New Releases by Darren Aronofsky

It’s an all-new thrilling adventure about growing up and facing your fears in Monsters Take Manhattan, the second novel in the Monster Club series from the creative minds of Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, and Lance Rubin. Ever since Eric “Doodles” King and his friends saved Coney Island from Crumple Monster and its minions, Eric’s life has been changing faster than he ever expected. His parents’ divorce has gone through, his mom has moved to a deluxe apartment in Manhattan, and now she’s making him start all over at a fancy new private school. Suddenly, Eric’s trapped between two worlds – his old Coney Island friends and the rich, cool kids at his new school who treat him like a celebrity. At least, Eric thinks, his days of epic monster battles are behind him. But what he doesn’t realize is that the magic mermaid ink that brought his drawings to life hasn’t been destroyed like he thought. Quite the opposite, King Neptune has found a way to take the last remaining drops to create a new class of creatures perfectly designed to put New York City right back where it belongs – underwater. Now it’s up to Eric to rally Monster Club again and find a way to bring back Brickman, Bellybeast, Skelegurl, DecaSpyder, and RoboKillz so they can stop Neptune before it’s too late. Monster Club: Monsters Take Manhattan is the second epic, heart-pounding adventure from award-winning screenwriter, director, and author Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, and Lance Rubin.

From the award-winning screenwriter-director Darren Aronofsky and his screenwriting partner, Ari Handel, comes Monster Club. Their debut novel is the first book in a thrilling, new adventure series about growing up, letting go, and facing down your monsters. Like almost everything in eleven-year-old Eric “Doodles” King’s life, King’s Wonderland—the amusement park his great-great grandfather founded—was seriously damaged when a hurricane hit his beloved Coney Island neighborhood. Now hungry property developers are circling the wreckage of the once-awesome King’s Wonderland, and Eric’s family is falling apart from the threat of losing it all. If it weren’t for Monster Club—the epic roleplaying game that Eric and his friends created—Eric’s life would be pretty terrible. Drawing his favorite monster battling with his best friends’ creations is the one thing that still gets Eric excited. So when his friends start to think of Monster Club as a kid’s game and get more interested in other things, Eric just can’t deal. But then Eric happens across a long-lost vial of magic ink that brings their monster drawings to life, and suddenly, Monster Club isn’t just for fun anymore. The monsters Eric and his friends created are wreaking havoc across Coney, and it’s on the Monster Club to save their city, the amusement park, and maybe, just maybe, Eric’s family, too. It’s a hilarious, heartfelt adventure from the creative minds of Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel that fans of Last Kids on Earth and Spy School are sure to love.

Let''s Kill Johnny Badhair includes almost every painting and drawing ever done of Phil Hale''s character, as well as peripheral material (robot designs, paintings derived from the series, etc) and covers and pages from the original Epic strip. Also included is an interview, and short writings on the character from Ash wood, Darren Aronofsky, David Slade, and more.

The film book tie-in for what will be the most talked-about film of spring 2014: Darren Aronofsky''s Noah, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, and Anthony Hopkins. Following on the heels of his successful film Black Swan, celebrated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky turns his talent to the epic big-budget biblical tradition with his film Noah, starring Award-winners¨ Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, and Anthony Hopkins, as well as Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Ray Winstone. Russell Crowe stars as Noah, a man chosen by God for a great task before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world. The film touches on themes found throughout Aronofsky''s work-the dichotomy of life/death, inner turmoil, otherness-presented with Aronofsky''s singular and compelling aesthetic. Noah is an extension of Aronofsky''s otherworldly sensibilities; it showcases art from the film and the director at work and is a must-have for fans of Aronofsky and of cinema everywhere.

Le Créateur a parlé : le Déluge commencera bientôt et n’épargnera nulle forme de vie, pour mieux laver les innombrables souillures infligées à la Terre depuis l’avènement de l’Homme. Et le temps presse à présent pour Noé, son prophète, qui doit se hâter de construire l’arche qui hébergera deux représentants de chaque espèce - graine d’un futur voué à éclore après la purification par les eaux. Mais pour que la vision de Noé s’accomplisse, encore faut-il que l’Arche résiste à la tempête levée par la colère de ses semblables, peu enclins à subir le décret divin sans coup férir...

Cet homme s''appelle Noé. Loin de l''image de patriarche que l''on accole au personnage de la Bible, il ressemble plutôt à un guerrier. On dirait un Mad Max sorti du fond des âges. dans le monde de Noé, la pitié n''a pas sa place. Avec sa femme et ses trois enfants, il vit sur une terre aride et hostile, en proie à la grande sécheresse. Un univers marqué par la violence et la barbarie, livré à la sauvagerie des clans qui puisent leur raison de survivre dans la guerre et la cruauté. Mais, Noé n''est pas comme les autres. C''est un combattant et c''est aussi un guérisseur. Il est sujet à des visions qui lui annoncent la fin prochaine de la terre, engloutie par les flots d''un déluge sans fin. Noé doit prévenir ses semblables. Si l''homme veut survivre, il lui faut mettre un terme aux souffrances infligées à la planète et "traiter le monde avec miséricorde". Cependant, personne ne l''écoute. Le tyran Akkad, auquel Noé est allé rendre visite dans la cité de Bal-llim, l''a chassé et condamné à la fuite. Après avoir consulté son grand-père Mathusalem, Noé décide alors de rallier à sa cause les terribles Géants et d''accomplir la tâche que le Créateur lui a confiée...

Darren Aronofsky''s The Wrestler is an insightful behind-the-scenes meditation on the film''s provocative characters and the choices they make. Once a hugely successful WWF wrestler, Randy the Ram now ekes out a living performing for diehard wrestling fans from the 1980s in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. But when he suffers a heart attack, Randy''s doctor tells him he needs to lay off the steroids and stop wrestling altogether. Forced out of show business, Randy begins to evaluate the state of his life. But the pull of the spotlight is too strong and he attempts once again to find his way back into the ring. Featuring actors Mickey Rourke, Academy award-winning Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood, this book is an extension of Aronofsky''s filmic vision, and will contain film stills, the original shooting script, still photos, original art, and observations by its creators, cast, and crew.

What if you could live forever?The Fountainis an odyssey about a man''s thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. In three separate lives-Tomas the conquistador, Tommy the scientist, and Tom the explorer-Thomas is driven to discover the mysteries of life; all three stories converge into one truth as he comes to terms with life, death, love, and rebirth. The book is an extension of Aronofsky''s cinematic vision, and will contain production stills of the film''s stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, original script, original art, and observations from creators Ari Handel and Darren Aronofsky. Edited by Darren Aronofsky,The Fountainis not so much a tie-in or a behind-the-scenes look at the film, but rather a thoughtful meditation on the film''s provocative themes of life and death and its singular visuals.

Pi follows the efforts of genius Max to identify numerical patterns that will explain the universe. Eventually, Max hits on a 216 digit sequence which not only predicts a Wall Street crash but, if the Hassidic Jew in his coffee shop is right, holds the key to the identity of God himself.