Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
As cool as the retro-looking poster for The Samaritan is, I like the trailer even better. Samuel L. Jackson as a newly released ex-con under pressure from his parole officer to “not even jaywalk” and his ex-partner’s [who Jackson killed} son’s gang forcing him back into the life… yeah, I’m in.
If the movie The Iceman is half as riveting as listening to the real Iceman, Richard Kuklinski, then we’re in for a very scary movie.
Kuklinski was the 6 foot 5 inch, three hundred pound hitman, who claimed to have killed over 100 men between 1948 and 1986. Kuklinski was finally convicted of five murders in 1988 and sentenced to consecutive life sentences. In 2003, Kuklinski pled guilty of the murder of NYPD detective Peter Calabro.
Kuklinski, once incarcerated was never one to shy away from talking about his killings. His matter of fact discussions of brutal and sadistic killings was chilling and without remorse. Kuklinski died in prison on March 5, 2006. He had been scheduled to testify that Sammy Gravano had ordered the hit on Detective Calabro. After Kuklinski died, the case against Sammy Gravano was dropped.
If you’d like to see an iceberg-sized version of The Iceman poster, you can, thanks to IMPAwards.
If you were a fan of The Sopranos, and who wasn’t – fans and critics alike loved the show – (112 Emmy nominations and 21 wins in its 6 season run), then you’ll probably enjoy the excellent April 2012 Vanity Fair interview with all of the shows major players.
Since we were talking about Sin City yesterday. I thought you might like to see some character designs for a Sin City game that never got past the development stage. [And don’t some of those design drawings look like something that John Beatty drew? He didn’t.]
One of my favorite comic characters [Marv] will return to the big screen this summer! Robert Rodriguez announced filming of Sin City 2 this summer!
Sly Stallone is set to star in a remake of No Rest for the Wicked. The original was an award-winning film made in Spain. In a recent interview Stallone described No Rest for the Wicked…
Sly will play…
All I want to know is where is the line to buy a ticket?
Dwayne Johnson has signed to star in the big screen film adaptation of the upcoming graphic novel, Ciudad [co-written by Anthony and Joe Russo and Ande Parks]
Johnson will play a “black market mercenary” hired by a drug lord to rescue his kidnapped daughter in one of the most “dangerous and corrupt cities in the world.”
All I want to know is where is the line to buy a ticket?
How can you go wrong with Jason Statham playing an ex-cop, second rate cage fighter who is the only thing between a little girl and the Russian mafia? From the looks of this trailer for Safe, you can’t.
Want to read a recently found, nearly 40 year old, interview with Donald Westlake where he talks about his influences, writing as Richard Stark, Lee Marvin, John Boorman, Robert Redford and more? It’s worth a click over. (Sadly the link no longer works. – Craig, 2021)
Have you heard about Coogan’s Trade?
Coogan’s Trade is based on the crime novel by George V. Higgins. If that’s not enough to get you looking for the line to buy tickets, wait until you get a load of the cast of Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini and Sam Shepard.
What? You want to know more? OK… Pitt plays Coogan, a mob enforcer who is sent to find out and take care of whoever robbed a mob-protected poker game.
What you want to see more? Fine. First Look has some images from the film.
Satisfied? Now let’s get in line for some tickets!
That’s the cover to the third Darwyn Cooke grapic novel adaptation of Richard Stark’s Parker series. The first two, [Hunter and The Outfit] set the bar high, but I have no doubt that The Score will, uh, score big with fans when it’s released in May.
If you’re already reading Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips then you might want to skip this post. If you’re not reading Fatale, or it sold out before you could get your mits on a copy, then you’re in luck. Fatale 1 and 2 have gone back to press, so there will be copies for you to jump on board to read the story of…
You can read more at CBR.com’s coverage of the story.
I’m looking forward to seeing Rampart and not just because of this very well designed poster.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that AMC is developing a new tv series based on the critically-acclaimed movie “Goodfellas.” Nicholas Pileggi, who wrote the novel [and co-wrote the screenplay along with director Martin Scorsese] is on board as an executive producer.
If AMC’s “Goodfellas” lives up to expectations, then they’ll have another hit on their hands. I’m ready to set my DVR now!
I like this new still of Sylvester Stallone from “Bullet to the Head” much better than the previously released axe-fight photo. “Bullet to the Head” is set for release on April 13, 2012, so hopefully we see a trailer soon.
