Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Above is one of the posters for Ashfall and below is the official International Ashfall trailer. I like the looks of both the poster and trailer and look forward to seeing the movie. If you agree, click over to FirstShowing and you can check out another Ashfall poster and teaser.
I think a return trip to Paradise Alley is in order. We could catch up with the Carboni brothers, Frankie the Thumper, Big Glory, Stitch, Mumbles and all the other mugs there. Maybe we could swing over to the dance hall and see Annie and Bunchie and hear that smug dance hall crooner. We could end the night with a rooftop race.
Are you in?
Source: Brian Stooss ULTRA STALLONE FanPage
Rare : Behind the Scenes of Paradise Alley Kudos : Joe Breen
Paolo Cubadda created the very cool art above. I saw it at Sylvester Stallone’s Official Sly Stallone Shop on Instagram. Here’s what they said about the art…
Amazing fan art of what a FIRST BLOOD prequel look like called Baker Team. Who would love to see the origins of John Rambo?
I think a First Blood prequel could work under the right conditions. It would be easier as a novel but I would want to see David Morrell return to his creation. A movie would be tougher since Sly Stallone is so associated with the character. One thing I’ve learned over the years though is never say never.
Thanks to SZoner, Bruno Leon for providing Bruno’s name!
I like this Night of the Living Dead tribute poster. Not sure of who the artist is, but if I find out, I’ll update here.
Tiny nit, I wish we could hint of a zombie face or two and some of the hands grabbing Barbara were more zombie-like. But those are two very minor quibbles.
Source: R. J. Crowther Jr..
I really don’t care for the poster and the trailer makes Howard Bloom look like an eccentric kook, but I think I’d really enjoy the movie. Check out the trailer and see what you think.
Howard Bloom spent much of the 1970s and 80s as the publicist for iconic musicians like Michael Jackson, Prince, Joan Jett, Run-DMC, and Aerosmith. When a rare disease left him housebound for 15 years, Bloom reinvented himself as an author, publishing several books on evolutionary psychology and humanity’s role in the cosmos. Now in his 70s, the eccentric philosopher readies an unfathomably long masterwork that will unify all of his unorthodox theories, and makes plans for his legacy.
Check out Rich Kelly’s poster for Big Trouble in Little China!
If you’re a fan of ole Jack Burton and his Porkchop Express, or you like John Carpenter’s cult classic or you just think that Rich Kelly’s poster is the bomb, have I got news for you?
Why, yes, I do! You can see a bigger version or even buy a limited edition print of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA by Rich Kelly at Mondoshop.
Kyle Buchanan at The New York Times interviewed twenty of the key players including George Miller, Tom Hardy. Charlize Theron, Zoe Kravitz and many others to come up with Mad Max: Fury Road – The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic. It is well worth a read.
Russell Crowe is Unhinged and we have the trailer to prove it!
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed to the edge, taking something we’ve all experienced- road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to work when she has an altercation at a traffic light with a stranger (Crowe) whose life has left him feeling powerless and invisible. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who decides to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know just how close you are to someone who is about to become unhinged.
Today we have the poster and trailer to Suzi Q. I wonder how many folks here know who Suzi Quatro is?
I’m the right age to know, but all I really remember is that Suzi Quatro had a hit song (Stumblin’ In) in 1978 and appeared on Happy Days (as Leather Tuscadero), I think after it had “jumped the shark”. From the looks of the trailer, there’s a lot I have to learn.
Jerry Stiller died today from natural causes. He was 92. Most folks know Jerry Stiller as the father of either Ben Stiller, George Costanza . Ben is, of course, Mr. Stiller’s real-life son and George was his son on Seinfeld. Others may recognize Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner, Carrie Heffernan’s dad on The King of Queens.
I first knew Jerry Stiller as one half of the comedy team Stiller and Meara. You’ve probably figured out that he made up the Stiller half of the duo, but did you know his wife, Ann Meara, made up the other 50%? I can’t tell you how many times I saw them turn up on The Ed Sullivan Show and other variety series. I enjoyed their humorous routines. It was (and still is) unusual to see a husband and wife comedy team. Especially one that lasts over 60 years.
Mr. Stiller’s resume contains 115 acting credits but it was his roles on Seinfeld and The King of Queens that I’ll remember best. Often Jerry Stiller got the biggest laughs and considering the talent involved that’s saying a lot. From all accounts Jerry Stiller was a humble, giving man and one that made everything he appeared in better.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.
If you follow Patric Reynold’s Twitter, you’ve already seen the masterpiece above! If you don’t follow him, Reynold’s Sean Connery in From Russia with Love commission should give you enough reason to start!
The art above is a plate from Howard Chaykin’s 1976 portfolio illustrating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet. You can see a bigger version of the art above and the other illustrations from the portfolio if you click over to The Bristol Board.
Wow! What great memories this brings back. Artist portfolios were really popular back in the 70’s and into the 80’s. It was always a thrill when a new one was announced. And truth be told, I was thrilled to see The Bristol Board posting Chaykin’s Sherlock Holmes portfolio.
Into the Night (2020)
Director: Inti Calfat andDirk Verheye
Screenplay: Jason George (based on the book by Jacek Dukaj)
Stars: Pauline Etienne, Laurent Capelluto, Stefano Cassetti and Mehmet Kurtulus.
The Pitch: “Let’s turn Jacek Dukaj’s novel into a movie!”
No Tagline: The Darkest Hour is Just Before the Dawn
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
In the early morning hours just before dawn, passengers have just started to board an airplane when a wild-eyed, armed man fights his way into the cockpit. He forces the pilot to take off and then shares his story with the few passengers. The sun’s rays have somehow changed and are causing death. Of course no one believes him until they begin to hear reports from around the globe of the mass extinction that comes with the new day.
Their only hope for survival is to fly into the night… but then what? Fuel will only take them so far. Getting into shade won’t save them. The different personalities and ideas for survival make Into the Night a fun ride. Like all good apocalyptic movies, a group of strangers are thrust into a situation where in order to survive they must work together and make the right choices.
Into the Night has an interesting cast of characters and because there are no big name stars, any of them are likely to not survive. There are plenty of twists as each of the six first season episodes takes us further into the mystery and hope for survival. My wife and I binged the six forty minute episodes in one sitting. I look forward to season 2.
Yesterday, N. Morgan posted the photo above the words below…
47 years since its release is still one of the best martial arts movies of all time and Bruce Lee’s best performance in my opinion..
A couple of things…
First, I can’t believe it’s been 47 years since Enter the Dragon‘s release. Of course I can’t believe I’m old enough to have seen it in theaters.
Second, N. Morgan is right. Enter the Dragon is one of the best martial arts movies of all time and contains Bruce Lee’s best performance.
Remember when we talked about Stephan Franck’s new Kickstarter called PALOMINO? Well, Tommy Lee Edwards created the art above to support Franck’s comic.
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
Check out Stephen Franc’s Palomino Kickstarter.
