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Win a “Homefront” Prize Package!

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As regular readers know, I am really looking forward to the premiere of Homefront on November 27th!

Homefront stars Jason [“The Expendables” franchise] Statham, James [“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”] Franco, Winona [“Black Swan”] Ryder, Kate [“Superman Returns”] Bosworth, Frank [“The Grey”] Grillo and Clancy [“Highlander”] Brown in a screenplay written by Sylvester Stallone [based on the novel by Chuck Logan] and directed by Gary [“Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead”] Fleder.

HOMEFRONT is an action movie about a widowed ex-DEA agent who retires to a small town for the sake of his 10-year-old daughter. The only problem is he picked the wrong town.

I was contacted by the folks at Open Road who are promoting Homefront and asked if I would like to put together a contest for a special prize pack including a Homefront poster signed by the cast along with a copy of the book that inspired the film signed by author, Chuck Logan.  Of course I was in.

Here are the details…

  • The screenplay for Homefront was written by Sylvester Stallone based on Chuck Logan’s best selling novel of the same name and stars Jason Statham.  What other property [novel, short story, play, comic, tv show, etc.] would you like to see Sly adapt into a screenplay and who would you have star?
  • To enter the contest, simply post your response at this link:  http://craigzablo.proboards.com/thread/25187/win-homefront-prize-package
  • The contest runs from when this post goes up until 8:00am E.S.T., November 23rd.
  • I will use a random number generator to select the winner.
  • I will post the name of the winner and he/she will have 24 hours to e-mail me their real name and address. I will then forward the information to Open Road who will ship out the prize package.
  • The prize package can be shipped within the United States only, and not to a post office box.
  • I am running the contest, but Open Road is providing the prize package.
  •  Good luck to all!

best,

Craig

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“Almost Human” Almost Here

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I really hope that Almost Human is really good.

J.J. Abrams (“Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises) and J.H. Wyman (“Fringe”), are behind it.  Karl Urban ( “Star Trek”, “Riddick Chronicles”, “Dredd”) and Michael Ealy (“Sleeper Cell”) co-star in the futuristic action series.

The year is 2048. Meet Detective JOHN KENNEX (Urban), a cop who survived one of the most catastrophic attacks ever made against the police department. After waking up from a 17-month coma, he can’t remember much – except that his partner was killed, he lost one of his legs and he is now outfitted with a highly sophisticated synthetic appendage.

Suffering from depression, mental atrophy, and more Kennex returns to the force but now teamed with an andoid partner…

Humiston’s Jack Carter Gets a “Thumbs Up”

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This is Erin Humiston’s first appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery.

I met Erin a couple of years ago at a MegaCon Convention.  I liked Erin’s animation style and thought it would be cool to see his take on a Sly character.

Erin did a sketch of Sly from Paradise Alley.  I actually thought I had shared it earlier, but in checking today see that I didn’t.  I’ll fix that and post it in a week or two.  In the mean time we have Erin’s take on Sly as Jack Carter.

You can see more of Erin’s art at his website and Facebook page.

 

The Greatest Beatles Performance of All Time

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If you’re a Beatles fan, and you haven’t read Colin Fleming’s recent article in The Atlantic, you’re in luck.  Fleming writes about what he calls the greatest live Beatles performance ever…

Months before the The Ed Sullivan Show, the band played a seven-song set for Swedish radio that settles any doubt about their electrifying live presence.

Click over to The Atlantic to read and listen to 50 Years Later: The Greatest Beatles Performance of All Time.

Stephen King’s Advice is a Treat

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It is Halloween, so you’d probably think that any post about Stephen King would be scary… and maybe this post is in a way.

You see, the letter above is one that Stephen King wrote to his 16-year-old self.  King advises himself in no uncertain terms to “stay away from recreational drugs…” otherwise “…at least ten good years of your life … are going to be a dark eclipse.”

Good advice from an older, wiser Stephen King to his 16-year-old self or anyone else with sense enough to listen.

Source: Neatorama.

Hercules: The Rock & Steranko

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The picture above is the latest in a series of set photos that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has shared from location filming of Hercules: The Thracian Wars.  If you’d like to see the other photos, Coming Soon has them.

Set for a July 14, 2014 release, Hercules: The Thracian Wars is directed by Brett Ratner and based on Radical Comics series of the same name.

If Johnson’s photo as Hercules seems familiar, you probably remember seeing this version of Steranko’s cover prelim for Radical Comics or this Steranko prelim or perhaps Steranko’s finished cover.