Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
This Walking Dead trailer for season three does it right. The trailer has it all – zombies, the prison, Michonne, the Governor, Rick and the survivors taking on the living and the dead and … wait. for. it. a special surprise at the end of the trailer.
October 14th cannot get her fast enough.
Sage Stallone has died. At this point the cause is unclear. Sage was 36.
Sage made his movie debut acting with Sly in Rocky V. Six years later they appeared together on screen in Daylight. Sage was an actor, director, producer, business man and musician. Long time StalloneZone readers know that Sage would contact us from time to time and even shared a personal photo of his mom and dad taken in 1971.
Sage appreciated his fans and was always kind and gracious in our interactions.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and fans. Rest in Peace, Sage.
If you’re a fan of the Sons of Anarchy, then you’ll probably like the TVGuide.com interview with series creator, Kurt Sutter. Sutter gives us a hint at season five (and even more in the interview)…
The Pitch: “Let’s get a name director, a first-rate cast and film an adaptation of Don Winslow’s Savages.”
The Overview: Ben (a pacifist) and Chon (ex-military) are best friends who share a thriving marijuana business and a woman named Ophelia. The relationship works as well as their multi-million dollar pot business. All is paradise until a brutal Mexican cartel (is that redundant?) decides to move in on their pot trade. When Ben and Chon refuse their offer, the cartel kidnaps Ophelia. Nothing will stop Ben and Chon from getting her back.
The Good: The novel by Don Winslow provides a solid foundation. The screenplay by Shane Salerno, Don Winslow and Olver Stone isn’t afraid to make changes to the great source material. The cast: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, and Salma Hayek are excellent in their roles. Benicio Del Toro and John Travolta are as well, and own almost every scene they’re in. Oliver Stone delivers.
The Bad: The things that happen to folks that mess with a Mexican cartel. Don’t mess with a Mexican cartel. (Sounds like a commericial for direct tv, doesn’t it?)
The Ugly: Keep an eye out for what happens when “traitors” are bull-whipped. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.
Rating:
Kirik Jenness at MixedMartialArts.com asks Did Anderson Silva Fight Dirty? and provides a good deal of evidence that Silva did. There was the questionable knee (to the face?) while Sonnen was down, Silva grabbing Sonnen’s trunks, and the most blatant violation, at least in my opinion, Silva spreading grease from his face over his arms and chest.
Are any of these violations enough to change the ruling of the fight. Of course not. Are any of them alone so bad? Not really. Except for the spreading of the grease, they occurred during the heat battle. Taken together though, they seem to show a fighter truly concerned about the other guy’s chances of winning. That should be some consolation to Sonnen.
How about this unexpected poster for Expendables 2 that premiered at ComicCon?
Here are 20 Things You Might Not Know about American Pie by Don McLean. Just one piece of advice, do not search out the cover of American Pie performed by The Brady Bunch. Seriously. Don’t do it.
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd makes a return visit with his patriotic Rocky 4 card drawn for July 4th. I was one of the proud winners of Mike’s recent Free Sketchcard Day and requested Rocky. What you see is the result of that request.
You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd (and if you’ve never checked out Mike’s site, you ought to if only to see his Walking Dead cards!) and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
UFC 148 was held last night and featured three fights that had my interest. Normally, I post my predictions prior to the events [otherwise they wouldn’t be predictions, would they?) and then the results the following day. I just couldn’t decide who I thought or wanted to win. So no predictions this time, but here are the results and my thoughts:
The second round quickly showed that wouldn’t be the case. Silva stuffed a takedown and then rocked Sonnen. Both men ended up against the cage and Sonnen was unable to take Silva down.
When Sonnen missed with a spinning backfist and fell to the mat, Silva kneed him in the chest and then rained down punches. The ref stepped in to stop it.
Although I think the fight could have gone on a bit longer, there’s no doubt that Silva was in control and I’d rather see a fight stopped too early than too late.
Silva showed class in the post fight interview when talking about Sonnen. (However when asked in the post fight conference, if he would like to fight Jon Jones, Silva simply replied, “No.” Where’s the champion’s heart, Anderson?)
I think everyone digs Ron Perlman as Hellboy.
My guess is even if you don’t enjoy Perlman the actor, you’ll love him as a human being, if you read this story about him getting into full Hellboy makeup for a youngster named Zachary and the Make A Wish Foundation.
“Dredd 3D MotionPoster, prepare to be judged… Pretty Cool.”
Thanks and a tip o’ Dredd’s helmet (since he never removes it) to Total Film.
Big congrats to my buddies Mike Zeck (penciler) and Bob McLeod (inker) along with John Marc DeMatteis (writer) for their story Kraven’s Last Hunt as being chosen, by fans, as the all time best Spider-Man story.
Wow! THAT is an amazing (and well deserved) honor.
There’s a Twilight Zone marathon going on over at the Syfy channel. There are a lot worse ways to spend a lazy 4th of July than watching Rod Serling’s presentations of some of the best sci-fi and horror ever shown on television.
However, if you only have a few of hours to spare, then I’d suggest you tune in (or set your dvr) from 7:30 to 10:30 tonight. Here’s what you”ll get:
7:30 “The Howling Man” – David Ellington while hiking in Europe after WWII stumbles across a remote abbey when a violent storm kicks up. Reluctantly given refuge for the night by the monks, Ellington hears howling and discovers a man being held prisoner by the monks. Before he can set the man free, Ellington is told the true nature of the prisoner. Ellington is left with a decision that may haunt him for the rest of his life…
8:00 “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” – On a dark, snowy night, two deputies respond to a call about a crashed spaceship. Tracks lead to a remote dinner where seven bus passengers and the diner’s owner are waiting out the storm. The funny thing is there were only supposed to be six passengers on the bus and strange things are starting to happen at the dinner. Coincidence or is there an alien among them?
8:30 “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” – It’s just getting dark when a strange sound and flashing lights in the sky bring neighbors out of their houses. A child suggests it’s aliens from a flying saucer. The adults laugh it off until strange things begin to happen and their paranoia increases. Soon they are looking at each other — could aliens already be here?
9:00 “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” – A man, with a fear of flying and recently recovered from a nervous breakdown, is having a hard time making it through a stormy, late night flight. Then he sees a monster on the wing trying to damage the plane’s engine…
9:30 “Time Enough At Last” – When a meek book lover finds himself the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust, he takes joy in that he will at last have time enough to read… or will he?
10:00 “To Serve Man” – Aliens come to earth promising peace and shared technology. They seem to be making good on their promise to turn earth into a paradise, yet some doubts linger…
Andy Griffith passed away this morning at the age of 86.
Most of us know Mr. Griffith from his role as Andy Taylor, the sheriff of the fictional town of Mayberry. The classic series was of course, “The Andy Griffith Show,” one of only three shows [along with “I Love Lucy” and “Seinfeld”] to ever end their run while on top.
I can’t tell you how many I hours I spent watching “The Andy Griffith Show” … my guess is that you can’t either. (Well, if you can, tell me, how many hours did I spend watching it?)
What was always refreshing to hear was that Andy Griffith was just as nice in real life as he was on tv. Mark Evanier wrote a great tribute which confirmed that Andy Griffith was just as caring and smart and nice as Andy Taylor. Seems fitting, doesn’t it?
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Andy Griffith’s family, friends and fans.
Here’s the newest poster for Taken 2. The original was surprisingly good and I’m really looking forward to the sequel. I like the idea that relatives of some of the bad hombres from the first movie are making a play for revenge.
Oh, and as a bonus, you’re in luck, if you’d like to see a Brazillian poster for Taken 2.
Thanks and an exta clip o’ ammo to IMPAwards.com for the larger version of the poster.
