Category: Movies

The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Trailer is Here with a bit of Controversy

How about this trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

It didn’t take long for some fans to start complaining about Brad Pitt’s character getting the best of Bruce Lee.  My thoughts: If it is rehearsal for a film, then, “Ok”.  Maybe Lee’s character is scripted to lose.  But if the scene is supposed to be a real fight, then, “No way.”

Then again, that’s not really Bruce Lee, so why the worry? Once Upon a Time in Hollywood isn’t a documentary, and with a title that begins with Once Upon a Time we shouldn’t expect one.

At any rate, here’s the trailer.

Josh Greathouse’s Art Book!

Joshua Greathouse has a new art book featuring covers, sketches, paintings and a preview of his next series Unprofessional coming out.  Enlightenment is now on Kickstarter.

If you click over to give it a look, you’ll get a glimpse of the Get Carter piece that Greathouse did for me.  I’d think that for many readers of this site, the Stallone art would be enough to support Josh’s Kickstarter.  ; )

Fan-Made Trailer Turns “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” into a Drama!

Morgan Cooper is the writer, director and cinematographer for the fan-made trailer Bel-Air.  As you’ll see pretty quickly, Bel-Air is a serious re-telling of The Fresh of Bel-Air.

Kudos to Cooper for turning a comedy concept into what could be a very interesting serious drama while keeping in the funny bits (the Carlton Dance, “born and raised,” Jazzy Jeff, etc.)

“Free Solo” / Z-View

Free Solo (2018)

Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth, Chai Vasarhelyi

Stars: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin and Sanni McCandless

The Pitch: “Alex Honnold plans to free solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000 ft high El Capitan and will let us film it!”

Tagline: Live Beyond Fear

The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…

Alex Honnold is one of the most skilled mountain climbers of all time.  His love of climbing has taken him to the best known and most dangerous peaks anywhere.  His ability to climb these  mountains has made him one of the very few professional climbers in the world.

Honnold often climbs “free solo” — without ropes or any safety gear.  Many of the best known free solo climbers have died, which isn’t surprising considering that any mistake that causes a fall is usually fatal.  Honnold plans to do what no one has ever done before – –  to free solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000 ft high El Capitan or die trying.

This documentary does an excellent job of introducing the audience to Honnold and his eccentricities.  Honnold’s personal quirks have cost him relationships but help with his focus and drive.  The film makers are tasked with presenting the climb and staying out of Honnold’s way.

Watching Honnold’s climb is scary, exhilerating and will leave you in awe at how close to the edge (literally and figuartively) free solo climbers live.  If you plan to watch I promise moments where you will push back away from the screen and find yourself wiping the sweat from your palms.

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Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola and “The Godfather”

Francis Ford Coppola has written a new introduction for the 50th anniversary edition of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and Entertainment Weekly has posted it.

The new intro is worth a read for fans of the book or movie.  Here are a few tidbits:

  • Coppola didn’t want to direct The Godfather until his second reading of the novel.
  • Most of Don Corleone’s most memorable lines were really spoken by Puzo’s mother!
  • Puzo advised Coppola to never associate with real gangsters! (Which leads to an interesting “encounter” with John Gotti.)
  • Puzo didn’t like the idea of Michael having Fredo killed.
  • It was Talia Shire (Adrian in Rocky!) who came up with the idea of Michael’s wife having a secret abortion and then telling him.
  • Both Coppola and Puzo wanted the third film to be called The Death of Michael Corleone.

 Entertainment Weekly’s post is worth a read and so is Puzo’s novel!