Motion Lines
Motion Lines: Graphic Novels on Screen
To celebrate the upcoming 2026 Comic-Con, Digital Gym Cinema presents three of our favorite big screen adaptations of graphic novels. David Cronenberg’s harrowing exploration of identity and revenge A History of Violence (July 7) kicks things off with a gut punch, before the series continues with the late Marjane Satrapi’s timelessly essential Persepolis (July 14) and concludes with Edgar Wright’s ever spritely and colorful Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (July 21). All three remain superb examples of how cinema and comics will be forever intertwined.
DGC Video: A History of Violence
- Tue, Jul 7
Director: David Cronenberg Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 2005
Starring: Ashton Holmes, Ed Harris, Maria Bello, Viggo Mortensen, William Hurt
Tom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero.
DGC Video: Persepolis
- Tue, Jul 14
Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 2007 Language: French
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, Simon Abkarian
The film Iran didn't want the world to see.