Beneficial Shock! is an award winning magazine for film lovers and illustration enthusiasts that champions progressive thinking from contemporary image-makers.
Naples born illustrator Mario Damiano's work is rooted in rigorous pictoral training focused on depth, colour and anatomy. His whimsical and playful approach belies a seriousness to the topics he...
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Juan Miguel Marin’s extended remit of graphic design, better known as La Moutique, includes film posters, film titles and opening sequences, album art, book covers and cultural organization branding. Simplicity...
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Mario Damiano was born in Naples and attended the Art School of Naples, the University of Design by Aversa and specialized in illustration at ISIA of Urbino. His creations are the result of a purely pictorial training, focused on the care of volumes, and anatomies. He mainly deals with illustration for periodicals and of illustrated books. www.mario-damiano.com
Eye Filmmuseum Shop (Amsterdam) offers a wide range of special biographies, academic publications, Eye catalogues, and documentaries, and feature films on DVD. The store also offers a carefully selected range of gadgets, toys, T-shirts, and memorabilia ranging from Star Wars socks to Ryoji Ikeda's Music for Percussion on vinyl. www.eyefilm.nl
The Warrirors
(Walter Hill, 1979)
In New York City, the members of a gang called The Warriors are framed for the death of a charismatic leader. With other gangs out for revenge against them, they must get back to their home turf before all hell breaks loose. Read about contributor John Dowling's lifetime fascination with the film in issue 9: Fun and Games
