Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Craig S. Zahler, the writer and director of Dragged Across Concrete (as well as the cult classics Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99) was recently interviewed by Jack Giroux of /Film. It is worth a read.
Sly Stallone and his Balboa Productions is teaming with A+E Studios for The Tenderloin, a new television series. Stallone will serve as an executive producer as well as direct several episodes. Stephen Kay, who directed Stallone in Get Carter and whose television credits include Sons of Anarchy and The Shield, will write the pilot and serve as an executive producer.
The Tenderloin follows Charles Becker a turn-of-the-century New York City cop who led the Strong-Arm Squad in keeping order in an area of the city known as the Tenderloin. Think The Shield, except that The Tenderloin is based on real events. Charles Becker was…
…the first and only policeman in U.S. history to be executed for murder.
Sounds like something a lot of us are going to like!
Frank Miller fans will be on the lookout when Marvel releases the Daredevil by Frank Miller Boxed Set on October 15, 2019. The boxed set will include:
DAREDEVIL: MARKED FOR DEATH TPB
COLLECTING: PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) 27-28; DAREDEVIL (1964) 158-161, 163-167
DAREDEVIL: GANGWAR TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 168-180
DAREDEVIL: LAST HAND TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 181-191
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 219, 226-233
ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN TPB
COLLECTING: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: DAREDEVIL – LOVE AND WAR, ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN GNHC;MATERIAL FROM BIZARRE ADVENTURES 28; WHAT IF? (1977) 28, 35
ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN TPB
COLLECTING: ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN 1-8
DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR 1-5
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER COMPANION TPB
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER BOX SET SLIPCASE POSTER
This bad boy will clock in at nearly 1900 pages with a price tag of $250.00. (Considering that single issues of Miller’s Daredevil comics cost ten times that, this boxed set is a bargain!)
Riley Jones at Goliath took on the task of Ranking The 25 Greatest Bruce Willis Movies. From Jones’ list, my top three would be…
I didn’t include Pulp Fiction in my top three since I look at it as more of a Quentin Tarantino film with a Bruce Willis supporting role.
This comes to us from my collection. It is a rare advertisement for First Blood from when the project was first promoted. Yep, Kirk Douglas was set to play Colonel Trautman.
Douglas left the production when he learned that the original ending (in which Douglas’ character killed Rambo) had been changed to allow Rambo to live. Richard Crenna was brought in and the rest, as they say is history.
The great Drew Struzan did the poster!
– Craig
Click on the photo to see a bigger version.
Larry Cohen, the writer – director – producer who made his mark in television and feature films, has died at the age of 77.
I first became aware of Mr. Cohen when he wrote and directed the low-budget horror cult classic It’s Alive. After that I saw Cohen’s name pop-up from time to time but it wasn’t until Cohen’s adaption of Mickey Spillane’s I, the Jury that I really began to take notice.
Cohen’s I, the Jury, directed by Richard T. Heffron starred Armand Assante as Mike Hammer. That film really hit a sweet-spot for me. As I learned more about the people behind the making of the film I discovered that Cohen had created two television series that I loved as a kid: Branded and The Invaders!
Cohen broke into the business writing for television creating scripts for The Fugitive, The Rat Patrol, Custer (3 shows I loved as a kid) and many other series. He went on to create Branded and The Invaders. Cohen’s tv work led to theatrical films where he wrote and directed Black Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem, Q and others.
Had Cohen just been known for Branded or The Invaders or I, the Jury, his impact on my youth would have warranted a mention here, but to think that he did those and so much more…
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Larry Cohen’s family, friends and fans.
Here’s a rarely seen color Talon drawing by Steranko who also created the character.
Source: PencilInk.
The Satan and Adam Trailer is Here!
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.
Derek Lawrence at Entertainment Weekly recently took on the task of Ranking Every Dwayne Johnson Movie. I have seen 16 out of the 34 movies ranked and was surprised that Faster didn’t get more love.
Here’s a deleted scene featuring Sly from Creed 2. Unlike another Creed 2 deleted scene where Rocky and Drago get into a brief punching exchange, I think that the dropped scene below would have made a nice addition to the film. As Men’s Health said…
Sylvester Stallone Nails a Touching Deleted Scene in Creed II.
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. ; )
That’s Frank Miller’s cover for Superman Year One. In addition Miller will serve as the writer for the series with John Romita Jr. providing the art. If you click over to Bleeding Cool’s coverage you can learn more about the series and see additional covers.
The poster and trailer for Madonna and the Breakfast Club looks pretty interesting.
Here’s the trailer for Crypto starring Beau Knapp, Kurt Russell, Liam Hemsworth and Alexis Bledel.
