Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
That amazing drawing of Sly as Jack Carter was created by artist extrodinaire, Hoyt Silva. I met Hoyt at Heroes Con and set up the take home commission.
Hoyt, in addition to being an amazing artist, has great communication and packages the art securely. I highly recommend Hoyt to all sketch collectors! – Craig
I thought that since today was Friday we needed a post that would take us into the weekend with a smile.
What better than a shot of Lee Marvin from Point Blank drawn by Darwyn Cooke?
Perhaps an even bigger version?
Source: Jason LaTour.
Here’s the poster for Reach Me. If you’d like to see a bigger version, you can.
Below is the trailer!
I was seven years old when The Monkees tv series premiered on September 12, 1966. I became an instant and life-long Monkees fan. I wasn’t alone.
The Monkees tv series won two Emmys (one for Outstanding Comedy Series – beating The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, Get Smart, and Hogan’s Heroes). In 1967, The Monkees had four albums hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (the only group to ever do that) and they outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined.
Obviously there were (and still are) quite a few Monkees‘ fans out there. If you’re one, you’ll want to check out Eddie Deezen‘s post Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees at Neatorama.
Fans of horror movies, especially classic horror films will want to check out the interview with Sara Karloff, Boris Karloff’s daughter!
Ed Wood the (in)famous director of Plan 9 From Outer Space is credited with creating some of the worst movies ever. I find his films more watchable than many, but mainly because they’re bad in a fun way.
Did you know that Ed Wood also wrote short stories? Wood did. They mostly appeared in, uh, men’s magazines that last about as long as Wood’s movies did in theaters.
BoingBoing recently posted Ed Wood’s The Day the Mummy Returned. It should give you an idea of Wood’s writing style. As for me, I prefer his movies.
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he’s brought Marion Cobretti with him!
Over the coming weeks/months I’ll be posting more of Mike’s sketch card commissions. My goal is to eventually get a card for every character Sly has played. We’re well on our way!
You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
On September 19, 2014, IFC.com posted 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Sylvester Stallone by Andy Hunsaker. (Sadly, this link no longer works so instead I give you 11 Surprising Facts About Sylvester Stallone. – Craig, 2021)
Alfred Hitchcock was the first director I knew by name. I loved Hitchcock’s movies and still do.
Probably most of you do as well. If so, you’ll get a kick out of Alfred Hitchock’s 8 Most Shocking Thrillers from Do You Remember. (Sadly, this link is now dead, so instead I present the 10 Most Suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock Scenes, Ranked. – Craig, 2021)
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he’s brought Sly and Dolly Parton from Rhinestone with him! This is one of my recent favorites!
Over the coming weeks/months I’ll be posting more of Mike’s sketch card commissions. My goal is to eventually get a card for every character Sly has played. We’re well on our way!
You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
Uproxx recently posted 12 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Platoon.
Here are a few tidbits…
It’s a pretty safe bet that none of us ever saw Harry Houdini perform his famous Water Torture Cell live.
Now through the er, magic of the internet we can hear a live recording made October 29, 1914 of Harry Houdini offering his famous $1,000 Challenge to anyone who can prove that he could receive air once locked in his Water Torture Cell.
The original recordings are now in the David Copperfield Collection.
Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize returns with his take on Sly from Get Carter. Stallone purists may say, wait, he’s got the tats of Barney Ross. Ok, then for you folks, it’s Barney Ross!
Jerry is one of my favorite sketch artists. He always gives collectors more than they’re expecting and he is just plain good!
I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is fast and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.
To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig
