Date: March 2, 2009
Source: Blast Magazine
By: Terri Schwartz

When the film adaptation of the graphic novel sensation “Watchmen” was first announced, the main concern was whether director Zack Snyder could pull off a successful adaptation of Alan Moore’s iconic word.

Key among those concerns was whether the Minutemen — a group of superheroes founded in 1939 and pivotal to the story of “Watchmen” — would be included in the final product.

Blast got a chance to watch the first 18 minutes of “Watchmen” at New York Comic Con a few weeks ago and saw for ourselves that Snyder did manage to pull of a balance of attention to detail and concrete storytelling. The Minutemen were heavily featured in the opening minutes of the film; heroine Silhouette prominent among them.

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Source: Examiner.com
By: Mike Parker

Native Slovakian Renaissance woman, Apollonia Vanova may be best known as an award winning mezzo-soprano in such operas as La Finta Giardiniera, Suor Angelica, and Rigoletto. But Ms. Vanova is also an accomplished sculptor and sought after actress on both the small and big screen. The buzz about the multi-talented lady is about to reach epic proportions as Apollonia assumes the role of Silhouette in the eagerly anticipated blockbuster, Watchmen. Silhouette joined Dollar Bill and Hooded Justice as one of the eight masked adventurers in the Minutemen, the premier group of superheroes throughout the 1940s that disbanded after several public scandals. Silhouette was the first female of the crew and could be distinguished by her basic black ensemble – from her hair to her heels, and her bright red belt.

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