Thomas Jane

A scholarly edition of the English version of works by Thomas Hobbes. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

At the end of the road . . . the nightmare truly begins. In 2007 actor, filmmaker, Thomas Jane went off to New Mexico to make his Noir/Suspense film, Dark Country in 3D. The result was a mind-bending, idiosynchratic, E C Comic-style ride into the noirish landscape of damnation. To accomoplish his vision, Jane recruited the world class talents of conceptualist David Allcock, 3D pioneer Ray Zone, legendary illustrator Bernie Wrightson, and the iconic vision of Tim Bradstreet. Deep in the director’s mind and a major visual influence on the film was the work of reknown illustrator Thomas Ott, whose ‘silent’ style of sequential story-telling and signature scratchboard illustration technique has brought him a world -wide legion of fans. It was Jane’s dream to commission Ott to bring his style and craft to the project in a Graphic Novel format. In an effort to create a new experience, Jane had the artist adapt the original short story by Tab Murphy that inspired the film.

This Norton Critical Edition of Jane Austen's most ambitious and controversial novel is based on a new authoritative text, which closely follows the one Austen oversaw when the novel was revised and reprinted in 1816. Supporting materials include an introduction, textual annotations, and a contemporary map of England. "Contexts" provides readers with a rich selection of contemporary materials on such issues as the slave trade, religion, the conduct of women, and landscape design that illuminate Austen's dark and often disturbing novel. Elizabeth Inchbald's adaptation of Lovers' Vows (the play staged by the characters in Mansfield Park) is included. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are included.

Skip Woods made his directorial debut with this film, caught in a crossfire between thriller and comedy. After violence is unleashed in the opening sequence, the story settles on former L.A. drug dealer Casey Wells (Thomas Jane), now a Houston architect living with his attractive wife Christine (Paula Marshall). When past partner Nick (Aaron Eckhart) arrives out of the blue on a Thursday, asking for a place to stay for a few days, Casey invites him in but later gets curious about Nick's briefcase. After he opens it to find a huge helping of heroin, panic sets in, and he flushes it all away – setting the stage for a variety of hoods and hitmen to turn up on Casey's suburban doorstep. Shown at the 1998 Toronto World Festival.