despite all that, i found this absolutely fascinating from beginning to end, partly. Its a movie about zoo animals on pcp attacking humans. With toby kebbell, marwan kenzari, tsahi halevi, hannah ware. Tells the story of underground cartoonist mike diana, who was the first person in the united states to be convicted of artistic obscenity. A documentary film screening presented in person by mike diana narrated by dead kennedys vocalist jello biafra. Now, a film by master of schlock frank henenlotter, boiled angels. We talk about the film, his career retrospective at alamo drafthouse in brooklyn, naked.
And right from the start, lib has to keep fighting since the worst of boiled angel. These zines were ordered by the fdle florida dept of law enforcement leading to mikes arrest, trial, and tribulations. The second coming of christ is an upcoming film about an atheist female scientist who, at the end of times, discovers that true faith can bring miracles. Following his 2008 comeback film bad biology, henenlotter has steered away from fiction films and has instead been producing documentaries about the behindthescenes of the cinema that influenced him. The lady who sees angels working with lorna byrne and producing this documentary about her amazing life and gifts was truly an extraordinary experience. Going into director frank henenlotters documentary, boiled angels. The trial of mike diana international premiere, directed by the legendary frank henenlotter basket case, bad biology and narrated by dead kennedys jello. The trial of mike diana the unbelievable true story of the first u. The trial of mike diana, i knew nothing of diana, his trial, or the. Boiled angel was an independent comic book by floridabased underground comic book artist mike diana in the early 1990s.
Like it says in the introduction, mike diana was forbidden to draw and told to stay away from teenagers, among other punishments for publishing this comic. It effectively became the first comic book in the united states to cause its creator to be convicted for artistic obscenity. And its about the only artist ever convicted of obscenity in the united states for his own art. The trial of mike diana cleveland international film. And they were rarely together in the book even the worst of boiled angel. Jennie kermode biafra brings real energy and passion to the job, helping to make this a film thats consistently gripping and never gets dry even when dealing with legal details. Beatrix cera, a famous entomologist hired by new world genetics corporation, the leader in genetically engineered foods, to research the causes and effects of dying. Unfortunately, they eventually meet, and the bonding of these two very unusual human beings ends in a god awful love story. With up to 300 in circulation at the time, diana hoped to circumnavigate the conservative eye of lar. Legendary director frank henenlotters new documentary boiled angels. A film that keeps you on your toes cinema scope, euthanizer provides a film experience completely different than youd find in mainstream cinema birth. The trial of mike diana 2018 details the injustices that befell diana and gives voice to many of the players involved. It is an adaptation of the nonfiction book the angel.
Mike diana, peter bagge, stephen bissette, neil gaiman, evan bacon, stuart baggish, luke ilrot, christopher marone written and directd by frank henenlotter filmmaker frank henenlotter, himself no stranger to controversy, steps behind the camera for this documentary about mike diana, a comic creator whose career was not ultimately marked by his creativity but because he was the. Chilling and intensely atmospheric, joko anwars 2017 indonesiansouth korean thriller satans slaves mines the same vein as ari asters 2018 feature debut, hereditary still playing in some theatres. Beastie boys story 2020 is a filmed version of the history of the group narrated by the two surviving members, mike d and adrock, wit. Frank henenlotters boiled angels introduces mike diana, the only cartoonist in america to have been convicted of obscenity. Release dates 4 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 31 march 2018 what the fest festival finland 19 april 2018 night visions international film festival usa 21 april 2018 cinedelphia film festival usa 4 november 2018 ithaca fantastik. The trial of mike diana is an irreverent and straightforward account of the 1993 obscenity trial of mike diana, the first and only american cartoonist to be convicted of the. The egyptian spy who saved israel by uri barjoseph. So, who knows maybe therell be another completely different ending at this screening too. Mike diana is the focus of a new documentary, boiled angels.
Posted on thursday, july 19th, 2018 by sarah foulkes. The trial of mike diana 2018 1h 45min documentary 31 march 2018 usa tells the story of underground cartoonist mike diana, who was the first person in the united states to be convicted of artistic obscenity. The plot is so ridiculously amazing and it has so many incredible moments. Roseanne barrs supporters attempted to claim that critics violated first amendment rights after abc decided to cancel her show over her racist comments. Euthanizer injects into theaters and vod this summer.
The trial of mike diana 2018 is a solid and consistently engaging documentary about the first and only person to ever rec. Driven by biological excess, a man and a woman search for sexual fulfillment, unaware of each others existence. The trial of mike diana, is beginning its festival rounds. Directed by lowbudget horror auteur turned documentarian frank henenlotter writer and director of 1988s brain damage, 1990s frankenhooker, and the basket case trilogy, boiled angels. The angel is an israeliamerican spy thriller film directed by ariel vromen and starring marwan kenzari and toby kebbell among others. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. For the first time since their original printing, mike dianas infamous homemade fanzines boiled angel are being reprinted exclusively by mike. Both films are supernatural family horrordramas though satans slaves leans more heavily into the horror aspect, while hereditary is, at heart, a family melodrama. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously convoluted their lives will soon become in the filmmakers pursuit of a work of art, which blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention.
With charlee danielson, anthony sneed, mark wilson, john a. This film could have easily devolved into some corny nicholas sparks drivel or lowbrow comedy brofest, but instead, huang tells it perfectly. The egyptian spy who saved israel written by uri barjoseph. An official selection of fantasia 2018 montreal, and cinedelphia film festival 2018 winner. The trial of mike diana 2018 fantasia film festival 2018. The film details the 1994 florida obscenity charge that landed mike in jail as the only visual artist in us history to be jailed for their art. With evan bacon, peter bagge, stuart baggish, stephen r. However, it wasnt henenlotters name that attracted me to boiled angels. The trial of mike diana by anthony sneed kickstarter.
The aisle seat critic, mike mcgranaghan, is a member of the online film critics society. The trial of mike diana, a documentary detailing dianas legal battle and its ripples within the comic artists community, was successfully crowdfunded by artist anthony sneed and directed by frank henenlotter. Boiled angel lives only 1,500 will be made available. It tells the true story of ashraf marwan, a highranking egyptian official who became a spy for israel and helped achieve peace between the two. The 2018 cinedelphia film festival presents the philly premiere of the documentary boiled angels. We take a look at the inaugural season of this scrappy new genre film festival. At a remote lake house in the adirondack mountains, a couple entertains an outoftown guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The trial of mike diana, there are a lot of ways to describe mike dianas underground comics. The biggest shadows in dianas life and in his art are never fully addressed. I was able to speak with both diana and henenlotter over the phone thanks to the help of boiled angels. Come out and see this fascinating documentary about.