Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize makes his fourth, but not his last appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery with his take on Sly as John Rambo.
I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is quick and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.
To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig
The Pitch: “Hey, Sly has a great action screenplay that he was gonna use for Rambo available. It’s based on a book by Chuck Hogan. Sly says Jason Statham is up for the lead.”
“Let’s do it!”
The Tagline: “How far would you go to protect your home?”
The Overview: Jason Statham plays Phil Broker, a retired under-cover DEA agent who moved to rural Louisiana to raise his 9 year old daughter after the death of his wife. When his daughter bloodies the nose of a class bully (who happens the be the child of the local meth dealer) things quickly escalate and Statham’s past as a DEA agent becomes known. Soon an outlaw motorcycle gang and local thugs are both looking for revenge.
*** Beware – minor spoilers can be found below ***
The Good:
The Bad:
The Ugly:
Rating: 4 out of 5
When movie fans talk about the films of Alfred Hitchock the first ones mentioned are usually, Vertigo, Psycho, North by Northwest, and Rear Window. Often the list goes on a bit more before Rope is mentioned. And that’s too bad because many folks never get around to seeing it.
Rope stars Jimmy Stewart in Hitchock’s adaptation of a play based on the infamous Leopold-Loeb murder case. (Another excellent movie based on the Leopold-Loeb murder case is Compulsion starring Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman.) It’s interesting to note that Hitchcock filmed Rope as if it was done with one continuous shot to keep the feel of a stage play!
One of my favorite sci-fi movies/monster movies is The Thing from Another World.
Jame Arness (who would later go to fame as Marshall Matt Dillon in the long-running western series Gunsmoke) played the Thing. Arness is seen in a rare photo above without full make-up as they prep him for a shot.
The photo below is Arness in full Thing make-up (and in a shot clearer than any ever seen in the movie)!
Source: Vic’s Movie Den and Classic Horror Movies.
Here’s a rare shot of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Edward Furlong in a photo taken in preparation for Terminator 2. I can’t get over how young… Arnold looks!
Source: TheArnoldFans.com
Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize makes his third, but not his last appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery with his take on Sly as Jack Carter.
I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is quick and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.
To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig
Paul Walker, the actor best known for his role in the Fast and Furious movie franchise died today in a car crash. He was 40 years old.
Although best known as Brian O’Conner in the Fast and Furious series, I thought his best work was in Running Scared. Walker played a low-level criminal given the task of disposing of a gun used in the murder of a dirty cop. Things go terribly wrong and Walker finds himself in a race against time, the cops and the mob.
Walker had just left a charity event when the crash occurred. He had been home for the holidays on a break from filming Fast 7.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Paul Walker’s family, friends and fans.
According to this article in the New York Times, Bob Weinstein is…
…hoping to quickly follow the August release of the film “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, with a “Sin City” television series from Mr. Miller and Mr. Rodriguez.
Man, I hope that comes to pass. A Sin City television series, especially if overseen by Miller and Rodriguez could be so cool.
I’d hope that the series would be an anthology of overlapping stories and characters rather than just follow one or a couple of the characters. This would open up the series which already has so much potential.
I’ll post more news as it becomes available.
Source: Coming Soon.
Did you catch this interview with Frank Darabont by AJ Marechal that ran in Variety? Darabont talks about his departure from The Walking Dead and how it led to Mob City.
I’m a Darabont fan and hope that Mob City kills it in ratings. I have no doubt that critics will dig it.
73 years ago today, Bruce Lee was born… and the world was better for it.
R.I.P. Dragon.
Here are six new photos from Sabotage starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, screenplay and direction by David Ayer.
Source: USAToday and ComingSoon.
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he’s brought Sly and the cast of Demolition Man with him! Mike often surprises me with his commissions. Sometimes it is an extra character, placing Sly in a role you wouldn’t expect or upgrading a sketch card to include the entire major players.
You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable. I’m ready to order a new batch… perhaps he’ll have a Black Friday sale. ; )
Schwarzenegger is back!
I know. I know.
You’ve heard that before. But believe me, Arnold is back this time. Check out this trailer to Sabotage.
Sabotage looks good, doesn’t it? That’s one of the reasons I think it’s safe to say, “Arnold is back.”
Another reason is that Sabotage is not a typical Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Sabotage has an ensemble cast. Take Arnold out and the movie would still be one fans would want to see since it looks like a good action film.
David Ayer Sabotage. Ayer was the screenwriter on Training Day, Harsh Times and End of Watch.
Ayer also directs Sabotage . This isn’t Ayer’s first directing rodeo. He also helmed Street Kings, Harsh Times and End of Watch. Ayer creates a gritty sense of realism that most Hollywood action movies miss.
Yeah, we’re in for a great ride with Sabotage. Arnold will, in Sabotage, keep the promise he made in The Terminator. He’s back, baby!
Source: IMDB and Yahoo! Movies.
Doesn’t that guy kind of look like Michael (The Shield) Chiklis?
Yeah, I thought so too.
It’s probably a good thing since Chiklis is set to star in the adaptation of Pantheon which was a mini-series written by Marc Andreyko with art by Stephen Molnar.
What makes this even more interesting is that Chiklis co-created the concept with Anny Simon Beck. IDW published the mini-series and IDW Entertainment is bankrolling the development of Pantheon with the hope of a network sale.
Sources: CBR.com and ComingSoon.
Wow!
How about this new teaser poster for Mob City by Drew Struzan?
It’s nice. And unexpected. I thought Struzan had retired.
Seeing a Struzan painting is always a pleasant surprise. Especially when you thought you wouldn’t see anymore.
Source: Brian Michael Bendis
