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It's all finally winding down -- movie-wise, at least, until the DVD release in a few months -- as REPO MEN gets released worldwide, rolling out across Russia, the Middle East, and then the U.K. this last weekend. Heading to Asia at some point, though I have no idea when...

But thanks to all who saw the film, bought the book, watched the motion-comics, listened to my rants, and wrote so many nice emails -- it's always, always appreciated, and I'm glad y'all dug the work.

So it's onwards, then, to the next project, and I hope to have some details for y'all soon. I'll be allowed to share info soon enough, I hope. In the meantime, check out this article in the New Yorker about the future of publishing, and the looming battle ahead...

oh yeah, that's it:

OPENING NIGHT!

So on request from a fan (thanks, Emily!) I've decided to upload THE TELLTALE PANCREAS, the original short story that led to The Repossession Mambo novel and eventually to Repo Men the film. Up 'til now, it had only been seen by a small group of people -- my agents, SFX guru and director Bob Kurtzman (hi, Bob!), a bunch of friends, and some editors at a few magazines who rejected it, damn them. Please keep in mind it was written just a couple years after I got out of college -- I was but a babe of 25 -- so if the style isn't up to snuff, apologies.

So if I can figure out how to make Typepad accept a pdf file, all you'll have to do is click below to check it out...

Download The Telltale Pancreas

Hey, it worked! This blogging thing is easier than I

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One of these days -- well, probably in a couple weeks -- I'll stop babbling about REPO MEN and choose a new topic, but for now, Repo's on the menu.

To wit, we just released the first motion comic meant to introduce you to the world of the film, and to our main character, played by Jude Law. Jude reprises his role from the film here in the motion comic, which was directed by Miguel, and co-written by yours truly. As with the film itself, it's R-rated, so please, kids, cover your eyes at the naughty bits.

Check it out HERE...

So FANGORIA, one of the few true-genre magazines left (I will always miss you, STARLOG), has a nice interview piece with me about REPO MEN for which they've just posted the first half. Those of you who have read the essay in the back of the novel or read other interviews with me may not get a ton of new information, but if you're curious, or don't already know the history of the project, or just want to see some nice pictures of Jude, Forest, and the film, you can check it out by clicking HERE...

Miguel's cut of his own redband trailer has just been put out by Universal, and it's my favorite so far, hands-down. Mig's always had an AMAZING sense of music in film -- wait'll you see what he does in the actual movie with 'source' clips -- and this trailer is a perfect example.

Warning: This one's a bit bloody. I know, they all are, but redband is redband for a reason.

More eye-catching goodness from the marketing folks at Uni. I love that they're catching onto the sardonic nature of the film...

      

    

For your viewing (and possibly obsessing) pleasure, presented below is the video for "Zef Side/Beat Boy" from the Afrikaaner hiphop/rap/something group Die Antwoord (rated R for language, kiddies). Those of you who know me well know this is certainly NOT up my usual alley -- I'm not the hiphop kinda guy, but I'm fascinated by Die Antwoord. I won't go into all the specifics about who/why/what they are; best to just watch it clean, as I and the rest of the internet did a week ago when it all blew up. I originally found them via Boingboing, and you can get the lowdown on the group via boingboing HERE.

Meantime, check out the funky 3-D grafix:

They do, really! They want to help. They swear it.

Don't believe me?

Check it out for yourself:

http://www.theunioncares.com/

Love what they've done with these new posters, to be used as "wild postings" to publicize/market Repo Men. Not only do the colors pop so nicely against the B&W background, but they both give an indication of what the film is about without really giving anything away, and -- most importantly, I think -- convey the dark-humor nature of the film in general. I love 'em. Kudos, Universal Marketing Department!