“This is the oldest skull I have,” the Swiss artist H.R. Giger says, showing off this prized possession the breezy way you might a set of Fiestaware. He lifts the skull and regards it. But then his speech is breathy and halting, tender with age, as he elaborates: His father gave him the skull when Giger was six. Later, Giger dragged it in the street behind him, tied to a string, to teach himself not to fear death.
Among the many curious things about this small moment in Belinda Sallin's Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World is how humble that skull looks beside Giger's own work, those fleshily mechanical surrealist paintings, sculptures, and tchotchkes stacked and packed all over his home, his museum, and the deepest fear-centers of your brain.
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Among the many curious things about this small moment in Belinda Sallin's Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World is how humble that skull looks beside Giger's own work, those fleshily mechanical surrealist paintings, sculptures, and tchotchkes stacked and packed all over his home, his museum, and the deepest fear-centers of your brain.
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- 5/15/2015
- Village Voice
Viewers can step into the brilliant world of H.R. Giger and learn about the late legend in Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World. The intimate documentary hits select theaters tomorrow from Icarus Films, and we have release details and two clips from the movie.
Press Release -- "Surrealist artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott's Alien. Sci-fi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.
Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World shares the intimate last years of the artist's life and reveals how deeply he resided within his own artistic visions.
Behind the shuttered windows and ivy-covered walls of his residence in Zurich, Switzerland, Dark Star brings viewers into Giger's...
Press Release -- "Surrealist artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott's Alien. Sci-fi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.
Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World shares the intimate last years of the artist's life and reveals how deeply he resided within his own artistic visions.
Behind the shuttered windows and ivy-covered walls of his residence in Zurich, Switzerland, Dark Star brings viewers into Giger's...
- 5/14/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
May releases from Diamond Select Toys include Ghostbusters, Predator, and a zombified Jay and Silent Bob. Also in our latest round-up: 20 Seconds to Live, a Captain America vs. Iron Man infographic, and new Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World stills.
Diamond Select Toys: Press Release -- "The new Previews catalog is in comic shops now, and inside is a litany of new products coming your way from Diamond Select Toys! Due out this fall, the new offerings include items from the Batman Classic TV Series, Batman The Animated Series, Gotham, Ghostbusters, Jay and Silent Bob, Marvel Select, Predator, Pulp Fiction, Star Trek, Universal Monsters and more! It’s the best of all worlds! Read on for more info, and pre-order today through your local comic shop, your favorite online retailer, or diamondselecttoys.com! Find your nearest comic shop at comicshoplocator.com!
Ghostbusters Movie Select Action Figures Series 1 Asst.:
A Diamond Select Toys release!
Diamond Select Toys: Press Release -- "The new Previews catalog is in comic shops now, and inside is a litany of new products coming your way from Diamond Select Toys! Due out this fall, the new offerings include items from the Batman Classic TV Series, Batman The Animated Series, Gotham, Ghostbusters, Jay and Silent Bob, Marvel Select, Predator, Pulp Fiction, Star Trek, Universal Monsters and more! It’s the best of all worlds! Read on for more info, and pre-order today through your local comic shop, your favorite online retailer, or diamondselecttoys.com! Find your nearest comic shop at comicshoplocator.com!
Ghostbusters Movie Select Action Figures Series 1 Asst.:
A Diamond Select Toys release!
- 5/11/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Read More: New Documentary on Surrealist H.R. Giger, Who Designed the 'Alien' Xenomorph, Coming Soon Influential surrealist painter H. R. Giger hypnotized audiences with his Oscar-winning visual creatures in Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic "Alien" and altered the pop culture landscape forever with his striking, dark visual imagery. Now, the documentary "Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World" is hitting theaters, and Indiewire has an exclusive clip. The film's synopsis reads: "Hollywood, sci-fi, horror, pop music, album covers, punk and goth culture, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his intricate, startling paintings and sculptures depicting birth, life, death and sex. Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary 'Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World' shares the last years of the artist's life and reveals how deeply he resided within his own artistic visions." Sallin's...
- 5/7/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
North American moviegoers can step into the mind of the late H.R. Giger with Belinda Sallin's intimate documentary, Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World, which is hitting big screens in the U.S. and Canada this May. Also featured in our latest round-up is information on tonight's Everly signing with director Joe Lynch and cast and crew members at Burbank's Dark Delicacies horror shop, as well as the home media release details for Dark Sky Films' Let Us Prey.
Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World: Press Release -- "Surrealist artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott's Alien. Sci-fi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.
Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary Dark Star: H.
Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World: Press Release -- "Surrealist artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott's Alien. Sci-fi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.
Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary Dark Star: H.
- 4/21/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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