Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Being a history buff, this interests me. I wonder why President Lincoln was carrying two pair of glasses. Also there are a few items I can’t identify. Any of you folks know what all of the items are?
Source: Michael Beschloss.
Quentin Tarantino’s first line had me hooked…
Escape from Alcatraz, a film I didn’t like when it came out…
Why was Tarantino writing about a film he didn’t like? Sure, it starred Clint Eastwood and was directed by Don Siegel, but Tarantino didn’t like it and it wasn’t one of my favorite Eastwood films either.
Ah, but when Tarantino revisited it a few years ago, he gained a greater appreciation for it.
Ok Quentin, tell me more.
And he does in his overview of Escape from Alcatraz. If you click over and read it, you’ll not only get the backstory of Escape from Alcatraz, you’ll also learn about the connection to Charles Bronson, Burt Reynolds and more. It’s an interesting read and has made me want to re-visit Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. Maybe I’ll like it as much on review as Quentin Tarantino.
Here’s an overseas poster for John Wick 3: Parabellum. You can see a larger version at IMPAwards.
I’ve never been more than a passing fan of Dick Tracy, but I’m really looking forward to Dick Tracy Forever. Michael Avon Oeming is the writer and artist for the four issue mini-series from IDW. Thanks to Syfy.com we can check out a preview.
Cop Land features one of Sylvester Stallone’s finest performances. Written and directed by James Mangold, Cop Land is a modern day western and Mangold knew that it’s success hinged on the actor cast as Freddy Heflin.
Stallone wanted the role despite the fact that Mangold had zero interest in him. Mangold explained to Stallone all of the reasons he was wrong for the role. Stallone persisted and promised that none of Mangold’s concerns would become reality.
Stallone earned the role and Mangold got his Freddy Heflin. Cop Land surprised critics who’d forgotten or doubted Stallone’s acting chops.
You’re Gonna Be Redeemed: The Jersey Noir and Western Fable of James Mangold’s Cop Land by Travis Woods at Cinephilia and Beyond provides
The Anna Poster and Trailer are Here! The poster is just ok but the trailer delivers.
Check out Bill Sienkiewicz‘s Sin City art! I sure wish Frank Miller would create more Sin City yarns.
If he doesn’t have time to write and draw ’em, he could write and turn the art chores over to another artist. Or, maybe have guest artists and writers. How cool would that be?
I get that Sin City is Miller’s baby but, man, the thought of a Frank Miller Presents Tales from Sin City featuring Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips, Dan Panosian, Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso, Mike Zeck & John Beatty, Phill Hester… well, you get the idea.
C’mon, Mr. Miller! What do you think?
I’d never seen Tom Reilly’s art until last week when I learned…
Tom Reilly is an artist from Mount Desert Island, Maine. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, with a BFA in Illustration. Tom’s work has been included in exhibits such as the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibition, the Rhode Island School of Design Illustration Triennial Exhibition, and the 2017 MoCCA Arts Festival. Tom is also an Eagle Scout, and his dad keeps telling him to let people know this, because it might get him a job one day.
I really liked the art Tom had created for what looked to be a series called The Boxer. I reached out to find out where I could purchase the comic/graphic novel only to learn there wasn’t one. (There should be!)
If so inclined, you can check out more of Tom’s art and follow him on Twitter.
The Too Old to Die Young Poster and Trailer are Here! And I like ’em both!
All the Way Down by Eric Beetner
TPB: 276 pages
Publisher: Down and Out Books
First sentence…
As Dale rode up in the elevator he thought, This is it, they know everything. I’m fired and then off to jail.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Dale is a crooked cop who gets a chance at redemption if he can save the mayor’s daughter, Lauren. She’s being held captive in an abandoned building by a local gang. Being on the gang leader’s payroll will get Dale in the building and to the top floor where Lauren is being held. It will take a miracle and a lot of people dying for Dale and Lauren to get out alive.
All the Way Down, reads like a cross between Game of Death, Die Hard and The Raid: Redemption. It’s an action-packed page-turner as Dale and Lauren work their way down, floor-to-floor meeting different folks out to kill them. To complicate matters, thanks to Dale’s efforts, his wife is now in the crosshairs of gang members who want her dead… and does the Mayor really want Lauren brought out alive?
I’m a big Eric Beetner fan and All the Way Down doesn’t disappoint.
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The Dark Side of the Ring is a 6 episode series airing on Viceland and premieres April 10th.
From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling, and tries to find truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality. From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling, and tries to find truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality.
The Dragged Across Concrete trailer below is the best one yet. Man, I am so looking forward to seeing the movie.
Dragged Across Concrete will be released on Blu-ray on April 30th. I’ve pre-ordered my copy. You should as well. ; )
Craig S. Zahler, the writer and director of Dragged Across Concrete (as well as the cult classics Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99) was recently interviewed by Jack Giroux of /Film. It is worth a read.
Sly Stallone and his Balboa Productions is teaming with A+E Studios for The Tenderloin, a new television series. Stallone will serve as an executive producer as well as direct several episodes. Stephen Kay, who directed Stallone in Get Carter and whose television credits include Sons of Anarchy and The Shield, will write the pilot and serve as an executive producer.
The Tenderloin follows Charles Becker a turn-of-the-century New York City cop who led the Strong-Arm Squad in keeping order in an area of the city known as the Tenderloin. Think The Shield, except that The Tenderloin is based on real events. Charles Becker was…
…the first and only policeman in U.S. history to be executed for murder.
Sounds like something a lot of us are going to like!
Frank Miller fans will be on the lookout when Marvel releases the Daredevil by Frank Miller Boxed Set on October 15, 2019. The boxed set will include:
DAREDEVIL: MARKED FOR DEATH TPB
COLLECTING: PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) 27-28; DAREDEVIL (1964) 158-161, 163-167
DAREDEVIL: GANGWAR TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 168-180
DAREDEVIL: LAST HAND TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 181-191
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 219, 226-233
ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN TPB
COLLECTING: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: DAREDEVIL – LOVE AND WAR, ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN GNHC;MATERIAL FROM BIZARRE ADVENTURES 28; WHAT IF? (1977) 28, 35
ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN TPB
COLLECTING: ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN 1-8
DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR TPB
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR 1-5
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER COMPANION TPB
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER BOX SET SLIPCASE POSTER
This bad boy will clock in at nearly 1900 pages with a price tag of $250.00. (Considering that single issues of Miller’s Daredevil comics cost ten times that, this boxed set is a bargain!)
