Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 – the Poster and Trailer are Here! I applaud the poster. Finally, real artwork and not just photoshopped heads of the movie’s stars. The trailer has a good mix of humor with a horror theme plus a little blaxploitation thrown in. Call me crazy, but call me when this movie premieres. I want to see it.
Mark Mancini at Mental Floss came up with 13 Facts About Boris Karloff and they’re worth a look. Before you click over, here are my three favorite…
BORIS KARLOFF WAS IN THE ORIGINAL SCARFACE. (When we think of Karloff, we think of horror movies, but he played in all types of movies. It is strange seeing him show up in Scarface though. – Craig)
VAL LEWTON’S HORROR MOVIES WERE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR BORIS KARLOFF. (Karloff loved acting and felt that the roles that Lewton provided allowed his to showcase his talents. I like that Karloff gave credit to Lewton for the opportunities. – Craig)
BORIS KARLOFF POKED FUN AT HIS OWN CAREER IN THE HIT PLAY ARSENIC & OLD LACE. (I love this bit of trivia. Karloff played the role on Broadway, but due to his lack of experience had to be convinced. I’ll let Mark Mancini take it from there —
“You have just murdered a man,” (Producer) Crouse said (to Karloff), setting the scene. “[And] when questioned about it, you say ‘I killed him because he said I looked like Boris Karloff.’” Karloff loved the idea of ribbing himself on stage and took the part.
I love that Boris Karloff had a sense of humor. Can you imagine the audience’s reaction when he said that line? It’s too bad that Boris Karloff was unable to play the role when Arsenic and Old Lace was turned into a feature film (no discredit to Raymond Massey intended).
How cool is this rare photo from Dracula directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi?
Source: Silent and Pre-Code Horror.
This rarely seen Bernie Wrightson riff on The Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of my favorite Wrightson and Creature drawings. Thanks to the Estate of Bernie Wrightson for sharing it.
Marc Lafon is the artist behind this very clever Predator alt poster. You can see more of Marc’s art here.
Robert Vaux at ComicBook.com decided to look at the Rotten Tomatoes ranking of every film by Stanley Kubrick. I enjoy this kind of thing and decided to see how I would rank Kubrick’s films.. Here’s how the rankings compare.
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13. Fear And Desire |
*** Fear And Desire*** Lolita*** Barry LyndonI haven’t seen the above films so my rating will be for my top 10 Kubrick films. |
12. Eyes Wide Shut |
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11. Killer’s Kiss |
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10. The Shining |
10. 2001: A Space Odyssey: I’ve watched this several times over the decades, but it is just not for me. |
9. A Clockwork Orange |
9. Eyes Wide Shut: I didn’t care for it. I plan to give it another shot some day to see if my opinion changes. |
8. Lolita |
8. Killer’s Kiss: I liked it. Another viewing might even move it higher on my Kubrick list. |
7. Barry Lyndon |
7. Paths Of Glory: I liked Paths of Glory, but not as much as most folks. Perhaps a new viewing will give me a new opinion. |
6. Full Metal Jacket |
6. The Shining: I think the, uh, shine has come off this one over the years. I still like it although it is more Kubrick than King. |
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey |
5. A Clockwork Orange: Such a strange film. I look forward to seeing it again since it has been a while. |
4. Spartacus |
4. Full Metal Jacket: One of my favorite war films. |
3. Paths Of Glory |
3. Spartacus: Perhaps the greatest epic of them all! |
2. The Killing |
2. The Killing: If you like crime/noir, The Killing is for you (and me, too). |
1. Dr. Strangelove |
1. Dr. Strangelove: I love Dr. Strangelove. The perfect mix of humor and drama. |
Having Zack Snyder (co-writer and director of Army of the Dead) watch and discuss the trailer is a cool idea!
Director Zack Snyder dissects the trailer for his new film Army of the Dead, shot by shot. Hear the behind the scenes detail about some of those epic shots ahead of the Army of the Dead launch on Netflix 21 May
It seems like we’ve been waiting for A Quiet Place Part II forever. Weill, the wait is almost over. Today we have a poster and the final trailer. Make sure you save me a seat!
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
We have a foreign poster and the U.S. trailer for Awake. I like the looks of both and look forward to checking out Awake after it premieres on Netflix, June 9th.
It seems that everyone has heard of Charles Manson, The Boston Strangler, Jack the Ripper, Ted Bundy, The BTK Killer, and other infamous psychos. Not as many folks have heard of Ed Gein. Gein is a true life wacko who inspired Psycho (the book and film), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and even The Silence of the Lambs (book and film). Eric Powell is teaming with Harold Schechter to tell Ed Gein’s story. Here’s the synopsis from Amazon:
One of the greats in the field of true crime literature, Harold Schechter (Deviant, The Serial Killer Files, Hell’s Princess), teams with five-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Eric Powell (The Goon, Big Man Plans, Hillbilly) to bring you the tale of one of the most notoriously deranged serial killers in American history, Ed Gein.
Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? is an in-depth exploration of the Gein family and what led to the creation of the necrophile who haunted the dreams of 1950s America and inspired such films as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs.
Painstakingly researched and illustrated, Schechter and Powell’s true crime graphic novel takes the Gein story out of the realms of exploitation and gives the reader a fact-based dramatization of these tragic, psychotic and heartbreaking events. Because, in this case, the truth needs no embellishment to be horrifying.
If this sounds like something you’d like, you can use this link to pre-order Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?
Here’s an interview with Eric Powell on the killer behind the monster in DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?
That’s the new Army of the Dead poster and it’s my favorite one yet.
TO GET $200 MILLION OUT, THEY’RE GOING ALL IN.
I can’t wait for to see Army of the Dead! If you’d like to see a Vegas-All-In-Sized version of the poster, you can at IMPAwards.
A cool dozen new Army of the Dead character posters just dropped. Yep, that’s one of ’em up above. You can see the rest in all their glory at IMPAwards.com.
If you like creepy, scary movies, then The Night House may be what you’re looking for. I like the poster, trailer and plan to check out The Night House at some point.
THE NIGHT HOUSE follows a widow (Rebecca Hall of THE TOWN) who begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets.
The teaser for The Tomorrow War starring Chris Pratt is here. Sign me up, deal me in.
THE TOMORROW WAR premieres July 2, 2021 globally on Prime Video
In The TOMORROW WAR, the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.
Directed by Chris McKay
Written by Zach Dean
Produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Jules Daly, David Goyer, Adam Kolbrenner
Executive Produced by Rob Cowan, Chris Pratt, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. FischerStarring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Keith Powers
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These are just two of the original paintings by Hans Woody that are currently on display at Gallery 1988. Other pieces include Nosferatu, Indiana Jones, Matilda from Leon, Captain Hook and Shelly Duvall from The Shining. You can see more of Hans Woody’s art at his Instagram.
