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This illustrated collection of humorous essays and fun extras makes the case for one of our most iconic celebrities, from Bill and Ted to John Wick. For an actor who’s been in so many mega-hits and equally mega misses, it can be tough to track Keanu Reeves's accomplishments. But true fans know that Keanu is so much more than his Bill and Ted persona, both onscreen and off. During his long career—over 30 years, though you wouldn’t know it from his immortal looks—he has constantly subverted Hollywood stereotypes and expectations. He's the type to start his own publishing company, reread Hamlet, write a grown-up children’s book, photobomb people’s weddings, eat lunch alone in the park while looking very sad, and give away his salary to the film crew. For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves examines the ways in which Keanu strives to be kind and excellent in work and in life. The authors also explore various Internet conspiracies about his age, help you identify which Sad Keanu meme you are, give you the Keanu and Winona Ryder fanfic your heart desires, and much, much more.
ORDER NOW: https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/your-consideration-keanu-reeves
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The Dark Side of the ‘Nu
Spooky season is here and almost gone—and what can be scarier than one of the world’s best-loved and most-confirmed Good Men showing off his bad side? We’re talking, of course, about Keanu Reeves!
Wait, stop screaming! No need to race to your nearest tweet machine to see if he’s been cancelled! He definitely hasn’t! We just want to shine a light on the man’s dark side...on screen.
“Villains have such great passion, and it’s uncomplicated,” Keanu said in his Meet the Filmmaker event for Man of Tai Chifor Apple in 2013. “The protagonist is always like ‘I don’t know...maybe...I’m searching...I’ve gotta figure it out.’ That’s why the villains get all the great lines where it’s like ‘Hey. Dummy.’”
So hey, dummies. Though Keanu is often the heroes of our hearts and devices, we thought pumpkin spice time would be the right time to take a hearty sip of some of Keanu’s bad guy roles.Try these five on for size.
THE DREAM, THE BAD BATCH (2016)
8Evil wears a silk robe and a mustache in this slow, trippy, post-apocalyptic nightmare. Keanu’s chill-villainous DJ, “The Dream”, to get girls to sell their souls to him in exchange for a comfortable life and all the instant ramen they can eat.
DON JOHN, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1993)
Keanu brings new meaning to the phrase “hot pants” as Don John, the bearded (!) devil prince of pouting hellbent on breaking up all the fun he can’t have out of sheer jealousy and spite. This Shakespearean mainstay ALSO features Denzel Washington and Emma Thompson. A plain-dealing villain--and a damn fine one.
DONNIE BARKSDALE, THE GIFT (2000)
Keanu plays a bit of backwoods rough who hates witches, women, and Cate Blanchett narc-ing on him for doing crimes. Keanu turns in a very nuanced and chilling performance in this supernatural thriller, written by Tom Epperson and Billy Bob Thornton (based in part on his mother’s experiences), directed by Sam Raimi, and featuring an all-star cast.
DONAKA MARK, MAN OF TAI CHI (2013)
Some might call a bloodthirsty ringleader of underground death matches hellbent on profiting from and corrupting the souls of the naïve and desperate “a bad guy.” Others still might call him “eventually pwned by Tiger Chen.” Fun fact: this film marks Keanu’s directorial debut, and first major collaboration with Tiger Chen since their work together on The Matrix movies.
KEANU REEVES, ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE (2019)
“I dare Marcus to strike me.” Them’s fighting words, and Keanu’s cameo in this rom-com comes right before one of the goofiest, snit-fit fight sequences ever committed to film--and right before the most hilarious dinner scene. Watch and, like Randall Park, you might want to punch Keanu Reeves, too!
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran are a creative dream team. Their latest book, For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves is out October 15 from Quirk Books. They live in Chicago and they love Keanu Reeves.
Get the book: https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/your-consideration-keanu-reeves#
Schedule
UPCOMING:
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: KEANU REEVES BOOK LAUNCH PARTY @ THE BOOK CELLAR OCTOBER 23
https://do312.com/events/2019/10/23/kitty-curran-and-larissa-zageris-for-your-consideration-keanu-reeves-tickets
PAST:
MY LADY’S CHOOSING BOOK LAUNCH PARTY @ WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST APRIL 4
C2E2 APRIL 6
ANDERSON’S BOOKSHOP NAPERVILLE APRIL 11
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA APRIL 17
WORD BOOKSTORE, BROOKLYN APRIL 18
ASTORIA BOOKSHOP APRIL 19
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK @ EMERALD CITY COMIC CON MARCH 2
HUMOR WITH HEART @ EMERALD CITY COMIC CON MARCH 3
Thought Bubble UK, Sept 2017
Chicago Zine Fest 2017
DiNK 2017
The Nerdologues present Your Stories: Intrigue! At Some Office Theater
Chicago Zine Fest 2016
DiNK 2016
Press
BookPage (Preview: Most Anticipated Romance 2018)
Publishers Weekly (Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2018)
Publishers Weekly (Review, My Lady’s Choosing 2018)
Chicago Tribune (2018)
The Denver Post (2017)
Bleeding Cool (Interview, 2017)
RT Book Reviews (Forewords Column on My Lady’s Choosing)
TIME.com (2016)
The New Yorker (2016)
Hello Giggles (2016)
Bleeding Cool (Interview, 2016)
Brit + Co (2016)
MSN (Video) (2016)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/311966506/taylor-swift-girl-detective
7 days left to get your hands on a copy of the first Taylor Swift: Girl Detective graphic novella by @larissazageris & @kittycurran via Kickstarter. Once you do get your hands on a copy, make sure it doesn’t fall into The Wrong Hands---we hear The Wrong Hands are a quite nefarious counterfeit luxury glove syndicate and they like nothing more than to causes ruckuses, uproars, and spill coffee all over copies of new graphic novellas.