Paul Mann’s “Rocky” Alt Poster is a Knockout!
Paul Mann‘s knockout Rocky alt poster! Click on the image above to see a “contender-sized” version!
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“Cape Fear” The Limited Series starring Amy Adams, Javier Bardem & Patrick Wilson – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The original is a classic. The remake is worthy. Now we have a Cape Fear limited television series. Check out the poster and trailer and see what you think.
Deal me in.
Out of prison, and out for revenge.
Cape Fear premieres June 5 on Apple TV
Inspired by the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison — and he wants vengeance.
Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, “Cape Fear” is based on both the novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s Universal Pictures feature (1962) of the same name, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Scorsese.
The series is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, who produced the 1991 film, alongside Scorsese. Creator Nick Antosca showruns and produces alongside Alex Hedlund for Eat The Cat, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey produce alongside Spielberg for Amblin Television. Academy Award nominee Morten Tyldum will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer. The series is developed and produced through Antosca’s overall deal at UCP, where he’s been based since 2017.
Conan and Rambo by Sanjulian (Manuel Perez Clemente)!
How cool is this amazing pencil art? It’s by Sanjulian (Manuel Perez Clemente) of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, each in one of the signature roles as Conan and Rambo.
RIP Tony Stella
It was announced that legendary artist Tony Stella has died. Mr. Stella’s passing may have been today or yesterday. No cause of death was given. Tony Stella was an extremely private person. I could find nothing about his life, his birthday or anything personal in my online search. Tony Stella let his art speak for him.
And boy, does it ever. Tony Stella’s art graced movie posters, television programs, record albums, book covers and more.
Tony Stella Instagram.
Tony Stella’s Website.
Out thoughts and prayers go out to Tony Stella’s family, friends and fans.
“Motor City” starring Alan Ritchson – The Teaser Trailer is Here!
Who doesn’t love a good revenge flick? Check out the teaser for Motor City starring Alan Ritchson. It’s a revenge flick… the only question is will it be good. (Bonus points if you saw a scene shot out of Rocky III.)
In 1970s Detroit, a working-class romantic is framed by a ruthless gangster after falling for his girlfriend. After years in prison, he returns with only one mission: revenge.
In Theaters July 24th
Directed by: Potsy Ponciroli
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Pablo Schreiber, Ben Foster
“Heat” Alt Poster by Sahin Düzgün!
Heat is a modern masterpiece. If you’re going to create an alt poster for it, the poster better be good. Real good. Thankfully, this beauty created by Sahin Düzgün is. Sahin is a graphic designer, poster artist and movie lover from Berlin, Germany.
Here is what Sahin had to say about his design: That cold L.A. glow, the silence between gunshots, and two men on opposite sides of the same line. Heat is mood, tension, and minimalism at its best. This one’s all about that atmosphere.
Neil McCauley: Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.
“Nuremberg” (2025) starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek / Z-View
Nuremberg (2025)
Director: James Vanderbilt
Screenplay: James Vanderbilt; based on THE NAZI AND THE PSYCHIATRIST by Jack El-Hao
Stars: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard E. Grant and Michael Shannon.
Tagline: An epic World War ll thriller based on true events
The Plot…
1945. World War II is over. For the first time in history an international trial will be held to determine if crimes against humanity were committed. The defendants are leaders of the Nazi party including Reichsmarshall Hermann Göring, Hitler’s former second-in-command. Göring welcomes the opportunity to present his case to the world.
Douglas Kelley, a Lt. Colonel and U.S. Army psychiatrist, is brought in to evaluate the Nazis competency to stand trial. Kelley determines that they are competent, but cautions the prosecutors. Hermann Göring has a genius level IQ. He’s a sly, charismatic, confident narcissistic who believes that he will be able to prove he is not guilty of the crimes charged.
As the prosecutors prepare for trial it becomes clear that Göring is going to be a problem. Even Lt. Colonel Kelley begins to fall under his spell.
As the world watches, the trial begins…
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Much of the dialogue in the trial cross-examination exchanges of Göring came from transcripts from the trial.
Göring was found guilty and sentenced to death. He committed suicide using cyanide before the sentence could be carried out. It’s ironic/creepy that Lt. Colonel Kelley committed suicide twelve years later by cyanide in 1958.
Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon are excellent.
Nuremberg (2025) rates 4 of 5 stars
Rare Promo Photo of Sly Stallone for “Rocky IV”!
Check out this cool and rarely seen promo photo of Sly Stallone for Rocky IV!
Frank Frazetta’s Dracula!
Frank Frazetta’s Dracula, like everything Frazetta created, is uniquely his. And like everything that Frazetta created, I’m a fan of it.
Source: Heritage Auctions.
Rarely Seen “Rocky IV” Promo Pic Featuring Sly Stallone & Dolph Lundgren!
Here we have a cool and rarely seen Rocky IV promo pic featuring Dolph Lundgren and Sly Stallone.
Click on the image to see a championship-sized view. – Craig
“The Pitt” Season 2 starring Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa / Z-View
“The Pitt” Season 2 (2026)
Created by: R. Scott Gemmill
Teleplay by:
- (eps. 16; 30) R. Scott Gemmill
- (ep. 17) Joe Sachs & R. Scott Gemmill
- (eps. 18; 29) Noah Wyle
- (eps. 19; 24) Cynthia Adarkwa
- (eps. 20; 25) Simran Baidwan
- (ep. 21) Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill
- (eps. 22; 26) Valerie Chu
- (eps. 23; 28) Joe Sachs
- (ep. 27) Danny Hogan & R. Scott Gemmill
Directed by:
- John Wells (eps. 16; 30)
- Damian Marcano (eps. 17; 20; 25; 28)
- Uta Briesewitz (eps. 18; 22; 26; 29)
- John Cameron (eps. 19; 23)
- Noah Wyle (ep. 20)
- Shawn Hatosy (ep. 24)
- Amanda Marsalis (ep. 27)
Stars: Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez and Sepideh Moafi.
Tagline: The work never stops.
The Plot…
The Pitt follows Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in real time as he works a major hospital emergency room that is understaffed and overworked. It is the fourth of July.
Let the fireworks begin.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
The Pitt was nominated for 13 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards and won 5…
- Nominee for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup – Myriam Arougheti, Thomas Floutz, Chris Burgoyne, Martina Sykes for episode “4:00 P.M.”
- Nominee for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) – Todd Grace, Ed Carr, Von Varga, Tami Treadwell for episode “6:00 P.M.”
- Nominee for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) – Bryan Parker, Kristen Hirlinger, Vince Tennant, Joshua Adeniji, Roland N. Thai, Lyndsey Schenk, Sam Lewis, Nicholas Kmet, Adam DeCoste, Alex Ullrich for episode “7:00 P.M.”
- Nominee for Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) – Merry Lee Traum, Marie-Flore Beaubien, Leesa Simone for episode “7:00 P.M.”
- Nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – Joe Sachs for episode “2:00 P.M.”
- Nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – R. Scott Gemmill for episode “7:00 A.M.”
- Nominee for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – John Wells for episode “7:00 A.M.”
- Winner for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series – Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Erica Berger
- Winner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Shawn Hatosy
- Winner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Katherine LaNasa
- Winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Noah Wyle
- Winner for Outstanding Drama Series – Damian Marcano, Michael Hissrich, R. Scott Gemmill, John Wells, Michelle Lankwarden, Simran Baidwan, Erin Jontow, Amanda Marsalis, Terri Murphy, Cynthia Adarkwa, Noah Wyle, Joe Sachs
The Pitt continues to be must-see tv for me.
Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa have won well deserved Emmys for their performances on The Pitt.
“The Pitt” Season 2 (2026) earns 5 of 5 stars.
“Harbinger Down” (2015) starring Lance Henriksen / Z-View
Harbinger Down (2015)
Director: Alec Gillis
Screenplay: Alec Gillis
Stars: Lance Henriksen, Giovonnie Samuels, Matt Winston
Tagline: Terror is just beneath the surface.
The Plot…
Stephen along with his graduate students Sadie and Ronelle are aboard the fishing boat Harbinger. They are at sea to study the effects of global warming on whales. The Harbinger is crewed by ship captain Graff and his crew which consists of Bowman, Roland, Big G, Dock, Svetlana and Atka.
When an large foreign object is discovered on sonar, they bring it aboard. To their surprise they discover they’ve found a crashed Soviet lunar module. Aboard is a dead cosmonaut…
… as well as the alien that killed him.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Harbinger Down comes off as a low-budget homage (re-imagining? rip-off) of John Carpenter’s The Thing. At the start of the film, the date is given as June 25 1982, which happens to be the day JC’s The Thing was released.
When the crew first discovers the module, Graff asks “Is that a man in there, or something?” This is the same question asked by Doctor Copper in John Carpenter’s The Thing.
In John Carpenter’s The Thing, Childs asks about “voodoo shit” in regard to the alien. Here a character makes the same “voodoo shit” reference to the monster.
Harbinger Down (2015) rates 2 of 5 stars
“Crime 101” (2026) written and directed by Bart Layton, starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan and Halle Berry / Z-View
Crime 101 (2026)
Director: Bart Layton
Screenplay: Bart Layton; based on Crime 101 by Don Winslow
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Halle Berry and Nick Nolte.
Tagline: One Heist Connects Them All
The Plot…
Mike is a meticulous jewel thief. He carefully plans his robberies to minimize all risks. Mike never has to resort to violence, leaves no clues and is gone well before the police arrive. Mike’s goal is to get enough money to walk away from this life and start a new one without looking back.
Mike has successfully pulled off a string of robberies and believes that no one has linked that one man is behind them all.
He’s wrong.
LAPD Detective Lou Lubesnick is convinced that there are about a dozen robberies that were committed by the lone thief. All of the jobs were done with easy access to a highway. The thief had obviously cased the job and knew the comings and going of all the employees. And not a single job resulted in anyone being hurt. Although Detective Lubesnick is convinced, his bosses aren’t. But that isn’t deterring Lubesnick.
Mike’s fence, Money also helps identify potential jobs. When Money pushes Mike to take down a jewelry store without enough time to figure out how to make it work, Mike passes. Money gets hires a hothead named Ormon for the heist. This puts Mike at odds with both Money and Ormon.
As Detective Lubesnick closes in, Mike sees an opportunity for a job that will either set him up with the money needed to walk away… or get him killed.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Crime 101 is based on a novella by Don Winslow.
Crime 101 checks all the boxes – excellent story and direction plus a great cast.
Crime 101 (2026) rates 5 of 5 stars
“We’re No Angels” (1955) directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov / Z-View
We’re No Angels (1955)
Director: Michael Curtiz
Screenplay: Ranald MacDougall; based on La Cuisine Des Anges by Albert Husson
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, Gloria Talbott and Leo G. Carroll.
Tagline: A strangler… A swindler… A safecracker… Yet you’ll love them!
The Plot…
Joseph, a thief, along with Albert and Jules who are murderers escape from the Devil’s Island French Prison. They make it to a small town where they plan to steal enough funds to make it aboard a ship for their final escape.
The convicts decide to go into a store, steal clothes and money and make their getaway. Once in the store they discover that the store is failing. The nice family running the store is on the verge of losing everything. Against their better judgment the three convicts decide to stay at the store until nightfall. While there the boys decide to fix the leaking roof… help with sales… cook the family a nice dinner and more.
The longer Joseph, Albert and Jules stay the less likely they are to getaway. The clock is ticking.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
We’re No Angels is based on the French play La cuisine des anges (The Angels’ Kitchen) by Albert Husson. Interestingly enough, there was a Broadway play, My Three Angels by Sam and Bella Spewack which was was also based on the French play. The Spewacks sued Paramount because parts of their play were incorporated into the movie without proper permission or payment.
We’re No Angels (1955) rates 3 of 5 stars
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1941) starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Berman & Lana Turner / Z-View
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Director: Victor Fleming
Screenplay: John Lee Mahin, Percy Heath, Samuel Hoffenstein; based on STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, Frederick Worlock, Lumsden Hare, Lawrence Grant and Forrester Harvey.
Tagline: Do you have secret longings that you dare not reveal? If you do, it’s the Mr. Hyde in you – and you can find out all about him from M-G-M’s fascinating, revealing film!
The Plot…
1887. Dr. Jekyll and Beatrix Emery are in love and wish to be married. Beatrix’s father is not happy with the relationship. To delay the marriage Beatrix’s dad takes her on a prolonged trip out of country.
Meanwhile Dr. Henry Jekyll continues his experiments to separate the good and evil in humans. With Beatrix gone, Jekyll decides to ingest his serum himself. It works by changing Dr. Jekyll’s appearance and personality. He’s no longer a calm and kind person. Now he’s become harsh, crude and sadistic. Jekyll takes to calling himself Mr. Hyde when he’s under the influence of his serum.
Late one night Hyde saves Ivy Peterson from an attacker as she is walking home. This leads to Hyde becoming infatuated with Ivy… in an unhealthy relationship. As time passes Jekyll spends more and more time as Hyde. Hyde’s behavior becomes more outrageous as he gets into bar fights and instigates mayhem. His behavior with Ivy also takes a turn for the worst.
Soon Beatrix will return…
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Because of the Hays Code Ivy’s profession was changed from a prostitute to a barmaid.
Spencer Tracy had hoped to play Hyde without use of make-up, but ultimately it was decided to use some. Even still, the transformation from Jekyll to Hyde isn’t enough to make it believable that Jekyll wouldn’t be recognized.
Spencer Tracy also wanted the roles of Beatrix and Ivy to be played by the same actress. Just as Tracy’s Jekyll and Hyde were the two sides (good and bad) of the same person, Beatrix and Ivy would be the female version.
Neither Beatrix nor Ivy appear in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella. They first appear in the stage play adapted by T.R. Sullivan.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) is basically a remake of the 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Sadly, the remake falls far short of the original which was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one. Part of the problem is the Hays Code and part is that the transformation from Jekyll to Hyde is lacking.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) rates 3 of 5 stars
