“The Twilight Zone” by Mat Peg!
I’d never seen Mat Peg‘s art before today. What a talented and creative artist! The Twilight Zone art above is just one example. Click on the link and plan to stay awhile!
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“The Outfit” (1973) starring Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker and Robert Ryan / Z-View
The Outfit (1973)
Director: John Flynn
Screenplay: John Flynn, Walter Hill (uncredited); based on THE OUTFIT by Richard Stark
Stars: Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan, Timothy Carey, Richard Jaeckel, Sheree North, Felice Orlandi, Marie Windsor, Jane Greer, Henry Jones, Joanna Cassidy, Tom Reese, Bill McKinney, Anita O’Day, Archie Moore, Tony Young and Elisha Cook Jr..
Tagline: Nobody plays rougher than The Outfit…Except maybe Earl, Cody and Bett!
The Plot…
When Earl Macklin gets out of prison, his girlfriend Bett picks him up. She drives to a motel and informs Earl that his brother was recently murdered. Late that night a man breaks into the hotel room and attempts to kill Earl. Earl survives and gets the upper hand. He then tortures the man for information.
Earl’s brother robbed a syndicate bank. That’s the reason he was killed. They sent the killer to take out Earl so he wouldn’t seek revenge. Earl lets the killer live on the condition he takes a message to the people that hired him. The message: The Outfit owes him $250,000.00. If they pay, Earl will go away. Until they do, Earl is going to cost them money that he’ll keep. And they will still owe him the quarter million.
Earl wants his money. And he doesn’t care how many people he has to kill to get it.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Film legend, Robert Ryan’s last released film. He was also in Executive Action filmed after The Outfit, but released first.
The Outfit features Joanna Cassidy’s film debut.
Former Light Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore has a role as a tough guy. Moore held the light heavyweight boxing title for ten years — longer than any champ in that division.
The great (and eccentric) character actor Timothy Carey appears in a supporting role. Same could be said of Elisha Cook, Jr.
The Outfit (1973) rates 4 of 5 stars.
Get Carter by Jarrod Alberich aka The Yard Sale Artist!
Jarrod Alberich aka The Yard Sale Artist created the Jack Carter piece for pick-up at HeroesCon. I’ve known Jarrod for years. He’s a fun guy and an easy artist to deal with.
Jarrod calls himself The Yard Sale Artist because he uses materials that he finds at yard sales, thrift stores and so on. Jarrod passes those savings on to his customers with reasonable prices.
Sly Stallone as Freddy Heflin from “Cop Land” by Kurt Brugel!
Kurt Brugel is a freelance artist. When I saw he was taking commissions for quick studies, I jumped on board for a few. Here takes aim at Sly Stallone as Freddy Heflin from the movie Cop Land. Bullseye!
“Dredd” (2012) starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey / Z-View
Dredd (2012)
Director: Pete Travis
Screenplay: Alex Garland; based on Judge Dredd by John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra
Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Jason Cope, Tamer Burjaq and Deobia Oparei.
Tagline: Judgment is coming
The Plot…
In a dystopian future law officers are given authority to become judge, jury and executioner (as needed). These police are called Judges. The bring law and order to the Mega-City One where 800 million residents eke out a living.
Judge Dredd, a veteran officer is tasked to assess Cassandra Anderson. If Anderson survives the day making appropriate decisions and leving correct setences, she will become a Judge.
Dredd and Anderson are called to the Peach Tree Towers. There they find three murder victims who had been tortured and skinned before being tossed from one of the 200 storey towers. The Peach Tree Towers are the home base of Madeline “Ma-Ma” Madrigal. Ma-Ma is head of a notorius drug cartel. She was sending a message through the torture murders of the three victims.
Dredd and Anderson capture one of Ma-Ma’s soldiers and decide to take him in for questioning. Ma-Ma is not going to let that happen. Ma-Ma and her crew take control of the building’s security room. They disrupt communications going in or out of the towers. Ma-Ma then lowers the Tower’s nuclear blast shields. No one is getting in or out.
Ma-Ma then announces over the Towers communication system that a bounty has been placed on the heads of Dredd and Anderson. Anyone who kills them will be rewarded. Anyone who helps them will, along with their families, be executed.
Alone and outnumbered, with no help coming, Dredd and Anderson decide to take the fight to Ma-Ma and her cartel.
Prepare to be judged.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
In the comics that Judge Dredd is based on, Dredd is never seen without his helmet on. Karl Urban refused to take his helmet off for any scenes.
Although Pete Travis is listed as the director of Dredd, many say that Alex Garland directed most of the movie. Karl Urban has stated this as well.
Karl Urban is excellent as Judge Dredd. The same for Lena Headey as Ma-Ma.
Dredd (2012) (1932) rates 4 of 5 stars.
“We Bury the Dead” starring Daisy Miller – The Trailer is Here!
Check out the trailer for We Bury the Dead starring Daisy Miller.
Deal me in!
After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise – they hunt. Ava (Daisy Ridley) searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying.
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith
Directed by: Zak Hilditch
Release Date: January 2, 2026
“Landman”: Season 2 – Another Trailer is Here
Landman: Season 2 – Another Trailer is Here.
I cannot wait!
Who’s ready for more Landman?!
The official trailer is here, and the stakes are higher than ever.
Season 2 premieres November 16, 2025, only on Paramount+.
Set in the boomtowns of Texas, Landman (starring Billy Bob Thornton) is a modern tale of fortune seeking amongst roughnecks and billionaires in the world of oil.
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Michael Peña, Jon Hamm, Demi Moore
“The Mummy” (1932) starring Boris Karloff / Z-View
The Mummy (1932)
Director: Karl Freund
Screenplay: John L. Balderston; story by Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer
Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Noble Johnson, Leonard Mudie and Edward Van Sloan.
Tagline: A love that defied time drives a beautiful girl to her doom!
The Plot…
An archaeological expedition discovers the ancient burial chamber of Imhotep. Through a study of the mummifed body and writings left in the chamber, it is learned that a curse was placed on Imhotep. Although wrapped in the traditional cloth of the dead, Imhotep was buried alive! Placed with Imhotep was the Scroll of Thoth. The scroll was believed to hold secrets that return the dead to life.
When one of the archaeologists reads the scroll, he is driven insane as he witnesses the resurrection of Imhotep. Imohotep escapes.
Years pass. Imhotep has worked his way into modern society. He is now Ardath Bey, an expert in ancient Egyptian history. When Imhotep/Bey meets Helen Grosvenor he falls in love. Imohotep believes Helen to be the reincarnation of the Princess he dared to love… and that cost him his life. Determined to have her at any cost, Imhotep plans to kill, mummify and revive her. Then they will both be immortal.
How do you stop something that has beaten death?
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
The Mummy was inspired by the discovery of Pharaoh Tutankahmen’s tomb. There allegedly was a curse on anyone who broke the burial chamber seal.
Boris Karloff, who became a big star after Frankenstein, was cast as the lead for The Mummy. Although a star, his face was again hidden by make-up.
The Mummy (1932) rates 3 of 5 stars.
“Tom Horn” (1980) starring Steve McQueen / Z-View
Tom Horn (1980)
Director: William Wiard
Screenplay: Thomas McGuane, Bud Shrake; based on LIFE OF TOM HORN, GOVERNMENT SCOUT AND INTERPRETER by Tom Horn
Stars: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens, Peter Canon, Elisha Cook Jr., Roy Jenson, Harry Northup, Steve Oliver, Bill Thurman, Bert Williams, Bobby Bass, Mickey Jones and Geoffrey Lewis.
Tagline: Before they could settle the West, they had to hang the man who tamed it.
The Plot…
Tom Horn was famous in his own time. But his time has passed. Known for his skills as a frontiersman, a U.S. Army scout, a tracker, and a crack shot… Horn is now a drifter. The Indian Wars are over. A man with Tom Horn’s skills aren’t in demand. So Horn just drifted from place to place scrapping by.
Horn is in a small town, when he meets cattle rancher John Coble. Coble is impressed with Horn’s legend and surprised to find him without work and struggling. He offers Horn a job. Coble is a member of a Cattle Rancher Association that has been plagued by rustlers. The Association agrees to hire Horn to rid the territory of cattle thieves… by whatever means needed. Horn is assured by the group as well as the US Marshall that once he gives the rustlers fair warning, he is legally allowed to do whatever it takes to get rid of them. Horn takes the job.
Horn does what he was hired to do. He rids the area of rustlers. His methods are violent but effective. Many men are killed. The rustling stops. The Cattle Association no longer needs Horn. Especially since they’ve been getting bad press. When a young boy is found murdered by a rifle shot of the same caliber that Tom Horn uses, some Association members see a way out.
Horn is set up to take the fall for the murder.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Tom Horn was a troubled production. Steve McQueen wasn’t happy with the script and ordered multiple rewrites. The original director, Don Siegel decided to move on. Siegel was replaced by replaced by Elliot Silverstein. Silverstein was replaced by James William Guercio. McQueen fired Guercio after just three days. McQueen wanted to direct, but since filming had started, union rules prevented an actor to replace a director. So William Wiard, a television director was brought in to finish filming. Tom Horn is the only feature film on Wiard’s resume. Many believe that McQueen directed much of the movie himself.
In addition to the troubles listed above, Steve McQueen’s health was suffering. He was often short of breath and towards the end of filming even began coughing up blood. McQueen would learn that he had advanced cancer. Just a couple of weeks before Tom Horn premiered, The National Enquirer broke the story that Steve McQueen had terminal cancer. When asked at the premiere, McQueen denied reports of his cancer.
Tom Horn was a real-life legend. The movie is based on his autobiography that he wrote while in jail awaiting trial.
Tom Horn (1980) rates 3 of 5 stars.
“The Black Camel” (1931) starring Warner Oland and Bela Lugosi / Z-View
The Black Camel (1931)
Director: Hamilton MacFadden
Screenplay: Barry Conners, Philip Klein, Dudley Nichols (uncredited); written by Hugh Stanislaus Stange (adaptation), based on THE BLACK CAMEL by Earl Derr Biggers
Stars: Warner Oland, Bela Lugosi, Victor Varconi, Murray Kinnell, J.M. Kerrigan, Mary Gordon, Dwight Frye and Robert Young.
Tagline: The unsolved secrets of Hollywood
The Plot…
Shelah Fayne is a movie star. Her friends are beginning to worry about her. Shelah is thinking of marrying a man she has only known a week. Shelah will make a decision once she speaks to her favorite psychic, Tarneverro.
When Shelah is murdered Inspector Charlie Chan gets the case. There are many suspects. One is the killer.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Bela Lugosi plays the psychic. Dwight Frye appears uncredited as Jessop. Lugosi and Frye appeared together in Dracula which was released the same year.
Warner Oland made five Charlie Chan films based on novels written by Charlie Chan creator Earl Derr Biggers. Sadly The Black Camel is the only one that survived. The other four were lost due to studio fires.
Robert Young who went on to fame playing Marcus Welby, M.D., makes his film debut in The Black Camel.
Most folks enjoy The Black Camel more than I. Keep in mind your mileage may vary.
The Black Camel (1931) rates 2 of 5 stars.
The “Tulsa King” by Rich Conley!
Rich Conley‘s quick sketch of the Tulsa King!
“Casino” (1995) directed by Martin Scorsese; starring Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci / Z-View
Casino (1995)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenplay: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese; based on CASINO: LOVE AND HONOR IN LAS VEGAS by Nicholas Pileggi
Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, L.Q. Jones, Dick Smothers, Frank Vincent, John Bloom, Pasquale Cajano, Melissa Prophet, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Jerry Vale and Frankie Avalon.
Tagline: Luck has nothing to do with the games they play.
The Plot…
The year is 1973 and Las Vegas is booming. Especially for the Chicago Mob thanks to Sam “Ace” Rothstein. Rothstein has doubled profits for his Chi-town buddies. Skimmed cash is sent back weekly. All is great.
Then Rothstein’s childhood pal shows up. Nicky Santoro is a hothead and mob enforcer known by the cops for his past crimes. Nicky’s come to Vegas to make his fortune. Rothstein tells Nicky all will be good if he keeps a low profile.
Of course Nicky’s gotta be Nicky.
Add Ginger McKenna to the mix and things get, uh… explosive. Ginger is an ex-showgirl, ex-prostitute and con artist. Rothstein loves her dearly. She loves what Rothstein can give her.
Let’s roll the dice.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Sharon Stone was nominated for a Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award.
Martin Scorsese allowed Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci to improvise much of the dialogue in their scenes.
Scorsese, DeNiro and Pesci are gold.
Casino (1995) rates 4 of 5 stars.
“Raging Bull” Alt Poster by Dakota Randall!
Ain’t this Raging Bull alt poster by Dakota Randall a knockout? You bet’cha.
“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” by Zinsky!
The classic final shot from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid by Zinsky!
“A House of Dynamite” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The poster and trailer for A House of Dynamite are here. Watching this when it premieres will be a no-brainer.
Deal me in.
From Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE.
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
Starring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke.
In select theaters October 3 in the UK, globally October 10 and on Netflix October 24.
